1) Which of the following statements is/are correct about National Green Tribunal (NGT)?
1. Establishment of NGT made National Environment Appellate Authority defunct.
2. Mumbai is one of the place of sitting of Tribunal.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Only 1
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- National Green Tribunal (NGT) became operational with Justice Lokeshwar Singh as first Chairman in 2010.
- Currently it is chaired by Justice Swatanter Kumar since 2012.
- NGT was established by National Green Tribunal Act 2010.
- The five places of sitting of Tribunal are at Delhi, Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai.
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2) Mount Etna is in -
a. Greece
b. Italy
c. Turkey
d. Indonesia
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ANSWER: Italy
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- Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy.
- It lies above the convergent plate margin between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
- Mount Etna is the highest volcano in mainland Europe, standing at 10,000ft.
- Mount Etna has erupted recently.
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3) Which of the following statements is/are correct according to UNCLOS?
1. The contiguous zone is a band of water extending from the outer edge of the territorial sea to up to 24 nautical miles.
2. A 12 nautical-mile territorial limit is allowed for Artificial island as well.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Only 1
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- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) states that sub-sea structures, such as reefs, cannot be claimed as sovereign coastline.
- Building artificial structures on top of reefs does not turn them in to sovereign territory either.
- A country that owns a natural island can claim a 12-nautical-mile territorial limit around it, both on the sea and in the air. But artificial structures do not confer any such right.
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4) Partnership for Quality Infrastructure is program by -
a. China
b. India
c. France
d. Japan
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ANSWER: Japan
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- Japan promotes “quality infrastructure investment” through “Partnership for Quality Infrastructure: Investment for Asia’s Future
- It has four pillars:
1. 25% increase in Japanese official development assistance
2. Support of ADB
3. Enabling the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) to provide funding
4. Promote quality investments, through site visits, seminars, and international forums.
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5) Who headed the committee appointed by HRD ministry for formulating New Education Policy (NEP)?
a. T.S.R. Subramanian
b. Ajit Seth
c. Bibek Debroy
d. V K Saraswat
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ANSWER: T.S.R. Subramanian
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- Former Cabinet secretary T.S.R. Subramanian has been appointed chairperson of a committee set up by the Human Resource Development Ministry to draft the new education policy.
- The committee has been mandated to submit the draft of the new policy no later than December 31, 2015.
- The other members include Shailaja Chandra, former Chief Secretary, NCT of Delhi; Sewaram Sharma, former Home Secretary, NCT of Delhi; Sudhir Mankad, former Chief Secretary of Gujarat, and J.S. Rajput, former Director, NCERT.
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6) Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Mahendra Suri wrote the Yantraraja, the first Indian treatise on the astrolabe in 14th century.
2. He was patronized by Firuz Shah Tughluq.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Both
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- Mahendra Suri was the 14th century Jain astronomer who wrote the Yantraraja, the first Indian treatise on the astrolabe.
- The astrolabe was introduced into India at the time of Firuz Shah Tughluq.
- An astrolabe is an elaborate inclinometer, historically used by astronomers, navigators, and astrologers.
- It is useful for locating and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars, determining local time given local latitude and vice versa, surveying, and triangulation.
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7) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions?
1. Department Of Personnel and Training is under this ministry.
2. It controls the cadres of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Both
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- DOPT controls the cadres of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Central Secretariat Service (CSS).
- DOPT is also responsible for the appointment of Chairman, Managing Director, full-time functional Director/Member of the Board of Management of various public sector undertakings/enterprises, corporations, banks and financial institutions.
- It also deals with the assignment of Indian experts to various developing countries.
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