Question 02:
Answer: c
National Scheme Sanctioning Committee (NSSC)
• The National Scheme Sanctioning Committee (NSSC) of SBM-G works under the Chairmanship of the Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• It comprises representatives of the Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayat Raj, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and a representative from State Governments apart from sector experts.
• The NSSC reviews the plans of all States and UTs and provides them guidance to intensify implementation as sanitation and hygiene are of paramount importance in the pandemic times.
Answer: c
National Scheme Sanctioning Committee (NSSC)
• The National Scheme Sanctioning Committee (NSSC) of SBM-G works under the Chairmanship of the Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• It comprises representatives of the Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayat Raj, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and a representative from State Governments apart from sector experts.
• The NSSC reviews the plans of all States and UTs and provides them guidance to intensify implementation as sanitation and hygiene are of paramount importance in the pandemic times.
Question 01:
Answer: b
Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022
• It compels certain individuals, convicted and accused of offences, to share biological personal data.
• The Bill defines “measurements” to include finger impressions, palm-print impressions, footprint impressions, photographs, iris and retina scans, physical and biological samples and their analysis, behavioural attributes including signatures and handwriting, according to Section 53 or Section 53A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973.
• It proposes that the law applies to three categories of individuals:
Those convicted of an offence are punishable under any law for the time being in force.
Suspected criminals or habitual offenders
Those arrested in connection with an offence are punishable under any law in force or detained under any preventive detention law.
• The Bill states that except for those accused of offences committed against a woman or a child, or for any offence punishable with imprisonment for a period that is not less than seven years, a person accused of any other offence can refuse to allow the taking of his biological samples under the Bill.
• The data collected from the accused can be destroyed from the records unless a magistrate in writing directs otherwise after the accused is released without trial or discharged or acquitted by a court.
Answer: b
Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022
• It compels certain individuals, convicted and accused of offences, to share biological personal data.
• The Bill defines “measurements” to include finger impressions, palm-print impressions, footprint impressions, photographs, iris and retina scans, physical and biological samples and their analysis, behavioural attributes including signatures and handwriting, according to Section 53 or Section 53A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973.
• It proposes that the law applies to three categories of individuals:
Those convicted of an offence are punishable under any law for the time being in force.
Suspected criminals or habitual offenders
Those arrested in connection with an offence are punishable under any law in force or detained under any preventive detention law.
• The Bill states that except for those accused of offences committed against a woman or a child, or for any offence punishable with imprisonment for a period that is not less than seven years, a person accused of any other offence can refuse to allow the taking of his biological samples under the Bill.
• The data collected from the accused can be destroyed from the records unless a magistrate in writing directs otherwise after the accused is released without trial or discharged or acquitted by a court.
Question 01: Identify the conditions that are taken into account while making forecasts about the South West Monsoon in India:
1. Sea Surface Temperature of Equatorial South India Ocean.
2. Mean Sea Level Pressure in West Asia.
3. Surface air temperature over northwest Europe.
4. Sea Surface Temperature (SST) gradient between the North Atlantic and the North Pacific.
5. The cold water volume of the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
1. Sea Surface Temperature of Equatorial South India Ocean.
2. Mean Sea Level Pressure in West Asia.
3. Surface air temperature over northwest Europe.
4. Sea Surface Temperature (SST) gradient between the North Atlantic and the North Pacific.
5. The cold water volume of the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
Question 01: Choose the correct option
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13%
a. 2, 3 and 5 only
28%
b. 1, 3 and 4 only
27%
c. 2, 4 and 5 only
32%
d. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Question 02: Identify the statement associated with backscatter:
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19%
a. Space technology used for communication between the International Space Station and Earth.
40%
b.It uses an incident radio-frequency (RF) signal to transmit data without a battery or power source
32%
c. Solar power is used to scatter the light and store the energy and use it in battery technologies.
8%
d. None of the above.
Question 01:
Answer : b
Southwest Monsoons in India
• The Earth System Science Organization (ESSO) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) take into account five conditions while making forecasts about the monsoon in April every year.
Conditions
• The Sea Surface Temperature (SST) gradient between the North Atlantic and the North Pacific (conditions during December of the previous year and January of the present year).
• SST of the equatorial south Indian Ocean (conditions during February and March of the present year).
• Mean Sea Level Pressure in east Asia (conditions during February and March of the present year).
• The surface air temperature over northwest Europe (conditions during January of the present year).
• The warm water volume of the equatorial Pacific Ocean (conditions during February and March of the present year).
Answer : b
Southwest Monsoons in India
• The Earth System Science Organization (ESSO) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) take into account five conditions while making forecasts about the monsoon in April every year.
Conditions
• The Sea Surface Temperature (SST) gradient between the North Atlantic and the North Pacific (conditions during December of the previous year and January of the present year).
• SST of the equatorial south Indian Ocean (conditions during February and March of the present year).
• Mean Sea Level Pressure in east Asia (conditions during February and March of the present year).
• The surface air temperature over northwest Europe (conditions during January of the present year).
• The warm water volume of the equatorial Pacific Ocean (conditions during February and March of the present year).
Question 01:
Answer : b
Southwest Monsoons in India
• The Earth System Science Organization (ESSO) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) take into account five conditions while making forecasts about the monsoon in April every year.
Conditions
• The Sea Surface Temperature (SST) gradient between the North Atlantic and the North Pacific (conditions during December of the previous year and January of the present year).
• SST of the equatorial south Indian Ocean (conditions during February and March of the present year).
• Mean Sea Level Pressure in east Asia (conditions during February and March of the present year).
• The surface air temperature over northwest Europe (conditions during January of the present year).
• The warm water volume of the equatorial Pacific Ocean (conditions during February and March of the present year).
Answer : b
Southwest Monsoons in India
• The Earth System Science Organization (ESSO) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) take into account five conditions while making forecasts about the monsoon in April every year.
Conditions
• The Sea Surface Temperature (SST) gradient between the North Atlantic and the North Pacific (conditions during December of the previous year and January of the present year).
• SST of the equatorial south Indian Ocean (conditions during February and March of the present year).
• Mean Sea Level Pressure in east Asia (conditions during February and March of the present year).
• The surface air temperature over northwest Europe (conditions during January of the present year).
• The warm water volume of the equatorial Pacific Ocean (conditions during February and March of the present year).
Question 02:
Answer: b
Backscatter
• Backscatter is a method that uses an incident radio-frequency (RF) signal to transmit data without a battery or power source.
• It employs passive reflection and modulation of the incoming RF signal and converts it into tens or hundreds of microwatts of electricity, that can be encoded for data communications.
• It differs from other wireless communications since the communication is half-duplex in nature, i.e. both the sender and receiver cannot transmit simultaneously.
• The main advantage of backscattering is its low energy requirements and low complexity of deployment.
Answer: b
Backscatter
• Backscatter is a method that uses an incident radio-frequency (RF) signal to transmit data without a battery or power source.
• It employs passive reflection and modulation of the incoming RF signal and converts it into tens or hundreds of microwatts of electricity, that can be encoded for data communications.
• It differs from other wireless communications since the communication is half-duplex in nature, i.e. both the sender and receiver cannot transmit simultaneously.
• The main advantage of backscattering is its low energy requirements and low complexity of deployment.