Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Oct 2023 14:34

Question 5
Answer – A
• Candidates from recognized parties do not need subscription from 10 voters in his constituency to file nomination.
• The name of the candidates nominated by the recognized party are organized in alphabetical order and printed on the top of Ballot paper followed by candidates nominated by registered party and independent candidates.
• If a candidate nominated by a recognized party passes away before the commencement of the polling then the election shall be adjourned and the political party concerned will be given one week time to re-nominate a candidate and thereafter the election process will be completed.
• Recognized political parties are entitled to the allotment of symbols given for its exclusive use.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Oct 2023 14:32

Question 3
Answer - B
The Mauryan pillars are rock-cut pillars and the shafts were monolithic, i.e. they were inscribed from a single piece of stone, mainly Chunar sandstones, thus they display carver’s skills. On the other hand, The Achaemenian pillars were made up of various pieces of sandstone cemented together by mason.
The Mauryan pillars were independently erected by royal diction. Inscriptions were engraved on these pillars and by having pillars inscribed with his messages on dhamma, Ashoka transformed them into epigraphic monuments of unique cultural meaning. The Achaemenian pillars were generally attached to the state buildings.
Most of the Achaemenian pillars have a fluted surface, while the Maurya pillars are smooth. The capitals of the Achaemenian columns are crowned with a cluster of stylized palm leaves and have two semi-bulls, lions, or unicorns seated back-to-back, or an upright or inverted cup, with double volutes on the top. The Maurya-type abacus and independent animals carved in the round crowning the pillars are absent in the Achaemenian context.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Oct 2023 14:31

Question 1
Answer - D
• At the Calcutta session of the Congress in December 1906, the Extremists wanted either Tilak or Lajpat Rai as the president, but Dadabhai Naoroji was elected as the president and as a concession to the militants, the goal of the Indian National Congress was defined as ‘swarajya or self-government’ like the United Kingdom or the colonies of Australia and Canada. Also, a resolution supporting the programme of swadeshi, boycott and national education was passed. The word swaraj was mentioned for the first time, but its connotation was not spelt out.
• On the appeal made by Rabindranath Tagore and Ramendrasundar Trivedi, secretary of the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad (Literary Council of Bengal, founded in 1894 and headed by Trivedi between 1904 and 1911), on 16 October 1905, the day when the partition came into effect, rakhsha-bandhan was observed—wristlets of coloured thread were exchanged as a symbol of brotherhood and unity, unity of the two fragments of Bengal forced apart by alien rulers, unity of Bengal as a whole and the rest of India.
• It was decided to annul the partition of Bengal in 1911 mainly to curb the menace of revolutionary terrorism. The annulment came as a rude shock to the Muslim political elite. It was also decided to shift the capital to Delhi as a sop to the Muslims, as it was associated with Muslim glory, but the Muslims were not pleased. Bihar and Orissa were taken out of Bengal and Assam was made a separate province.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Oct 2023 06:36

Q. 4 Consider the following pairs with reference to temples and their schools of architecture:
Temple : School of architecture
1. Dodda Basappa temple — Vesara school
2. Vittalaswami temple — Vijayanagara school
3. Chennakesava temple — Hoysala school
4. Modhera sun temple — Khajuraho school

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Oct 2023 06:32

Q. 2 Which of the following statements with reference to regional schools of painting in India is incorrect?
a) ‘Tamasha’ paintings were part of Mewar school of painting that show court ceremonial and city view.
b) Bani Thani paintings of Marwar school intertwin lives and myths, romance and bhakti.
c) ‘Twelve months’ paintings of Basholi school bring forth the effect of the 12 months on the emotions of the human beings.
d) Tanjore school is famous for decorative paintings created on glass and wooden planks.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

05 Oct 2023 14:34

Question 5
Answer - D
• In 1878-79, Lord Lytton introduced the Statutory Civil Service consisting of one-sixth of covenanted posts to be filled by Indians of high families through nominations by local governments subject to approval by the secretary and the Viceroy. But the system failed and was abolished.
• The Aitchison Committee on Public Services (1886), was set up by Lord Dufferin on Congress demand. It recommended: dropping of the terms ‘covenanted’ and ‘uncovenanted’; classification of the civil service into Imperial Indian Civil Service (examination in England), Provincial Civil Service (examination in India) and Subordinate Civil Service (examination in India); and, raising the age limit to 23.
• Lord Bentinck (1828-35) abolished the office of the Superintendent of Police. The collector/magistrate was now to head the police force in his jurisdiction and the commissioner in each division was to act as the SP. This arrangement resulted in a badly organised police force, putting a heavy burden on the collector/magistrate.
• Under Lord Cornwallis, the District Fauzdari Courts were abolished and, instead, circuit courts were established at Calcutta, Dacca, Murshidabad and Patna. These circuit courts had European judges and were to act as courts of appeal for both civil and criminal cases.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

05 Oct 2023 14:32

Question 3
Answer - C
VPN (Virtual Private Network) is an internet tool that helps in easily creating a private network on a less secured public or home internet connection. Its primary job is to encrypt network traffic and mask the IP address and location. VPNs are used so that third party trackers such as Internet Service Provider (ISP), websites, malwares, spywares and other parties cannot identify about the download or upload on any device.
Even if a hacker manages to get hold of any online session, the information that they would get is encrypted. This makes VPNs one of the most crucial aspects of securing corporate data. The use of VPN is the first line of defence for any corporate connected to the internet. Without VPNs, competitors can use third-party trackers and target important employees online to extract confidential business data.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

05 Oct 2023 14:30

Question 1
Answer - D
When the moons of exoplanets break away from their own orbits, went rogue and acts like a planet it is called Ploonet. It gets its name from Planet + moon = Ploonet.
As the exoplanets move inward toward their suns the orbits of their moons are often disrupted. So, the moon may run away from their exoplanets and could become ‘Ploonets '. This is because of the combined gravitational forces of the planet and the star. This gravitational force would inject extra energy into the moon’s orbit, pushing it farther from its planet until eventually it escapes. This process happens in every planetary system composed of a giant planet in a very close in orbit. As for Earth ’s own Moon, it is a potential ploonet. It moves about 4cm farther away from Earth every year. Going at this rate, it won’t break away from the Earth’s orbit for about next 5 billion years.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 14:39

Question 9
Answer – D
In India, the doctrine of judicial activism was introduced in mid1970s. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, Justice P.N. Bhagwati, Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy and Justice D.A. Desai laid the foundations of judicial activism in the country. Judicial activism denotes the proactive role played by the judiciary in the protection of the rights of citizens and in the promotion of justice in the society. Public Interest Litigation (PIL). It is the judicial activism of the Supreme Court which is the major factor for the rise of PIL. In other words, PIL is an outcome of judicial activism. In fact, PIL is the most popular form (or manifestation) of judicial activism. Judicial Activism does not allow judges to use their own personal biases to guide judicial verdict. Judgements have to be based in Constitutional morality and in public interest.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 14:37

Question 7
Answer – B
VL-SRSAM is meant for neutralising various aerial threats at close ranges, including sea-skimming targets, which are assets that fly as close as possible to sea surface to avoid being detected by the radars onboard warships.
The missile has an operational range of 50 km distance and features mid-course inertial guidance through fiber optic gyroscope and active radar homing in terminal phase.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 14:35

Question 5
Answer – D
The Committee on Public Accounts is the oldest Parliamentary Committee and was first constituted in 1921. It was constituted under the GOI act 1919.
The Committee consists of 22 Members, 15 Members are elected by Lok Sabha and 7 Members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with it.
The Speaker is empowered to appoint the Chairman of the Committee from amongst its Members.
A minister cannot be elected as a member of the committee.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 14:33

Question 3
Answer – C
Lord Cornwallis realized the need for police reforms and he made many changes in the police organization.
In this respect, he went back to, and modernised the, old Indian system of thanas. This put India ahead of Britain where a system of police had not developed yet.
He divested the Zamindars of their policing powers, divided the district into thanas or units of police jurisdiction of twenty to thirty miles.
Each unit was under an officer known as the Daroga who was appointed by the magistrates and placed under their supervision. Darogas came to be seen as the instrument of the Company's power and control over the rural areas. The daroga was an Indian.
In the villages, the duties of the police continued to be performed by the village watchmen who were maintained by the villagers.
The police gradually succeeded in reducing major crimes like dacoity.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 14:31

Question 1
Answer – D
The Bardoli Satyagraha movement sparked off in 1926 when the authorities decided to increase the land revenue by 30 per cent. The Congress leaders set up a Bardoli Inquiry Committee to go into the issue. The committee found the revenue hike to be unjustified. Vallabhbhai Patel was called to lead the movement for the withdrawal of the enhanced land revenue.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 06:41

Q. 7 Consider the following statements with reference to Vehicle Launched Short Range Surface to Air Missile:
1. VL-SRSAM is meant for neutralising various aerial threats at higher altitude.
2. The missile has an operational range of 50 km distance.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 06:36

Q. 4 Consider the following statements with reference to the Supreme Court of India:
1. The advice of the Supreme Court on any dispute arising out of any pre-constitutional treaty is not binding on the President.
2. The court must tender its opinion to the President if he/she refers matters related to any question of law or fact of public importance.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Oct 2023 14:33

Question 4
Answer - C
The Doddabassappa temple was built in 1124-26 AD by Kalyani Chalukya Dynasty. The temple architecture is a star shaped with a stellate plan made with soapstone. The architecture is Vesara school of architecture, also called as the Karnataka school of architecture. It combined the features of both Nagara and Dravidian school.
Vittalaswami temple was built during the reign of King Devaraya II (1422 – 1446 A.D.). The temple has been built in Vijayanagara school of architecture. The Vittala Temple is also known as Shri Vijaya Vitthala Temple. It is dedicated to Lord Vitthala, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Chennakesava temple at Belur is built in Hoysala school. The temple is characterized by typical star-shaped ground plan. The temple is carved by soft sope stone and massive emphasis has been laid on the decoration of the temple through sculptures.
Modhera Sun temple, Gujarat is built in Solanki school of architecture. There is a massive rectangular stepped tank called the surya kund in front of it, which is a unique feature of this school. The influence of the woodcarving tradition of Gujarat is evident in the lavish carving and sculpture work.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Oct 2023 14:31

Question 2
Answer - C
Mewar school of painting was dominated by the extraordinary painter of 17th century, Sahibdin. This period of Mewari painting focuses on Sahibdin’s depiction of literary texts – the Ragamala, the Ramayana and the Bhagavata Purana. The unique point of this period is the extraordinary ‘tamasha’ paintings that show court ceremonial and city views in unprecedented detail.
Marwar school of painting developed in Bikaner, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. Kishangarh School and Bundi School are the prominent schools that come under Marwar school. Paintings at Kishangarh is associated with the most romantic legends – Sawant Singh and his beloved Bani Thani, and intertwining of lives and myths, romance and bhakti. Many paintings on the devotional and amorous relations between Radha and Krishna have also been created.
Guler-Kangra school of painting developed due to migration of Mughal artists to the region after the decline of Mughal empire. The popular subjects were the Gita Govinda, Bhagwata Purana, Satsai of Biharilal and Nal Damayanti. Love scenes of Krishna was a very prominent theme. Another very famous group of paintings is the ‘Twelve months’ where the artist tried to bring forth the effect of the 12 months on the emotions of human beings.
The Thanjavur or Tanjore School is famous for the special style of decorative paintings. These paintings are unique as they are mostly created on glass and wooden planks (Palagai padam) instead of cloth and vellum as preferred in North India. They are unique because of the use of brilliant colour patterns and the liberal use of gold leaf. It has been recognised as Geographical Indication (GI) by Government of India.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Oct 2023 06:38

Q. 5 Which of the following statements about exclusive benefits provided to Recognized party is incorrect?
a) Candidate from recognized party need subscription from only 10 voters to file nomination.
b) The name of candidates nominated by registered parties are organized in alphabetical order on the ballot paper before other candidates.
c) Passing away of a candidate of recognized party leads to adjournment of election.
d) Recognized parties are entitled to allotment of symbols for exclusive purpose.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Oct 2023 06:34

Q. 3 Consider the following statements with reference to Mauryan pillars and Achaemenian pillars:
1. The Mauryan and Achaemenian pillars are a brilliant display of the carver’s skills.
2. The Mauryan pillars were independently erected, while the Achaemenian pillars were generally attached to state buildings.
3. Achaemenian pillars had fluted surface, while the Mauryan pillars are smooth.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

06 Oct 2023 06:30

Q. 1 Consider the following statements with reference to Swadeshi and Boycott Movement:
1. In the Calcutta session of 1906, ‘Swarajya’ was defined as the goal of the Indian National Congress.
2. On the appeal made by Rabindranath Tagore Raksha Bandhan was observed on the day of partition of Bengal.
3. The partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911 mainly to curb the menace of revolutionary terrorism.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

05 Oct 2023 14:33

Question 4
Answer - C
• The Thanjavur or Tanjore School is famous for the special style of decorative paintings. These paintings are unique as they are mostly created on glass and wooden planks (Palagai padam) instead of cloth and vellum as preferred in North India. They are unique because of the use of brilliant colour patterns and the liberal use of gold leaf. It has been recognised as Geographical Indication (GI) by Government of India. Most of the paintings depict smiling Krishna in various poses and various major events in his life.
• The idea of the Bengal school came up with the works of Abanindranath Tagore in early 20th century. He tried to incorporate Swadeshi values in India art and tried to reduce the influence of Western materialistic style among artists. He is known for his painting Bharat Mata and various Mughal-themed paintings.
• Warlis are indigenous people occupying Gujarat-Maharashtra border. Traditionally, the paintings are done on walls using basic graphic vocabulary, including a triangle, a circle and a square. To represent a human or animal, two triangles are joined at the tip, with circles acting like their head. These ritualistic paintings have a central motif of a chaukat or chauk, which is surrounded by scenes portraying fishing, hunting, farming, dances, animals, trees and festivals. These paintings have close resemblance to the mural paintings of Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

05 Oct 2023 14:31

Question 2
Answer - C
Edge Computing is an alternative approach to the cloud environment. It’s about processing real-time data near the data source, which is considered the ‘edge’ of the network. It’s about running applications as physically close as possible to the site where the data is being generated.
Cloud computing refers to the use of various services such as software development platforms, storage, servers, and other software through internet connectivity on a centralized cloud or data center or data storage location.
Edge Computing is regarded as ideal for operations with extreme latency concerns. Thus, medium scale companies that have budget limitations can use edge computing to save financial resources. It requires a robust security plan including advanced authentication methods and proactively tackling attacks. Whereas, Cloud Computing is more suitable for projects and organizations which deal with massive data storage. It requires less of a robust security plan as the cloud vendors manage the back-end applications and services.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 14:40

Question 10
Answer – C
Non-convertible debentures (NCDs) are a financial instrument that is used by companies to raise long-term capital. This is done through a public issue.
NCDs are a debt instrument with a fixed tenure and people who invest in these receive regular interest at a certain rate.
Some debentures can be converted into shares after a certain point in time. This is done at the discretion of the owner. However, this is not possible in the case of NCDs. That’s why they are known as non-convertible.
Apart from retail investors, banks, mutual funds and insurance companies also invest in NCDs.
NCDs can be either secured by the issuer company’s assets, or unsecured.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 14:38

Question 8
Answer – B
The Public Liability Insurance Act (PLIA), 1991 covers accidents involving hazardous substances and insurances where death or injury results from an accident. The Act makes the owner liable to provide relief as specified in the Schedule of the Act. The PLIA was amended in 1992, and the Central Government was authorized to establish the Environment Relief Fund, for making relief payments.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 14:36

Question 6
Answer – A
Recently, Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based space technology startup, has successfully test-fired the Dhawan-1 engine and is planning to launch Vikram-1 and Vikram-2 launch vehicles in a few years.
It is India’s first privately developed, fully cryogenic rocket engine. It runs on two high-performance rocket propellants — liquid natural gas (LNG) and liquid oxygen (LoX).
The engine was developed using 3D printing with a superalloy.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 14:34

Question 4
Answer – A
The Constitution (Article 143) authorizes the President to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court in the two categories of matters:
o On any question of law or fact of public importance which has arisen or which is likely to arise. In this case, the Supreme Court may tender or may refuse to tender its opinion to the President.
o On any dispute arising out of any pre-constitution treaty, agreement, covenant, engagement, sanad or other similar instruments. In this case, the Supreme Court ‘must’ tender its opinion to the president. The advice of the Supreme Court on any disputes arising out of any pre-constitutional treaty is not binding on the President.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 14:32

Question 2
Answer – C
The historic Dandi march, marking the launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement, began on March 12, 1930, and Gandhi broke the salt law by picking up a lump of salt at Dandi (Gujarat) on April 6.
In April 1930, C. Rajagopalachari organised a march from Thiruchirapalli (Trichinapoly as it was called by the British) to Vedaranniyam on the Tanjore coast to break the salt law.
In Malabar, K. Kelappan, the hero of the Vaikom Satyagraha, walked from Calicut to Payannur to break the salt law.
On May 21, with Sarojini Naidu, the first Indian woman to become President of the Congress, and Imam Saheb, Gandhiji’s comrade of the South African struggle, at the helm, and Gandhiji’s son, Manilal, in front ranks, a band of 2000 marched towards the police cordon that had sealed off the Dharasana salt works. The unarmed and peaceful crowd was met with a brutal lathi charge which left 2 dead and 320 injured.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 06:43

Q. 8 The Public Liability Insurance Act (PLIA), 1991 empowers the Government of India to:
1. regulate the location of industries, manage hazardous wastes and protect public health and welfare
2. establish the Environment Relief Fund for making relief payments in case of accidents involving hazardous substances

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 06:38

Q. 5 Consider the following statements with reference to Public Accounts Committee:
1. The committee was set up under the provisions of Government of India Act 1919.
2. Speaker is the ex- officio chairman of the committee
3. A minister cannot be a member of the committee.

Edubridge IAS Discussion group

01 Apr 2023 06:34

Q. 3 Consider the following statements with reference to police reforms during the Governor Generalship of Lord Cornwallis:
1. Lord Cornwallis established circles or thanas which were headed by European darogas.
2. The zamindars were relieved of their police functions.
3. In the villages, the policing duties were continued by the village watchmen.