1. Atal Pension Yojana is a minimum guaranteed pension scheme for unorganized sector workers. Only one member per family can join, and the spouse is guaranteed the same pension amount for life after the subscriber's death.
2. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana covers post-harvest losses from cyclones and rains. Farmers pay a uniform 2% premium for any crop cultivated in any season.
3. The Committee on Subordinate Legislation scrutinizes whether executive powers delegated by Parliament are being properly exercised.
1. Atal Pension Yojana is a minimum guaranteed pension scheme for unorganized sector workers. Only one member per family can join, and the spouse is guaranteed the same pension amount for life after the subscriber's death.
2. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana covers post-harvest losses from cyclones and rains. Farmers pay a uniform 2% premium for any crop cultivated in any season.
3. The Committee on Subordinate Legislation scrutinizes whether executive powers delegated by Parliament are being properly exercised.
1. Atal Pension Yojana is a minimum guaranteed pension scheme for unorganized sector workers. Only one member per family can join, and the spouse is guaranteed the same pension amount for life after the subscriber's death.
2. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana covers post-harvest losses from cyclones and rains. Farmers pay a uniform 2% premium for any crop cultivated in any season.
3. The Committee on Subordinate Legislation scrutinizes whether executive powers delegated by Parliament are being properly exercised.
Q.Regarding ‘Atal Pension Yojana’, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is a minimum guaranteed pension scheme mainly targeted at Relevant Ministry unorganized sector workers. Relevant Department 2. Only one member of a family can join the scheme. Central sector scheme vs 3. Same amount of pension is guaranteed for spouse for lifetime after Centrally Sponsored Scheme the subscriber’s death. Aim and Objectives Select the correct answer using the codes given below: Theme1 Schemes Target Audience Salient Features Q.With reference to ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’, consider the Funding mechanism following statements: Other bodies involved 1. Under this scheme, farmers will have to pay a uniform premium of Tenure, cutoff dates two percent for any crop they cultivate in any season of the year. Peripheral facts 2. This scheme covers post-harvest losses arising out of cyclones and unseasonal rains. Which of the statements given above is/are correctly? Q.With reference to the 'National Intellectual Property Rights Policy', consider the following statements: 1. It reiterates India's commitment to the Doha Development Agenda and the TRIPS Agreement. 2. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion is the nodal agency 1.Relevant Ministry for regulating intellectual property rights in India. 2.Bodies constituted Which of the above statements is/are correct? Theme2 Mission/Acts/Policies 3.Funding 4.Link to Intl Orgs, Declarations Q.With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements: 1. Private and public hospitals must adopt it. 2. As it aims to achieve universal health coverage, every citizen of India should be part of it ultimately. 3. It has seamless portability across the country. Q.Consider the following statements: 1) The President of India can summon a session of the Parliament at such place as he/she think fit. 2) The Constitution of India provides for three sessions of the Parliament in a year, but it is not mandatory to conduct all three sessions. 3) There is no minimum number of days that the Parliament is required to meet in a year. Which of the statement given above is/are correct? 1.Parliamentary Committees Parliamentary procedures, Theme3 2.Motions committees Q.With reference to the Parliament of India, which of the following 3.Processes Parliamentary Committees scrutinizes and reports to the house whether the powers to make regulations, rules, sub-rules, by-laws, etc., conferred by the Constitution or delegated by the Parliament are being properly exercised by the Executive within the scope of such delegation? a)Committee on Government Assurances b)Committee on Subordinate Legislation c)Rules Committee d)Business Advisory Committee Q. With reference to the ‘’New York Declaration on Forests’’, which of the following statements are correct? 1. It was first endorsed at the United Nations Climate Summit in 2014 2. It endorses a global timeline to end the loss of forests 3. It is a legally binding international declaration 1.India's 4. It is endorsed by governments, big companies and indigenous angle,association,involvement communities. 2.Purpose 5. India was one of the signatories at its inception 3.HQ Intl 4.Member States Q.With reference to the “G20 Common Framework”, consider the Orgs/Initiative/Groupings/Summits Theme4 5.Importance following statements: special focus on 3E Environmental, 6.Reports/Declarations 1. It is an initiative endorsed by the G20 together with the Paris Club. Economic and Energy 7.Background 2. It is an initiative to support Low Income Countries with 8.Profit or non-Profit unsustainable debt. 9.Binding or not binding 10.Similar organizations Q.Consider the following statements: 1. The Nuclear Security Summits are periodically held under the aegis of the United Nations. 2. The International Panel on Fissile Materials is an organ of International Atomic Energy Agency. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Q.Consider the following statements: 1. In India, credit rating agencies are regulated by Reserve Bank of India. 2. The rating agency popularly known as ICRA is a public limited company. 3. Brickwork Ratings is an Indian credit rating agency.
Q.With reference to India, consider the following statements:
1. Retail investors through Demat account can invest in Treasury Bills 1.Relevant Ministry and Government of India Debt Bonds in the primary market 2.Background 2. The “Negotiated Dealing System-Ordering Matching” is a 3.Aims, Objectives and Theme5 Economics-schemes, organization government securities trading platform of the Reserve Bank of India. Functions 3. The “Central Depository Services Ltd” is jointly promoted by the 4.Program Reserve Bank of India and the Bombay Stock Exchange. 5.Chairman and Members Q.With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements: 1. If the inflation is too high, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to buy government securities. 2. If the rupee is rapidly depreciating, RBI is likely to sell dollars in the market. 3. If interest rates in the USA or European Union were to fall, that is likely to induce RBI to buy dollars. Q.What is the importance of the term “Interest Coverage Ratio” of a firm in India? 1. It helps in understanding the present risk of a firm that a bank is going to give loan to. 2. It helps in evaluating the emerging risk of a firm that a bank is going to give loan to. 3. The higher a borrowing firm’s level of Interest Coverage Ratio, the worse is its ability to service its debt, RBI+Monetary Policy Economics-RBI, External Economy, Theme6 External Economy New techical terms Q.With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following New techical terms statements: 1. An increase in Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) indicates the appreciation of rupee. 2. An increase in the Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) indicates an improvement in trade competitiveness. 3. An increasing trend in domestic inflation relative to inflation in other countries is likely to cause an increasing divergence between NEER and REER. 1.Broad category (for eg: Q. With reference to India’s biodiversity, Ceylon Frogmouth, Golden Mahseer, Ceylon Coppersmith Barbet, Gray Chinned Minivet and White-throated Frogmouth) Redstart are 2.Where is it found? (a) Birds 3.Mode of nutrition (b) Primates (detritivores, saprotrophs, (c) Reptiles autotrophs, consumers) (d) Amphibians Theme7 Species 4.Primary/Secondary Producer 5.Properties like Nitrogen Q. Which of the following have species that can establish a symbiotic fixing or not relationship with other organisms? 6.Can survive without soil 1. Cnidarians 7.Symbiotic relationship 2. Fungi 8.Commercial usage 3. Protozoa 9.Conservation measures Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q. Which of the following Protected Areas are located in the Cauvery
1.Location basin? Protected Areas-National Parks, 2.Most important species 1. Nagarhole National Park Theme8 Wildlife Sanctuaries, Biosphere 3.Rivers 2. Papikonda National Park Reserves 4.Climate and Vegetation 3. Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve 5.Critical Tiger Reserve 4. Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
Q. Why is there a concern about copper smelting plants?
1. They may release lethal quantities of carbon monoxide into the environment 2. The copper slag can cause the leaching of some heavy metals into 1. Source-Agriculture, Industry, the environment Automobile 3. They may release sulphur dioxide as a pollutant 2. Consequences Theme9 Pollution Related 3. Re-use,recycle (eg: Fly ash) Q. Which of the following are the reasons/factors for exposure to 4. Rules (e-waste management benzene pollution? rules,Plastic management 1. Automobile exhaust rules) 2. Tobacco smoke 3. Wood burning 4. Using varnished wooden furniture 5. Using products made of polyurethane Q. Which one of the following is the context in which the term “qubit” is mentioned? (a) Cloud Services (b) Quantum Computing 1.Indian connection (c) Visible Light Communication Technologies 2.Agencies involved (d) Wireless Communication Technologies 3.Definition of technical term Emerging 4.Application-what can it do Theme10 Technology/Experiment/Research Q. Recently, scientists observed the merger of giant ‘blackholes’ 5.Examples focus on physics, space research billions of light-years away from the earth. What is the significance of 6.Comparison with similar this observation? (2019) technology 1.‘Higgs boson particles’ were detected. 7.Future scope 2.‘Gravitational waves’ were detected. 3.Possibility of intergalactic space travel through ‘wormhole’ was confirmed. 4.It enabled the scientists to understand ‘singularity’. Q. With reference to the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System 1. Main aim (IRNSS), consider the following statements : (Pre18 Set-D) 2. Whether Geostationary or 1. IRNSS has three satellites in geostationary and four satellites in Geosynchronous geosynchronous orbits. 3. Whether in collaboration? 2. IRNSS covers entire India and about 5500 sq. km beyond its borders. 4. Area covered, height above 3. India will have its own satellite navigation system with full global the earth coverage by the middle of 2019. Theme11 Space Programs 5. International Flagship programs Q. With reference to `Astrosat’, the astronomical observatory 6. International programs launched by India, which of the following statements is/are correct? similar to those of India. Eg. 1. Other than the USA and Russia, India is the only country to have Astrostat, NAVIC, Mangalyaan launched a similar observatory into space. equivalents by other countries. 2. Astrosat is a 2000 kg satellite placed in an orbit at 1650 km above the surface of the Earth. Q. The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the new Circuit House near Somnath Temple Veraval. Which of the following statements are 1.Important cultural places correct regarding Somnath Temple? inaugurated/visited by PM 1. Somnath Temple is one of the Jyotirlinga shrines. 2.Birth anniversary of any 2. A description of Somnath Temple was given by Al-Biruni. saint/sect 3. Pran Pratishtha of Somnath Temple (installation of the present day 3.Monument in news because temple) was done by President S. Radhakrishnan. of xyz reasons 4.Any new event/Festival (eg: Theme12 Historical sites in news Q. With reference to Chausath Yogini Temple situated near Morena, Veer bal diwas) consider the following statements: 5.Important major edicts of 1.It is a circular temple built during the reign of Kachchhapaghata Ashoka and its location Dynasty. 6.Relevance with Ashoka (any 2.It is the only circular temple built in India. important event in Ashoka’s 3.It was meant to promote the Vaishnava cult in the region. life associated with the 4.Its design has given rise to a popular belief that it was the inspiration edict) behind the Indian Parliament building Which of the statements given above are correct? 1.Important regions in news 2.Rivers and sources Q. With reference to India, consider the following statements: 3.Glaciers and Sources 1.Monazite is a source of rare earths. Theme13 Indian Mapping 4.Passes 2.Monazite contains thorium. 5.Mountains 3.Monazite occurs naturally in the entire Indian coastal sands in India. 6.Mineral Resources 4.In India, Government bodies only can process or export monazite. 7.Dams and Reservoirs Q. Consider the following countries: 1. Azerbaijan 1.Places frequenty in news 2. Kyrgyzstan Theme14 International Mapping 2.Bordering countries 3. Tajikistan 3.International water bodies 4. Uzbekistan 5. Turkmenistan Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan? Q. Who among the following is associated with ‘Songs from Prison’, a Personalities and their translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English? (2021) association with (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 1. Political Party (b) Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Institutions (c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 3. Newspapers, books (d) Sarojini Naidu 4. Satyagraha Theme15 Modern History Q. With reference to 8th August 1942 in Indian history, which one of Movements the following statements is correct? (2021) 1.Leader 1.The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC. 2.Causes 2.The Viceroy’s Executive Council was expanded to include more 3.Events Indians. 4.Participation(which group 3.The Congress ministries resigned in seven provinces. participated) 4.Cripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion status once the 5.Outcome/Consequences Second World War was over. Q. With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements: 1. The first Mongol invasion of India happened during the reign of 1.Chronology of Kings and Jalal-ud-din Khalji. empires, contemporary 2. During the reign of Ala-ud-din Khalji, one Mongol assault marched empires. up to Delhi and besieged the city. 2.Contemporaries of 3. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq temporarily lost portions of northwest of Kings-travellers, sufi/bhakti his kingdom to Mongols. Theme16 Historical empires saints, poets, authors. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 3.New Kingdom emerging out of larger kingdom Q. According to Portuguese writer Nuniz, the women in the 4.Founder of Kingdoms Vijayanagara empire were expert in which of the following areas? *Important Travellers visiting 1.Wrestling the Kingdoms* 2. Astrology 3. Accounting 4. Soothsaying Q. With reference to the history of India, the terms "kulyavapa" and 1. Administrative posts "dronavapa" denote 2. Government Division 3. Coins Q. With reference to forced labour(Vishti) in India during the Gupta 4. Occupation period, which one of the following statements is correct? 5. Economic Terminology Theme17 Historical Terms (a) It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax 6. Measurement of land paid by the people. 7. Coins of different monetary (b) It was totally absent in the Madhya Pradesh and Kathiawar regions value of the Gupta Empire. 8. Classification of urban land (c) The forced labourer as entitled to weekly wages. 9. Religious rituals (d) The eldest son of the labourer was sent as the forced labourer. Buddhism Jainism 1. Important texts 2. Sects of Buddhism and Jainism Q. Consider the following: 3. Important terms 1. Deification of the Buddha associated(Upasaka) 2. Treading the path of Bodhisattvas Theme18 Buddhism and Jainism 4. Features of different sects 3. Image worship and rituals 5. Important Stupas associated Which of the above is/are the feature/ features of Mahayana with Jainism and Buddhism Buddhism? 6. Important scholars associated with Jainism and Buddhism Q. What is the position of the Right to Property in India? (a) Legal right available to citizens only (b) Legal right available to any person (c) Fundamental Right available to citizens only (d) Neither fundamental Right nor legal right Constitution conceptual basics Theme19 Polity FR,DPSP Q. Which one of the following categories of Fundamental Rights Federal relations incorporates protection against untouchability as a form of discrimination? (a)Right against Exploitation (b)Right to Freedom (c)Right to Constitutional Remedies (d)Right to Equality In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the: (a) First half of the month of June (b) Second half of the month of June (c) First half of the month of July (d) Second half of the month of July Climate changes, Important Theme20 Environment concepts, terms The term “Levant” often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions? (a) Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores (b) Region along North African shores stretching from Egypt to Morocco (c) Region along Persian Gulf and Horn of Africa (d) The entire coastal Mediterranean Sea of areas