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The Lok Sabha Speaker has the authority to decide whether a question or a part of it is not admissible under the norms of the House, and disallow any question or a part. In Lok Sabha, questions are not admitted when
The questions are repetitive or have been answered previously.
The matter is pending for judgment before any court of law.
The matter is under consideration before a Parliamentary Committee.
Select the correct answer code:
Correct
Solution: d)
In Lok Sabha, questions that are not admitted include: those that are repetitive or have been answered previously; and matters that are pending for judgment before any court of law or under consideration before a Parliamentary Committee.
In Lok Sabha, questions that are not admitted include: those that are repetitive or have been answered previously; and matters that are pending for judgment before any court of law or under consideration before a Parliamentary Committee.
Consider the following statements regarding public spending on health.
In India, the total public spending on health as a percentage of GDP is around 2.5% of GDP.
The Union government spends around a third of the total government spending whereas the majority is borne by the States.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
Total public spending on health as a percentage of GDP has increased to a historic high of 1.35% of GDP, finally breaking through the 1%-1.2% mark of GDP.
The Union government traditionally spends around a third of the total government spending whereas the majority is borne by the States.
Total public spending on health as a percentage of GDP has increased to a historic high of 1.35% of GDP, finally breaking through the 1%-1.2% mark of GDP.
The Union government traditionally spends around a third of the total government spending whereas the majority is borne by the States.
The National Health Accounts (NHA) report capture spending on health by various sources which include
Out-of-pocket expenditure
Public spending on health by various departments of the Union and State governments.
Insurance premiums and expenditure estimates from non-governmental organisations.
Capital expenditure on health infrastructure by the State.
Select the correct answer code:
Correct
Solution: d)
Out-of-pocket expenditure, the biggest part of NHA estimates is captured using “Household Social Consumption in India: Health” survey of National Sample Survey Organisation. Public spending on health by various departments of the Union and State governments, major urban local bodies, and social security schemes are captured from Budgets. Various sources are also used to capture insurance premiums,expenditure estimates from firms, non-governmental organisations and foreign entities.
Various sources are also used to capture insurance premiums, expenditure estimates from firms, non-governmental organisations and foreign entities.
In NHA estimates in India, in order to show higher public investment, capital expenditure is included.
Out-of-pocket expenditure, the biggest part of NHA estimates is captured using “Household Social Consumption in India: Health” survey of National Sample Survey Organisation. Public spending on health by various departments of the Union and State governments, major urban local bodies, and social security schemes are captured from Budgets. Various sources are also used to capture insurance premiums,expenditure estimates from firms, non-governmental organisations and foreign entities.
Various sources are also used to capture insurance premiums, expenditure estimates from firms, non-governmental organisations and foreign entities.
In NHA estimates in India, in order to show higher public investment, capital expenditure is included.
Consider the following statements regarding Carbon offsetting.
Carbon offsetting allows a country to help reach its own emissions reduction targets by funding emission reductions in another country.
The United Nation’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) set up under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol is first major Carbon offsetting scheme.
Carbon offsets can be bought by individuals, companies or countries.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: d)
Carbon offsetting allows a country to help reach its own emissions reduction targets by funding emission reductions in another country. Companies are also increasingly using carbon credits to offset their emissions.
The first major offsetting scheme, the U.N.s clean development mechanism (CDM), was set up under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, in which 190 countries agreed country-by-country emission reduction targets.
The scheme was designed to help fund emission reduction projects in developing countries, while also providing offset credits to the developed world to help meet its Kyoto targets.
More than 8,100 projects in 111 countries have registered with the CDM scheme, which has handed out over 2 billion carbon credits, called Certified Emission Reductions (CERs), representing 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide reduction.
Projects registered under the scheme range from capturing and using methane gasses in pig manure to create electricity to replacing traditional wood and coal burning cookstoves with cleaner alternatives such as ethanol. Offsets can be bought by individuals, companies or countries.
Incorrect
Solution: d)
Carbon offsetting allows a country to help reach its own emissions reduction targets by funding emission reductions in another country. Companies are also increasingly using carbon credits to offset their emissions.
The first major offsetting scheme, the U.N.s clean development mechanism (CDM), was set up under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, in which 190 countries agreed country-by-country emission reduction targets.
The scheme was designed to help fund emission reduction projects in developing countries, while also providing offset credits to the developed world to help meet its Kyoto targets.
More than 8,100 projects in 111 countries have registered with the CDM scheme, which has handed out over 2 billion carbon credits, called Certified Emission Reductions (CERs), representing 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide reduction.
Projects registered under the scheme range from capturing and using methane gasses in pig manure to create electricity to replacing traditional wood and coal burning cookstoves with cleaner alternatives such as ethanol. Offsets can be bought by individuals, companies or countries.
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