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Statement 1 is correct: When groundwater is extracted excessively, the fluid pressure (pore-water pressure) inside the aquifer decreases. This reduction transfers the weight of the overlying soil and rock (overburden load) directly to the solid sediment skeleton, causing grains to consolidate and compact permanently.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Land subsidence caused by groundwater pumping is not confined just to the immediate area around a pumping well. Regional aquifer systems are interconnected; large-scale or continuous groundwater depletion leads to widespread
regional subsidence extending across broad basin areas (e.g., California's Central Valley or Mexico City).
Statement 3 is correct: Dissolution of soluble rocks (such as limestone, gypsum, or salt) by groundwater creates underground voids and karst topographies. When the structural integrity of these cavities fails, it leads to progressive settling or sudden sinkhole collapses.
Statement 1 is correct: When groundwater is extracted excessively, the fluid pressure (pore-water pressure) inside the aquifer decreases. This reduction transfers the weight of the overlying soil and rock (overburden load) directly to the solid sediment skeleton, causing grains to consolidate and compact permanently.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Land subsidence caused by groundwater pumping is not confined just to the immediate area around a pumping well. Regional aquifer systems are interconnected; large-scale or continuous groundwater depletion leads to widespread
regional subsidence extending across broad basin areas (e.g., California's Central Valley or Mexico City).
Statement 3 is correct: Dissolution of soluble rocks (such as limestone, gypsum, or salt) by groundwater creates underground voids and karst topographies. When the structural integrity of these cavities fails, it leads to progressive settling or sudden sinkhole collapses.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Belgian PM Bart De Wever in New Delhi during his official visit to India. It was De Wever’s first visit to India and the first visit by a Belgian PM in nearly two decades.
Both sides agreed to double bilateral trade in the next five years and establish an Investment Fast-Track Mechanism to facilitate Belgian investments in India.
Important for UPSC: India–Belgium relations + India–EU FTA + Antwerp diamond trade + defence cooperation + critical minerals + semiconductors.
Both sides agreed to double bilateral trade in the next five years and establish an Investment Fast-Track Mechanism to facilitate Belgian investments in India.
Important for UPSC: India–Belgium relations + India–EU FTA + Antwerp diamond trade + defence cooperation + critical minerals + semiconductors.
ompared with ethanol, butanol-based fuels have higher energy density and properties more similar to gasoline, making them attractive for transport applications.
Important for UPSC: Isobutanol → C₄ alcohol → Biofuel → Biomass fermentation → Higher energy density than ethanol → Alternative to fossil fuels.
Important for UPSC: Isobutanol → C₄ alcohol → Biofuel → Biomass fermentation → Higher energy density than ethanol → Alternative to fossil fuels.
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The Supreme Court has held that the Bar Council of India (BCI) and State Bar Councils have no statutory power to discipline or punish law students under the Advocates Act, 1961.
The BCI can prescribe standards of legal education and regulate the legal profession, but its disciplinary jurisdiction applies to enrolled advocates, not students.
Important for UPSC:BCI → Advocates Act, 1961 → Legal education & legal profession → Disciplinary power over enrolled advocates → No disciplinary jurisdiction over law students.
The BCI can prescribe standards of legal education and regulate the legal profession, but its disciplinary jurisdiction applies to enrolled advocates, not students.
Important for UPSC:BCI → Advocates Act, 1961 → Legal education & legal profession → Disciplinary power over enrolled advocates → No disciplinary jurisdiction over law students.
Papikonda National Park is located in the Papi Hills of Andhra Pradesh, along both banks of the Godavari River, in the Eastern Ghats.
Important for UPSC: Papikonda National Park → Andhra Pradesh → Eastern Ghats → Papi Hills → Godavari River → National Park in 2008.
Important for UPSC: Papikonda National Park → Andhra Pradesh → Eastern Ghats → Papi Hills → Godavari River → National Park in 2008.
Consider the following statements regarding the National Commission for Protection of
Child Rights (NCPCR):
1. The Commission is an independent constitutional entity created directly under the provisions of Article 356 of the Indian Constitution.
2. The Commission comprises a Chairperson and six members, with a mandatory requirement that a minimum of two members must be women.
3. The Chairperson and members hold office for a tenure of three years and are eligible to serve a maximum of two terms.
Child Rights (NCPCR):
1. The Commission is an independent constitutional entity created directly under the provisions of Article 356 of the Indian Constitution.
2. The Commission comprises a Chairperson and six members, with a mandatory requirement that a minimum of two members must be women.
3. The Chairperson and members hold office for a tenure of three years and are eligible to serve a maximum of two terms.
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