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Q.1) The committee constituted by the government to examine the feasibility and desirability of having a new financial year is headed by
a) Dr. Rajiv Kumar
b) PV Rajaraman
c) KM Chandrasekhar
d) Dr. Shankar Acharya
Answer-d
Explanation:-
- The Union Finance Ministry has constituted four members committee to examine the feasibility and desirability of having a new financial year.
- The committee has been tasked to examine the merits and demerits of various dates for the commencement of the financial year including the existing date (April to March) by taking into account the various relevant factors.
- The committee will be headed by Dr. Shankar Acharya (former Chief Economic Adviser). Besides it will consist of PV Rajaraman (former Finance Secretary, Tamil Nadu), KM Chandrasekhar (former Cabinet Secretary) and Dr. Rajiv Kumar (Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research) as its members.
Q.2) Which of the following state has become the first state in the country to introduce minimum wages for part time workers?
a) Gujarat
b) Haryana
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab
Answer-c
Explanation:-
- Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to introduce minimum wages for part time workers.
- In this regard, the Labour Department has issued a notification. With this, part time workers in the state now come under the Minimum Wages Act 1948.
- As per the new rule, it is now mandatory for employer to pay 50% of the prescribed a day minimum wage to a person who works for less than four hours in a day.
- Besides, in another decision state government also has decided to increase the minimum wages in all categories of scheduled employments by 104 Rupees per month.
Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Attorney General of India
- He is appointed by the President of India.
- He has right of audience in all courts in the territory of India .
- Provisions regarding his remunerations are decided by Parliament by law.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer-a
Explanation:-
Article 76.
“Attorney-General for India.- (1) The President shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court to be Attorney-General for India .
(2) It shall be the duty of the Attorney-General to give advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters, and to perform such other duties of a legal character, as may from time to time be referred or assigned to him by the President, and to discharge the functions conferred on him by or under this Constitution or any other law for the time being in force.
(3) In the performance of his duties the Attorney-General shall have right of audience in all courts in the territory of India .
(4) The Attorney-General shall hold office during the pleasure of the President, and shall receive such remuneration as the President may determine.”
Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
- It is the only convention stemming from a direct recommendation of the Rio Conference’s Agenda 21.
- It is the only internationally legally binding framework set up to address the problem of desertification.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is true
Answer-c
Explanation:-
- The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (UNCCD) is a Convention to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought through national action programs that incorporate long-term strategies supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements.
- The Convention, the only convention stemming from a direct recommendation of the Rio Conference’s Agenda 21, was adopted in Paris, France on 17 June 1994 and entered into force in December 1996. It is the only internationally legally binding framework set up to address the problem of desertification.
- The Convention is based on the principles of participation, partnership and decentralization—the backbone of Good Governance and Sustainable Development. It has 195 parties, making it near universal in reach.
- On 28 March 2013, Canada became the first country to withdraw from the convention.
Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Breakwaters
- It increases coastal erosion.
- Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defense.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is true
Answer-b
Explanation:-
What are Breakwaters?
- Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defense or to protect an anchorage from the effects of both weather and longshore drift.
- Breakwaters reduce the intensity of wave action in inshore waters and thereby reduce coastal erosion or provide safe harbourage.
Q.6) Consider the following statements regarding pulses
- India is the largest producer of pulses.
- India is the largest consumer of pulses.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is true
Answer-c
Explanation:-
- Even after tapping markets of 46 countries, we are able to arrange only around five million tonne of pulses because unlike edible oil, pulses are not easily available for import from other countries, especially with the preference for pulse intake rising in most of the developed countries.
- India, being the largest producer as well as consumer of pulses, thus needs to tap the domestic potential of raising the production.
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