Q.2845·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyWhich one of the following countries has been suffering from decades of civil strife and food shortages and was in news in the recent past for its very severe famine?View question
Q.2846·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyConsider the following statements : 1. According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a duty to protect States from internal disturbances. 2. The Constitution of India exempts the States from providing legal counsel to a person being held for preventive detention. 3. According to the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, confession of the accused before the police cannot be used as evidence. How many of the above statements are correct?View question
Q.2847·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyWe often hear about conflicts among different States in India over river waters. Of the 20 major river systems, 14 are already water-stressed; 75% of the population lives in water-stressed regions, a third of whom live in water-scarce areas. Climate change, the demands of rising population and the need for agriculture to keep pace, and increased rate of urbanization and industrialization will exacerbate water stress. According to the Constitution of India, water is a State subject and not that of the Union, except for regulation of inter-State rivers. Key to ensuring balance between competing demands of various stakeholders is a basin-based approach to allocate water amongst constituent regions and States. Allocating fair share of water to them requires assessments based on objective criteria, such as specificities of the river basin, size of dependent population, existing water use and demand, efficiency of use, projected future use, etc. while ensuring the environmental needs of the river and aquifers. Which one of the following statements best reflects the most rational, practical and immediate action required to ensure fair and equitable allocation of water to different stakeholders ?View question
Q.2848·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyConsider the following statements : Statement-I: According to the United Nations 'World Water Development Report, 2022', India extracts more than a quarter of the world's groundwater withdrawal each year. Statement-II: India needs to extract more than a quarter of the world's groundwater each year to satisfy the drinking water and sanitation need of almost 18% of world's population living in its territory. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?View question
Q.2849·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyConsider the following statements : Statement-I: India's public sector health care system largely focuses on curative care with limited preventive, promotive and rehabilitative care. Statement-II: Under India's decentralized approach to health care delivery, the States are primarily responsible for organizing health services. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?View question
Q.2850·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyConsider the following statements : 1. The Self-Help Group (SHG) programme was originally initiated by the State Bank of India by providing microcredit to the financially deprived. 2. In an SHG, all members of a group take responsibility for a loan that an individual member takes. 3. The Regional Rural Banks and Scheduled Commercial Banks support SHGs. How many of the above statements are correct?View question
Q.2852·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyWith reference to Central Bank digital currencies, consider the following statements : 1. It is possible to make payments in a digital currency without using US dollar or SWIFT system. 2. A digital currency can be distributed with a condition programmed into it such as a timeframe for spending it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.2853·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyConsider the following statements with reference to India : 1. According to the 'Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006', the 'medium enterprises' are those with investments in plant and machinery between 15 crore and 25 crore. 2. All bank loans to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises qualify under the priority sector. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.2854·Miscellaneous·2023·Easy'Microsatellite DNA' is used in the case of which one of the following?View question
Q.2855·Miscellaneous·2023·Easy'Aerial metagenomics' best refers to which one of the following situations?View question
Q.2856·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyConsider the following activities : 1. Spreading finely ground basalt rock on farmlands extensively 2. Increasing the alkalinity of oceans by adding lime . 3. Capturing carbon dioxide released by various industries and pumping it into abandoned subterranean mines in the form of carbonated waters How many of the above activities are often considered and discussed for carbon capture and sequestration?View question
Q.2857·Miscellaneous·2023·Easy'Wolbachia method' is sometimes talked about .with reference to which one of the following?View question
Q.2858·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyWith reference to coal-based thermal power plants in India, consider the following statements : 1. None of them uses seawater. 2. None of them is set up in water-stressed district. 3. None of them· is privately owned. How many of the above statements are correct?View question
Q.2859·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyConsider the following statements : 1. In a seismograph, P waves are recorded earlier than S waves. 2. In P waves, the individual particles vibrate to and fro in the direction of wave propagation whereas in S waves, the particles vibrate up and down at right angles to the direction of wave propagation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.2860·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyConsider the following statements : Statement-I: The temperature contrast between continents and oceans is greater during summer than in winter. Statement-II: The specific heat of water is more than that of land surface. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?View question
Q.2861·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyConsider the following statements Statement-I: The soil in tropical rain forests is rich in nutrients. Statement-II: The high temperature and moisture of tropical rain forests cause dead organic matter in the soil to decompose quickly. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?View question
Q.2862·Miscellaneous·2023·EasyWith reference to the Earth's atmosphere, which one of the following statements is correct ?View question