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Page14, GS2, Polity

Context
• Election Commission recognised Eknath Shinde’s faction of the
Shiv Sena as the ‘real’ Shiv Sena.
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Test of Majorit
• EC relied on the “test of majority” to determine which faction
would get to use the name ‘Shiv Sena’ and the election symbol
‘Bow and Arrow’ that is reserved for the party under The
Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.

Precedent
• In Sadiq Ali case, a dispute arose between two factions of the
Congress, where EC in 1971 relied on the test of majority to
decide which side should get the party’s name and symbol.

• Two other criteria — a test of party constitution and test of

aims and objects — were considered and rejected.
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Test of Majority not to

be sole criteria. Party
Constitution must also
be considered

amended constitution
had reversed the
democratic reforms
introduced in 1999
Party Constitution
• The 2018 amendment to the Sena constitution gave the party
president, Uddhav Thackeray, the power to appoint office-
bearers.
• But amended document had not been submitted by the party,
which violated the criteria for parties registered under the
Representation of the People Act, 1951.
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Election Commission Decision

• With both sides claiming to adhere to the principles of the
party constitution, the EC found it could not rely on the test of
aims and objects.
• Eventually, it sided with Shinde, finding he had the support of
40 out 67 MLAs and MLCs, and 13 out of 22 MPs.

Election Commission Remark

• The EC observed in its order that the absence of internal
democracy in parties was the cause of many of the disputes
that landed at its door.
• Requirement under the RP Act for parties to have a written
constitution and to submit an undertaking that the
constitution is democratic, is meant to promote internal
democracy.
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Q1. When a party splits, there is a dispute among factions as to who would get
party symbol and name. In this context, which of the following statements
is/are correct?
1. Such matters are directly decided by Supreme Court of India
2. The faction that fulfills the “Test of Party Constitution” usually gets the Party
Symbol and name
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: D
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Q2. Sadiq Ali Case sometimes seen in news is associated with which of the
following
a) Allocation of Party Symbols in case of a split
b) Triple Talaq
c) Protection of Minorities
d) Reservation to Weaker Sections of the society
Answer: A
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Page14, GS3, Environment

Context
• An American bio-tech company called “Living Carbon” is
experimenting to bring for the first time GM Poplar seedlings that
would grow wood at exponential rate and suck up excess carbon
in atmosphere
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Principle being used

• They are making the process of photosynthesis more efficient
through which the plants will witness more growth.
• The method used to tweak the DNA is ‘Gene Gun Method’ – it
blasts foreign genes into trees’ chromosomes

Similar Trial
• Conducted by University of Illinois in 2019
• Genetically Modified Tobacco Plants to photosynthesize more
effectively.
• Genes from Pumpkin and green Algae were used to induce
tobacco seedlings to recycle toxins produced as a byproduct of
photosynthesis into more sugars, producing plants that grew
neatly 40% larger.
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Q3. Which of the following can be a cause of higher Green Houses in

Atmosphere?
1. Vehicular Emmissions
2. Agricultural Activities
3. High Population of Cattle
4. Inefficient Photosynthesis among Plants
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1, 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: D
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Page10, GS2, Governance

Context
• Union Health Ministry has done away with the age cap of 65 years for receiving an
organ from a dead donor
• Guidelines being revised to allow the elderly to register on waiting lists.
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The Change Made

• Earlier people over the age of 65 years couldn’t register to receive organs
from deceased donors.
• There was no age cap for living donor transplants where family members
donate organs like kidneys and livers.

• Preference will obviously be given to younger people who have more years
of life left and are likely to be healthier

Important Data
• India conducts the third highest number of transplants in the world.
• 1.5-2 lakh people need a kidney transplant. Only around 10,000 got one in
2022.
• 80,000 people required a liver transplant, less than 3,000 got one in 2022.
10,000 needed heart transplant, only 250 got it in 2022
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Why was the Change Made?

• In the present scenario the age of 65 is not considered very old and the
elderly should get an organ transplant opportunity.
• Data indicates why the move is significant: a study shows over 40% of those
in need of kidney transplants worldwide are over the age of 65.

Uniform Registration
• Health Ministry has also done away with the domicile requirement and fee for registration.
• People in need of transplant can go to any hospital in any state and register to receive an organ from a
deceased donor
• As per the allocation criteria of organ, an organ harvested in one state is first shared with other
hospitals in the same state, then in the region, and if there is still no match, it is shared nationally (this
will change now)
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Q4. Identify the correct statements in context of Organ Donations in India:

1. India conducts 3rd highest number of organ transplants in the world
2. India has started following an “opt-out system” to increase the availability of
organs throughout the country.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: A
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Page14, GS3, Economy

Report Released
• Inflation increased in January which comes out as a
sharp turn around from the deceleration witnessed
in recent months.
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Q5. Identify the incorrect statements in context of inflation scenario in India:

1. Food and Fuel inflation rarely has an impact on the core inflation as these
components are excluded while calculating Core Inflation
2. Higher Inflation prompts RBI to buy government securities.
3. Hawkish Monetary Policy always moderates inflation
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1, 2 and 3 only
d) None of the above
Answer: C
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Comprehension Passage

The lesson in the wake of Partition was that to avoid violence, you need to lower

the stakes of politics by keeping religion out of it. The animating impulse of Indian

secularism was to produce peace by trying not to make religion a matter of public

contestation. And a lot of our compromises were a result of that. This was an

impossible position to hold because the reforms of the modern state require

intervening in religion, to liberate individuals from oppressive and hierarchical

religious hierarchies. Sometimes this intervention was asymmetrically applied to

some groups more than others.

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Q6. Which of the following is best explains the ‘crux’ of the passage:
a) Indian model of secularism is born out of the horrors of partition.
b) It is difficult for a welfare state to disassociate itself from religious interventions.
c) Religious intervention by the state leads to asymmetrical development of different
communities
d) Since independence, leaders in India have tried to disassociate religion from
politics to the maximum possible extent.
Answer: B