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At above 7%, retail inflation stays stubborn - Page No.1 , GS 3

A new judicial device for ‘complete justice’ - Page No.6 , GS 2
Create more jobs, revamp employment policy - Page No.6 , GS 3
Rightful challenge - Page No.6 , GS 2
The scale of municipal finances is inadequate - Page No.7 , GS 2
A guarantor of free speech - Page No.7 , GS 2
Centre has no new data on child labour - Page No.12 , GS 2,3
Questions (Map, Prelims, Mains)

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Pg no. 1 GS 3
What is the Wholesale Price Index?
•It measures the changes in the prices of goods sold and traded in
bulk by wholesale businesses to other businesses.
•Published by the Office of Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce
and Industry.
•It is the most widely used inflation indicator in India.
•Major criticism for this index is that the general public does not buy
products at wholesale price.
•The base year of All-India WPI has been revised from 2004-05 to
2011-12 in 2017.
What is the Consumer Price Index?
•It measures price changes from the perspective of a retail buyer. It
is released by the National Statistical Office (NSO).
•The CPI calculates the difference in the price of commodities and
services such as food, medical care, education, electronics etc,
which Indian consumers buy for use.
•Base Year for CPI is 2012
Pg no. 6 GS 2
The Supreme Court of India is regarded as the world’s most powerful top
court, on account of its wide power of judicial review. It has the jurisdiction
to issue writs under Article 32 of the Constitution.

It also has the original jurisdiction under Article 131 of the Constitution. There
is also wide appellate power under Articles 132, 133, 134 and 136 of the
Constitution.

More significantly, the Supreme Court has the power to “make such order as
is necessary for doing complete justice in any cause or matter pending
before it”, as per Article 142 of the Constitution.
Pg no. 6 GS 3
The Government of India has recently announced its plan to create 10 lakh
government jobs in the next 18 months. Of about 40 lakh sanctioned
posts, 22% posts are now vacant and the Government will fill these posts
in 18 months.

There are as many as 8.72 lakh positions that were vacant in various
departments of the Central government, as told by the Minister of State in
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Jitendra Singh, to the Rajya
Sabha on February 3, 2022.
Pg no. 6 GS 2
Twitter case should lead to changes in IT rules that will protect free
speech

The provision of these rules was one of the key reasons why the
Supreme Court had upheld the constitutionality of Section 69A of the
IT Act (in Shreya Singhal vs Union of India, 2015), which empowers the
Government to restrict access to online content in the interest of the
sovereignty and integrity of the country, security of the state, friendly
relations with foreign states or for public order.
Pg no. 7 GS 2,3
The health of municipal finances is a critical element of municipal
governance which will determine whether India realises her economic and
developmental promise.

The 74th Constitution Amendment Act was passed in 1992 mandating the
setting up and devolution of powers to urban local bodies (ULBs) as the
lowest unit of governance in cities and towns.

The first is that ULBs’ own sources of revenue were less than half of their
total revenue, with large untapped potential.

The ULBs’ key revenue sources are taxes, fees, fines and charges, and
transfers from Central and State governments, which are known as inter-
governmental transfers (IGTs).
Pg no. 7 GS 2
The Indian Constitution is fundamentally liberal. There is no stipulation
that makes contempt of the Constitution a serious felony. In fact, Article
19(1)(1) guarantees freedom of expression with which one can even
criticise the working of the Constitution.

The Constitution is not a holy scripture, but an organic document.

In 2000, the NDA government appointed retired Chief Justice M.N.

Venkatachalaiah to head a committee to review the working of the
Constitution.
Pg no. 12 GS 2,3
The Centre does not have any data on child labour in the country and a
reason for this is the drying up of budgetary provisions meant for the
National Child Labour Project (NCLP), which had been monitoring the issue for
about three decades.

The currently available data is of the 2011 Census, which says the country has
more than a million child labourers.

Searching for proper data on child labour, the Standing Committee reached
out to 14 Union Ministries and Departments, including the Home Ministry,
Women and Child Development Ministry and several States.
MAP Based Question:- Name the countries which shares border with
Germany.
Prelims Practice

Consider the following statements regarding मौलिक अधिकारों के संबंि में निम्िलिखित कथिों
fundamental rights: पर विचार करें :
1. Equality of opportunity in matters of public
employment right is available only to citizens 1. सािवजनिक रोजगार के मामिे में अिसर की
and not to foreigners . समािता का अधिकार केिि िागररकों को लमिता है
2. Equality before law and equal protection of विदे लियों को िह ं
laws available to both citizens and foreigners 2. कािि ू के समक्ष समािता और िागररकों और
(except enemy aliens) . विदे लियों (दश्ु मि एलियंस को छोड़कर) दोिों के लिए
उपिब्ि कािि ू ों का समाि संरक्षण।
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? ऊपर ददए गए कथिों में से कौि-सा/से सह है /हैं?
(a)1 only (A) केिि 1
(b)2 only (B) केिि 2
(c)Both 1 and 2 (C) 1 और 2 दोिों
(d)Neither 1 nor 2 (D) ि तो 1 और ि ह 2
Mains Practice Question:

Investing in roads reduces travel time, increases economic

output and helps upgrade human development. Explain (150 words)

सड़कों में नििेि करिे से यात्रा का समय कम होता है , आधथवक िद्

ृ धि होती है
उत्पादि और मािि विकास को उन्ित करिे में मदद करता है । समझाएं (150 िब्द)

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Answer: (c)Both 1 and 2

Explanation:
Both statements are correct

Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment right is available

only to citizens and not to foreigners .
Equality before law and equal protection of laws available to both citizens
and foreigners.
Introduction:
• India has the world's second-largest road network, with a total length of 6.4
million kilometers (comprising national & state highways and urban & rural
roads).
Investment in the road sector (road infrastructure) is very important to ensure
connectivity to the last mile.

Body:

• Since ancient times, India has depended on pathways and unpaved roadways for
transportation. Metalled roads and railways were constructed as a result of
economic and technological advancements to transport enormous numbers of
goods and people from one location to another.
• Roads are the most widely used means of transportation. India's road network is
the busiest for travel and freight.
• There has been a steady growth in road mobility due to the fast-rising economy,
automobile availability, and improved road connectivity. India's total car
registrations climbed from 58.9 million in 2001-02 to 182.4 million in 2012-13.
• There is no doubt that the larger a city’s effective labour market, the greater its
agglomeration economies and knowledge spillovers will be.
• Investing in roads not only reduces travel time and enlarges effective labour
markets of cities and their economic output, but also improves access to schooling
for children as well as healthcare, thereby upgrading human development.
• This is indeed the road to the $5 trillion economy along with improvement in
human well being.

Conclusion:
• Eventually, strong transport infrastructure is essential to economic growth. A
robust road network will be one important pillar in India’s speedy economic
recovery and one would hope that the government’s budgetary commitment to
strengthening roadway infrastructure is accompanied by attractive private
investment opportunities in the sector.
MAP Based Question:- Name the countries which shares border with
Ukraine.
Prelims Practice
Consider the following statement regarding
Directive Principles of State Policy :
1.The Directive Principles along with the
Fundamental Rights contain the philosophy of
the Constitution and is the soul of the
Constitution.
2.The framers of the Constitution borrowed
Directive Principles of State Policy from the
Irish Constitution of 1937.
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
राज्य के िीनत निदे िक लसद्िांतों के संबंि में
निम्िलिखित कथिों पर विचार करें :
1. मिू अधिकारों के साथ-साथ निदे िक लसद्िांत में
संवििाि का दिवि निदहत है और यह संवििाि की
आत्मा है ।
2. संवििाि निमावताओं िे 1937 के आयररि
संवििाि से राज्य के िीनत निदे िक लसद्िांतों को
उिार लिया था।
ऊपर ददए गए कथिों में से कौि-सा/से सह है /हैं?
(A) केिि 1
(B) केिि 2
(C) 1 और 2 दोिों
(D) ि तो 1 और ि ह 2
Mains Practice Question:

How excessive losses to banks affect every person in the country ? Explain.(150
words)

बैंकों की अत्यधिक हानि दे ि के प्रत्येक व्यक्तत को ककस प्रकार प्रभावित करती है ?

व्याख्या करें । (150 िब्द)

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