Answer (d) The Lokpal and Lokayukta Act of 2013 provides for appointment of Lokpal and Lokayukta at Centre and states respectively to look into corruption against public servants. The Chairperson and the members of the Lokpal shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal, based on the recommendations of a selection committee. The selection committee is headed by the Prime Minister and has as its members:o The Lok Sabha Speaker.o Leader of the opposition in the Lower House.o Chief Justice of India or a judge of the apex court nominated by him; ando An eminent jurist who could be nominated by the president or any other member. The Lokpal has jurisdiction to enquire into allegation of corruption against all Group A, B, C and D employees, Member of parliament including Prime Minister. However, in matters related to international relations, external and internal security, public order, atomic energy and space the Lokpal cannot conduct investigation against Prime Minister.
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Answer (d) The Supreme Court in its various judgements clearly states that high courts have jurisdiction to declare a central law to valid or invalid The basic structuredoctrine introduced in Kesavananda Bharati case, 1973 empowers the Supreme Court to look into the validity of constitutional amendments.
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Answer (a) The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has constituted a four-member committee to review the guidelines on television rating agencies. It will be headed by Shashi Sekhar, CEO of Prasar Bharati.
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Answer (a) The scheme was launched nationally on April, 2021 after the successful completion of pilot phase in 9 states. It aims to provide property cards to rural residents through the survey conducted by drones. This will create more precise and accurate land records on the country.
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Answer (c) During the south-west monsoon period after having rains for a few days, if rain fails to occur for one or more weeks, it is known as break in the monsoon. In northern India rains are likely to fail if the rain-bearing storms are not very frequent along the monsoon trough or the ITCZ over this region. While over the west coast the dry spells are associated with days when winds blow parallel to the coast. This fails to produce an orographic effect and thus leads to a break in monsoon.
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Answer (a) Climate is the average weather in a place over many years. The weather can change in just a few hours whereas climate takes millions of years to change. The elements of weather and climate are the same, i.e. temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity and precipitation. At any point of time, the elements to decide the weather and climate of the region remains constant.
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Answer (b) It is a voluntary group of 62 central banks and aims to help members design policies that incorporate environment and climate risk resilience in the financial sector. The RBI has joined the initiative recently.
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Answer (c) Phillips curve shows an inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment. However, the crisis caused by oil shock in 1970s lead to both high inflation and high unemployment at the same time.This, phenomenon is popularly known as stagflation.
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Answer (b) The report released by IEA identifies and discusses recent developments in electric mobility across the globe. As per the report more than 30% of the new vehicle sales in India will be electric by 2030.
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Answer(c) Single use plastics comprise polythene bags, plastic drinking bottles, plastic bottle caps, food wrappers, plastic sachets, plastic wrappers, straws, stirrers and Styrofoam cups or plates. It is estimated that out of 300 million tons of plastic produced each year worldwide, half of which is for single-use items. When eaten they can easily accumulate inside an animal’s body and cause health issues, like punctured organs or fatal intestinal blockages.
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Answer (a) Crew Dragon Resilience (Dragon C207) is a spacecraft manufactured by SpaceX and built under NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). It was launched into orbit to the ISS(International Space Station) in November 2020.
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Answer (a) Tilak and Besant set up their separate leagues to avoid any friction. Tilak set up his Home Rule League in April 1916 and it was restricted to Maharashtra (excluding Bombay city), Karnataka, Central Provinces and Berar. While Annie Besant set up her league in September 1916 in Madras and covered the rest of India (including Bombay city). It had 200 branches, was loosely organised as compared to Tilak’s League and had George Arundale as the organising secretary.കൊവിഡ് മഹാമാരിയുടെ രണ്ടാംവരവിന്റെ ഈ കാലത്ത്, എല്ലാവരും മാസ്ക് ധരിച്ചും സാനിറ്റൈസ് ചെയ്തും സാമൂഹ്യ അകലം പാലിച്ചും വാക്സിന് എടുത്തും പ്രതിരോധത്തിന് തയ്യാറാവണമെന്ന് ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റ് ന്യൂസ് അഭ്യര്ത്ഥിക്കുന്നു. ഒന്നിച്ച് നിന്നാല് നമുക്കീ മഹാമാരിയെ തോല്പ്പിക്കാനാവും. #BreakTheChain #ANCares #IndiaFightsCorona
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