[Mission 2022] Insta– QUED ( Questions from Editorials ) 24 November 2021 – INSIGHTSIAS

Solution: b)

E-commerce companies can operate under two different models in India.

1. The first is the marketplace model where the e-commerce firm simply acts as a platform that connects buyers and sellers. In order to increase the participation of foreign players in the e-commerce field, the Government has increased the limit of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the e-commerce marketplace model for up to 100%.
2. The second model is inventory-based where the inventory of goods sold on the portal is owned or controlled by the e-commerce company. FDI is not allowed under this model.

Solution: c)

As the Permanent Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee, CDS will perform the following functions:

• Implementing weapons procurement procedures.
• Integrating operations of the Army, Air Force and Navy.
• Bring about jointness and ensure optimal utilisation of infrastructure in the three Services.
• Apart from being the military advisor for the government, the CDS also heads the Department of Military Affairs.
• Authority to create theatre commands as and when needed.
• Command tri-service agencies, organisations, and commands including those related to cyber and space.
• CDS will be member of Defence Acquisition Council and Defence Planning Committee
• Function as the Military Advisor to the Nuclear Command Authority.
• Bring about reforms in the functioning of three services aimed at augmenting combat capabilities of the Armed Forces by reducing wasteful expenditure.
• Assign inter-services prioritisation to capital acquisition proposals.

The CDS’s salary and perquisites will be same as the service chiefs. The CDS will come under the Right to Information Act.

Solution: c)

Electoral Bond is a financial instrument for making donations to political parties.

State Bank of India is authorised to issue and encash these bonds, which are valid for fifteen days from the date of issuance.

These bonds are redeemable in the designated account of a registered political party. The bonds are issued in multiples of Rs. 1,000, Rs. 10,000, Rs. 1 lakh, Rs. 10 lakh and Rs. 1 crore without any maximum limit.

The bonds are available for purchase by any person (who is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India) for a period of ten days each in the months of January, April, July and October as may be specified by the Central Government.

Solution: b)

Gulf of Aden, deepwater basin that forms a natural sea link between the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. 

Solution: a)

Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) is a water-saving technology that farmers can apply to reduce their irrigation water consumption in rice fields without decreasing its yield.

In AWD, irrigation water is applied a few days after the disappearance of the ponded water.

Hence, the field gets alternately flooded and non-flooded. The number of days of non-flooded soil between irrigations can vary from 1 to more than 10 days depending on the number of factors such as soil type, weather, and crop growth stage.