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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 points
Which of the following group of states find mention in ‘Sixth Schedule’ of constitution?
Correct
Option (a) is correct
Explanation:
The inclusion of the Hattee community in Himachal Pradesh’s Scheduled Tribes (ST) list has led to confusion in the Tribal Development Department.
The Hattees are a close-knit community who take their name from their traditional occupation of selling home-grown crops, vegetables, meat, and wool at small-town markets known as ‘haats’
Location: Himachal-Uttarakhand border in the basin of the Giri and Tons rivers, both tributaries of the Yamuna
Constitutional Status related to Schedule Tribes:
Fifth Schedule: It lays out provisions for administering and controlling Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in 10 States namely Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Telangana have Fifth Schedule Areas.
Sixth Schedule: It deals with the administration of STs in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.
Incorrect
Option (a) is correct
Explanation:
The inclusion of the Hattee community in Himachal Pradesh’s Scheduled Tribes (ST) list has led to confusion in the Tribal Development Department.
The Hattees are a close-knit community who take their name from their traditional occupation of selling home-grown crops, vegetables, meat, and wool at small-town markets known as ‘haats’
Location: Himachal-Uttarakhand border in the basin of the Giri and Tons rivers, both tributaries of the Yamuna
Constitutional Status related to Schedule Tribes:
Fifth Schedule: It lays out provisions for administering and controlling Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in 10 States namely Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Telangana have Fifth Schedule Areas.
Sixth Schedule: It deals with the administration of STs in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points
With reference to the ‘Curative Petition’,consider the following statements:
A curative petition may be filed after a review plea against the final conviction is dismissed.
It is usually decided by judges in chambers, unless a specific request for an open-court hearing is allowed.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Option (c) is correct
Explanation:
The Chief Justice of India outlined that a curative petition against the apex court’s judgment holding the Maratha reservation law unconstitutional will be listed soon.
Statement 1 is correct: A curative petition may be filed after a review plea against the final conviction is dismissed. Such a petition needs to be filed within 30 days of the judgement or order.
It is meantto ensure there is no miscarriage of justice,and to prevent abuse of process.
Statement 2 is correct: A curative petition is usually decided by judges in chambers, unless a specific request for an open-court hearing is allowed.
The concept of the curative petition is supported by Article 137 of the Indian Constitution.
Incorrect
Option (c) is correct
Explanation:
The Chief Justice of India outlined that a curative petition against the apex court’s judgment holding the Maratha reservation law unconstitutional will be listed soon.
Statement 1 is correct: A curative petition may be filed after a review plea against the final conviction is dismissed. Such a petition needs to be filed within 30 days of the judgement or order.
It is meantto ensure there is no miscarriage of justice,and to prevent abuse of process.
Statement 2 is correct: A curative petition is usually decided by judges in chambers, unless a specific request for an open-court hearing is allowed.
The concept of the curative petition is supported by Article 137 of the Indian Constitution.
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points
Statement-I: Afghanistan is prone to frequent earthquakes.
Statement-II: Afghanistan is situated in the Hindu Kush mountain range, which is one of the most seismically active regions in the world.
Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Correct
Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Recently, the Multiple earthquakes have hit Afghanistan, a region prone to earthquakes.
Reasons for Frequent earthquakes in Afghanistan:
Afghanistan is located over multiple fault lines in the region where the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates meet. These plates collide often, leading to significant tectonic activity in the region.
Statement 2 is correct: Afghanistan is situated in the Hindu Kush mountain range, which is one of the most seismically active regions in the world.
The northward movement of the Indian Plate towards the Eurasian Plate causes compression, uplifting the Himalayas and generating tectonic stress that deforms the crust and creates earthquakes through fault movements.
Afghanistan is also crisscrossed by various active fault systems like the Chaman Fault and the Main Pamir Thrust. These faults are the sources of many earthquakes in the region.
Incorrect
Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Recently, the Multiple earthquakes have hit Afghanistan, a region prone to earthquakes.
Reasons for Frequent earthquakes in Afghanistan:
Afghanistan is located over multiple fault lines in the region where the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates meet. These plates collide often, leading to significant tectonic activity in the region.
Statement 2 is correct: Afghanistan is situated in the Hindu Kush mountain range, which is one of the most seismically active regions in the world.
The northward movement of the Indian Plate towards the Eurasian Plate causes compression, uplifting the Himalayas and generating tectonic stress that deforms the crust and creates earthquakes through fault movements.
Afghanistan is also crisscrossed by various active fault systems like the Chaman Fault and the Main Pamir Thrust. These faults are the sources of many earthquakes in the region.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points
Consider the following pairs:
Cyclone Nomenclature
Region
1. Hurricanes
Indian Ocean
2. Typhoons
Australia
3. Willy-willies
China
Which of the above given pairs is/arecorrectly matched?
Correct
Option (d) is correct
Explanation:
The weakening of Cyclone Tej in the Arabian Sea might have strengthened its counterpart Cyclone Hamoon across Peninsular India in the Bay of Bengal.
A Cyclone is a rapid inward air circulation around a low-pressure area. In other words, it is a low-pressure system that forms over warm waters.
Cyclone Nomenclature
Region
1. Hurricanes
Atlantic Ocean
2. Typhoons
Western Pacific
3. Willy-willies
Australia
Incorrect
Option (d) is correct
Explanation:
The weakening of Cyclone Tej in the Arabian Sea might have strengthened its counterpart Cyclone Hamoon across Peninsular India in the Bay of Bengal.
A Cyclone is a rapid inward air circulation around a low-pressure area. In other words, it is a low-pressure system that forms over warm waters.
Cyclone Nomenclature
Region
1. Hurricanes
Atlantic Ocean
2. Typhoons
Western Pacific
3. Willy-willies
Australia
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points
With reference to ‘Jagannath Temple’, consider the following statements:
It is built in the Kalinga style of architecture on an elevated platform.
It was built during the reign of Eastern Ganga dynasty
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
Correct
Option (d) is correct.
Explanation:
There is a growing demand to open the Ratna Bhandar (treasure room) of the Puri Jagannath Temple.
The Jagannath Temple is one of the four dhams (char dham) where Lord Jagannath, a form of Lord Vishnu, is worshiped there with His elder brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra
Others three Chardham are (Dwarika, Badrinath & Rameswar).
Statement 2 is correct: The present temple was built in the 12th century and begun by King Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva, first of the Eastern Ganga dynasty.
The image of Jagannath is made of wood and is ceremoniously replaced periodically by an exact replica.
Statement 1 is correct: It is built in the Kalinga style of architecture, with the Pancharatha (Five chariots) and is built on an elevated platform.
Feature of Kalinga style of architecture:
Resembles Nagara style but with a distinctive regional variation.
Exhibits a step-like built structure.
Follows the Rekha Deula architectural style, comprising the sanctum sanctorum (deula), Mukhashalam, Nata mandir, and Bhoga Mandapa.
Incorrect
Option (d) is correct.
Explanation:
There is a growing demand to open the Ratna Bhandar (treasure room) of the Puri Jagannath Temple.
The Jagannath Temple is one of the four dhams (char dham) where Lord Jagannath, a form of Lord Vishnu, is worshiped there with His elder brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra
Others three Chardham are (Dwarika, Badrinath & Rameswar).
Statement 2 is correct: The present temple was built in the 12th century and begun by King Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva, first of the Eastern Ganga dynasty.
The image of Jagannath is made of wood and is ceremoniously replaced periodically by an exact replica.
Statement 1 is correct: It is built in the Kalinga style of architecture, with the Pancharatha (Five chariots) and is built on an elevated platform.
Feature of Kalinga style of architecture:
Resembles Nagara style but with a distinctive regional variation.
Exhibits a step-like built structure.
Follows the Rekha Deula architectural style, comprising the sanctum sanctorum (deula), Mukhashalam, Nata mandir, and Bhoga Mandapa.
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