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MCQ 1

1st paperless Legislative Assembly of the country was recently inaugurated at

1. Bihar
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Sikkim
4. Jharkhand

MCQ 2

1. India’s only Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal is located on river hugli
2. terminal has been built by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) which works under ministry of jal shakti now

 Choose correct

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both
(D)None

• This is the 2nd of three Multi Modal Terminals (MMTs) being constructed on river Ganga under Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP). In November 2018, PM Modi inaugurated first MMT at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
• The Rs.290 crore multi-modal cargo terminal has been built by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) on River Ganga at Sahibganj.
• It will have a cargo storing capacity of 3 million tonne (MT) per year, a stockyard and parking and berthing space for 2 vessels

 MCQ 3

1. Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) is an autonomous organization under Union Ministry of health
2. Unani Medical Centre at New OPD Building in Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi is recently inaugurated by it.

Choose correct

(A) Only 1
 (B) Only 2
(C) Both
(D) None

MCQ 4

1. Union Cabinet had given its nod to set up Indian Institute of Skills (IISs) in all metro cities to give wings to the Skill India mission.
2. To provide skill training in highly-specialized areas to students who want to pursue technical education after completing graduation.

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(B) Only 2
(C) Both
(D) None

MCQ 5

 Country which is not member of Eurasian Economic Union

1. Russia
2. China
3. Uzbekistan
4. Armenia

(A) 2 only
 (B) 2 & 3
(C) 3 & 4
(D) All are members

• The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) [note 1] is an economic union of states located in central and northern Asia and Eastern Europe. The Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union was signed on 29 May 2014 by the leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, and came into force on 1 January 2015.
• Treaties aiming for Armenia’s and Kyrgyzstan’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union were signed on 9 October and 23 December 2014, respectively. Armenia’s accession treaty came into force on 2 January 2015. Kyrgyzstan’s accession treaty came into effect on 6 August 2015. It participated in the EAEU from the day of its establishment as an acceding state
• SCO’s Eurasian Economic Forum
• India skipped a meeting of the ‘Eurasian Economic Union’ (EAEU), which was organised by SCO in China.
• India has been a member of the ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’ (SCO) since 2017.
• The entire event is foreshadowed by the China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI).
• In 2018, China and Russia in the 23rd annual meeting between heads of government both sides expressed, willingness to dovetail the China’s BRI and Russia’s ‘Eurasian Economic Union’.
• The BRI is a mammoth infrastructure project unveiled by China which plans to connect Asia, Europe, and Africa.
• The ‘China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’, an important part of the BRI, passes through Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
• So, India strongly opposed the BRI, as no country can accept a project that ignores its core concerns on sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• This made India to skip the SCO’s Eurasian Economic Forum as the entire event is foreshadowed by BRI.
• Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
• It is an intergovernmental body for security and economic cooperation in the Eurasian region.
• It was formed in 2001 by the ‘Shanghai Five’ (China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan).
•  It was formed in the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991.
• Uzbekistan joined the SCO in 2001, with India and Pakistan following suit in 2017.
• The SCO has traditionally prioritised on counter-terrorism, listing terrorism, separatism and extremism as “the three evils”.
• However, since its formation, the SCO’s domain has expanded to include subjects such as culture and economics.
• Since the BRI’s launch in 2017, India has remained firm on not singing it off at the SCO’s annual summits in 2018 and 2019.
• The summit’s declarations of both years reflected the endorsement of controversial project.

MCQ 6

1. The total tribal population in is more than 97%
2. Balti, Beda, Bot, Brokpa, Drokpa, Dard, Shin, Changpa, Garra & Mon tribes live here

 Name the region

1. Sikkim
2. Arunachal
3. Ladakh
4. Uttarakhand

• National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) Writes to Union Home Minister & Union Tribal Affairs Minister Conveying Its recommendation to Include Union Territory of Ladakh Under 6th Schedule of Constitution Of India.

The total tribal population in Ladakh region is more than 97%. The region is inhabited by following Scheduled Tribes, namely:

1. Balti
2. Beda
3. Bot, Boto
4. Brokpa, Drokpa, Dard, Shin
5. Changpa
6. Garra
7. Mon
8. Purigpa

6th schedule:

• It deals with the administration of the tribal areas in the four northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram

Key provisions:

• The governor is empowered to organise and re-organise the autonomous districts.
• If there are different tribes in an autonomous district, the governor can divide the district into several autonomous regions.
• Composition: Each autonomous district has a district council consisting of 30 members, of whom four are nominated by the governor and the remaining 26 are elected on the basis of adult franchise.
• Term: The elected members hold office for a term of five years (unless the council is dissolved earlier) and nominated members hold office during the pleasure of the governor.
• Each autonomous region also has a separate regional council.
• Powers of councils: The district and regional councils administer the areas under their jurisdiction. They can make laws on certain specified matters like land, forests, canal water, shifting cultivation, village administration, inheritance of property, marriage and divorce, social customs and so on. But all such laws require the assent of the governor.
• Village councils: The district and regional councils within their territorial jurisdictions can constitute village councils or courts for trial of suits and cases between the tribes. They hear appeals from them. The jurisdiction of high court over these suits and cases is specified by the governor.
• Powers and functions: The district council can establish, construct or manage primary schools, dispensaries, markets, ferries, fisheries, roads and so on in the district. It can also make regulations for the control of money lending and trading by non-tribals. But, such regulations require the assent of the governor. The district and regional councils are empowered to assess and collect land revenue and to impose certain specified taxes.
• Exceptions: The acts of Parliament or the state legislature do not apply to autonomous districts and autonomous regions or apply with specified modifications and exceptions.
• The governor can appoint a commission to examine and report on any matter relating to the administration of the autonomous districts or regions. He may dissolve a district or regional council on the recommendation of the commission.

Related 125th amendment bill:

• It seeks to increase the financial and executive powers of the 10 Autonomous Councils in the Sixth Schedule areas of the northeastern region.
• The amendments provide for elected village municipal councils, ensuring democracy at the grassroot level.
• The village councils will be empowered to prepare plans for economic development and social justice including those related to agriculture, land improvement, implementation of land reforms, minor irrigation, water management, animal husbandry, rural electrification, small scale industries and social forestry.
• The Finance Commission will be mandated to recommend devolution of financial resources to them.
• The Autonomous Councils now depend on grants from Central ministries and the State government for specific projects. At least one-third of the seats will be reserved for women in the village and municipal councils in the Sixth Schedule areas of Assam, Mizoram and Tripura after the amendment is approved.

MCQ 7

1. GeM is a state-of-the-art national public procurement platform of Ministry of small & medium enterprizes
2. It facilitates offline procurement of common use Goods & Services required by various Government Departments / Organisations / PSUs.

Choose correct

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both
(D) None

• Its an online platform

MCQ 8

1. Pangong Tso lake is a land locked lake
2. It is located in Tibet entirely and it’s a Ramsar site

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(B) Only 2
(C) Both
(D) None

• Pangong Tso in tibetan for “high grassland lake”, also referred to as Pangong Lake, is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4,350 m (14,270 ft). It is 134 km (83 mi) long and extends from India to the Tibetan Autonomous Region, China. Approximately 60% of the length of the lake lies within the Tibetan Autonomous Region. The lake is 5 km (3.1 mi) wide at its broadest point. All together it covers 604 km2 . During winter the lake freezes completely, despite being saline water. It is not a part of the Indus river basin area and geographically a separate landlocked river basin.
• The lake is in the process of being identified under the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance. This will be the first trans-boundary wetland in South Asia under the convention.
• It is a Tibetan name for ‘high grassland lake’ It is also called Pangong Lake. It is a long narrow, deep, endorheic (landlocked) lake situated at a height of about 4,350 m.
• It is 134 km long and extends from India to Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), China. It is a brackish water lake in Himalaya

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