DAY – 40 ( INSTA REVISION TEST – 40)INSTA REVISION PLAN 2.0, 2021 – INSIGHTSIAS

Solution: D

Bharuch, also called Broach, historically Bharukaccha or Bhrgukaccha, city, southeastern Gujarat state, west-central India. It lies along the Narmada River near the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay) of the Arabian Sea.

Sopara was an ancient port town and the capital of the ancient Aparanta (“Western Border” – Northern Konkan) in western Maharashtra. In ancient times, it was the largest township on India’s west coast, trading with Mesopotamia, Egypt, Cochin, Arabia and Eastern
Africa.

Arikamedu is an archaeological site in Southern India. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the capital, Pondicherry of the Indian territory of Puducherry.

Tamluk, ancient Tamralipti, also called Tamralipta, Pali Tamalitti, town, southern West Bengal state, northeastern India. It lies just south of the Rupnarayan River.

Solution: D

Mexico is not party to NATO.

Solution: D

Solution: D

All the statements given above are correct.

Sumatran rhinos are the smallest of the living rhinoceroses and the only Asian rhino with two horns.

The Sumatran rhino once roamed as far away as the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas in Bhutan and eastern India, through Myanmar, Thailand, possibly to Vietnam and China, and south through the Malay Peninsula.

Today, the species only survives on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Experts believe the third subspecies is probably extinct.

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sumatran-rhino

Solution: B

The Olive ridley turtles are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world. It inhabits warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.

Conservation Status:

• The Olive ridley turtle is recognized as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red list. Hence Statement 1 is incorrect.
• International trade in these turtles and their products is banned under CITES Appendix I.

Solution: C

The Wholesale Price Index is the price of a representative basket of wholesale goods. Some countries use WPI changes as a central measure of inflation.

WPI does not capture changes in the prices of services, which CPI does. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.

WPI, tracks inflation at the producer level and CPI captures changes in prices levels at the consumer level.

In April 2014, the RBI had adopted the CPI as its key measure of inflation.

Solution: D

Fixed-term employment was defined as a workman who is employed on a contractual basis for a fixed period. Thus the services of the workman will be automatically terminated as a result of non-renewal of the contract between the employer and the workman concerned.

The employer can directly hire a worker for a fixed term without the mediation of any contractor.

In a fixed-term employment, the employee is not on the payroll of the company.

Solution: B

The black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and southern Africa including Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Although the rhinoceros is referred to as black, its colors vary from brown to grey.

The northern white rhinoceros, or northern square-lipped rhinoceros is one of two subspecies of the white rhinoceros (the other being the southern white rhinoceros).

Formerly found in several countries in East and Central Africa south of the Sahara, this subspecies is a grazer in grasslands and savanna woodlands. As of March 19, 2018, there were only two known rhinos of this subspecies left, both of which are female; barring the existence of unknown or misclassified male northern white rhinos elsewhere in Africa, this makes the subspecies functionally extinct.

Solution: B

The Press Council of India is a statutory body in India that governs the conduct of the print media. It is  headed by a Chairman, usually a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. It consists of 28 other members of whom 20 represent the press and are nominated by the press organizations/news agencies.

The Press Council Act, 1965, listed the following functions of the Council in furtherance of its objects:

• to help newspapers to maintain their independence
• to build up a code of conduct for newspapers and journalists in accordance with high professional standards
• to ensure on the part of newspapers and journalists the maintenance of high standards of public taste and foster a due sense of both the rights and responsibilities of citizenship
• to encourage the growth of a sense of responsibility and public service among all those engaged in the profession of journalism.
• to keep under review any development likely to restrict the supply and dissemination of news of public interest and importance
• to keep under review such cases of assistance received by any newspaper or news agency in India from foreign sources, as are referred to it by the Central Government.

The Press Council of India accepts complaints against and by the press in matters relating to a journalist’s or media organization’s ethical failures.

Solution: B

Naphthalene balls used to repel moths and other insects are also obtained from coal tar.

Solution: C

The expression “green gold” has been coined to refer to bamboo because it is a miracle plant which is often placed in the category of grass product rather than forest product and matures faster than its other peers.

Solution: C

The incremental capital output ratio (ICOR) is a frequently used tool that explains the relationship between the level of investment made in the economy and the consequent increase in GDP. ICOR indicates the additional unit of capital or investment needed to produce an additional unit of output.

A lower capital output ratio shows that only low level of investment is needed to produce a given growth rate in the economy. This is considered as a desirable situation. Lower capital output ratio shows that capital is very productive or efficient. Hence, lower capital output ratio shows productivity of capital and technological progress

Solution: B

Bandhavgarh National Park is in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This biodiverse park is known for its large population of royal Bengal tigers, especially in the central Tala zone. Other animals include white tigers, leopards and deer.

Mouling National Park is a national park located in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, spread primarily over the Upper Siang district and parts of the West Siang and East Siang district. It was the second national park to be created in the state, after Namdapha National Park in 1972.

The Great Himalayan National Park, is one of India’s national parks, is located in Kullu region in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The Great Himalayan National Park is the habitat for the largest known population of the Western Tragopan, an endangered species of pheasants. It is considered one of the rarest of all living pheasants, and is endemic to the Northwestern Himalayas.

Solution: B

The Yogyakarta Principles is a document about human rights in the areas of sexual orientation and gender identity, published as the outcome of an international meeting of human rights groups in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in November 2006.

Solution: D

The Van Dhan Scheme is an initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED.  It was launched on 14th April, 2018 and seeks to improve tribal incomes through value addition of tribal products.

The scheme will be implemented through Ministry of Tribal Affairs as Nodal Department at the Central Level and TRIFED as Nodal Agency at the National Level. At State level, the State Nodal Agency for MFPs and the District collectors are envisaged to play a pivot role in scheme implementation at grassroot level. Locally the Kendras are proposed to be managed by a Managing Committee (an SHG) consisting of representatives of Van Dhan SHGs in the cluster.

At unit level, aggregation of produce would be done by SHGs having about 30 members each forming Van Dhan Vikas ‘Samuh’. The SHGs would also undertake primary value addition of the MFPs using equipment such as small cutting and sieving tools, decorticator, dryer, packaging tool etc based on MFPs available in the area.

It aims at build upon the traditional knowledge and skill sets of tribals by adding technology and IT for value addition.