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Editorials Quiz 2021-22
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Introducing yet another ingenious course, InsightsIAS is excited to announce our new initiative QUED – Questions from Editorials. Considering the number of questions that appeared from Editorials in previous year UPSC Prelims Examinations, we feel it is wise for students to cover Editorials from Prelims point of view as well in order to achieve that extra edge. Although, we have covered important editorials separately in our Editorial Section as well as under Secure Initiative, MCQ practice can prove to be crucial for better performance and guaranteed result.
We strongly recommend you at add QUED along with Static Quiz ,Current Affairs Quiz and RTM for your Daily MCQ practice.
We will be posting 5 MCQs at 11am everyday from Monday to Saturday on http://www.insightsonindia.com. QUED will be available under QUIZ menu.
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Question 1 of 5
Consider the following statements.
- All power in a democracy ultimately belongs to the country’s people.
- Finance Commission (FC) is a constitutionally mandated body that balances revenue power with expenditure responsibilities.
- In the 15th FC recommendations, there is material shrinkage in the relative size of the divisible pool from Centre to states because of the increase in the surcharges and cesses.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: c)
All power in a democracy ultimately belongs to the country’s people. In India, one constitutionally mandated body that is designed to deliver on this promise, in a manner that balances revenue power with expenditure responsibilities, is the Finance Commission (FC). The FC is constituted every five years and its scope is set out each time in a document called the Terms of Reference (ToR). It is received political tradition for the incumbent government to accept the FC’s recommendations once they are tabled.
The 15th FC devolves 41% of the Centre’s divisible pool of revenues to states. This number is exactly the same as that recommended by the previous FC (with an adjustment for the new status of Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory). However, there is material shrinkage in the relative size of the divisible pool because surcharges and cesses, which are not counted in that pool, have increased materially from about 10% of the total pool in 2010 to about 20%.
IncorrectSolution: c)
All power in a democracy ultimately belongs to the country’s people. In India, one constitutionally mandated body that is designed to deliver on this promise, in a manner that balances revenue power with expenditure responsibilities, is the Finance Commission (FC). The FC is constituted every five years and its scope is set out each time in a document called the Terms of Reference (ToR). It is received political tradition for the incumbent government to accept the FC’s recommendations once they are tabled.
The 15th FC devolves 41% of the Centre’s divisible pool of revenues to states. This number is exactly the same as that recommended by the previous FC (with an adjustment for the new status of Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory). However, there is material shrinkage in the relative size of the divisible pool because surcharges and cesses, which are not counted in that pool, have increased materially from about 10% of the total pool in 2010 to about 20%.
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Question 2 of 5
‘Vote on account’ provision is related to
CorrectSolution: a)
A vote on account is the process by which an incumbent government obtains votes from Parliament to draw money from the Consolidated Fund of India to meet its expenses until the elections are done and dusted. As per the Constitution, all the revenue received by the Union government and the loans raised by it are parked in the Consolidated Fund of India. In the run-up to every general election, Parliament votes to sanction the withdrawal of money from this fund to meet regular government expenses such as payment of salaries and interest. This is known as vote on account.
IncorrectSolution: a)
A vote on account is the process by which an incumbent government obtains votes from Parliament to draw money from the Consolidated Fund of India to meet its expenses until the elections are done and dusted. As per the Constitution, all the revenue received by the Union government and the loans raised by it are parked in the Consolidated Fund of India. In the run-up to every general election, Parliament votes to sanction the withdrawal of money from this fund to meet regular government expenses such as payment of salaries and interest. This is known as vote on account.
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Question 3 of 5
Consider the following statements regarding
- Some aerosols are reflective, i.e. when the sun’s rays beam down on them, they bounce the rays back out of the atmosphere.
- Mist, dust, particulate air pollutants and smoke are the examples of anthropogenic aerosols.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: a)
An aerosol is a suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in air or another gas. Aerosols can be natural or anthropogenic. Examples of natural aerosols are fog, mist, dust, forest exudates and geyser steam. Examples of anthropogenic aerosols are particulate air pollutants and smoke.
Aerosols influence climate in two primary ways: by changing the amount of heat that gets in or out of the atmosphere, or by affecting the way clouds form.
Some aerosols, like many kinds of dust from ground-up rocks, are light-colored and even a little bit reflective. When the sun’s rays beam down on them, they bounce the rays back out of the atmosphere, preventing that heat from ever reaching Earth’s surface. The effect can be dramatic: The Mt. Pinatubo volcanic eruption in 1991, in the Philippines, spewed the equivalent of 1.2 square miles of tiny, reflective rock particles into the high stratosphere—cooling the planet for two full years afterward.
IncorrectSolution: a)
An aerosol is a suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in air or another gas. Aerosols can be natural or anthropogenic. Examples of natural aerosols are fog, mist, dust, forest exudates and geyser steam. Examples of anthropogenic aerosols are particulate air pollutants and smoke.
Aerosols influence climate in two primary ways: by changing the amount of heat that gets in or out of the atmosphere, or by affecting the way clouds form.
Some aerosols, like many kinds of dust from ground-up rocks, are light-colored and even a little bit reflective. When the sun’s rays beam down on them, they bounce the rays back out of the atmosphere, preventing that heat from ever reaching Earth’s surface. The effect can be dramatic: The Mt. Pinatubo volcanic eruption in 1991, in the Philippines, spewed the equivalent of 1.2 square miles of tiny, reflective rock particles into the high stratosphere—cooling the planet for two full years afterward.
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Question 4 of 5
Consider the following statements.
- Any member of the Parliament can oppose the introduction of a bill by stating that it initiates legislation outside the legislative competence of the Parliament.
- All Government bills automatically go to Parliamentary committees for examination.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: a)
Any member of the Parliament can oppose the introduction of a bill by stating that it initiates legislation outside the legislative competence of the Parliament. There is limited debate, and the house in which the bill is getting introduced does not delve into constitutional niceties. MPs also get an opportunity to discuss a bill’s constitutionality while debating it in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. But on both these occasions, the strength of the argument does not determine the legislative outcome. The Parliament’s decision depends on the numbers that the treasury and opposition benches command on the house floor. So, when the treasury benches have the numbers, the government faces no difficulty getting its legislative proposals through Parliament.
The real opportunity for probing a bill’s constitutionality arises when a parliamentary committee is examining it.
The committee process also has the advantage of drawing on constitutional expertise outside of the law ministry.
But our parliamentary committee process has a fatal flaw. Government bills do not automatically go to committees for examination. Ministers get an option to refer their bill to a select committee. They often don’t exercise this option and request the presiding officers to not send the bill to a ministry specific departmentally related committee.
IncorrectSolution: a)
Any member of the Parliament can oppose the introduction of a bill by stating that it initiates legislation outside the legislative competence of the Parliament. There is limited debate, and the house in which the bill is getting introduced does not delve into constitutional niceties. MPs also get an opportunity to discuss a bill’s constitutionality while debating it in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. But on both these occasions, the strength of the argument does not determine the legislative outcome. The Parliament’s decision depends on the numbers that the treasury and opposition benches command on the house floor. So, when the treasury benches have the numbers, the government faces no difficulty getting its legislative proposals through Parliament.
The real opportunity for probing a bill’s constitutionality arises when a parliamentary committee is examining it.
The committee process also has the advantage of drawing on constitutional expertise outside of the law ministry.
But our parliamentary committee process has a fatal flaw. Government bills do not automatically go to committees for examination. Ministers get an option to refer their bill to a select committee. They often don’t exercise this option and request the presiding officers to not send the bill to a ministry specific departmentally related committee.
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Question 5 of 5
When coal is burned, it releases a number of airborne toxins and pollutants like
- Mercury
- Lead
- Sulfur dioxide
- Nitrogen oxides
Select the correct answer code:
CorrectSolution: d)
When coal is burned it releases a number of airborne toxins and pollutants. They include Carbon dioxide, mercury, lead, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulates, and various other heavy metals. Health impacts can range from asthma and breathing difficulties, to brain damage, heart problems, cancer, neurological disorders, and premature death.
IncorrectSolution: d)
When coal is burned it releases a number of airborne toxins and pollutants. They include Carbon dioxide, mercury, lead, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulates, and various other heavy metals. Health impacts can range from asthma and breathing difficulties, to brain damage, heart problems, cancer, neurological disorders, and premature death.
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