സിവില്‍ സര്‍വ്വീസ് പരീക്ഷ: ആഗോള മണ്ണ് ജൈവവൈവിധ്യ അറ്റ്ലസ് പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിക്കുന്നത് ആരാണ് ?

Answer (a)

Statement 1 is correct. Fundamental Duties were recommended by Swaran Singh committee. 
Statement 2 is incorrect.Fundamental Duties were added through 42nd Amendment Act. 
Statement 3 is incorrect. In 2002, one more Fundamental duty was added which was to provide opportunities for education to her child or ward between the age of 6 and 14 years.
 

Answer (a)

Statement 1 is correct. The rule of equality is not absolute and there are constitutional and other exceptions to it. 
Statement 2 is incorrect. A notice of 2 months is given in case of civil proceedings. However no criminal proceedings can be instituted against the President or the Governor during the office term.
 

Answer (b)

    The WWF’s risk index for the globe — indicating threats from loss of above-ground diversity, pollution and nutrient over-loading, over-grazing, intensive agriculture, fire, soil erosion, desertification and climate change — shows India among countries whose soil biodiversity faces the highest level of risk. 
    India ‘s soil biodiversity is in grave peril, according to the Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas prepared by the World-Wide Fund for Nature.
 

Answer (d)

    A drop in sea level causes the death of coral reefs as the continental shelves on which they are formed are left dry. So, fresh coral reefs emerge along the fringe of dead corals. 
    In places of shallow continental shelves, the fall in sea level leads to greater aridity in the continental hinterland due to reduced surface runoff. 
    A fall in sea level in temperate and high latitude regions causes the extension of ice caps and glacial tongues onto the continental shelves.
 

Answer (c)

    The RBI controls the money supply in the economy in various ways. The tools used by the Central bank to control money supply can be quantitative or qualitative.
    Quantitative tools, control the extent of money supply by changing the CRR, or bank rate or open market operations.
    Qualitative tools include persuasion by the Central bank in order to make commercial banks discourage or encourage lending which is done through moral suasion, margin requirement, etc.

Answer (b)

    Primary deficit is referred to as the difference that exists between the fiscal deficit of the current year and the interest payment that was needed to be paid in the previous fiscal year.
    It indicates the borrowing requirements of the government for the purposes, excluding the interest payment.

Answer (b)

Statement 1 is not correct. Defense Research and Development Organisation, DRDO has developed equipment named UV blaster-an Ultraviolet based area sanitizer. The Digital IR thermometer is one of the important innovations recently announced by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the National Chemical Laboratory in Pune.
Statement 2 is correct. The UV Blaster is useful for high-tech surfaces like electronic equipment, computers, and other gadgets in laboratories and offices that are not suitable for disinfection with chemical methods.

Answer (d)

    Male Torso is found in Harappa (the only major art element found in Harappa). It is made of Red Sandstone. 
    There are socket holes in the neck and shoulders for the attachment of the head and arms. 
    Legs are broken. The shoulders are well baked and the abdomen slightly prominent. 
    It is one of the well carved and finished works.

Answer (c) 

    Purohit is a Priest of the highest order 
    Jivagribha is a Police official 
    Bhagadugha is the Revenue collector 
    Sangrahitri is the Treasurer
 

Answer (d) 

    Vaisheshika system is considered as the realistic and objective philosophy of the universe. It is attributed to saint Kanada. 
    The reality according to this philosophy has many bases or categories which are substance, attribute, action, genus, distinct quality and inherence. 
    Vaisheshika thinkers believe that all objects of the universe are composed of five elements–earth, water, air, fire and ether. 
    They believe that God is the guiding principle.