Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Dec 2022 13:39

Question 10
Answer – C
Sevottam is an assessment - improvement model that has been developed with the objective of improving the quality of public service delivery in the country. The model was conceived by the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions in 2006.
Sevottam has also been launched as a certification scheme which provides for the award of the Sevottam symbol of excellence to public service organizations that implement and are able to show compliance to a set of management system requirements that have been specified in a specially created standard document. This standard, known as IS 15700:2005, was developed by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) based on the objectives of Sevottam.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Dec 2022 13:37

Question 8
Answer – B
Tehrik-e-Khilafat, a was Punjab Khilafat deputation comprising Moulana Manzoor Ahmed and Moulana Lutfullah Khan Dankauri took a leading role throughout India, with a particular concentration in the Punjab.
The Khilafat movement (1919–22) was a pan-Islamic, political protest campaign launched by Muslims in British India to influence the British government to protest against the dissolution of Turkish Caliphate. The movement became the reason for separation from mainland India of an Islamic Pakistan. The movement was a topic in Conference of London (February 1920); however, Arabs saw it as threat of continuation of Turkish dominance of Arab land

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Dec 2022 13:35

Question 6
Answer – B
Directorate of Enforcement was set up at New Delhi in 1956 for enforcement of the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA), 1947.
The directorate is entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), which came into force in 2005.
At present, the Directorate of Enforcement enforces two laws viz., the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) apart from looking after the residual work initiated under FERA.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Dec 2022 13:33

Question 4
Answer – C
Social justice denotes the equal treatment of all citizens without any social distinction based on caste, colour, race, religion, sex and so on. It means absence of privileges being extended to any particular section of the society, and improvement in the conditions of backward classes (SCs, STs and OBCs) and women. Hence, Democratic equality can be seen as the most appropriate answer.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Dec 2022 13:31

Question 2
Answer – D
The concept of rainbow revolution is an integrated development of crop cultivation, horticulture, forestry, poultry, animal husbandry and food processing industry.
1) Green Revolution- food grain production
2) White revolution- milk production
3) Yellow revolution- oilseed revolution
4) Blue revolution- fisheries
5) Golden revolution- fruits
6) Black/brown revolution- non conventional energy
7) Silver revolution- eggs
8) Round revolution- potato
9) Pink revolution- meat
10) Grey revolution- fertilizers
11) Red revolution- tomatoes

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Dec 2022 07:42

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/recrafting-indias-nutrition-initiative-8305863/

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

21 Nov 2022 08:09

https://prsindia.org/articles-by-prs-team/speakers-must-rise-above-party-loyalties-with-constitution-as-their-guiding-light

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

18 Nov 2022 13:38

Question 9
Answer – A
In October 1953, the Government of India was forced to create the first linguistic state, known as Andhra state, by separating the Telugu speaking areas from the Madras state.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

18 Nov 2022 13:36

Question 7
Answer – A
The term ‘untouchability’ has not been defined in the Constitution of India.
Abolition of untouchability has been included among fundamental rights under article 17. This is one of the few fundamental rights available against individuals.
The Article 32 of the Constitution confers the right to remedies for the enforcement of the fundamental rights of an aggrieved citizen.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

18 Nov 2022 13:34

Question 5
Answer – C
The extreme of temperature between summer and winter is quite low in southern part of Peninsular India mainly because the adjoining oceans moderate the temperature.
Cherrapunji lies on the windward side of the Khasi Hills, so the resulting orographic lift enhances precipitation while shillong lies on the leeward side of the Khasi hills. also, the Shillong Plateau is surrounded by hills. Cherrapunji receives both the southwest and northeast monsoonal winds, giving it a single monsoon season.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

18 Nov 2022 13:32

Question 3
Answer – B
Military camps were called Skandharva during Harsha’s reign. These camps were built at the strategic location which gave them mobility to move freely. After there was decline in trade and scarcity of money was prevailing the military officers and soldiers were getting paid through land grants and hence the city lost its importance. The military camps became power centres and dominated large areas of land.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

18 Nov 2022 13:30

Question 1
Answer – A
Gravitational lensing is a phenomenon wherein a huge amount of matter, such as a massive galaxy or cluster of galaxies, creates a gravitational field that distorts and magnifies the light from objects behind it, but in the same line of sight. In effect, these are natural, cosmic telescopes and are called gravitational lenses. These large celestial objects will magnify the light from distant galaxies that are at or near the peak of star formation. The effect allows researchers to study the details of early galaxies too far away to be seen otherwise with even the most powerful space telescopes.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

18 Nov 2022 05:37

Q. 7 With reference to the constitutional provisions on the Fundamental Rights, consider the following statements:
1. The term ‘untouchability’ has been defined in the Constitution of India
2. The right against untouchability is available against individuals.
3. The right to remedies for the enforcement of the fundamental is a legal right in India

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

17 Nov 2022 13:39

Question 10
Answer – B
The four lions represent four Noble Truths and spreading Dharma by roaring. It is made of sandstone. The Lions are mounted on an abacus on which the wheels are carved. The wheel represents Dharmachakra in Buddhism.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

17 Nov 2022 13:37

Question 8
Answer – B
Karachi Resolution, 1931 reiterated the Congress Party’s commitment to ‘Purna Swaraj’ or ‘complete independence’. In addition to fundamental rights that protected civil liberties, the Resolution for the first time put forward a list of socio-economic principles/rights that the Indian state had to adhere to.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Dec 2022 13:38

Question 9
Answer – D
Anganwadi Worker (AWW) works solely in her village and focuses on provision of food supplements to young children, adolescent girls, and lactating women. She organises supplementary nutrition feeding for children (0-6 years) and expectant and nursing mothers by planning the menu based on locally available food and local recipes. She is also responsible for sharing information collected under ICDS Scheme with the ANM. She also guides Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) engaged under National Rural Health Mission in the delivery of health care services and maintenance of records under the ICDS Scheme.
She also assists in implementation of Kishori Shakti Yojana (KSY) and motivate and educate the adolescent girls and their parents and community in general by organizing social awareness programmes/ campaigns etc.
She also assists in implementation of Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG) as per the guidelines of the Scheme and maintain such record as prescribed under the NPAG.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Dec 2022 13:36

Question 7
Answer - C
The Simla Accord, or the Convention Between Great Britain, China, and Tibet, in Simla, was a treaty concerning the status of Tibet negotiated by representatives of the Republic of China Tibet and the United Kingdom in Simla in 1913 and 1914.
The Simla Conference 1945 was a meeting between the Viceroy and the major political leaders of British India at Simla, India, convened to agree on and approve the Wavell Plan for Indian self-government.
The Wavell Plan in essence, proposed the complete Indianisation of the Executive Council, but instead of asking all the parties to nominate members to the Executive Council from all the communities, seats were reserved for members on the basis of religion and caste, with the caste Hindus and Muslims being represented on it on the basis of parity. Even Mahatma Gandhi resented the use of the words ―caste Hindus.
While the plan proposed immediate changes to the composition of the Executive Council it did not contain any guarantee of Indian independence, nor did it contain any mention of a future constituent assembly or any proposals for the division of power between the various parties of India.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Dec 2022 13:34

Question 5
Answer – B
DBT Mission was created in the Planning Commission to act as the nodal point for the implementation of the DBT programmes. The Mission was transferred to the Department of Expenditure in July 2013 and continue to function till 14.9.2015. To give more impetus, DBT Mission and matters related thereto has been placed in Cabinet Secretariat under Secretary (Co-ordination & PG) w.e.f. 14.9.2015.
This Framework is to be followed by all Ministries/ Departments and their attached Institutions/PSUs and is applicable on all Central Sector (CS)/ Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and for all schemes where components of cash is transferred to individual beneficiaries.
The government of India adopted Direct Benefit Transfer using Aadhaar as the identification of beneficiaries for delivery of services, benefits or subsidies of various central sector schemes and centrally sponsored schemes to individuals as well as groups where money is spent from the consolidated fund of India.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Dec 2022 13:32

Question 3
Answer – A
Indian Sherbet berries, Sugar Palm fruit, Bael, Mangosteen, Star fruits are fruits of Indian origin. Red chillies, Potato, Cashew, Cabbage and Pineapple were introduced by Portugese in India. Pumpkin is native to North America. Apple was introduced by British in Kullu Valley of Himachal.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Dec 2022 13:30

Question 1
Answer – A
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal (Siraj-ud-Daulah) and his French allies on 23 June 1757, under the leadership of Robert Clive which was possible due to the defection of Mir Jafar Ali Khan, who was Siraj-ud-Daulah's commander in chief.
Major outcomes of Battle of Plassey:
1) After the Battle of Plassey Clive proclaimed Mir Jafar as the Nawab of Bengal and placed him on the throne of Murshidabad.
2) Mir Jafar in order to satisfy the English as per the agreement gave 24 Parganas of Bengal to the company as its Zamindari.
3) A great transformation came about in the position of the East India Company in Bengal as it monopolized the trade and commerce of Bengal.
The Treaty of Allahabad was signed on 12 August 1765, between the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, son of the late Emperor Alamgir II, and Robert Clive, of the East India Company, in the aftermath of the Battle of Buxar of 22 October 1764.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Dec 2022 05:29

Q. 10 With reference to Sevottam Service Delivery Excellence Model, consider the following statements:
1. It is developed by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
2. The certification standards to show compliance to a set of management system requirements under it are set by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

18 Nov 2022 13:39

Question 10
Answer – B
After the budget is presented in Parliament and discussions over it are completed, the members get an opportunity to move cut motions to reduce the amount of demand.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

18 Nov 2022 13:37

Question 8
Answer – C
Deprivation is a compulsory termination of citizenship by the Central Government if:
• the citizen has obtained the citizenship by fraud;
• the citizen has shown disloyalty to the Constitution of India;
• the citizen has unlawfully traded or communicated with the enemy during a war;
• the citizen has, within five years after registration or naturalisation, been imprisoned in any country for two years; and
• the citizen has been ordinarily resident out of India for seven years continuously

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

18 Nov 2022 13:35

Question 6
Answer – A
Duncan Passage is located between South Andaman and little Andaman. It is a strait in the Indian Ocean. It is about 48 km (30 miles) wide; it separates Rutland Island (part of Great Andaman) to the north, and Little Andaman to the south. West of Duncan Passage is the Bay of Bengal; east is the Andaman Sea.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

18 Nov 2022 13:33

Question 4
Answer – A
Administrative expenses of the Supreme Court are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India and are non-votable charges i.e. no voting takes place for the amount involved in these expenditures for their withdrawal from Consolidated Fund of India.
Both the additional or acting judge cannot hold office after attaining the age of 62 years.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

18 Nov 2022 13:31

Question 2
Answer – A
The Vedic people had a mixed economy of agriculture and pastoralism but primarily they were pastoral people. Vrajapati was the officer who controlled authority over pasture land. He also fought battles. He was considered as equivalent to heads at grama level.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

18 Nov 2022 05:39

Q. 8 With regard to the provision of ‘loss of citizenship by deprivation’ mentioned in ‘Citizenship act, 1955’, the citizenship of a person stands terminated.
1. If a person shows disloyalty to the Constitution
2. If a person carries out unlawful trade with the enemy during a war.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

18 Nov 2022 05:34

Q. 5 Consider the following statements:
1. The extreme of temperature between summer and winter is quite low in southern part of Peninsular India.
2. The air of different densities and temperature causes very heavy rainfall in Cherrapunji.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

17 Nov 2022 13:38

Question 9
Answer – A
Wave cyclones are also called Extratropical or mid-latitude cyclones. These are formed along the fronts between different air masses. The circulation about the cyclone center tends to produce a wavelike deformation of the front, hence the name.
Very high Sea Surface Temperature is associated with the formation of Tropical cyclones.
Formation of Polar Stratospheric clouds and creation of thunderstorms have no association with the formation of wave cyclones. The cold front within the cyclones, however, can witness thunderstorms. But it is not the cause, rather the effect of cyclone formation.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

17 Nov 2022 13:36

Question 7
Answer – D
Harsha represented this kind of liberal spirit of his time. His ancestors were Saivites, his father was a devotee of the sun, and his brother was a Buddhist. Harsha became a devotee of all the three, Siva, Surya, and Buddha. In the later part of his reign, however, later he became an ardent Hinayana Buddhist.
Hiuen Tsang converted him to Mahayana Buddhism. Harsha became an exponent of the Mahayana form of Buddhism. It is suggested that his strong liking for Mahayanism was due to his close association with Hiuen Tsang.
Harsha organized a religious assembly at Kanauj (Kanauj Assembly) to honour the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang towards the close of his reign.