W.rt Question no. 4 of Test no 5.. The third option is..
"Exercise of powers of the president without the advice of council of ministers shall be unconstitutional."
deemed as Correct in answer key..
But isn't it only the "Executive power" which must be based on advice of council of ministers...since in other cases having Situational discretion president can act without advice of council of ministers.
W.r.t question no 49.. wasn't dr Rajendra Prasad elected thrice.. on 24 January 1950 by the constituent assembly and subsequently in 1952 and 1957.
Page no 20.2 laxmikant.. specifically executive power mentioned..
To cite concurrence.. in question no 1 it must have to be lok sabha instead of parliament (being specific). So i guess same principle must be applied here..
w.r.t Question no 32 of test 8..
in statement 1.. i.e "President of India can give Special address to both the houses of the parliament under article 86 of the constitution" is marked as incorrect in answer key.
According to Article 86..
Article 86(1) of the Constitution provides that the President "may" address either House of Parliament or both Houses assembled together.
so why has it been marked incorrect since the word "Can" has been used in the statement and as such the it is a general statement. And the statement 1 can be interpreted as a sub set of the above provision unless mentioned otherwise specifically.
Plz clarify..
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also w.r.t Question no. 37...
Option 1 states that " The question hour is mentioned in the Rules of procedure of the lok sabha." which is deemed incorrect as per answer key.
However "Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business" is in itself a Same document as published by Lok Sabha.. and as such mention of the Question hour can be found in both sections of the document.
and laxmikanth writes in "zero hour" that unlike question hour,the zero hour is not mentioned in Rules of procedure.. and it does not automatically imply that Question hour is not mentioned in conduct of business.
clarify this too..
https://knowindia.gov.in/profile/the-union/government-business-in-parliament.php
Since the system is synchronous with British system of whips.. Minister of parliamentary affairs is the chief whip of the Government.
W.r.t Question no 21 of test no 9 statement 2
The statement "SWAYATT is an initiative to promote MSMEs,women and young entrepreneurs through e-transactions on the Government e-Marketplace" is marked as correct.
Whereas according to various sources it is
"SWAYATT is an initiative to promote Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions on Government e Marketplace (GeM)."
https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=188740
Note that MSMEs are not explicitly mentioned in the objective of this scheme. It is rather "Startups" which would be the focus.
MSME though finds a mention in the article but it is only w.r.t speech given by the minister in the event.
W.r.t Question no 21 of test no 9 statement 2
The statement "SWAYATT is an initiative to promote MSMEs,women and young entrepreneurs through e-transactions on the Government e-Marketplace" is marked as correct.
Whereas according to various sources it is
"SWAYATT is an initiative to promote Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions on Government e Marketplace (GeM)."
https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=188740
Note that MSMEs are not explicitly mentioned in the objective of this scheme. It is rather "Startups" which would be the focus.
MSME though finds a mention in the article but it is only w.r.t speech given by the minister in the event.
Question no 38 Test 10
Option 1 says MPLADS is a centrally sponsored scheme.
PIB mentions it as Central Sector Scheme.
And second statement is incorrect too.
Also there are different sources some mention it as CSS while others mention it as Central sector scheme.
w.r.t Question no 37 in Test no 11. statement no 3.
"The constitution of India provides for reservation of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the State Legislative assembly of Every state" has been marked correct in answer key.
However, Article 332(1) clearly states thatthis is not applicable in case of " Scheduled Tribes in the tribal areas of Assam, in Nagaland and in Meghalaya" i.e Reservation for Scheduled Castes shall not apply to Nagaland and Meghalaya.
This provision has been specifically provided in the constitution due tovery low presence of Indigenous Scheduled Castes in these 2 states and tribal regions of Assam.
So the answer to Question no 37 should be "D".
Plz clarify accordingly.
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Also the answer of Ques 30 is also marked as incorrect. it would be "B" instead of "D".
Also it is not the discretion of parliament/president that reservation have not been provided for SCs in Nagaland and Meghalaya, rather a specific mention of the provision in constitution and that is why constitution "does not provide for reservation for Scheduled castesandscheduled tribes inAllstates."
Other reason for specific mention is the constitution is the factor of "IndigenousSchedule Castes" while providing reservation in state legislature of the these two states, which requires specific exemption provision in A332(1). Since Meghalaya do provides 5% reservations to Scheduled castes in Services.
@Thinker It is clearly mentioned in article 332 thatexcept Meghalaya and Nagaland.And since the statement is about providing reservation i.e constitution "provides for" it ain't about the prohibitions.It's a simple statement with specific mention of "Scheduled casteandScheduled tribe" and not "Scheduled caste or Scheduled tribes" in that case it would have been correct.
Also it is not the discretion of parliament/president that reservation have not been provided for SCs in Nagaland and Meghalaya, rather a specific mention of the provision in constitution and that is why constitution "does not provide for reservation for Scheduled castesandscheduled tribes inAllstates."
Other reason for specific mention is the constitution is the factor of "IndigenousSchedule Castes" while providing reservation in state legislature of the these two states, which requires specific exemption provision in A332(1). Since Meghalaya do provides 5% reservations to Scheduled castes in Services.
Also please check the following 51st amendment to the constitution.
http://legislative.gov.in/constitution-fifty-first-amendment-act-1984
And then further amendment by 57th
http://legislative.gov.in/constitution-fifty-seventh-amendment-act-1987
Also please check the following 51st amendment to the constitution.
http://legislative.gov.in/constitution-fifty-first-amendment-act-1984
And then further amendment by 57th
http://legislative.gov.in/constitution-fifty-seventh-amendment-act-1987
The question is whether Constitution provides for the reservation to SC/ST in all state then yes it provides for it as per article 332. The same article makes an exception (by virtue of 51 and 57 CAA) for STs in certain areas of the state and not for the entire state. But as far as reservation to SCs are concerned Constitution has not made any specific exceptions.
Hmm.. no specific restrictions are mentioned w.r.t Scheduled Castes and it is only by virtue of high ST population and 332(3[a]) that SCs don't get reservation there.
Moreover the source i referred didnot incorporate 57th amendment.
Thanks for clarification.
The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019, inter alia, provides
- that a person who has been a Judge of the Supreme Court is also made eligible to be appointed as Chairperson of the Commission in addition to the person who has been the Chief Justice of India;
https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=192090
It mentions the number of currently operating CSCs in later part of this document.They're setup for speeding up GST implementation in urban areas.
Anyone clarify it pls.
The report goes on to express “general agreement with the suggested regulatory structure” by expert committee led by (late) Prof. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, which was constituted by the Government in July 2014 and submitted its report in February 2015.TheParliamentary Standing Committee Report summarizes the key recommendations of the Roy Chaudhury committee report as follows:
“The expert committee has suggested the formation of a National Medical Commission (NMC) through a new Act.
The NMC will have four verticals (i) UG Board of Medical Education and Training, (ii) PG Board of Medical Education and Training (iii) National Assessment and Accreditation Board and (iv) National Board for Medical Registration. Besides these vertical heads, the expert committee has also recommended the formation of a National Advisory Council which will consist of members from the State Governments, Union Territories, State Medical Councils, Medical Universities and members of NMC.”
This above extract is from the NITI aayog report you have cited.
Even NITI aayog made to reference to Ranjit Roy committee suggestions.
It is different ministry and not Agri.
It's Ministry of fisheries,animal husbandry and dairying.
In ques 19 test 19
Freedom to enter into academic collaborations with other institutions inside the country is not a specific benefit w.r.t Institute of Eminence scheme since it's in general available to all UGC recognised institutions.
Rather IoE tag gives freedom to collaborate with international institutions.
Plz rectify.
"toenter into academic collaboration with top 500 in the world ranking Institutions without permission of UGC;"
https://pib.gov.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=180478
Clearly given in this article and there's as such no specific mention of "other institutions within the country"
Thanks and cheers.
Also in Question no 11....
This award would not be awarded posthumously.
Except in very rare and high deserving cases.
And as such the provision is given clearly regarding no posthumous conferring in case of sardar patel award.
In ques 19 test 19
Freedom to enter into academic collaborations with other institutions inside the country is not a specific benefit w.r.t Institute of Eminence scheme since it's in general available to all UGC recognised institutions.
Rather IoE tag gives freedom to collaborate with international institutions.
Plz rectify.
"toenter into academic collaboration with top 500 in the world ranking Institutions without permission of UGC;"
https://pib.gov.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=180478
Clearly given in this article and there's as such no specific mention of "other institutions within the country"
Thanks and cheers.
"The objective is to use Artificial Intelligence to make learning more personalised and customised as per the requirements of the learner. This requires development of technologies in Adaptive Learning to address the diversity of learners. There are a number ofstart-upcompanies developing this and MHRD would like to recognise such efforts and bring them under a common platform so that learners can access it easily."
And yes it does makes a difference in interpretation. :)
Ques 18, Does E-NAM helps boost agriculture credit ?
As is the case with Interest subvention which leads to ultimately more amount of disposable income(money or credit) available with the farmers i.e by reducing interest burden on Loan availed by the farmer.
Similarly, eNAM leads toBetter Price Discovery for the farmers. Now the farmers who usually had to sell at low price due to regional variations in price between markets get access to Better Price Discovery for their produce thus increasing their income and they can invest that in next cropping season without having to resort to exploitative means.
Note that Credit need not necessarily be associated with Banks and Loans(that isInstitutional Credit),rather it's the capital availability with farmer in the times of need.(Overall agricultural credit)
Also check out our Finance minister emphasizing the states to move to eNAM from APMC in an Agro Credit conference.Here
How is statement 1 correct in Question no 48 of test no21 since constitution mentioned English to be "used for allofficial purposefor a period of 15 years".
Being used for official purpose does not make it as an "official language of union".
As the statement says that "continuation of English as an official language of union" implies a different meaning from "used for all the official purposes of the Union".
Moreover we cannot distinguish in the exam that whether the question is being asked w.r.t Historical perspective (simple factual info)or political understanding( difference b/w being an official language or being used as language for official specified purpose).
So statement 1 cannot be considered as correct.. plz clarify.
How is statement 1 correct in Question no 48 of test no21 since constitution mentioned English to be "used for allofficial purposefor a period of 15 years".
Being used for official purpose does not make it as an "official language of union".
As the statement says that "continuation of English as an official language of union" implies a different meaning from "used for all the official purposes of the Union".
Moreover we cannot distinguish in the exam that whether the question is being asked w.r.t Historical perspective (simple factual info)or political understanding( difference b/w being an official language or being used as language for official specified purpose).
So statement 1 cannot be considered as correct.. plz clarify.
Test 23 Q 17
In this question Bidri work is matched with Andhra Pradesh and option ( b) is considered correct.
But as Bidri is prominently associated with Karnataka ( due to Bidar region) it was told by teacher in SFG discussion class that both option (b) and (c) will be considered as correct for this question.
Pls clarify.
But Bidri is also associated with Andhra Pradesh too and not "only" with Karnataka
So how can you say that it's not associated with andhra pradesh and mark it as incorrect..
@Thinker Sir,there are many discrepancies in today's answer key. Please review it.
The birth of Dhrupad as we know it today coincided with the Bhakti movement (particularly that of the Vallabh Sampradaya) and consequently was more devotional in nature. It was rendered intemplesfacing the the Divinity full of devotion and bhaav, this was the genesis of what became known as Haveli Dhrupad/Sangeet.
Word used in Q's is "originated".Source says "rendered" and render means to give/ present servicesMeanings are totally different..
Okay :P
Sir w.r.t Question no 31 of test 25.
Option 3 is marked as incorrect..
However it's correct since 6 indian cities are members of C40.
https://www.c40.org/blog_posts/chennai-becomes-6th-indian-city-to-join-c40
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In various news articles that came in October regarding this news,they were factually incorrect and this is from the official website of c40 itself.
Thanks
Sir w.r.t Question no 31 of test 25.
Option 3 is marked as incorrect..
However it's correct since 6 indian cities are members of C40.
https://www.c40.org/blog_posts/chennai-becomes-6th-indian-city-to-join-c40
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In various news articles that came in October regarding this news,they were factually incorrect and this is from the official website of c40 itself.
Thanks
The answer is given as (a) i.e. 2 and 3 only are correct.
Oh sorry.. my fault.
@ranahere999 you wrong here. Geotail is phenomenon due to which chandrayan 2 is able to detect charged particle .The CLASS instrument on Chandrayaan-2 is designed to detect direct signatures of elements present in the lunar soil. This is best observed when a solar flare on the Sun provides a rich source of x-rays to illuminate the lunar surface; secondary x-ray emission resulting from this can be detected by CLASS to directly detect the presence of key elements like Na, Ca, Al, Si, Ti and Fe. So geotail is helping which is detected by class. If there was no geotail class would not able to detect it.Geotail:- phenomenonClass:- I strument
It's talking about Geotail "Region".. and that region certainly Helped in detection of charged particles.
If moon would not have passed from that region of Geotail.. would the CLASS instrument be able to detect Charged particles on the moon..? Certainly not!
And this regionhelped chandrayan's CLASS instrumentin detection of charged particles.
Did it detect? No.
Did it helped in detection? Yes.
Q22
1st sentence is correct as such primary waves travel through all 3 mediums( no mention here ONLY liquid.
3rd sentence- Most destructive are Secondary waves,not surface waves.
Kindly evaluate.
Longitudinal waves not latitudinal in statement 1.
Ncert mentions clearly that Surface waves are most destructive.
Q6: Ofcourse regions of high Extra Tropical cyclonic activity and since extra tropical cyclones move from west to east,they affect this climatic region.
Q7: Specific mention of Trade winds influence, so Tropical marine.
Q16: Annual range of almost 54°F and no uniform distribution as evident from graph given in book.
I agree with Q11 and 36 doubt.
Question no 38 of test 31.
Formation of ASEAN was infactoriginallydriven on economic concern due to fragmented small economies of South Asia.
The fragmented economies of Southeast Asia,” he said, “(with) each country pursuing its own limited objectives and dissipating its meager resources in the overlapping or even conflicting endeavors of sister states carry the seeds of weakness in their incapacity for growth and their self-perpetuating dependence on the advanced, industrial nations. ASEAN, therefore, could marshal the still untapped potentials of this rich region through more substantial united action.”
Plz check
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And can Anyone please provide the source specifying that Starlink Internet will be cheaper than Optical fiber cable network, since access to remote areas will be cheaper for Starlink but not in urban areas where optical fibre network is still cheaper.
Taking this general statement as true is a bit doubtful. Q14 statement 3
It's own website specifies regional cost effectiveness not global.
"Starlink will deliver high speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable."
Test no 32 Question no 1.
WESP 2020 has recognised ASEAN region to be fastest growing regions of the world.
Now in various sources it is "East Asian Region" which is given.
However, the report divided the world into 7 regions for analysis i.e
1.Developed economies , 2.Economies in transition ,Africa , East Asia , South Asia ,Western Asia , Latin America and the Caribbean.
Now if we consider ASEAN it is indeed considered to becompletelyin "East Asian region".
check this map for reference given on page number 2 of thereport.
and since all ASEAN members have been considered in this region "East Asia",it recognises it to be fastest growing region of the world.
Moreover the report adds specifically that:
1.Short-term growth prospects for ASEAN least developed countries remain strong.
2.Domestic demand in the ASEAN economies is likely to remain resilient.
3.Economic performance in Japan will remain subdued in 2020 as a consumption tax rise, declining real wages and sluggish exports to East Asian economies drag on growth.
so,shouldn't the answer be "c" i.e both statements correct.
@ranahere999 Upwelling results in bringing up of Cold waters from the depths: This results in water temperature to drop which is not healthy for Corals. Cold waters are very bad for them.
But ain't it a much debated topic with research being published to date?
Some sources mention otherwise.
@Thinker can you recheck the answer for question 4 in test 35
Tropical moist deciduous covers more area than dry deciduous.
Source:Khullar.
ISFR 2019 clearly specifies tropical dry deciduous to be highest.
Test 35 Q 19
Temperate vegetation is found at higher altitudes in Himalayas as compared to southern mountain forest.
As temperate vegetation is found at altitudes of 1600m in southern mountain (NCERT). Where as in himalayas it's 1800-3000m (link below)
http://frienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/Types-of-Indian-Forest_1811.aspx
Yes..even this Link also mentions the same.Temperate vegetation is found at higher altitude in Himalayas.
@Thinker Q30 test 36.
It is a previous year question and i think all of these crops are used as pulse,fodder and green manure.
@nautiyalneha2326865 act says minimum 60 days.But the ques doesn't mention minimum word.If you read the statement again.. you will find it correct as notice can be served even after 90 days..Minimum is 60 ..but there is no limitation after that.
Wew! That was deep.
Question no 31 of test no 40.
Option B says that "Kuno palpur Wildlife sanctuary has been choosen for possible reintroduction".
Infact it was Nauradehi Wildlife sanctuary which was choosen from amongst 3 sites identified.Link to the article
In the recent court judgement too, there's no specific mention of Kuno palpur(earlier identified amongst 3 sites but not choosen) being choosen for reintroduction.
Infact supreme court in 2012 said that Lion population in Kuno Palpur may not be sustainable for leopard survival.
1. The question did not ask about "recent".
2.Is there any recent article which specifies clearly that Kuno has been choosen for possible reintroduction? If yes please quote.
Question no 31 of test no 40.
Option B says that "Kuno palpur Wildlife sanctuary has been choosen for possible reintroduction".
Infact it was Nauradehi Wildlife sanctuary which was choosen from amongst 3 sites identified.Link to the article
In the recent court judgement too, there's no specific mention of Kuno palpur(earlier identified amongst 3 sites but not choosen) being choosen for reintroduction.
Infact supreme court in 2012 said that Lion population in Kuno Palpur may not be sustainable for leopard survival.
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/african-cheetahs-can-be-brought-into-india-rules-supreme-court-69010. Plz go through this article.
The article itself mentions that "The court has now asked NTCA to conduct a survey to find a new site for the re-introduction to reassess the potential of Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary and also see if there are any sites which might prove to be better."
Nonetheless, Thankyou :)
Are Deposit taking NBFCs considered under Systemically important NBFC?
I think Non-Deposit taking ND-NBFCs are only considered under this category which have asset size of over 500 crores.
For question no 15 of test no 45.
It's a previous year verbatim question and answer is c as per official upsc key whereas the key given by forumIas has D as answer.
Avanti and Gandhara are not associated with life of Buddha.
SFG 1 answer key compilation test 1-51.
SFG1_alltests_solutions.pdf
Question no 49
Increase in wages is demand pull and not cost push inflation.
Increase in wage->Increase in expenditure -->Increase in demand.
Increase in wages leads to increased costs of production at the microeconomic level, since wages is a component of input cost for any product (factory workers demand more wages,so owner needs to increase product price to maintain his/her product profits). With increased production costs, it's cost push inflation.
Also at the macroeconomic level, rise in average level of income in an economy,leads to increased spending which triggers demand pull inflation.
Kindly think it with both perspectives. :)
