Sri Venkateswara National Park forms part of the Seshachalam Hills Biosphere Reserve, an important biodiversity region of the Eastern Ghats.
Important for UPSC: Environment & Ecology → Protected Areas → Eastern Ghats → Seshachalam Hills → Biodiversity → Red Sanders → Biosphere Reserves.
Important for UPSC: Environment & Ecology → Protected Areas → Eastern Ghats → Seshachalam Hills → Biodiversity → Red Sanders → Biosphere Reserves.
INS Kolkata was recently in the news after it was involved in a maritime collision with Pakistan Navy vessel PNS Hunain in the North Arabian Sea on 15 September 2026. India and Pakistan have given different accounts of the incident.
Important for UPSC: Defence → Indian Navy → Project 15A → Guided-Missile Destroyer → Maritime Security → Arabian Sea → India–Pakistan Maritime Relations
Important for UPSC: Defence → Indian Navy → Project 15A → Guided-Missile Destroyer → Maritime Security → Arabian Sea → India–Pakistan Maritime Relations
India has rejected the Pakistan–China Boundary Joint Commission, operationalised in September 2026, calling it without legal basis.
Important for UPSC: International Relations → India–China → India–Pakistan → J&K & Ladakh → Shaksgam Valley → Karakoram → CPEC → Territorial Disputes.
Important for UPSC: International Relations → India–China → India–Pakistan → J&K & Ladakh → Shaksgam Valley → Karakoram → CPEC → Territorial Disputes.
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Mouling National Park was notified on 30 December 1986 and is the second national park of Arunachal Pradesh, after Namdapha National Park.
Important for UPSC: Environment & Ecology → National Parks → Arunachal Pradesh → Eastern Himalayas → Siang River → Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve → Biodiversity
Important for UPSC: Environment & Ecology → National Parks → Arunachal Pradesh → Eastern Himalayas → Siang River → Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve → Biodiversity
During a discussion on the constitutional provisions relating to the State Legislature, X stated that courts could examine the validity of proceedings in a State Legislature if procedural irregularities were alleged. Y disagreed, pointing out that Article 212 protects legislative proceedings from judicial scrutiny on the ground of procedural irregularity.
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Answer: (C)
Independence of the Judiciary – Incorrect: Article 212 does not deal with the independence of the judiciary; it restricts judicial interference in legislative proceedings on procedural grounds.
Separation of Powers — Incorrect: Although Article 212 reflects the separation of powers, its primary purpose is to protect the internal proceedings of the State Legislature.
Legislative Autonomy — Correct: Article 212 protects the validity of State Legislature proceedings from being questioned in court merely on the ground of procedural irregularity.
Parliamentary Supremacy — Incorrect: India follows constitutional supremacy, not absolute parliamentary supremacy. Article 212 concerns State Legislatures, not Parliament.
Therefore, option C is the correct answer.
Independence of the Judiciary – Incorrect: Article 212 does not deal with the independence of the judiciary; it restricts judicial interference in legislative proceedings on procedural grounds.
Separation of Powers — Incorrect: Although Article 212 reflects the separation of powers, its primary purpose is to protect the internal proceedings of the State Legislature.
Legislative Autonomy — Correct: Article 212 protects the validity of State Legislature proceedings from being questioned in court merely on the ground of procedural irregularity.
Parliamentary Supremacy — Incorrect: India follows constitutional supremacy, not absolute parliamentary supremacy. Article 212 concerns State Legislatures, not Parliament.
Therefore, option C is the correct answer.
Consider the following statements with reference to the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) :
1. It is fully funded by the Central Government and provides health insurance coverage to all citizens of India regardless of their income or social status.
2. The beneficiary families under the scheme are identified based on the deprivation and occupational criteria of the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC).
3. The National Health Authority (NHA) is the apex body responsible for implementing the scheme at the national level.
1. It is fully funded by the Central Government and provides health insurance coverage to all citizens of India regardless of their income or social status.
2. The beneficiary families under the scheme are identified based on the deprivation and occupational criteria of the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC).
3. The National Health Authority (NHA) is the apex body responsible for implementing the scheme at the national level.
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