Edubridge IAS Discussion group

10 Mar 2023 05:31

Q. 1 With reference to Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), consider the following statements:
1. Satellites in SSO remains fixed in the same position in the sky as viewed from any fixed location on Earth.
2. Satellites in SSO can be used to accumulate data on long-term problems like deforestation or rising sea levels.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

30 Jan 2023 05:43

Q. 10 Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to Strip Cropping?
1. In strip farming different crops are cultivated in alternate strips.
2. Strips are generally perpendicular to the contour to allow for better water absorption in the soil.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

30 Jan 2023 05:40

Q. 8 With reference to the All India Kisan Sabha, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Swami Sahjanand Saraswati was the first president.
2. Its formation was opposed by the Indian National Congress.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

30 Jan 2023 05:34

Q. 4 This embroidery art is traditionally practiced in Odisha. It is a type of patchwork made of embroidered colourful fabric that is sewed together to make a single piece. This technique is used to make beautiful lamps.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 19:18

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Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 13:38

Question 9
Answer – A
Some of the words used in it for day-to-day aspects include:
o Rajan – King
o Sabha, Samiti, Vidhata, Gana – Clan based assemblies.
o Purohita – Important functionary in the court of King
o Senani – Chief of army
o Bali – Offerings
o Vrajapati - Enjoyed authority over large pasture of land.
o Kulapas – Head of Family
o Vis – Tribe
o Niksha and Satmana – Coins
o Vrihi – Rice
o Yajamana - Sacrificer.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 13:36

Question 7
Answer – A
The Panchayati raj system started with the Lord Ripon Resolution 1882 that suggested that the local bodies be made as representative as possible of the people. Later the Royal Commission 1908 suggested that the local bodies be given judicial jurisdiction too.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 13:34

Question 5
Answer – B
243I of the Indian Constitution prescribes that the Governor of a State shall, as soon as may be within one year from the commencement of the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, and thereafter at the expiration of every fifth year.
The principles which should govern
✓ The distribution between the State and the Panchayats of the net proceeds of the taxes, duties, tolls and fees leviable by the State, which may be divided between them under this Part and the allocation between the Panchayats at all levels of their respective shares of such proceeds;
✓ The determination of the taxes, duties, tolls and fees which may be assigned as, or appropriated by, the Panchayats;
✓ The grants-in-aid to the Panchayats from the Consolidated Fund of the State;

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 13:32

Question 3
Answer – B
The Battle of Plassey was a major battle fought between the East India Company headed by Robert Clive and the Nawab of Bengal (Siraj-Ud-Daulah) and his French Troop, in 1757 in Bengal.
The Nawab started seizing the fort of Calcutta and imprisoning many British Officials in June 1756. The prisoners were kept in a dungeon in Fort William. This incident is called the 'Black Hole' tragedy of Calcutta since only a handful of the prisoners survived the captivity where over a hundred people were kept in a cell meant for about 6 people. This unfortunate incident was named the 'Blackhole' tragedy and was used many times by the British to reason their actions towards India.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 13:30

Question 1
Answer - C
Current account has two components – exports and imports of goods and export and imports of Invisibles (include services). Hence the current account has two subcomponents:
o Merchandise trade account (for exports and imports of goods) and
o Invisible account (for services, remittances and income)
• Merchandise trade account gives the money value of India’s exports and imports of goods. When we often mention exports and imports, it is about the merchandise account.
• Invisible account indicate India’s
o Service exports and imports (software exports, tourism revenues, etc., various service imports)
o Remittances (private remittances from abroad and payment to foreign countries)
o Income (income earned by MNCs from their investment in India).

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 05:41

Q. 8 Gravitational Lensing refers to:
a) The process of amplification of weak gravitational waves reaching earth to analyse the source of the waves.
b) Distortion and magnification of light due to presence of matter.
c) Local variations in gravity that result from topographic and subsurface density variations.
d) Refraction created by gravitational waves at the upper levels of earth's atmosphere

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 05:36

Q. 5 With reference to the State Finance Commission, consider the following statements:
1. It is constituted by the Governor of a State at the expiration of every fifth year.
2. It works in close coordination with the Finance Commission of India to determine the distribution of net proceeds of taxes between the Centre and the States.
3. It recommends the grants-in-aid to the Panchayats and Municipalities from the Consolidated Fund of the State.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 05:30

Q. 1 Under the current account of the Balance of Payments, which of the following are included in Invisibles in the current account?
1. Remittances
2. Income earned by MNCs from their investment in India
3. Software exports
4. NRI deposits

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

27 Jan 2023 13:37

Question 9
Answer – D
The National Cadets Corps came into existence under the National Cadet Corps Act XXXI of 1948
Age limit for a student to join NCC is upto 26 years. Respective age limits are:
o For Junior Division Cadets: 12 -18.5 Years
o For Senior Division Cadets: Upto 26 years of age.
NCC programme is applicable for both private and Govt Schools & Colleges. The NCC is open to all regular students of schools and colleges on a voluntary basis.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

27 Jan 2023 13:35

Question 7
Answer – B
National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC) has been established under the Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 for implementing the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Full name of CWC is Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction
It is administered by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), an intergovernmental organization based in The Hague, Netherlands.
It was signed by Government of India at Paris on the 14th day of January 1993.
NACWC is an office in the Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

09 Mar 2023 13:39

Question 10
Answer – D
Carbon pools are reservoirs of carbon that have the capacity to both take in and release carbon. These pools exchange carbon with one another, known as carbon fluxes, comprising what is known as the global carbon cycle. The four very broad global carbon pools are:
1. The ocean
2. Terrestrial ecosystems
3. Earth's crust
4. The atmosphere
Carbon stock is the absolute quantity of carbon that has been sequestered within the atmosphere, the forest ecosystem, the ocean, living biomass and soil, and to a lesser extent also in dead wood and litter.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

30 Jan 2023 05:41

Q. 9 Consider the following statements:
1. Participation in the election of the President of India
2. Selection of Ministers
3. Enlargement of the jurisdiction of the State Public Service Commission

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

30 Jan 2023 05:38

Q. 7 Consider the following statements regarding Deep Sea Mining:
1. It involves mining of Polymetallic nodules from sea floor.
2. International Seabed authority (ISA) is responsible for regulating deep sea mining in international waters.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

30 Jan 2023 05:32

Q. 3 With reference to biodegradable plastics which of the following statement is incorrect?
a) Under specific condition these plastics are degraded into water, carbon dioxide and biomass.
b) A lot of biodegradable plastic products only get biodegraded at industrial facilities.
c) All bio-based plastics are biodegradable in nature.
d) The rate of photo-oxidative degradation of these plastics submerged at sea is very much slower than that on land.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 13:39

Question 10
Answer – C
The fertilizer industry in India does not follow all procedures and protocols essential for the decontamination of imported phosphatic rock associated with traces of Uranium. On the other hand, fertilizer industries in the US and Israel, ensure complete decontamination before use. It is understood that the decontamination process, which is expensive, is not taken into consideration by the domestic industry.
A major direct source of nitrous oxide from agricultural soils is that of synthetic fertilizer use. Where large applications of fertilizer are combined with soil conditions favorable to denitrification, large amounts of nitrous oxide can be produced and emitted to the atmosphere.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 13:37

Question 8
Answer – B
Einstein’s general theory of relativity describes how mass concentrations distort the space around them. The presence of matter (energy density) can curve spacetime, and the path of a light ray will be deflected as a result. A gravitational lens can occur when a huge amount of matter, like a cluster of galaxies, creates a gravitational field that distorts and magnifies the light from distant galaxies that are behind it but in the same line of sight.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 13:35

Question 6
Answer – A
Granite is an igneous rock that forms when magma cools relatively slowly underground. It is usually composed primarily of the minerals quartz, feldspar, and mica. When granite is subjected to intense heat and pressure, it changes into a metamorphic rock called gneiss. Slate is another common metamorphic rock that forms from shale. Limestone, a sedimentary rock, will change into the metamorphic rock marble if the right conditions are met.
Although metamorphic rocks typically form deep in the planet’s crust, they are often exposed on the surface of the Earth. This happens due to geologic uplift and the erosion of the rock and soil above them. At the surface, metamorphic rocks will be exposed to weathering processes and may break down into sediment. These sediments could then be compressed to form sedimentary rocks, which would start the entire cycle anew.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 13:33

Question 4
Answer – B
The Act provided for the appointment of a separate governor for the Bengal Presidency. It maintained that the governor of Bengal should be different from the Governor-General who was to head administration of the whole of India.
For the first time, the legislative and executive functions of the Governor-General’s council were separated. The legislative wing of the Governor-General’s Council acted as a parliament on the model of the British Parliament.
The Charter Act of 1833 made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of British India and all financial and administrative powers were centralized in the hands of Governor General-in-Council.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 13:32

Question 2
Answer – C
Central Government notified the Management of Construction and Demolition Waste rules in 2016. These rules were framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986).

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 05:44

Q. 10 Consider the following statements:
1. Application of synthetic fertilizer results in the emission of nitrous oxide into the environment.
2. Phosphatic fertilizers are one of the causes of uranium pollution in the soils in India.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 05:38

Q. 6 Consider the following statements about metamorphism:
1. Gneiss is a metamorphic rock that forms when granite is subjected to intense pressure and temperature.
2. Limestone, a sedimentary rock, undergoes metamorphism to form marble.
3. Metamorphic rocks can also serve as source rocks for sedimentary rocks.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

28 Jan 2023 05:34

Q. 4 Consider the following statements in the context of the Charter Act of 1853:
1. Under the Act, the Governor-General of Bengal was made the Governor-General of India.
2. The Act provided for a separate Governor for Bengal.
3. It provided for the separation of the political and executive functions of the Governor-General council.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

27 Jan 2023 13:38

Question 10
Answer – C
The Reserve Bank manages the public debt of the Central and the State Governments and also acts as a banker to them under the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (Section 20 and 21).
The Union Government does not borrow directly from international capital markets. Its foreign currency borrowing takes place from multilateral agencies and bilateral sources and is a part of official development assistance (ODA). At present, the Government of India does not borrow in the international capital markets.
Internal debt for Government of India largely consists of fixed tenure and fixed rate government papers (dated securities and treasury bills) which are issued through auctions. These include market loans (dated securities), treasury bills (91, 182 and 364 days) and 14 day treasury bills (issued to state governments only), cash management bills, special securities issued to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Compensation and other bonds, non-negotiable and non-interest bearing rupee securities issued to international financial institutions and securities issued under market stabilization scheme with a view to reduce dependency on physical gold and reduce imports.
External debt represents loans received from foreign governments and multilateral institutions.
“Other” liabilities category, not a part of public debt, includes other interest-bearing obligations of the government, such as post office saving deposits, deposits under small savings schemes, loans raised through post office cash certificates, provident funds and certain other deposits.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

27 Jan 2023 13:36

Question 8
Answer – B
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), is a multi-disciplinary scientific organization of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.
The mandate of Central Ground Water Board is to "" Develop and disseminate technologies and monitor and implement national policies for the scientific and sustainable development and management of India's ground water resources, including their exploration, assessment, conservation, augmentation, protection from pollution, and distribution, based on principles of economic and ecological efficiency and equity.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

27 Jan 2023 13:34

Question 5
Answer - D
The song Jana-Gana-Mana was composed originally in Bangla by Rabindranath Tagore. It was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on January 24, 1950.
The complete song consists of five stanzas. The first stanza of song Jana-Gana-Mana contains the full version of the National Anthem.
It was first sung on December 27, 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.