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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Zero Pendency Court Project, one of its kind project in India, which was in news recently:
1. It is the pilot project of the Supreme Court.
2. The primary goal of the project was to study the flow of cases in the absence of backlog.
3. The aim of project is to provide information on the judicial time required to dispose of a case together with the gathering stage wise details in each case.Which of the given statement(s) is/are correct?
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Zero Pendency Court Project is the pilot project of the Delhi High Court.
It is one of its kind project in India aimed to study the life cycles of cases to come up with optimal timelines for cases.
The primary goal of the project was to study the flow of cases in the absence of backlog.
The aim of project is to provide information on the judicial time required to dispose of a case together with the gathering stage wise details in each case.
It was undertaken in certain subordinate courts of Delhi to identify benchmarks for different types of cases timelines, number of judges required, case flow management rules and a host of other relevant factors.Incorrect
Zero Pendency Court Project is the pilot project of the Delhi High Court.
It is one of its kind project in India aimed to study the life cycles of cases to come up with optimal timelines for cases.
The primary goal of the project was to study the flow of cases in the absence of backlog.
The aim of project is to provide information on the judicial time required to dispose of a case together with the gathering stage wise details in each case.
It was undertaken in certain subordinate courts of Delhi to identify benchmarks for different types of cases timelines, number of judges required, case flow management rules and a host of other relevant factors. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs):
1. PPIs facilitate the purchase of goods and services as well as inter-personal remittance transactions such as sending money to a friend or a family member.
2. These payment instruments are licensed and regulated by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
3. PPIs are generally issued in the form of smart cards, mobile wallets, paper vouchers, internet accounts/wallets.Which of the given statement(s) is/are correct?
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https://www.thehindu.com/business/rbi-imposes-fines-on-ppis-for-violating-norms/article27028507.ece
Prepaid payment instruments are those which facilitate purchase of goods and services against the value stored on such instruments. Value stored on them is paid by the holder using a medium (cash, debit card, credit card etc).
These are generally issued in the form of smart cards, mobile wallets, paper vouchers, internet accounts/wallets.
Features:
1. Prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) come with a pre-loaded value and in some cases a pre-defined purpose of payment.
2. They facilitate the purchase of goods and services as well as inter-personal remittance transactions such as sending money to a friend or a family member.
3. These payment instruments are licensed and regulated by the Reserve Bank of India.
4. There are three types of PPIs—closed system PPIs, semi-closed system PPIs and open system PPIs.
5. The most common example of a closed system PPI is a brand-specific gift card. Such cards, physical or otherwise, can be used only at specific locations, and cannot be used to transfer funds from one account to another.Incorrect
https://www.thehindu.com/business/rbi-imposes-fines-on-ppis-for-violating-norms/article27028507.ece
Prepaid payment instruments are those which facilitate purchase of goods and services against the value stored on such instruments. Value stored on them is paid by the holder using a medium (cash, debit card, credit card etc).
These are generally issued in the form of smart cards, mobile wallets, paper vouchers, internet accounts/wallets.
Features:
1. Prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) come with a pre-loaded value and in some cases a pre-defined purpose of payment.
2. They facilitate the purchase of goods and services as well as inter-personal remittance transactions such as sending money to a friend or a family member.
3. These payment instruments are licensed and regulated by the Reserve Bank of India.
4. There are three types of PPIs—closed system PPIs, semi-closed system PPIs and open system PPIs.
5. The most common example of a closed system PPI is a brand-specific gift card. Such cards, physical or otherwise, can be used only at specific locations, and cannot be used to transfer funds from one account to another. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsLawmakers of which of the following countries declared a national climate emergency, which is a first in the world?
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https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/01/europe/uk-climate-emergency-scn-intl/index.html
A national climate emergency has been declared by the UK Parliament. The UK is the first national government to declare such an emergency.
This proposal, which demonstrates the will of the Commons on the issue but does not legally compel the government to act, was approved without a vote.
There is no single definition of what that means but many local areas say they want to be carbon-neutral by 2030.
It’s a much more ambitious target than the UK government’s, which is to reduce carbon emissions by 80% (compared to 1990 levels) by 2050.Incorrect
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/01/europe/uk-climate-emergency-scn-intl/index.html
A national climate emergency has been declared by the UK Parliament. The UK is the first national government to declare such an emergency.
This proposal, which demonstrates the will of the Commons on the issue but does not legally compel the government to act, was approved without a vote.
There is no single definition of what that means but many local areas say they want to be carbon-neutral by 2030.
It’s a much more ambitious target than the UK government’s, which is to reduce carbon emissions by 80% (compared to 1990 levels) by 2050. -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Aditya- L1 mission:
1. It is India’s third solar mission while previous ones were undertaken in 1976 and 2013.
2. It will study the sun’s outermost layers, the corona and the chromospheres and collect data about coronal mass ejection, which will also yield information for space weather prediction.
3. The data from Aditya mission will be immensely helpful in discriminating between different models for the origin of solar stormsWhich of the given statement(s) is/are correct?
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/indias-first-solar-mission-in-2020-isro-chairman/articleshow/69169011.cms
Aditya- L1 mission is India’s first solar mission.It will study the sun’s outer most layers, the corona and the chromospheres and collect data about coronal mass ejection, which will also yield information for space weather prediction.
The data from Aditya mission will be immensely helpful in discriminating between different models for the origin of solar storms and also for constraining how the storms evolve and what path they take through the interplanetary space from the Sun to the Earth.
Position of the satellite: In order to get the best science from the sun, continuous viewing of the sun is preferred without any occultation/ eclipses and hence, Aditya- L1 satellite will be placed in the halo orbit around the Lagrangian point 1 (L1) of the sun-earth system.
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/indias-first-solar-mission-in-2020-isro-chairman/articleshow/69169011.cms
Aditya- L1 mission is India’s first solar mission.It will study the sun’s outer most layers, the corona and the chromospheres and collect data about coronal mass ejection, which will also yield information for space weather prediction.
The data from Aditya mission will be immensely helpful in discriminating between different models for the origin of solar storms and also for constraining how the storms evolve and what path they take through the interplanetary space from the Sun to the Earth.
Position of the satellite: In order to get the best science from the sun, continuous viewing of the sun is preferred without any occultation/ eclipses and hence, Aditya- L1 satellite will be placed in the halo orbit around the Lagrangian point 1 (L1) of the sun-earth system.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsAnnie Besant was:
1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement
2. The founder of the Theosophical Society
3. Once the President of the Indian National CongressSelect the correct statement / statements using the codes given below.
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2013 UPSC Prelims Question
Annie Besant has become the head of the Theosophical Society, based in Adyar, Madras. It was a religious movement, founded by the Russian Madame Blavatsky, and not Besant herself. Theosophy preached a mixture of social reform, cultivation of occult practices, and celebration of ancient Hindu wisdom that predated Western civilization.
The first and third statements are correct, you must know that the INC Session of 1917 was headed by Annie Besant at Calcutta.Incorrect
2013 UPSC Prelims Question
Annie Besant has become the head of the Theosophical Society, based in Adyar, Madras. It was a religious movement, founded by the Russian Madame Blavatsky, and not Besant herself. Theosophy preached a mixture of social reform, cultivation of occult practices, and celebration of ancient Hindu wisdom that predated Western civilization.
The first and third statements are correct, you must know that the INC Session of 1917 was headed by Annie Besant at Calcutta.
From which date one should stop reading newspaper for prelims 19?
ideally 1 month before.