Social and Ecological Movements

Actions that exceed social obligation and social reaction are defined as:

In case of a suit against the Provincial Government other than a suit relating to the affairs of Railway the notice shall be served to

The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 in its operations---

Which of the following bills cannot be introduced first in the Rajya Sabha?

Which of the following was not a method adopted by Saminists?

Industrialisation resulted in loss of what % of forests?

Forests were categorised by the Forest Act of

Social responsiveness is based on the premise that:

The practices of a company for which it is accountable in relation to other parties is called _____.

Deforestation refers to

What is the way out to save global fisheries?
I. Adopting an ecosystem based approach
II. Establishing marine reserves as no-fishing zones
III. Elimination of fishing gear and bottom trawlers

For the first time in the world, which country has recently appointed a 'Suicide Prevention Minister'?

Commercial banks finance rural credit directly and through

The Union Public Service Commission has recently invited applications for three posts of Joint Secretary and $27$ posts of Directors for positions in the government. Choose the correct statement/s from those given below pertaining to lateral entry into the government.

1. Lateral entrants have specialized knowledge and experience in their domain areas and are expected to bring out of the box thinking in the government.

2. Once recruited the lateral entrants would get absorbed in the government.

3. The Union Public Service Commission would follow the existing practice of reserving posts, out of the total, for SCs, ST,s and OBC.

4. The lateral entrants would help to overcome the vacancy problem that exists as there are not enough All India Services officers on deputation to the Centre.

Identify the correct statement/s, from those given below, in relation to the launch of $19$ satellites on the Polar Satellites Launch Vehicle-PSLV C51 by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on ${28}^{\mathrm{th}}$ February, $2021$.

1. The launch of $19$ satellites on PSLV C51 was the first commercial mission of New Space India Limited, a private company incorporated under the Companies Act, in collaboration with Spaceflight Inc. USA.

2. The primary satellite on the PSLV C51 was USA's 'Liberty'.

3. One of the Indian satellites on the launch vehicle, built by Space Kidz India, carried an engraved picture of Prime Minister Modi and an electronic copy of the Bhagavad Gita.

4. The PSLV has been developed indigenously and all operations are controlled from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota.

In order to regulate social media and OTT platforms the Central Government on $25\mathrm{th}$ February, $2921$ notified Information Technology (Intermediar Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules. Choose the correct statement/s from those given below pertaining to the new Rules.

1. The Rules empower ordinary users of social media by providing a mechanism for redressal and timely resolution of their grievance on any content on a platform.

2. The intermediaries shall appoint a Grievance Officer who would have to be available $24 x 7$ and could be stationed overseas or in India to acknowledge receipt of a complaint within $24$ hours and a resolution within $15$ days.

3. Significant social media intermediaries have a more elaborate framework of rules governing their services. These are identified by the number of users on their platform.

Disha Ravi, an activist, was arrested for editing and sharing a "toolkit" on the farmer's agitation. Identify the correct definition of toolkit from the statements given below.

1. The toolkit is an electronic document created as an explainer for sustaining a campaign and provides a roadmap or how to carry the agitation further.

2. A toolkit is a detailed explanatory note on a particular event which seeks to educate the general public.

A plan for the sustainable and holistic development of the Little Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar group has raised the alarm among conservationists. Identify the reasons from the statements given below as to why conservationists are agitated.

1. The low-lying island has widespread rainforest (almost $95\%$) and a fragile biodiversity.

2. The island is home to the Onge aboriginal tribe, and has been a tribal reserve since $1957$.

3. Lack of good connectivity with the Indian mainland.

4. The island is an important nesting site for the endangered Giant Leatherback sea turtle.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has postponed the decennial exercise of Census $2021$ to $2022$. Which of the following would be the correct reason for the postponement?

1. The Census has been deferred to $2022$ due to the COVID- 19 pandemic and the need to maintain social distancing preventing more than $30$ lakh enumerators from fanning out across the country to record every facet of the country's population.

2. The Census has been deferred to $2022$ due to its linkage with the National Population Register which has seen several state governments protesting against the decadal exercise.

A new centrally sponsored scheme the Pradhan Mantri Aatmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana has been announced in the central budget for $2021-22$. ldentify the correct statement/s from those given below pertaining to the scheme.

1 . The scheme is targeted to developing the capacities in the health infrastructure in the primary health sector in the country at the Panchayat level.

2. The new scheme subsumes the existing National Health Mission.