Doubt Clearance Thread: UPSC 2021

Nikesaid

Q For elections/nomination to the Parliament, which of the following is correct? 

a)  A retired Chief Justice of India cannot be nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha. 

b)  A candidate fielded by a recognized political party does not need any proposer to file his nomination for Lok Sabha election.  

c)  If any person is convicted of an offence of bribery, he/she shall be disqualified from voting at any election for a period of six years. 

d)  All of the above statements are incorrect. 

I marked D. Answer given is C

How is option C correct?- Isn't the disqualification of 6 years regarding the contesting of elections or membership (in case of sitting legislator) but not regarding voting at elections. 

As far as i understand disqualification from voting does not have a time limit to it. A person stands disqualified to vote upon conviction itself which can be more or less than 6 years. 

Please confirm. 

TristanHarrissaid

Consider the following statements about Indian wetlands:

1. In India majority of wetlands are areas under paddy cultivation.

2. Chilika Lake and Keoladeo National Park are protected as water-fowl habitats under Ramsar Convention.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a 1 only

b 2 only

c Both 1 and 2

d Neither 1 nor 2

Are Paddy fields included under wetlands?  @upsc2020 

(g) “wetland" means an area of marsh, fen, peatland or water; whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters, but does not include river channels, paddy fields, human-made water bodies/tanks specifically constructed for drinking water purposes and structures specifically constructed for aquaculture, salt production, recreation and irrigation purposes; 

Patootiesaid

TristanHarrissaid

Consider the following statements about Indian wetlands:

1. In India majority of wetlands are areas under paddy cultivation.

2. Chilika Lake and Keoladeo National Park are protected as water-fowl habitats under Ramsar Convention.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a 1 only

b 2 only

c Both 1 and 2

d Neither 1 nor 2

Are Paddy fields included under wetlands?  @upsc2020 

(g) “wetland" means an area of marsh, fen, peatland or water; whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters, but does not include river channels, paddy fields, human-made water bodies/tanks specifically constructed for drinking water purposes and structures specifically constructed for aquaculture, salt production, recreation and irrigation purposes; 

Definition is quite unambiguous under the Rules. Colloquially, paddy fields are called temporary wetlands but the rules explicitly lay them outside the purview of "wetlands."

ishitatrisaid

Hi,

This doubt has accumulated over the Geography SFG week. Two days back in the Oceans test, the solution quoted the NCERT (Fundamental Physical Class XI, Ch 14):

"As a wave approaches the beach, it slows down. This is due to friction"

Today's test (Indian physical geography) quotes from the Natural Disaster chapter (Ch 7) under Tsunamis:

"The speed of the wave in the ocean depends upon the depth of water. It is more in the shallow water than in the ocean deep"

Conceptually, I always remembered the latter, so I ended up getting both Qs wrong  
I understand context is important, but can anyone explain what you understand with both these bits put together? Since the Prelims's not going to be a sectional test and you can't go back to just one textbook, what would you mark?

@forumiasacademy 

panbhi26967said

can someone confirm that its Tribal ministry who fixes the MSO for MFP ( forest produce) based on recommendation of TRIFED. Is the statment correct??