8th February Prelims Daily Solutions

Q.1) Recently Delhi state govt has launched the ‘Zero Fatality Corridor’ (ZFC). The ZFC is aimed to reduce fatalities due
to:

a) Air Pollution
b) Zika and other vector borne diseases
c) Railway Accidents
d) Road Accidents

Inspired by: Delhi government launches Zero Fatality Corridor

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/delhi-government-launches-zero-fatality-corridor/

Answer: (c)

Zero Fatality Corridor (ZFC)

 ZFC is to be run in partnership with SaveLIFE Foundation, a leading road safety non-profit organization.
 The initiative is aimed at bringing down injuries and deaths due to road crashes.
 It is in line with Delhi government’s plan of action to reduce fatalities due to road crashes by 30 per cent by 2020.
 Through the ‘Zero Fatality Corridor’ pilot project the aim is to reduce the fatalities to near zero levels on this particular
stretch.
 After evaluating the impact of the initiative, the model will be replicated in other parts of the city.

Q.2) Consider the following statements with respect to the Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF):

1. It is aimed for the development and up-gradation of infrastructure in Gramin Agricultural Markets and Regulated
Wholesale Markets.
2. It is funded by World Bank.
3. It will provide the State/UT Governments subsidized loan for their proposal for developing marketing infrastructure

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

a) Only 1
b) 1 and 2
c) 1 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 3

Inspired by: Cabinet nod to setting up Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/cabinet-nod-to-setting-up-agri-market-infrastructure-fund/

Answer: (d)

Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF)

 AMIF is a corpus of Rs. 2000 crore to be created with NABARD for development and up-gradation of agricultural
marketing infrastructure in Gramin Agricultural Markets and Regulated Wholesale Markets.
 It will provide the State/UT Governments subsidized loan for their proposal for developing marketing infrastructure
in 585 Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) and 10,000 Grameen Agricultural Markets (GrAMs).
 States may also access AMIF for innovative integrated market infrastructure projects including Hub and Spoke
mode and in PPP mode.
 In these GrAMs, physical and basic infrastructure will be strengthened using MGNREGA and other Government
Schemes.
  The Scheme being demand driven, its progress is subject to the demands from the States and proposals received
from them.

Q.3) Which of the following statements about the Income Tax Ombudsman is/are correct?

1. It is an independent body comprising of former tax officials or IRS officials formed by the Government,
empowered to address and settle tax payer’s grievances.
2. The office is governed by the States Goods and Services Tax Act 2017.

Select the correct answer:

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Inspired by: [pib] Abolition of Income-Tax Ombudsman and Indirect Tax Ombudsman

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/pib-abolition-of-income-tax-ombudsman-and-indirect-tax-ombudsman/

Answer: (a)

Income Tax Ombudsman

 It is an Independent body comprises of former tax officials or Indian Revenue Service Officials formed by the
Government, empowered to address and settle tax payer’s grievances.
 The Ombudsman is governed by, and has to comply with the Income Tax Ombudsman Guidelines, 2006.
 At present, the Government has set-up Tax Ombudsman at 12 cities namely New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai,
Ahmedabad, Kanpur, Chandigarh, Pune, Kochi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Bhopal.

Q.4) Consider the following statements with respect to the National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme
(NAQUIM):

1. It is an initiative of Geological Survey of India.

2. It is an initiative for mapping and managing the entire aquifer systems in the country.
3. The Hydrological Map of India is prepared under this programme.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 3
d) All are correct

Inspired by: [pib] Management of Ground Water

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/pib-management-of-ground-water/

Answer: (c)

National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme (NAQUIM)

1. The NAQUIM is an initiative of the Ministry of Water Resources for mapping and managing the entire aquifer systems
in the country.
2. It maintains the Hydrological Map of India.
3. It aims:

 to identify and map aquifers at the micro level,

  to quantify the available groundwater resources, and
 to propose plans appropriate to the scale of demand and aquifer characteristics, and institutional arrangements
for participatory management.

4. It was initiated as a part of the Ground Water Management and Regulation scheme to delineate and characterize the
aquifers to develop plans for ground water management.

Q.5) The Dard Tribals aka Dard Aryans are native to the state of:

a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Haryana
d) Uttarakhand

Inspired by: Explained: The Dard Aryans of Ladakh: who are this tribe, what are their concerns?

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/explained-the-dard-aryans-of-ladakh-who-are-this-tribe-what-are-their-concerns/

Answer: (b)

Dard Aryans

 Some 200 km from Leh are the villages of Dha, Hanu, Garkone and Darchik on both sides of the Indus River,
inhabited by the Buddhist Dard Tribes.
 The villages are together called the “Aryan valley”.
 The community now numbers about 4,000.
 The word ‘Dard’ is derived from a Sanskrit word, ‘Daradas’, which means people who live on hillsides.
 People of this region are culturally and linguistically different from those in other parts of Ladakh.
 There is a line of thought that the “Aryans of Ladakh” or the “Brokpas” might have descended from soldiers in
Alexander’s army who had come to the region over 2,000 years ago.