Question 02: Consider the following statements regarding twin cyclones:

1. Twin tropical cyclones are caused by equatorial Rossby waves, which are huge waves with wavelengths around 4,000-5,000 Kms.

2. Twin cyclones always move into different hemispheres, the northern hemisphere cyclone will move north and east, while the southern one will move south and west.

Question 01:

Answer: a

Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMV)
• The PMV is essentially a wheeled armored personnel carrier.
• It provides protection to the soldiers traveling inside the vehicle from mine blasts and sudden attacks by small arms
• The troops in these vehicles could be members of any quick reaction team heading to a point of conflict, or members of patrolling parties heading to border areas.
• These vehicles are wheeled, in 4X4 drive mode, and should have automatic transmission.
• These vehicles have the capacity to carry ten personnel excluding the driver and co-driver with each person carrying a combat load of not less than 30 kg.
• They have ballistic protection and should be able to protect the vehicle from grenade and mine blasts.
• It has a maximum speed of 90km on road and 40km per hour on cross-country terrain.
• They also operate in the temperature range of 40 degrees centigrade to minus 15 degrees in high-altitude areas.

Question 02:

Answer: a

Cyclone Asani, active now in the Bay of Bengal, has a twin — cyclone Karim — in the southern hemisphere.
Twin Cyclones
The interplay of the wind and the monsoon system combined with the Earth system produces these synchronous cyclones.
• Twin tropical cyclones are caused by what are called equatorial Rossby waves.
• Rossby waves are huge waves in the ocean with wavelengths of around 4,000–5,000 kilometers.
• This system has a vortex in the northern hemisphere and another in the southern hemisphere, and each of these is a mirror image of the other.
• The vortex in the north spins counterclockwise and has a positive spin.
• While the one in the southern hemisphere spins in the clockwise direction and therefore has a negative spin.
• Both have a positive value of the vorticity which is a measure of the rotation.
Will the two cyclones of the pair necessarily move into different hemispheres?
• Once these cyclones form, generally, they will go westward.
• In the northern hemisphere, they will have a slightly northward component of motion.
• Whereas, in the southern hemisphere, they will usually have a slightly southward component to their movement.
• So this means the northern hemisphere cyclone would go North and West, while the southern one would go South and West.

Question 01: Consider the following statements regarding the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022:

1. According to the bill, it compels individuals convicted and accused of offenses, to share personal biological data.

2. All accused who have less than seven years of imprisonment can refuse to take their biological samples.

3. The collected data will be erased once the accused completes their trial or gets acquitted by the court.

Question 02: Consider the following statements regarding the National Scheme Sanctioning Committee (NSSC):

1. It is chaired by the speaker of Lok Sabha and members include the leader of the opposition, the union cabinet ministers, and representatives from State Governments.

2. It reviews the plans of all States and UTs with regards to the schemes and sanctions funds for all centrally sponsored schemes.