Statement 2 is incorrect: Its component expenditures
are based on purchasing power parities

Statement 3 is incorrect: It is gudid by World Bank.

International Comparison Program (ICP):

ICP is a partnership of various statistical administrations
of up to 199 countries guided by the World Bank.

The main partners of this program are the World Bank, IMF,
UN, ADB, OECD, CISSTAT, Eurostat, AfDB ESCWA, ECLAC, DFID, ABS, IDB, NMoFA who
are also all part of the executive board .

In a matter of six years, India emerged as the world’s
third-largest economy in 2011 from being the tenth largest in 2005.

The Program produces internationally comparable price and
volume measures for gross domestic product (GDP).

Its component expenditures are based on purchasing power
parities (PPP’s).

Statement 1 is incorrect : Ths conference emphasised
on the need of accelerated implementation of the Sendai framework.There was no
discussions for revising the Sendai framework.

Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
2018:

1. It was held in Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia, early
July

2. The conference has been convening every two years since
2005

3. The focus of the discussions was on the clear need for
accelerated implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
2015-2030

About Sendai Framework

1. It is the global plan to reduce disaster losses that was
adopted in Japan three years ago

2. It sets out seven targets forreduction in loss of
life,numbers of people affected,economic losses and damage to
infrastructure through enhanced international cooperation,better risk
information andearly warning systems .

3.The plan also sets a deadline of 2020 for a substantial
increase in the number of countries with national and local strategies for
disaster risk reduction.

Statement 2 is incorrect: IUGS is a joint partner with
UNESCO and also it is a Scientific Union member of the International Council
for Science (ICSU).

International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS):

The IUGS is an international non-governmental organization
devoted to international cooperation in the field of geology.

It is a Scientific Union member of the International Council
for Science (ICSU), which it recognizes as the coordinating body for the
international organization of science.

IUGS is a joint partner with UNESCO for the International
Geoscience Programme (IGCP) and they also participate in the Global Network of
National Geoparks (GGN).

The Geological Society of London oversees the production and
distribution of IUGS Publications.

Statement 3 is incorrect: The program is implemented
byMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Explanation:

The Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats (IDWH) is a
Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched during the 11th Plan period to provide
technical and financial assistance to States/UTs for protection of wildlife
habitat.

The activities covered under the scheme include the staff
development and capacity building, wildlife research and evaluation,
anti-poaching activities, wildlife veterinary care, addressing man-animal
conflicts and promoting eco-tourism.

The program is implemented byMinistry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change.

Three component of IDWH are :

Support to Protected Areas

Protection of Wildlife Outside Protected Areas.

Recovery programme for critically endangered species and
habitats.

Statement 2 is incorrect: it is a initiative of Ministry
of Earth Sciences (MoES), Govt. of India.

System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research
(SAFAR):

Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Govt. of India, has
introduced a major national initiative ‘SAFAR for greater metropolitan cities
of India to provide location-specific information on air quality in near real
time and its forecast 1-3 days in advance for the first time in India

It was started under the plan scheme ‘Metropolitan
Advisories for Cities for Sports, Tourism (Metropolitan Air Quality and Weather
Services)

The SAFAR system is developed by Indian Institute of
Tropical Meteorology, Pune, along with ESSO partner institutions namely India
Meteorological Department (IMD) and National Centre for Medium Range Weather
Forecasting (NCMRWF)

The implementation of SAFAR is done with an active
collaboration with local municipal corporations and various local educational
institutions and governmental agencies in that Metro city.

It was started on a Pilot basis in the cities of Pune,
Ahmedabad, New Delhi and Mumbai

The cities asked are the capitals of four scandinavian
countries i.e

Norway : Oslo

Denmark : Copenhagen

Sweden : Stockholm

Finland : Helsinki

The above cities become important as Helsinki was recently
in news for Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meeting.

Statement 2 is incorrect : It attempts to capture the
complexities of governing the plural and diverse people of this sub-continent.

Public affairs Index 2018

1. The index provides a multi-dimensional and comprehensive
matrix that attempts to capture the complexities of governing the plural and
diverse people of this sub-continent.

2. It is conducted by the Public Affairs Centre, a
Bengaluru-based think tank.

3. The think tank has undertaken the study across all the
Indian states considering them across 10 themes such as essential
infrastructure, support to human development, social protection, women and
children as well as law and order.

4. The states were divided into two categories ” large and
small ” on the basis of their population. States with more than two crore
population were considered large.

5. PAI 2018 comprises 10 broad themes, 30 focus subjects and
100 indicators as well as a special chapter on the children of India relying
solely upon government data and no private data sources that may be interpreted
as Biased.

6.Kerala has topped the index in 2018.

Explanation:

Employment _ Unemployment Survey (2015-16) conducted by
Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment.

This survey collects and disseminates the data through USP
(Usual Principal Status) approach according to which those who have spent at
least 183 days in last 365 days as a part of labour force.

According to Fifth Annual Employment _ Unemployment Survey
(2015-16), Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) was estimated to be 50.3 per
cent at the All India level.

According to Fifth Annual Employment _ Unemployment Survey
(2015-16), Worker Population Ratio (WPR) was estimated to be 47.8 per cent at
the All India level.

Statement 2 is incorrect : It is developed by Indian-origin
doctor Dr Sanjeev Arora in Albuquerque

ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes)

Developed by Indian-origin doctor Dr Sanjeev Arora in
Albuquerque, ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a
collaborative model of medical education and care management that empowers
health workers.

For the Health Worker Communities (HWCs), ECHO is one of
several programmes that will be used to train ASHAs as, for the first time,
primary care in India moves beyond reproductive health and vaccination to
include screening for non-communicable diseases, geriatric care and mental
health.

The ECHO model does not actually ‘provide care to patients,
but it dramatically increases access to specialty treatment in rural and
underserved areas through the use of teleconferencing.

Statement 1 is incorrect: It is a non-profit
international organization and do not come under any department

International Service for the Acquisition on Agri-Biotech
Applications (ISAAA)

ISAAA is a non-profit international organization that shares
agricultural biotechnology, focusing on genetic engineering.

ISAAA documents approved GM crops worldwide and present them
in a database available in the organization’s website.

The Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology is the
information network of ISAAA.

The organization releases an annual publication on the
global status of commercially approved genetically engineered crops.

The ISAAA receives funding from both public and private
donors.

Tikdam: The above question can also be solved using Tikdam
technique : International organisation,in majority of cases,are not under any
single country control.Therefore,option one can be eliminated and the correct
answer can be arrived at.

Statement 1 is incorrect: Both the acreage and
productivity per hectare is decreasing.

Jute Sector is declining :

1.The unavailability of quality raw jute and shrinking
acreage on the one hand and the failure of most jute mills to modernise has
left the sector dependent on government-support like packaging reservations.

2. Primitive, labour-intensive cultivation methods and
retting (drenching raw jute in water to extract the fibre) ” a crucial
determinant in raw jute quality ” creates problems.

Statement 4 is incorrect : For the first time, NCSK
was constituted as a statutory body under

the NCSK ACT, 1993.

National Commission for Safai Karmacharis (NCSK):

The NCSK is a statutory body that looks into matters
concerning the Safai Karamcharis’ welfare and makes recommendations to the
government.

For the first time, NCSK was constituted as a statutory body
under the NCSK ACT, 1993.

This commission continued till February 2004, when the
relevant Act expired. Thereafter, the tenure of the commission has been
extended from time to time, as a non-statutory body, the last such extension
being up to 31 March 2016.

It is working for the welfare of both Safai Karamcharis and
Manual Scavengers.

At present, it has sanctioned strength of four members and a
chairperson. With this posts, sanctioned strength of NCSK will be one
Chairperson, one Vice-Chairperson and five members.

Arctic council:

It is not a treaty-based international organization but
rather an international forum that operates on the basis of consensus.

It consist of eight members: Canada, Denmark, Finland,
Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation, and the United States.

India granted the observer status in 2013 at Kiruna
Ministerial Meeting.

Focus areas of Arctic council are:

The Environment and climate change.

Biodiversity.

Oceans

The indigenous Arctic peoples.

Statement 1 is incorrect : The economy is probably
growing much slower.

Statement 2 is incorrect : GDP figures are probably
overestimated on account of the mis-measurement of GDP in the new National
Accounts Statistics (NAS) series.

Explanation :

GDP growth figures are probably overestimated on account of
the mis-measurement of GDP in the new National Accounts Statistics (NAS)
series.

The economy is probably growing much slower.

In manufacturing, in the last few years, the growth rates
reported by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), and the Annual Survey of
Industries (ASI) are consistently lower than those reported by GDP in
manufacturing, suggesting an overestimation of manufacturing value added in the
NAS.

Demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) seem to
have dented informal sector production and employment.

System will address the diversity and variations
prevailing across the States on account of languages, processes, formulae and
formats the NGDRS has been formed.

The NGDRS system has been piloted in 3 States (Punjab,
Rajasthan, Maharashtra). 6 more states and UTs (Goa, A&N Islands, Bihar,
Jharkhand, Manipur, Mizoram) are moving towards this system.

This generic customizable software, when universally adopted
in the Country, will enable ‘anywhere access’ to data and information to both
the common man and the enforcement and regulatory agencies.

Statement 2 is incorrect : Members of IDA include
cabinet secretary, the home secretary, secretary (environment, forests and
climate change), secretary (tourism) and secretary (tribal welfare) and not
ministers.

Island Development Agency (IDA):

IDA was set up in June 2017 following Prime Minister’s
review meeting for the holistic development of islands.

The meetings of the agency are chaired by the Union Home
Minister.

Members of IDA include cabinet secretary, the home
secretary, secretary (environment, forests and climate change), secretary
(tourism) and secretary (tribal welfare).

The IDA had identified 10 islands for development which
include 5 islands in A&N Islands (i.e. Smith, Ross, Long, Avis and Little
Andaman) and 5 in Lakshadweep (i.e. Minicoy, Bangaram, Thinnakara, Cheriyam,
Suheli).

Explanation:

10th BRICS Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Summit
had adopted the ‘Johannesburg Declaration’. The BRICS leaders have used the
summit to reject the growing unilateralism and instead reiterate their
commitment to the strengthening of multilateral institutions, calling for
stronger intra-trade within member states

The Brics Summit 2017 at Xiamen ,China adopted a
comprehensive approach to combat terrorism.

During the sixth BRICS Summit in Fortaleza (2014),Brazil the
leaders signed the Agreement establishing the New Development Bank (NDB).

Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) was established in 2015
during 7th BRICS summit held in the Ufa in Bashkortostan, Russia.

Statement 1 is incorrect : It seeks to prevent the
HIV/AIDS epidemic from becoming a severe pandemic.

United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

1. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS
(UNAIDS) is the main advocate for accelerated, comprehensive and coordinated
global action on the HIV/AIDS pandemic

2. The mission of UNAIDS is to lead, strengthen and support an
expanded response to HIV and AIDS that includes preventing transmission of HIV,
providing care and support to those already living with the virus, reducing the
vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV and alleviating the impact
of the epidemic

3. UNAIDS seeks to prevent the HIV/AIDS epidemic from
becoming a severe pandemic

4. UNAIDS is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland

5. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group

6. UNAIDS has five goals:

Leadership and advocacy for effective action on the pandemic

Strategic information and technical support to guide efforts
against AIDS worldwide

Tracking, monitoring and evaluation of the pandemic and of
responses to it

Civil society engagement and the development of strategic
partnerships

Mobilization of resources to support an effective response

Note:

The above question can be solved using Tikdam technique as
well : statement 1 is an extreme statement as it talk about completely
eradicating AIDS by 2025.Thus it can be eliminated easily.

Statement 2 is incorrect : It focus on classes from
pre-school to 12th.

Statement 3 is incorrect : The main emphasis of the Scheme
is on improving the quality of school education and the strategy for all
interventions would be to enhance the Learning Outcomes at all levels of
schooling.

Samagra Shiksha Scheme :

The Department of School Education and Literacy (MoHRD) has
formulated the Samagra Shiksha – an Integrated Scheme for School Education as a
Centrally Sponsored Scheme and it is being implemented throughout the country
with effect from the year 2018-19.

This programme subsumes the three erstwhile Centrally
Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha
Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE).

It is an overarching programme for the school education
sector extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and
equitable quality education at all levels of school education.

It envisages the ‘school’ as a continuum from pre-school,
primary, upper primary, secondary to senior secondary levels.

The main emphasis of the Scheme is on improving the quality
of school education and the strategy for all interventions would be to enhance
the Learning Outcomes at all levels of schooling.

Statement 2 is incorrect:It does not encourage
migration, nor does it aim to stop it

Statement 3 is incorrect: It is not legally binding

‘Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

1. For the first time ever, United Nations member states,
except the U.S., have agreed on a deal to better manage international
migration, address its challenges, strengthen migrant rights and contribute to
sustainable

development.

2. The agreement will be formally adopted by world leaders
in Morocco in December 2018.

3. It held more than a year of discussions and consultations
among member states, local officials, civil society and migrants themselves.

4. It does not encourage migration, nor does it aim to stop
it. It is not legally binding.

5. This comprehensive framework comprises a range of
objectives, actions and avenues for implementation, follow-up and review, all
aimed at facilitating safe, orderly and regular migration while reducing the
incidence and impact of irregular migration