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1. Question
1 pointsRecent study of data from NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper that pictured the first global map of water on Moon’s soil was calibrated through which of the following aircrafts from ISRO?
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Using newly calibrated data taken from NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper, which flew aboard India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have created the first global map of water in the Moon’s soil.
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Using newly calibrated data taken from NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper, which flew aboard India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have created the first global map of water in the Moon’s soil.
- Question 2 of 7
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statements is/are untrue about Indian Judicial System?
- The Indian judicial system has established an integrated judicial system with the Supreme court at the top and the High courts below it.
b.The judiciary further gets hierarchically divided into subordinate courts, i.e., district courts and other lower courts.
- India does not have a unified judiciary and one system of fundamental law and justice.
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Indian Judicial System
- The Indian judicial system has established an integrated judicial system with the Supreme court at the top and the High courts below it.
- The judiciary further gets hierarchically divided into subordinate courts, i.e., district courts and other lower courts.
- India has a unified judiciary and one system of fundamental law and justice.
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Indian Judicial System
- The Indian judicial system has established an integrated judicial system with the Supreme court at the top and the High courts below it.
- The judiciary further gets hierarchically divided into subordinate courts, i.e., district courts and other lower courts.
- India has a unified judiciary and one system of fundamental law and justice.
- Question 3 of 7
3. Question
1 pointsWhat all statements is/are true regarding the 44th Amendment Act?
- The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 substituted the words ‘armed rebellion’ for ‘internal disturbance’.
- The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 made the declaration of a National Emergency immune from the judicial review.
- Originally, the period allowed for approval by the Parliament was two months, but was reduced by the 44th Amendment Act of 1978.
- The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 maintains that the emergency continues for six months, and can be extended to an indefinite period even without an approval of the Parliament for every six months.
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The 38th Amendment Act of 1975 made the declaration of a National Emergency immune from the judicial review, only to get subsequently deleted by the 44th Amendment Act of 1978.
- National emergency, if approved by both the Houses of Parliament, continues for six months, and can be extended to an indefinite period with an approval of the Parliament for every six months. This provision for periodical parliamentary approval was also added by the 44th Amendment Act of 1978
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The 38th Amendment Act of 1975 made the declaration of a National Emergency immune from the judicial review, only to get subsequently deleted by the 44th Amendment Act of 1978.
- National emergency, if approved by both the Houses of Parliament, continues for six months, and can be extended to an indefinite period with an approval of the Parliament for every six months. This provision for periodical parliamentary approval was also added by the 44th Amendment Act of 1978
- Question 4 of 7
4. Question
1 pointsThe Global Human Capital Index for the year 2017 has been released by World Economic Forum. Which of the following statement is/are correct in this context?
1) India has been placed at 103 rank, the lowest among BRICS economies.
2) Among the South Asian countries, India was ranked lower than Sri Lanka and Nepal, although higher than neighbouring Bangladesh and Pakistan.
3) The list was topped by Finland.
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India has been placed at a low 103 rank, the lowest among BRICS economies. India also ranks “among the lowest in the world” when it comes to the employment gender gap, but has fared well when it comes to development of skills needed for the future with a rank of 65 out of total 130 countries surveyed.
2- Among the South Asian countries also, India was ranked lower than Sri Lanka and Nepal, although higher than neighbouring Bangladesh and Pakistan.
3– The overall list was topped by Norway, followed by Finland and Switzerland in the second and third place respectively.
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India has been placed at a low 103 rank, the lowest among BRICS economies. India also ranks “among the lowest in the world” when it comes to the employment gender gap, but has fared well when it comes to development of skills needed for the future with a rank of 65 out of total 130 countries surveyed.
2- Among the South Asian countries also, India was ranked lower than Sri Lanka and Nepal, although higher than neighbouring Bangladesh and Pakistan.
3– The overall list was topped by Norway, followed by Finland and Switzerland in the second and third place respectively.
- Question 5 of 7
5. Question
1 pointsOther than Tamil Nadu and the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry, which of the following country uses Tamil as an official language?
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Tamil is an official language of two countries, Sri Lanka and Singapore. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry. It is also used as one of the languages of education in Malaysia, along with English, Malay and Mandarin.
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Tamil is an official language of two countries, Sri Lanka and Singapore. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry. It is also used as one of the languages of education in Malaysia, along with English, Malay and Mandarin.
- Question 6 of 7
6. Question
1 pointsWith respect to the National Pension System (NPS), consider the following statements:
- Any Indian citizen between 18 and 60 years can join NPS.
- To be a subscriber of NPS, the person must comply with ‘know your customer’ (KYC) norms.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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National Pension System (NPS) is a government-sponsored pension scheme. It was launched in January 2004 for government employees. However, in 2009, it was opened to all sections. The scheme allows subscribers to contribute regularly in a pension account during their working life. On retirement, subscribers can withdraw a part of the corpus in a lumpsum and use the remaining corpus to buy an annuity to secure a regular income after retirement. Any Indian citizen between 18 and 60 years can join NPS. The only condition is that the person must comply with know your customer (KYC) norms.
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National Pension System (NPS) is a government-sponsored pension scheme. It was launched in January 2004 for government employees. However, in 2009, it was opened to all sections. The scheme allows subscribers to contribute regularly in a pension account during their working life. On retirement, subscribers can withdraw a part of the corpus in a lumpsum and use the remaining corpus to buy an annuity to secure a regular income after retirement. Any Indian citizen between 18 and 60 years can join NPS. The only condition is that the person must comply with know your customer (KYC) norms.
- Question 7 of 7
7. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following monuments and their locations are correctly matched?
1) Ta Prohm Temple – Angkor, CAMBODIA
2) Cham Monuments – VIETNAM
3) Thiruketeeswaram Temple – SRI LANKA
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India has been increasingly undertaking projects across Asia to restore places of cultural importance.
Such initiatives are an important tool of Soft Power in diplomatic relations.
Restoration projects undertaken by Archaeological Survey of India in Asia:
- Ta Prohm Temple, Angkor, CAMBODIA
- Cham Monuments, VIETNAM
- Thiruketeeswaram Temple, Mannar, SRI LANKA
- Wat Phou Temple Complex, LAOS
- Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, NEPAL
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India has been increasingly undertaking projects across Asia to restore places of cultural importance.
Such initiatives are an important tool of Soft Power in diplomatic relations.
Restoration projects undertaken by Archaeological Survey of India in Asia:
- Ta Prohm Temple, Angkor, CAMBODIA
- Cham Monuments, VIETNAM
- Thiruketeeswaram Temple, Mannar, SRI LANKA
- Wat Phou Temple Complex, LAOS
- Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, NEPAL
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