Ans: C

Exp:

Statement 1 is incorrect: The Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) aims to develop infrastructure and open up villages to tourists along the China border at Kibithoo-a border village.

Statement 2 is correct: VVP will also be part of the portal of the Gati Shakti mega project, which allows government departments to overcome operational challenges.

Statement 3 is correct: The Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N) in Gujarat has been roped in to provide satellite images and GIS mapping of the projects that will be taken up under the scheme. BISAG-N will be tracking the infrastructure and other land-use changes in the border villages for real-time monitoring.

Reference:http://www.thehindu.com

Ans: C

Exp: 

Statement 1 is correct:  India is committed to achieving Nationally Determined Contributions(NDC) goals and transitioning to a net-zero economy by 2070. This requires collaboration between central and state governments, judicious resource allocation, policy alignment, and regular progress tracking. The SEEI tracks progress in managing states’ and India’s energy footprint, driving energy efficiency policies and programmes at the state and local level.”

Statement 2 is correct: The State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2021-22 was developed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), a statutory body under the Ministry of Power, in association with the Alliance for an Energy-Efficient Economy (AEEE), to assess the annual progress of states and UTs in energy efficiency parameters.

Reference: pib.gov.in

Ans:D

Exp: 

Statement 1 is correct: The main component of this plan is PARAKH or the National Assessment Centre, which has been set up as an organization under the National Council of Educational Research and Training. The mandate of PARAKH is to work on bringing the school boards across the States and the Union Territories to a common platform.

Statement 2 is correct: PARAKH will be an independent organization affiliated with the Education Ministry which will be looking into three major areas — large-scale assessments like the National Achievement Survey, school-based assessments and capacity building.

Statement 3 is correct: PARAKH will set up assessment guidelines for all boards to help remove disparities in scores of students enrolled with different State boards. PARAKH would include moderation of grades, a policy junked by the Central Board of Secondary Education,

Reference: http://www.thehindu.com

Ans: D

Exp: 

Statement 1 is incorrect: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) is a centrally sponsored scheme that enhances physical access to water on farms and expands the cultivable area under assured irrigation. Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF) & Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) with NABARD as the custodian.

Statement 2 is incorrect:  PMKSY  will ensure access to some means of protective irrigation for all agricultural crops. It is an umbrella scheme consisting, inter alia, of two major components being implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti:

• Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP)
• Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP).

HKKP, in turn, consists of four sub-components: 

• Command Area Development & Water Management (CADWM) 
• Surface Minor Irrigration (SMI)
• Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies and GroundWater (GW) Development.

However, the GW Development component was provisionally approved till March 2022 only.

Statement 3 is correct:  PMKSY has a Watershed Development (WD) component, which is implemented by the Department of Land Resources. Further, during the period 2015-22, Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) component was also being implemented under PMKSY by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Reference: pib.gov.in

Ans: D

Exp: 

Statement 1 is correct: The National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology(NMAET) aims to restructure and strengthen agricultural extension to enable the delivery of appropriate technology and improved agronomic practices to farmers. Popularisation of modern and appropriate technologies, capacity building and institution strengthening to promote mechanization, availability of quality seeds, plant protection etc

Statement 2 is correct: NMAET also aims to increase the production of certified seeds, upgrade the quality of farm-saved seeds, and encourage the aggregation of Farmers into Interest Groups (FIGS) to form Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs).

Statement 3 is correct: NMAET’s focused approach in mission mode is to disseminate appropriate technologies and relevant information to larger numbers of farmer households through interpersonal and innovative methods of technology dissemination, including ICT.