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UPSC Static Quiz - 2020: IASbaba's Daily Static Quiz - GEOGRAPHY [Day 56]

For Previous Static Quiz (ARCHIVES) - CLICK HERE DAILY STATIC QUIZ will cover all the topics of Static/Core subjects – Polity, History, Geography, Economics, Environment and Science and technology. This is a part of our recently launched, NEW INITIATIVE IASbaba’s INTEGRATED REVISION PLAN (IRP) 2020 – Road Map for the next 100 Days! FREE INITIATIVE! We will make sure, in the next 4 months not a single day is wasted. All your energies are channelized in the right direction. Trust us! This will make a huge difference in your results this time, provided that you follow this plan sincerely every day without fail. Gear up and Make the Best Use of this initiative. Do remember that, “the difference between Ordinary and  EXTRA-Ordinary is PRACTICE!!” To Know More about the Initiative -> CLICK HERE SCHEDULE/DETAILED PLAN – > CLICK HERE Important Note After completing the 10 questions, click on 'View Questions' to check your score, time taken and solutions. Don't forget to post your marks in the comment section. Also, let us know if you enjoyed today's test :)  To take the Test - Click Here

TLP Mains 2020

IASbaba’s TLP (Phase 2 - ENGLISH & हिंदी): UPSC Mains Answer Writing - General Studies Paper 1 Questions[13th August,2020] - Day 56

For Previous TLP (ARCHIVES) - CLICK HERE Hello Friends, Welcome to IASbaba’s TLP (Phase 2- ENGLISH & हिंदी): UPSC Mains Answer Writing - General Studies  1 Questions[13th August, 2020] - Day 56 This is a part of our recently launched, NEW INITIATIVE IASbaba’s INTEGRATED REVISION PLAN (IRP) 2020 – Road Map for the next 100 Days! FREE INITIATIVE! We will make sure, in the next 4 months not a single day is wasted. All your energies are channelized in the right direction. Trust us! This will make a huge difference in your results this time, provided that you follow this plan sincerely every day without fail. Gear up and Make the Best Use of this initiative. We are giving 3 Mains Questions on Daily basis (unlike our regular TLP which has 5 questions) so that every student can actively participate and keep your preparation focused. Do remember that, “the difference between Ordinary and  EXTRA-Ordinary is PRACTICE!!” To Know More about the Initiative -> CLICK HERE SCHEDULE/DETAILED PLAN – > CLICK HERE   Note: Click on Each Question (Link), it will open in a new tab and then Answer respective questions! 1. What are tides? How do tides form? Explain. What is the significance of tides for marine ecology? Discuss.  ज्वार क्या हैं? ज्वार कैसे बनता है? समझाएं। समुद्री पारिस्थितिकी के लिए ज्वार का क्या महत्व है? चर्चा करें। 2. What do you understand by Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)? What were those factors that made India a hotspot for BPOs? What is the future of BPOs in India? Examine.   बिजनेस प्रोसेस आउटसोर्सिंग (बीपीओ) से आप क्या समझते हैं? वे कौन से कारक थे जिन्होंने भारत को बीपीओ के लिए आकर्षण का केंद्र बनाया? भारत में BPO का भविष्य क्या है? जाँच करें।  3. How do changes in the pattern of the Asian Monsoon affect various parts of the world? Explain with the help of recent examples.  एशियाई मानसून के पैटर्न में परिवर्तन दुनिया के विभिन्न हिस्सों को कैसे प्रभावित करता है? हाल के उदाहरणों की मदद से समझाएं। P.S: The review from IASbaba will happen from the time the question is posted till 10 pm everyday. We would also encourage peer reviews. So friends get actively involved and start reviewing each others answers. This will keep the entire community motivated. All the Best :)

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Importance of Tiger Conservation – The Big Picture – RSTV IAS UPSC

Importance of Tiger Conservation Archives TOPIC: General Studies 3 Environment and Conservation In News: The awe-inspiring tiger is one of the most iconic animals on Earth. The tiger population across the world dropped sharply since the beginning of the 20th century but now for the first time in conservation history, their numbers are on the rise. In good news for India, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the country has 70 percent of the world's tiger population, after releasing a report on tiger census ahead of International Tiger Day on July 29.  Global Tiger Day, also called the International Tiger Day, is an annual event marked to raise awareness for tiger conservation.  It is observed every year on July 29.  It was started in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit, with the aim to promote a global system for protecting the natural habitats of tigers and raise awareness among people on why tiger conservation must be supported. The Report India has 70 percent of world’s tiger population. Jim Corbett national park in Uttarakhand is the largest habitat of the big cats in India (231 tigers).  Corbett is followed by Nagarhole (127) and Bandipur (126), both in Karnataka. India’s tiger population now stands at 2967 which is 70 percent of the global tiger population. A feather in India’s cap was added with the Guinness World Records recognizing the country’s efforts as the world largest camera trap survey of wildlife. With the presence of nearly 30 percent of India’s tigers outside tiger reserves, India had embarked upon assessing management interventions through the globally developed Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) framework, which will now be extended to all fifty tiger reserves across the country.   New Guinness Record India’s 2018 Tiger Census has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for being the world’s largest camera trapping wildlife survey.  The fourth cycle of the All India Tiger Estimation 2018 estimated 2,967 tigers or 75 per cent of the global tiger population in the nation. This is by far the biggest increase in terms of both numbers and percentage since the four-yearly census using camera traps and the capture-mark-recapture method began in 2006. Why is a tiger census needed? The tiger sits at the peak of the food chain, and its conservation is important to ensure the well-being of the forest ecosystem. The tiger estimation exercise includes habitat assessment and prey estimation. The numbers reflect the success or failure of conservation efforts. This is an especially important indicator in a fast-growing economy like India where the pressures of development often run counter to the demands of conservation. The Global Tiger Forum, an international collaboration of tiger-bearing countries, has set a goal of doubling the count of wild tigers by 2022. More than 80% of the world’s wild tigers are in India, and it’s crucial to keep track of their numbers. So, why have the numbers gone up? The success owes a lot to increased vigilance and conservation efforts by the Forest Department. From 28 in 2006, the number of tiger reserves went up to 50 in 2018, extending protection to larger numbers of tigers over the years.  Healthy increases in core area populations eventually lead to migrations to areas outside the core; this is why the 2018 census has found tigers in newer areas. Over the years, there has been increased focus on tigers even in the areas under the territorial and commercial forestry arms of Forest Departments. The brightest spot in the non-protected tiger-bearing areas is the Brahmapuri division of Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, which has more than 40 tigers. The other important reason is increased vigilance, and the fact that organised poaching rackets have been all but crushed.  The increased protection has encouraged the tiger to breed. Tigers are fast breeders when conditions are conducive.  The rehabilitation of villages outside core areas in many parts of the country has led to the availability of more inviolate space for tigers. Also, because estimation exercises have become increasingly more accurate over the years, it is possible that many tigers that eluded enumerators in earlier exercises were counted this time. Since state boundaries do not apply to the movement of tigers, conservationists prefer to talk about tiger numbers in terms of landscapes rather than of states. This is how the five tiger landscapes identified by the census have done over the years. Do you know? As of 2019, there are 50 tiger reserves in India, which are governed by Project Tiger which is administrated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). India is home to 80 percent of tigers in the world. Tiger Reserves are declared by National Tiger Conservation Authority via Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2006 under centrally sponsored scheme called Project Tiger. To declare an area as Tiger Reserve, the state governments can forward their proposals in this regard to NTCA. Central Government via NTCA may also advise the state governments to forward a proposal for creation of Tiger Reserves. The All India Tiger Estimation done quadrennially is steered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority with technical backstopping from the Wildlife Institute of India and implemented by State Forest Departments and partners. Bid to turn Shivalik forest into tiger reserve: Uttar Pradesh government is actively considering the proposal to declare the Shivalik forest in the Saharanpur circle a tiger reserve. If accepted, it would be the fourth tiger reserve in Uttar Pradesh after Amangarh in Bijnor, Pilibhit and Dudhwa in Lakhimpur-Kheri. The move would not only reduce the increasing man-animal conflict but also help nurture the rich biodiversity of the region. Project Tiger Launched in Jim Corbett National Park of Uttarakhand in 1973, with 9 tiger reserves Currently, The Project Tiger coverage has increased to 50 tiger reserves are constituted on a core/buffer strategy. Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change providing central assistance to the tiger States National Tiger Conservation Authority It was established in December 2005 following a recommendation of the Tiger Task Force which was constituted by the Prime Minister of India for reorganised management of Project Tiger and the many Tiger Reserves in India. The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 was amended in 2006 to provide for its constitution.  It is responsible for implementation of the Project Tiger to protect endangered tigers.  It is set up under the Chairmanship of the Minister for Environment and Forests.  Composition: The Inspector General of Forest will be ex-officio Member Secretary 8 experts having qualifications and experience in wildlife conservation and welfare of people including tribals 3 Members of Parliament (2 from Lok Sabha and 1 from Rajya Sabha)   Functions: Lay down normative standards, guidelines for tiger conservation in the Tiger Reserves, National Parks and Sanctuaries.  Provide information on protection measures.  Facilitate and support tiger reserve management in the States through eco-development and people’s participation The tiger is a unique animal which plays a pivotal role in the health and diversity of an ecosystem. It is a top predator which is at the apex of the food chain and keeps the population of wild ungulates in check, thereby maintaining the balance between prey herbivores and the vegetation upon which they feed. Therefore, the presence of tigers in the forest is an indicator of the well-being of the ecosystem. The extinction of this top predator is an indication that its ecosystem is not sufficiently protected, and neither would it exist for long thereafter. “Do not cut down the forest with its tigers and do not banish the tigers from the forest. The tiger perishes without the forest and the forest perishes without its tigers” (Udyogaparva). Note: Lidar is a method for measuring distances by illuminating the target with laser light and measuring the reflection with a sensor Connecting the Dots: Discuss the status of tiger population in India. What are the most severe threats to tigers in India?

TLP Mains 2020

SYNOPSIS [11th August,2020] Day 54: IASbaba’s TLP (Phase 2): UPSC Mains Answer Writing (General Studies)

  SYNOPSIS [11th August,2020] Day 54: IASbaba’s TLP (Phase 2): UPSC Mains Answer Writing (General Studies)   1. What role do temperate cyclones play in causing precipitation in different parts of India? Explain. भारत के विभिन्न भागों में समशीतोष्ण चक्रवात वर्षा के कारक के रूप में क्या भूमिका निभाते हैं? समझाएं। Demand of the question: It expects students to write in detail the role of temperate cyclone in causing precipitation in different parts of India. Introduction: The cyclonic system developing in the mid and high latitude i.e. 35° latitude and 65° latitude in both hemispheres, beyond the tropics is called the Temperate Cyclones or Extra Tropical Cyclones. Body: Due to these cyclones, highly variable and cloudy weather is observed in temperate zone. It is in these latitude zones that the polar and tropical air masses meet and form polar fronts, most of these cyclone form wavelike twist i.e. wave cyclone.  Especially with respect to India, temperate cyclones are observed in the form of disturbances known as 'western disturbance'. Temperate cyclone is a common weather phenomena in India. Temperate cyclone is an extra tropical cyclone originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the north western parts of the Indian subcontinent. They are the cause of the most winter and pre-monsoon season rainfall across North-West India (such as Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh). Temperate cyclones, specifically the ones in winter, bring moderate to heavy rain in low-lying areas and heavy snow to mountainous areas of the Indian Subcontinent. This phenomenon is usually associated with cloudy sky, higher night temperatures and unusual rain. This precipitation during the winter season has great importance in agriculture particularly for rabi crops including wheat. It is estimated that India gets close to 5-10% of its total annual rainfall from temperate cyclones. Also, Saffron cultivation along with  tea cultivation in the foothills of Himalayas is depending on the western disturbance. Over the Indo-Gangetic plains, they occasionally bring cold wave conditions and dense fog. Western disturbances very less likely cause precipitation in the southern i.e. peninsular part of India. Conclusion: Most of the North and North-western India's Rabi crops yield better results because of the Temperate cyclones. Temperate cyclones provide the rain for most of the North and North-western India and fill the vacuum created by South west monsoon and also play a pivotal role in water need for human consumption and agriculture sector.  2. With the help of suitable examples, discuss the endogenous factors that lead to the formation of volcanoes. उपयुक्त उदाहरणों की सहायता से, अंतर्जात कारकों पर चर्चा करें जो ज्वालामुखियों के निर्माणमें भूमिका निभाते हैं। Demand of the question: It expects students to give detailed account of how the endogenous factors lead to formation of volcanoes with suitable examples.  Introduction: The horizontal and vertical movements caused by the forces coming from the origin of the earth is known as endogenic forces. The origin of endogenic force is caused by the contraction and expansion of rocks due to variation in thermal conditions and temperature inside the earth. These forces are responsible for creation of many landforms one of such landform is volcano.       Body:  Endogenic factors that lead to formation of volcanoes: The ultimate source of energy behind forces that drive endogenic movements is earth’s internal heat. Endogenic movements are divided into diastrophic movements and sudden movements. Plate Tectonics: The majority of volcanoes occur where two lithospheric plates converge and one overrides the other, forcing it down into the mantle to be reabsorbed. Ocean floor spreading: A major site of active volcanism is along the axis of the oceanic ridge system, where the plates move apart on both sides of the ridge and magma wells up from the mantle. Weak Earth Surface: Because of high pressure in the earth’s interior, the magma and gases escape with great velocity as the pressure is released through eruptions where opportunity is provided by weak zones along the earth’s surface. Faults: Whenever extreme pressure builds in the mantle, along fault lines an eruption is likely to happen next. The earthquakes, for instance, may expose fault zones through which magma may escape and volcanoes can be formed. Magma crystallization: Decreasing temperatures can cause old magma to crystallize and sink to the bottom of the chamber and this movement can force fresh liquid magma up and out – similar to dropping a brick in a bucket of water. Plate movement: Volcanism may occur because of plate movement over a "hot spot" from which magmas can penetrate to the surface. e.g. Islands of Hawaii Conclusion: Through these endogenic factors volcano formation takes place. Depending on the level of activity volcanoes are further classified as Active, Dormant and extinct. Apart from playing a prominent role by giving cooling effect to most part of earth, volcanoes also contribute Ash and lava which breaks down to form  soil and rocks.  3. What do you understand by storm surge? How does a storm storm surge get formed? Discuss. तूफ़ानी उछाल से आप क्या समझते हैं? तूफानी लहर कैसे बनती है? चर्चा करें। Demand of the question: It expects candidates to write their understanding about storm surge. It also expects to write the mechanism of formation of storm surge. Introduction: Storm Surge is an abnormal rise of sea level as the tropical cyclone crosses the coast. The storms produce strong winds that push the water into shore, which might lead to flooding. Body:  Storm surge depends on intensity of the cyclone (Maximum winds and lowest pressure associated with it and Coastal bathymetry (shallower coastline generates surges of greater heights). Following is the way of formation of cyclone: When a cyclone is in deep ocean waters, the circulating wind pushes the ocean surface to create a vertically circulating column of water, where the surge is barely visible. However, as the storm moves closer to the shore, the water which is being pushed downwards by the wind cannot move any lower, so the water forces itself from the sides towards land, causing a storm surge wave. Although low pressure also contributes to the surge, its influence is very small, i.e., around 5%. Whenever a cyclone moves near coastal areas, storm surges are the biggest and most common threat to life and property. This phenomenon is commonly found in low-pressure systems, and the severity of the storm surge wave depends on the tides, shallowness of the water in the area, and the angle at which the water is to the cyclone. Following are some factors which determine the intensity of storm surge: Strength and Size of the Storm: During a cyclone, the water level rises to form storm surges, where the strength and speed of the winds are the highest. Usually, the largest surges occur in the direction of where the wind is blowing. Due to the rotation of the earth, the surge occurs towards the right side of the cyclone in the northern hemisphere, and towards the left side in the southern hemisphere. Atmospheric Pressure: The force exerted by the atmospheric pressure is a smaller factor in the formation of a storm surge. Bottom Conditions Near Shore: Another minor factor determining the strength of a surge is whether the coastal slope is steep or shallow, and rough or smooth. A shallow and smooth ocean floor near the coast can dramatically enhance the speed and power of the storm surge, while a steep climb with rough obstructions can slow and sometimes even stop a storm surge. A wider shore will have a higher surge than a narrower shore. Distance from Storm Centre to Shore: For a storm surge to achieve maximum potency, the distance between the eye of the storm and the shore should neither be too close nor too far. If the distance is less, the surge cannot gather enough velocity to gain power. However, if the storm is too far, the surge will lose its gathered energy by the time it reaches the shore. Tides: The gravitational force of the sun and moon cause low and high tides. If the storm surge occurs during a low tide, the intensity will be significantly reduced. However, a storm surge during high tide will cause a storm tide capable of heavy destruction. Freshwater: Usually, before a storm reaches land, most coastal areas receive heavy rainfall, causing water levels to rise. This is especially true in areas that have a river delta, causing bigger and stronger storm surges. Shape and Angle of Coast to the Storm: A shore with a convex shape will have a lower surge as compared to a concave shore. Also, if the storm is moving parallel to the shore, it will cause lower and weaker storm surges as compared to a storm moving perpendicular to the coast. Sea Waves: When waves break onto the beach, they may collect into pools, eventually making it easier for the surge to overcome the friction of the beach, and move even further inland. A storm surge should not be misunderstood as seiche, as Storm surge is the unusual rise in the water levels generated by a storm over and above the predicted astronomical tide. The term seiche can be defined as a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances. Conclusion: Storm surge as high as 15 to 20 ft. may occur when all the factors contributing to storm surge are maximum. This storm tide inundates low lying coastal areas which have far reaching consequences apart from flooding.  Hence, necessary precaution if taken will ensure the minimal loss of environment human life in the surrounding area. TLP HOT Synopsis_DAY_54 PDF

SYNOPSIS: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OPTIONAL - Paper 2- TLP UPSC Mains Answer Writing [11th August, 2020] – Day 5

           For Previous PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (ARCHIVES) - CLICK HERE                  Topics Public Sector Undertakings: Public sector in modern India; Forms of Public Sector Undertakings; Problems of autonomy, accountability and control; Impact of liberalization and privatization 2. Plans and Priorities: Machinery of planning; Role, Composition and functions of the Planning Commission and the National   Development Council; ‘Indicative’ planning; Process of plan formulation at Union and State levels; Constitutional Amendments (1992) and decentralized planning for economic development and social justice. 1. The 14th Finance Commission had recommended for winding up the NIF. However, this move can affect the Fiscal policy of India, Centre-State relations and the Indian Banking system. Comment                                                                                                            10 marks (150 words) Approach Here the question asks to bring out the impact of abolition of NIF on the 3 given domains. It is mandatory to provide enough content for all the three. From Paper1 We can bring in the concepts of financial management, and also the quotes and keywords from the 1st paper wherever necessary. Introduction National Investment Fund was set up in the year 2005, for channelizing the proceeds from the disinvestment of public sector enterprises. Naturally, the funds of NIF were supposed to be used for the capital investments in the PSUs. However, successive governments used the funds even for social and revenue expenditures. Body On this backdrop, the 14th Finance Commission had recommended to wind up the NIF. However, the abolition of NIF can have the following implications. On the Fiscal Policy: The proceeds of NIF are used to compensate the shortfalls in the budgeted revenue proceeds every year. The funds are not only used to finance the welfare schemes, but also to buy the preferential allotment of shares of the PSUs. I.e. to invest in Preferential Share Offers and FPOs (Follow on public offers) of PSUs so that, 51% of the government share is maintained. Further, the proceeds of NIF are also used to finance the PPP projects, to invest in Metro projects, in Vidyuth Nigam Ltds etc.  Hence, when all these expenditures are relied on the fund, the sudden winding up of NIF can disturb the whole budgeting process of the government. Also, the government will have to make alternative arrangements in case of any paucity of finances in meeting the budget targets.  On the Centre-State relations: The intent behind the recommendation of 14th FC to repeal NIF was that, during its pre-recommendation meetings with the state governments, many states had urged for a share in the disinvestment proceeds. As a result the Finance Commission thought of winding up the NIF so that, 25% of the disinvestment proceeds, that currently goes to NIF can be shared with the states. This has created a new juggernaut between the centre and the states. While the centre is reluctant to implement the recommendation, due to fear of loss of significant amount of funds; the states on the other hand are vigorously forcing the centre to wind up NIF. This is further exacerbated by the advent of GST. Now, the states are badly in need of funds as they have lost most of their taxation powers to the GST council and are unable to generate any significant revenue income. On the Indian banking system: The proceeds of the NIF are also being used to capitalise Public Sector Banks, and Public Sector Insurance Companies. Over and above, the funds are also used to invest in Regional Rural Banks, NABARD, and in the EXIM bank.  Now, the sudden winding of NIF can result in a severe shortage of capital investment in the banks. Because of this, banks may feel it difficult to extend welfare credits, to meet the priority sector lending targets and to ensure security of the depositors’ money.  Conclusion Thus, we can see that winding up the NIF can affect India’s fiscal policy, federalism and also the banking system. However, the defence is that, the fund goes to the state governments and not outside India in any case. Hence, as rightly said by Y.V.Reddy both centre and states should don coordinating roles than resorting to frictions and conflicts. And in this case, centre can share a part of the NIF proceeds as tied grants for implementing the Central Sector Schemes, thus striking a balance. 2. “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” Comment in the light of the history of Indian planning.                                                                                                             15 marks (250 words) Approach In this question, we need to explain the quote given in the question, in the context of India’s experience in planning. It is important here to provide apt explanation of the quote and also to give proper examples in support of our explanation. From Paper1 Again, we can bring in quotes, concept and keywords from the first paper wherever necessary. Introduction Fayol defines planning as ‘deciding the line of action to be followed, stages to go through and the methods to be used’. Here, what we can deduce from the definition is that, planning is preparation of broader sketch of our means to achieve the desired goal. Body The above quote of Dwight D Eisenhower, given in the question says that, planning can be successful only if it is limited to preparation of a blue print of the task. However, preparing fine details at the very stage of planning can result in making ready made plans that have more propensities of failures than successes. Ready plans have failed several times in India; Lack of flexibility: Detailed plans won’t provide flexibility to adopt.  The planning commission was set up with the sole motto of reducing the inter-state inequality. However, all through its journey the commission formulated the centralized plans without taking the preferences of states into consideration. Many Chief Ministers even boycotted the National Development Council meetings because they were not given enough opportunity to express their views.  However, instead of framing those centralized plans, just setting broad targets and allowing the states to plan the strategies to achieve them would have resulted in equitable development of the states. Lack of knowledge of ground reality: There is difference in planning before the battle and planning in the battle ground.   The second 5 year plan went for a full fledged industrialisation without knowing that majority of the Indian population was indulged in the agricultural sector. As a result the plan could not achieve the desired success. Instead, a better planning wherein an experimental project is prepared and run on a pilot basis, would have set a strong foundation for industrialisation in India.   No opportunity for the gestation: Pre-defined plans can’t assimilate initial failures;  Looking at the first 3 five year plans we can observe that, when the 1st five year plan, that emphasised on agricultural growth, seemed to be unsuccessful, we straight away moved to 2nd plan which stressed on the industrial growth. Again, when this was found to be unworkable, we came back to the agricultural growth.  We could have, however avoided this, if we had planned to allow some 10 years of gestation period to the 1st 5 year plan. Also, such absurdities show that, while India had many scholars who can frame good plans, it lacked good planners who changed the plans only after an objective analysis of the situation, rather than moving along with the fickle minded heed.  Uncertainty factor goes neglected: Ready plans are incompatible to uncertain situations.  The whole 3rd 5 year plan failed because, the framers of the plan didn’t anticipate the Indo-Pak war and the Chinese aggression during that period. However ‘planning’ is a part and parcel of India’s growth and development; Creates a target to pursue: Broad based planning provides a target which in itself inspires to work hard to reach the goal. Setting targets for Panchayati Raj and Primary Education in the 3rd five year plan inspired the nation to work in those directions.  Also, the target of attaining 8.2% of GDP growth was framed in the 12th 5 year plan. But we are working in pursuit of this target even after the 12th plan is repealed. Helps in prior mobilisation of resources: Preparing a blue print of any task before beginning it, can help in estimating the necessary paraphernalia including the cost, benefit, time required, etc. This can avoid the last moment rush up.  Idea of economic liberalization was thought out during the 6th 5 year plan. That is why, we could mobilise necessary resources and make it a success during the 8th 5 year plan, even amidst the difficult times.  Better analysis of strengths and weaknesses: Planning before the battle not only helps in assessing our strengths and weaknesses, but also that of the opponents. Lack of planning was the reason for our loss in the 1962 Indo-China war. Better planning like, alliance with USSR, Access to foreign intelligence etc, resulted in the victory of 1971 Indo-Pak war. Lesser risk of failures: A planned approach is safer compared to heuristics (trying the luck). India is the only country that could land successfully on the Mars in its very first attempt. Moreover, this milestone was achieved with simpler technology and with the utilization of minimum possible resources. However, it is to be noted that, India had planned the task thoroughly by studying the successes and failures of the other Mars missions.  Conclusion Hence, we can say that it is better on the part of India to cultivate the planning ability than preparing the plans. Also, despite all the critics, it is not blasphemous to conclude that, today if India has increased its literacy rate to 75%, if our poverty has reduced to 19%, if our economy is 3rd largest in the world and if we have grown from the borrowers of food to the exporters of the same. Most of the credits go to India’s planning. “All you need is to plan”- Earl Nightingale DOWNLOAD- Public Administration Synopsis Day 5 PDF

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 12th AUGUST 2020

Archives (PRELIMS + MAINS FOCUS) Containing COVID virus Part of: GS Prelims and Mains II - Govt policies and initiatives; Social/Health issue; Governance  Context:  PM flagged the need for more testing, tracing in 10 affected States in order to keep the fatality rate from COVID-19 in India to below 1%.   He stressed that 10 States which account for 81% of the cases and 82% of the fatalities need to step up testing, contact tracing within 72 hours of testing and isolation of those infected.  10 States — West Bengal, Gujarat, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Punjab — are with high COVID-19 levels.  Measures/Suggestions to contain COVID   Some States asked the Centre to lift the current cap of 35% on COVID-19 related expenditure on State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) as it was not sufficient to meet current requirements.  Some States appealed for an immediate ad hoc grant of Rs. 1,000 crore from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to fight the pandemic  Some appealed to the Centre to make one year of government service mandatory for fresh medical graduates and postgraduates so that their services can be utilised in fighting COVID-19.   Some appealed to initiate measures for immediate commencement of final year medical and paramedical courses so that students could be used in COVID-19 services in areas outside of the designated hospitals.  Doubling of medical seats  Fund 50% of RT-PCR tests using PM-CARES   Important value additions:  About State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF)  SDRF has been constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.  It is the primary fund available with the State governments for responses to notified disasters to meet expenditure for providing immediate relief.  The Centre contributes 75% of the SDRF allocation for general category States and Union Territories and 90% for special category States and Union Territories (northeastern States, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir).  The annual Central contribution is released in two equal installments as per the recommendation of the Finance Commission.  Disaster (s) covered under SDRF: Cyclone, drought, earthquake, fire, flood, tsunami, hailstorm, landslide, avalanche, cloudburst, pest attack, frost and cold waves.  A State Government may use up to 10% of the funds available under the SDRF for providing immediate relief to the victims of natural disasters that they consider to be ‘disasters’ within the local context in the State and which are not included in the notified list of disasters of the Ministry of Home Affairs.  Daughters have equal right on property: SC  Part of: GS Mains II – Social/Women issue  Context:  The Supreme Court recently held that daughters, like sons, have an equal birth-right to inherit joint Hindu family property.   The verdict now grants equal rights to daughters to inherit ancestral property would have retrospective effect.  The judgement observes that “a daughter always remains a loving daughter. A son is a son until he gets a wife. A daughter is a daughter throughout her life”.  Do you know?  A three-judge Bench ruled that a Hindu woman’s right to be a joint heir to the ancestral property is by birth and does not depend on whether her father was alive or not when the law was enacted in 2005.  The substituted Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 confers the status of coparcener to a daughter born before or after the amendment in the same manner as a son.  Coparcener is a person who has a birth-right to parental property.  2005 Amendment  The Mitakshara school of Hindu law codified as the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 governed succession and inheritance of property but only recognised males as legal heirs.  The law applied to everyone who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion.  Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains and followers of Arya Samaj, Brahmo Samaj are also considered Hindus for the purposes of this law.  In a Hindu Undivided Family, several legal heirs through generations can exist jointly.  Women were recognised as coparceners or joint legal heirs for partition arising from 2005.  Section 6 of the Act was amended in 2005 to make a daughter a coparcener by birth in her own right in the same manner as the son.  The law also gave the daughter the same rights and liabilities as the son.  The law applies to ancestral property and to intestate succession in personal property.  Youth faced several challenges during lockdown  Part of: GS Mains II – Social/Youth issue  Context:  According to Population Foundation of India (PFI) survey -  Majority of the young women in Bihar, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh were not able to sufficiently access sanitary pads during the COVID­19 lockdown.  More than one in five men and women between the ages of 15­24 reported experiencing depression (due to challenges of economic insecurity, family clashes and increased domestic chores)  About 22% of young people said they experienced depression due to the lockdown, citing factors such as worry about the lack of job opportunities, delay in completing their studies, family pressure and lack of privacy and isolation away from friends.  The survey aimed to assess the challenges to mental and reproductive health faced by adolescents and young adults due to COVID­19.  Tribal Freedom Fighters’ Museums Part of: GS Prelims and Mains I – Modern History   About:  Minsitry of Tribal Affairs to set up Tribal Freedom Fighters’ museums to give due recognition to sacrifices and contribution to country’s freedom struggle by tribal people.  Government to set up permanent museums in the States where tribals lived, struggled against the British and refused to be bowed down.  Do you know?  All the museums will have strong usage of technologies like Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), 3D/7D holographic projections etc.  These museums will trace the history along the trails, along which the tribal people in hills and forests fought for their right to live and will.  Thus, it will combine ex situ display with in situ conservation, regeneration initiatives.   It is expected that by the end of 2022 all the museums will come into existence.  Krishi Megh (National Agricultural Research & Education System -Cloud Infrastructure and Services) Part of: GS Prelims and Mains II and III – Govt schemes and initiatives; Skill development; Agriculture  Context:   Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare virtually launched Krishi Megh along with KVC ALUNET (Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Chhatr Alumni Network) and Online Accreditation System for Higher Agricultural Educational Institutions (HEI).  Krishi Megh is a step forward towards digital agriculture of New India.   About Krishi Megh:  Krishi Megh is the National Agricultural Research & Education System -Cloud Infrastructure and Services.  It aims to protect the precious data of the government’s premier research body Indian Council of Agricultural Research.  It has been set up at National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) in Hyderabad.  Key features:  Krishi Megh has been set up under the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP), funded by both the government and World Bank.  The data recovery centre at NAARM is synchronized with the data centre at the main data centre of the ICAR is at Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI) Delhi.  Built to mitigate the risk, enhance the quality, availability and accessibility of e-governance, research, extension and education in field of agriculture in India.  Cater the need to save and preserve the important research-based data in a prompt digitised form to enable its access anywhere in any corner of the country and the world.  About KVC ALUNET:   Its development has been a result of an idea of social networking for the alumnus of the Agricultural Universities.   It will enable the alumni of all the 74 Agricultural Universities in connecting with each other and making it possible to assist the students in internship, placements and to provide support to their alma maters.  Miscellaneous: Person in news: Eminent Urdu poet Rahat Indori Why in news?  Noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori, who tested positive for coronavirus, passed away.  He kept the ‘mushaira’ (poetry symposiums) alive for generations.  He was well known as a “rockstar of the Indian literary world”, a “people’s poet” and prince of the “mushaira” tradition.  Among the poet’s most powerful lines are “Sabhi ka khoon hai shamil yahan ki mitti mein; Kisi ke baap ka Hindustan thodi hai (Everybody’s blood mingles in the soil; Hindustan does not belong solely to one)”.   About Mushaira  Mushaira is a poetic symposium. It is an event where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is a beloved part of the Culture of North India, Pakistan and the Deccan, particularly among the Hyderabadi Muslims, and it is greatly admired by participants as a forum for free self-expression.   Russia becomes first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V Part of: GS Prelims and Mains III – International affairs; Science – Health and Medicine  Context:  Russia became the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing.  The vaccine is named - ‘Sputnik V’ - in homage to the world’s first satellite launched by the Soviet Union.  Sputnik V yet to complete its final trials.  Russia expects the vaccine into mass production by the end of the year.  (MAINS FOCUS) CONSTITUTION / POLITY Topic: General Studies 2 Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features  The future of Indian secularism Context: The participation of Prime Minister in the ground breaking ceremony of Ayodhya Ram Temple has revived the debate on Secularism.   What is Secularism?  Secularism means separation of religion from political, economic, social and cultural aspects of life, religion being treated as a purely personal matter.  It emphasized dissociation of the state from religion and full freedom to all religions and tolerance of all religions.  It also stands for equal opportunities for followers of all religions, and no discrimination and partiality on grounds of religion.  A secular person is one who does not owe his moral values to any religion. His values are the product of his rational and scientific thinking.  What is India’s Secularism unique?  India’s Constitutional secularism is marked by at least two features.   First, critical respect for all religions.   Unlike some secularisms, India’s secularism is not blindly anti-religious but respects religion.   Unlike the secularisms of pre-dominantly single religious societies, India’s Secularism respects not one but all religions.   Indian philosophy of secularism is related to “Sarva Dharma Sambhava” which means that destination of the paths followed by all religions is the same, though the paths themselves may be different. It essentially means equal respect to all religions.  However, given the virtual impossibility of distinguishing the religious from the social, as B.R. Ambedkar famously observed, every aspect of religious doctrine or practice cannot be respected. Respect for religion must be accompanied by critique.  Second, Principled Distance from all religions  The Indian state abandons strict separation but keeps a principled distance from all religions.  This means that State must intervenes whenever religious groups promote communal disharmony and discrimination on grounds of religion (an inter-religious matter) or are unable to protect their own members from the oppressions they perpetuate (an intra-religious issue).   For instance, it cannot tolerate untouchability or leave all personal laws as they are.   Thus, State has to constantly decide when to engage or disengage, help or hinder religion depending entirely on which of these enhances our constitutional commitment to freedom, equality and fraternity.  Secularism is not only a project of civic friendship among religious communities but also of opposition to religion-based caste and gender oppressions  Challenges with India’s Secularism  Misusing for Electoral benefits: Opportunistic distance (engagement or disengagement), mainly opportunistic alliance with religious communities, particularly for the sake of immediate electoral benefit  Neglecting the Core Idea of Indian Secularism: Political parties have bizarrely interpreted ‘respect’ to mean cutting deals with aggressive or orthodox sections of religious groups at times igniting communal violence.  Victimization of Communities: Principled intervention by State in one religion is viewed as discriminatory treatment by fringe sections of society leading to Politicisation of Secularism  Politicisation of any one religious group leads to the competitive politicisation of other groups, thereby resulting in inter-religious conflict.  Requires Continuous Civic Participation: India’s constitutional secularism cannot be sustained by governments alone but requires collective commitment from an impartial judiciary, a scrupulous media, civil society activists, and an alert citizenry  Way Ahead  There is need to shift focus from a politically-led Secularism project to a socially-driven movement for justice.   Second, a shift of emphasis from inter-religious to intra-religious issues, without completely ignoring inter-religious issues  Conclusion  Indian secularism is not an end in itself but a means to address religious plurality and sought to achieve peaceful coexistence of different religions. SOCIETY/ GOVERNANCE Topic: General Studies 1 and 2 Social empowerment  Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections  Hindu women’s inheritance rights Context: The Supreme Court expanded on a Hindu woman’s right to be a joint legal heir and inherit ancestral property on terms equal to male heirs.  Coparcener is a person who has a birthright to parental property.  What is the The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005?  The Mitakshara school of Hindu law codified as the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 governed succession and inheritance of property   The original act only recognised males as legal heirs.  The law applied to everyone who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion.   Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains and followers of Arya Samaj, Brahmo Samaj are also considered Hindus for the purposes of this law.  Section 6 of the Act was amended in 2005 to make a daughter of a coparcener also a coparcener by birth “in her own right in the same manner as the son”  The law applies to ancestral property and to intestate succession in personal property — where succession happens as per law and not through a will  Do you know?  The 174th Law Commission Report had also recommended this reform in Hindu succession law.   Even before the 2005 amendment, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu had made this change in the law,  How did the case come about?  While the 2005 law granted equal rights to women, questions were raised in multiple cases on whether the law applied retrospectively  Also, there were questions if the rights of women depended on the living status of the father through whom they would inherit  Additionally, there were different verdicts by two-judge Supreme Court Benches  In Prakash v Phulwati (2015), a two-judge Bench headed by Justice A K Goel held that the benefit of the 2005 amendment could be granted only to “living daughters of living coparceners” as on September 9, 2005 (the date when the amendment came into force).  In Danamma @ Suman Surpur vs. Amar (2018), contrary to the 2015 ruling, a two-judge SC Bench held that the share of a father who died in 2001 will also pass to his daughters as coparceners as per 2005 law  These conflicting views by Benches of equal strength led to a reference to a three-judge Bench in the current case. The ruling now overrules the earlier verdicts.  What is the ruling?  A three Judge SC bench ruled that a Hindu woman’s right to be a joint heir to the ancestral property is by birth and does not depend on whether her father was alive or not when the law was enacted in 2005.  The court decided that the amended Hindu Succession Act, which gives daughters equal rights to ancestral property, will have a retrospective effect.  It also clarified that an unregistered oral partition, without any contemporaneous public document, cannot be accepted as the statutory recognised mode of partition.  The bench also clarified that if the property had already been written in the name of an heir before the amendment came into effect, the woman would not be able to claim a share.  Significance of the Judgement  Resolves Legal Confusion: The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 thus gives Hindu women the right to be coparceners or joint legal heirs in the same way a male heir does.  Right to Equality: The verdict corrected the discrimination on the ground of gender and upheld the fundamental right of equality guaranteed by the Constitution  Economic Empowerment of Daughters: The daughters cannot be deprived of their right of equality conferred upon them by Section 6  Codification of Norms: The concept of uncodified Hindu law of unobstructed heritage has been given a concrete shape under the provisions of Section 6(1)(a) and 6(1) of the act  Connecting the dots: Instant triple talaq became a cognizable offence a year ago on August 1, 2019.  Codification of Personal Laws  (TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE) Model questions: (You can now post your answers in comment section) Note:  Correct answers of today’s questions will be provided in next day’s DNA section. Kindly refer to it and update your answers.  Comments Up-voted by IASbaba are also the “correct answers”. Q.1) Consider the following regarding National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)  National Disaster Response Force consist of 12 battalions  Assam Rifles and CISF are the two most specialized battalions of NDRF  NDRF is under the control of Ministry of Home Affairs  Which of the following statements is/are correct?  1 and 3  3 only  2 and 3  1, 2 and 3  Q.2) Mitakshara and Dayabhaga is associated with A work on astronomy  A treatise on ancient Hindu law of inheritance  An Agamic text  A compendium on medicine  Q.3) India is a secular state. Which of the following statements regarding Indian Secularism are correct? There is no official religion of Indian state.  State does not discriminate against any citizen on the grounds of religion.  There is complete separation of the religion and the State.  Select the code from following:  1 and 2  2 and 3  1 and 3  1, 2 and 3  ANSWERS FOR 11th AUG 2020 TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE (TYK) 1  C  2  B  3  B  4  D  Must Read About Population Projection: The Hindu About our view of the world:  The Hindu About criticism of EIA: The Indian Express

[Day 55] INTEGRATED REVISION PLAN(IRP – हिंदी & ENGLISH) 2020 – PRELIMS & MAINS – [12th AUGUST, 2020]

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[Day 55] IASBABA का इंटीग्रेटेड रिवीज़न प्लान (IRP) 2020 - [12th AUGUST, 2020]

For Previous IRP (Hindi & English ARCHIVES) - CLICK HERE   हाल ही में UPSC द्वारा COVID-19 को देखते हुए प्रारंभिक परीक्षा-2020 के लिए नई तिथि 4 अक्टूबर, 2020 की घोषणा की गयी है। ऐसे में इन 100 दिनों का सदुपयोग सही दिशा में करना अति महत्त्वपूर्ण हो गया है। इसको देखते हुए IASBABA टीम द्वारा इष्टतम लाभ प्राप्त करने के लिए 10 जून 2020 से इंटीग्रेटेड रिवीज़न प्लान-2020 लांच किया गया है, जिससे एक बार पुनः परीक्षा से संबंधित संपूर्ण पाठ्यक्रम का समुचित रिवीज़न किया जा सके।   इंटीग्रेटेड रिवीज़न प्लान (IRP) 2020 के महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य: IRP 2020 एक निःशुल्क पहल है, जिसे आपको अगले 100 दिनों के लिए केंद्रित रखने के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया है! कार्यक्रम 10 जून 2020 से आरंभ होगा। यह सप्ताह में 6 दिन चलेगा। रविवार को अवकाश होगा - आप इस समय का उपयोग रिवीज़न और वैकल्पिक विषय के लिए कर सकते हैं। इसमें आपकी प्रारंभिक परीक्षा और मुख्य परीक्षा दोनों की तैयारी शामिल हैं। प्रतिदिन आधार पर - प्रारंभिक परीक्षा - 5 करंट अफेयर्स संबंधी बहुविकल्पीय प्रश्न, 10 स्टेटिक भाग जैसे इतिहास, भूगोल, राजव्यवस्था, अर्थशास्त्र एवं पर्यावरण आदि संबंधी बहुविकल्पीय प्रश्न होंगे। प्रतिदिन आधार पर - मुख्य परीक्षा - TLP - 3 प्रश्न मुख्य परीक्षा संबंधी GS1, GS2, GS3 को कवर करते हुए पोस्ट किया जाएगा। इन 3 प्रश्नों में से 2 स्टेटिक भाग से और 1 करंट अफेयर्स से होंगे। GS 4 (नीतिशास्त्र) और निबंध पर विशेष जोर - प्रत्येक सप्ताह (शुक्रवार को) 3 प्रश्न पोस्ट किए जाएंगे। इसमें 2 नैतिकता सिद्धांत एवं 1 प्रश्न केस स्टडी पर आधारित होंगे। प्रत्येक शनिवार को 4 निबंध दिए जाएंगे (इसमें 2 सामान्य थीम आधारित और 2 दार्शनिक विषय पर आधारित होंगे) हिंदी माध्यम में प्रश्न शाम 5 बजे (5 PM) अपलोड किए जाएंगे। पहल के बारे में अधिक जानने के लिए -> CLICK HERE SCHEDULE/DETAILED PLAN – > CLICK HERE Do remember that, “the difference between Ordinary and  EXTRA-Ordinary is PRACTICE!!” IASbaba's Daily Static Quiz - GEOGRAPHY Q.1) लैटेराइट मिट्टी के संबंध में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें ये मिट्टी उच्च तापमान और उच्च वर्षा वाले क्षेत्रों में विकसित होती है। ह्यूमस (Humus) की मात्रा कम होती है क्योंकि अधिकांश सूक्ष्मजीव, विशेष रूप से अपघटक (decomposers) उच्च तापमान के कारण नष्ट हो जाते हैं। उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?  केवल 1 केवल 2 1 और 2 दोनों न तो 1 और न ही 2 Q.2) पीटमय मृदा (Peaty Soils) के बारे में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें- ये आम तौर पर भारी वर्षा और उच्च आर्द्रता वाले क्षेत्रों में पायी जाती हैं पीटमय मृदा में वनस्पति का विकास अत्यधिक होता है इस मृदा की प्रकृति क्षारीय होती है उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?  केवल 1 और 2  केवल 1 और 3  केवल 1, 2 और 3  केवल 2 और 3  Q.3) मोंट्रेक्स रिकॉर्ड (Montreux Record) के बारे में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें- यह रामसर सूची (Ramsar List) के एक भाग के रूप में होती है। वर्तमान में, भारत की दो आद्रभूमियां (wetlands) मोंट्रेक्स रिकॉर्ड (Montreux Record) के अंतर्गत हैं - केवलादेव राष्ट्रीय उद्यान (राजस्थान) और लोकटक झील (मणिपुर) चिलिका झील (ओडिशा) को रिकॉर्ड में रखा गया था लेकिन बाद में इसे रिकॉर्ड से हटा दिया गया उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?  केवल 1 और 2  केवल 1 और 3  केवल 1, 2 और 3  केवल 2 और 3  Q.4) हाल के वर्षों में भारत में, दक्षिणी और पश्चिमी राज्यों विशेषकर महाराष्ट्र में चीनी मिलों के स्थानांतरित होने और संकेंद्रित होने की प्रवृत्ति के क्या कारण हैं? प्रायद्वीपीय भारत में उष्णकटिबंधीय जलवायु है जो गन्ने की फसल के लिए उपयुक्त है, इसलिए दक्षिण में उपज (yield) अधिक होती है। दक्षिणी राज्यों में गन्ने में सुक्रोज की मात्रा भी अधिक होती है। क्रशिंग सीज़न (Crushing Season) भी उत्तर में 3 या 4 महीने की तुलना में बहुत लंबा यानी 7 या 8 महीने तक का है  उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?  केवल 1 और 2  केवल 1 और 3  केवल 1, 2 और 3  केवल 2 और 3  Q.5) कोयले के बारे में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें एन्थ्रेसाइट कोयला (Anthracite Coal) में लगभग 90% कार्बन की मात्रा तथा बहुत अल्प धुआं और राख सामग्री होती है। लिग्नाइट (Lignite) को भूरे कोयले के रूप में भी जाना जाता है। बिटुमिन (Bituminous) भारत में सबसे सामान्य रूप से पाया जाता है तथा इसका इस्तेमाल कोक (coke) बनाने में भी किया जाता है। उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही है / हैं?  केवल 1 और 2  केवल 1 और 3  केवल 1, 2 और 3  केवल 2 और 3  Q.6) प्राकृतिक वनस्पति (natural vegetation) की विशेषताओं पर विचार करें: इस प्रकार के वन 100 से 200 सेमी प्रति वर्ष की मध्यम वर्षा वाले क्षेत्रों में पाए जाते हैं लगभग 27 डिग्री सेल्सियस का औसत वार्षिक तापमान औसत सापेक्ष आर्द्रता 60 से 70% इस प्रकार के जंगल ओडिशा और पश्चिम बंगाल के कुछ हिस्सों में पाए जाते हैं नीचे दिए गए विकल्पों में से वनस्पति के प्रकार की पहचान करें: भूमध्यसागरीय झाड़ीदार भूमि (Mediterranean Shrublands) उष्णकटिबंधीय आर्द्र सदाबहार वन (Tropical wet evergreen Forests) उष्णकटिबंधीय शुष्क सदाबहार वन (Tropical dry evergreen forests) उष्णकटिबंधीय नम पर्णपाती वन (Tropical Moist deciduous Forests) Q.7) ब्रिटिश प्रकार की जलवायु () के बारे में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें। इस प्रकार की जलवायु में प्राकृतिक वनस्पति पर्णपाती वन होते हैं जो ठंड के मौसम में अपने पत्तों को गिरा देते हैं, ताकि सर्दियों में बर्फ और पाले (snow & frost) से स्वयं को संरक्षित कर सके। उत्तरी अमेरिका में ब्रिटिश प्रकार की जलवायु मुख्य रूप से ब्रिटिश कोलंबिया के तटीय क्षेत्रों तक ही सीमित है। उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही नहीं है / हैं?  केवल 1 केवल 2 1 और 2 दोनों न तो 1 और न ही 2 Q.8) सूची I के साथ सूची II का मिलान कीजिए तथा नीचे दिए गए कूट का उपयोग करके सही उत्तर चुनें:          सूची I सूची II         (पादप) (प्राकृतिक वनस्पति प्रकार) अखरोट 1. अल्पाइन बर्च (Birch) 2. हिमालयी आद्र शीशम 3. आद्र पर्णपाती एबोनी (Ebony) 4. उष्णकटिबंधीय सदाबहार Code: A – B – C – D 2 – 3 – 4 – 1 2 – 1 – 3 – 4 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 1 – 3 – 2 – 4 Q.9) उष्णकटिबंधीय वर्षावन (tropical rainforest) में प्राकृतिक वनस्पति कम होती हैं, क्योंकि- मौसमी परिवर्तन जो पोषक तत्वों के अवशोषण की सुविधा प्रदान करता है। पूरे वर्ष गर्म और आर्द्र जलवायु की उपस्थिति। उपजाऊ मृदा तीव्र पोषक चक्र (Rapid nutrient cycling) नीचे दिए गए कूट का उपयोग करके सही उत्तर चुनें: केवल 1 और 3 केवल 2 और 4  केवल 2, 3 और 4  1, 2, 3 और 4 Q.10) निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें: भारत में कोयला निक्षेप दो मुख्य भू-वैज्ञानिक युगों - गोंडवाना और टर्शियरी युग में निर्मित पर्वत श्रृंखला में पाया जाता है। गोंडवाना कोयले के प्रमुख संसाधन दामोदर घाटी में स्थित हैं। टर्शियरी युग में निर्मित कोयले में कार्बन की मात्रा बहुत कम होती है। उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही  है / हैं?  केवल 1 केवल 2 और 3 केवल 1 और 2  1,2 और 3 IASbaba's Daily Current Affairs Quiz Q.1) गोदावरी नदी के बारे में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें तथा गलत कथन की पहचान करें: इस नदी को दक्षिण गंगा के नाम से जाना जाता है। शिमशा, हेमवती, अर्कवती, भवानी इस नदी की सहायक नदियाँ हैं। इस नदी पर राष्ट्रीय जलमार्ग 4 का निर्माण किया गया है। जल निकासी बेसिन ओडिशा तक विस्तारित है। Q.2) दिव्यांगजन अधिकार अधिनियम (Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act) के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें: यह अधिनियम दिव्यांग व्यक्तियों (UNCRPD) के अधिकारों पर संयुक्त राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन के दायित्वों को पूरा करता है। इस अधिनियम ने उच्च दिव्यांगता आरक्षण का कोटा बढ़ाकर शिक्षण संस्थानों में 3% से 5% और सरकारी नौकरियों में 3% से 4% कर दिया है। उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन सा सही नहीं है / हैं?  केवल 1 केवल 2 1 और 2 दोनों न तो 1 और न ही 2 Q.3) सामाजिक और शैक्षणिक रूप से पिछड़े वर्गों की स्थितियों की जांच करने और उनकी उन्नति के लिए उपाय सुझाने के लिए, निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा आयोग नियुक्त किया गया था? ली आयोग मंडल आयोग एस के धर आयोग फजल अली आयोग Q.4) ओस्लो शांति समझौते से संबंधित है - WIPO द्वारा प्रशासित अंतर्राष्ट्रीय कॉपीराइट संधियाँ। 1990 के दशक में इजरायल और फिलिस्तीनियों के बीच समझौतों की श्रृंखला पर हस्ताक्षर। वाह्य अंतरिक्ष की खोज और शांतिपूर्ण उपयोग में राज्यों की गतिविधियों को नियंत्रित करने वाले सिद्धांत। स्वालबार्ड के आर्कटिक द्वीपसमूह पर नॉर्वे की संप्रभुता को मान्यता देना। Q.5) स्वराज द्वीप, लॉन्ग आइलैंड और शहीद द्वीप कहाँ स्थित हैं - अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीप समूह  कच्छ का रण  लक्षद्वीप द्वीपसमूह लक्कादीव सागर (Laccadive Sea)   उत्तर डाउनलोड करने के लिए नीचे क्लिक करें  - Click Here

Daily Prelims CA Quiz

UPSC Quiz - 2020 : IASbaba's Daily Current Affairs Quiz [Day 55]

For Previous Daily Quiz (ARCHIVES) - CLICK HERE The Current Affairs questions are based on sources like ‘The Hindu’, ‘Indian Express’ and ‘PIB’, which are very important sources for UPSC Prelims Exam. The questions are focused on both the concepts and facts. The topics covered here are generally different from what is being covered under ‘Daily Current Affairs/Daily News Analysis (DNA) and Daily Static Quiz’ to avoid duplication. The questions would be published from Monday to Saturday before 2 PM. One should not spend more than 10 minutes on this initiative. This is a part of our recently launched, NEW INITIATIVE IASbaba’s INTEGRATED REVISION PLAN (IRP) 2020 – Road Map for the next 100 Days! FREE INITIATIVE! We will make sure, in the next 4 months not a single day is wasted. All your energies are channelized in the right direction. Trust us! This will make a huge difference in your results this time, provided that you follow this plan sincerely every day without fail. Gear up and Make the Best Use of this initiative. Do remember that, “the difference between Ordinary and  EXTRA-Ordinary is PRACTICE!!” To Know More about the Initiative -> CLICK HERE SCHEDULE/DETAILED PLAN – > CLICK HERE Important Note: Don't forget to post your marks in the comment section. Also, let us know if you enjoyed today's test :)  After completing the 5 questions, click on 'View Questions' to check your score, time taken and solutions. To take the Test - click Here