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Question 1 of 5
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CIBER-2 mission, recently seen in news is related to
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Solution: d)
CIBER-2:
The aim of this mission is to count the number of stars that exist in the Universe. While this is not the first time that such a mission has been undertaken, the CIBER-2 instrument has been improved upon to see if any stars had been undercounted in the previous counting attempts.
The aim of this mission is to count the number of stars that exist in the Universe. While this is not the first time that such a mission has been undertaken, the CIBER-2 instrument has been improved upon to see if any stars had been undercounted in the previous counting attempts.
The Kothari commission was setup by the Government of India to
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Solution: c)
National Education Commission (1964-1966), popularly known as Kothari Commission, was an ad hoc commission set up by the Government of India to examine all aspects of the educational sector in India, to evolve a general pattern of education and to advise guidelines and policies for the development of education in India.
Kothari commission report said, there is a need and demand of spending at least 6 per cent of GDP on education.
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Solution: c)
National Education Commission (1964-1966), popularly known as Kothari Commission, was an ad hoc commission set up by the Government of India to examine all aspects of the educational sector in India, to evolve a general pattern of education and to advise guidelines and policies for the development of education in India.
Kothari commission report said, there is a need and demand of spending at least 6 per cent of GDP on education.
Question 3 of 5
1 points
Arrange the following from North to South.
Black Sea
Aegean Sea
Dardanelles strait
Sea of Marmara
Select the correct answer code:
Correct
Solution: a)
Incorrect
Solution: a)
Question 4 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements regarding Chipko Movement.
Chipko movement was a Gandhian form of protest against deforestation by locals in the Himalayan region.
The movement was led by Sunderlal Bahuguna.
The support for the movement came only from the women.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a)
The Chipko movement was a Gandhian form of protest against deforestation by locals in the Himalayan region. To stop deforestation, locals – primarily women – would make circles around trees and stop men from cutting them down.
The first Chipko action took place in April 1973 in Mandal village, now in Uttarakhand, and spread over the next five years to many Himalayan districts.
The movement sparked after the government decided to allot a plot of forest area in the Alaknanda valley to a sports goods company.
With the help from a local NGO, the women of the area went into the forest and formed a circle around the trees, protecting them from the men who came to cut down the trees.
Sunderlal Bahuguna, who was leading the movement, appealed to then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to implement a ban on cutting down the trees. His appeal resulted in a 15-year ban on chopping green trees in 1980.
The Chipko movement was a Gandhian form of protest against deforestation by locals in the Himalayan region. To stop deforestation, locals – primarily women – would make circles around trees and stop men from cutting them down.
The first Chipko action took place in April 1973 in Mandal village, now in Uttarakhand, and spread over the next five years to many Himalayan districts.
The movement sparked after the government decided to allot a plot of forest area in the Alaknanda valley to a sports goods company.
With the help from a local NGO, the women of the area went into the forest and formed a circle around the trees, protecting them from the men who came to cut down the trees.
Sunderlal Bahuguna, who was leading the movement, appealed to then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to implement a ban on cutting down the trees. His appeal resulted in a 15-year ban on chopping green trees in 1980.
According to Constitution of India, a lawmaker sentenced to prison for at least two years will lose membership of the house, be disqualified for the period of the sentence, and for six years after that period as well.
For making paid news an electoral offence, it requires amendments to the Representation of People’s Act, 1951.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
Correct
Solution: a)
The Election Commission of India is pushing for at least five key electoral reforms including making paid news an electoral offence, linking Aadhaar numbers to the electoral roll , and increasing the punishment for filing a false affidavit (to two years of imprisonment).
All the proposed reforms will require amendments to the Representation of People’s Act, 1951.
A historic Supreme Court judgement in 2013 ruled that a lawmaker sentenced to prison for at least two years will lose membership of the house, be disqualified for the period of the sentence, and for six years after that period as well.
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Solution: a)
The Election Commission of India is pushing for at least five key electoral reforms including making paid news an electoral offence, linking Aadhaar numbers to the electoral roll , and increasing the punishment for filing a false affidavit (to two years of imprisonment).
All the proposed reforms will require amendments to the Representation of People’s Act, 1951.
A historic Supreme Court judgement in 2013 ruled that a lawmaker sentenced to prison for at least two years will lose membership of the house, be disqualified for the period of the sentence, and for six years after that period as well.
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