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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about water disinfection through chlorine and chloramine-
- Presence of methane in water leads to the formation of tri-chloromethane.
- Tri-chloromethane is highly carcinogenic.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/debating-water-quality/article30925189.ece
The water coming from the Yamuna released from Haryana, the DJB has to often stop the supply for a few days if the concentration of methane goes up beyond a certain level. This is because the tri-chloromethane that may be produced during the disinfection process is highly carcinogenic. The effect may surface on human health not immediately but over a period of time.Incorrect
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/debating-water-quality/article30925189.ece
The water coming from the Yamuna released from Haryana, the DJB has to often stop the supply for a few days if the concentration of methane goes up beyond a certain level. This is because the tri-chloromethane that may be produced during the disinfection process is highly carcinogenic. The effect may surface on human health not immediately but over a period of time. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements-
- It is constitutionally obligatory for the Supreme Court to give reasons in its verdict.
- Article 145 explicitly specifies the requirement of citing reasons in the verdict of the Supreme Courts.
Which of the above is/are correct?
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Time and again, the Supreme Court has unequivocally endorsed and underlined the requirement of giving reasons in support of the order. It has often chastised subordinate institutions for their failure to supplement their orders with reasons.
But there is no explicit mention of the requirement in the Constitution.
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Time and again, the Supreme Court has unequivocally endorsed and underlined the requirement of giving reasons in support of the order. It has often chastised subordinate institutions for their failure to supplement their orders with reasons.
But there is no explicit mention of the requirement in the Constitution.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Henneguya Salminicola, a recently discovered animal species-
- It does not breathe oxygen.
- It doesn’t have a mitochondrial genome.
- It is a microscopic parasite.
Which of the above is/are correct?
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The organism is Henneguya salminicola, a fewer-than-10-celled microscopic parasite that lives in salmon muscle. According to the researchers, as the organism evolved, it gave up breathing and stopped the consumption of oxygen for the production of energy — which means it relies on anaerobic respiration (through which cells extract energy without using oxygen).
That the parasite does not require oxygen was discovered by accident while assembling its genome sequence. One of the researchers saw that it did not have a mitochondrial genome. Mitochondria is the “powerhouse” of the cell, which captures oxygen to make energy — its absence in the H. salminicola genome indicates that the parasite does not breathe oxygen.
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The organism is Henneguya salminicola, a fewer-than-10-celled microscopic parasite that lives in salmon muscle. According to the researchers, as the organism evolved, it gave up breathing and stopped the consumption of oxygen for the production of energy — which means it relies on anaerobic respiration (through which cells extract energy without using oxygen).
That the parasite does not require oxygen was discovered by accident while assembling its genome sequence. One of the researchers saw that it did not have a mitochondrial genome. Mitochondria is the “powerhouse” of the cell, which captures oxygen to make energy — its absence in the H. salminicola genome indicates that the parasite does not breathe oxygen.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about the InSight mission-
- It is a part of NASA’s Discovery Program.
- Among its partners are- French, German and UK’s space agencies.
Which of the above is/are correct?
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https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/what-insight-has-told-us-about-mars-so-far-6288659/
The InSight mission is part of NASA’s Discovery Program. It is being supported by a number of European partners, which include France’s Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA).
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https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/what-insight-has-told-us-about-mars-so-far-6288659/
The InSight mission is part of NASA’s Discovery Program. It is being supported by a number of European partners, which include France’s Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA).
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
- The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts several posts from disqualification on the grounds of ‘Office of Profit’.
- The above-mentioned Act was amended five times.
- The term ‘Office of Profit’ is well-defined in the Constitution of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The expression ‘office of profit’ has not been defined in the Constitution or in the Representation of the People Act, 1951. They have been mentioned in the Article 102 and 191 of the Constitution.
According to Article 102 (1) (a), a person shall be disqualified as a member of Parliament for holding any office of profit under the government of India or the government of any state, ‘other than an office declared by Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder’. Article 191 (1) (a) has a similar provision for the members of state assemblies. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.
Parliament has also enacted the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, which has been amended several times to expand the exempted list.
There is no bar on how many offices can be exempted from the purview of the law. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
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The expression ‘office of profit’ has not been defined in the Constitution or in the Representation of the People Act, 1951. They have been mentioned in the Article 102 and 191 of the Constitution.
According to Article 102 (1) (a), a person shall be disqualified as a member of Parliament for holding any office of profit under the government of India or the government of any state, ‘other than an office declared by Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder’. Article 191 (1) (a) has a similar provision for the members of state assemblies. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.
Parliament has also enacted the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, which has been amended several times to expand the exempted list.
There is no bar on how many offices can be exempted from the purview of the law. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
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➡Tri-chloromethane is highly carcinogenic.