Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Jhajjar.

Key Points

• Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, also known as Panditji, was the first Chief Minister of Haryana.
  • He was born in Beri, a town in the Jhajjar district of Haryana, on 26 January 1918.
  • He was appointed first Chief Minister of Haryana on 1 November 1966 and represented the Jhajjar constituency.
  • He also took active participation in the freedom struggle from 1941–47.
  • He also served as the Governor of Odisha and Madhya Pradesh from 30 April 1980 to 14 May 1984.
  • He died on 22 February 1993 because of old age-related issues.

The correct answer is Bhopal.

• The Indian Institute of Soil Science is an autonomous institute for higher learning for advanced research in the field of soil sciences.
• It was established under the umbrella of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
• The Indian Institute of Soil Science (IISS) was established in 1988 in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) with an aim to promote scientific research on soil sciences.

Mistake Points 

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) 

• The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India.
• It was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture.
• The ICAR has its headquarters in New Delhi. 
• The Council is the apex body for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. 

The correct answer is option 2.

Key Points

• Rajya Sabha is authorized to do the following
  • It can authorize the parliament to make a law on a subject enumerated in the state list (Art.249).
  • It can authorize the parliament to create a new India service common to both the Centre and the State (Art.312).

The correct answer is Cryptocurrency.

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• RBI wants a full ban on crypto, legal experts say it is too late.

Key Points

• S. C. Garg Committee:
  • It is related to Cryptocurrency. Hence option 1 is correct.
  • Recommendations:
    • Ban anybody who mines, hold, transact or deal with cryptocurrencies in any form.
    • It recommends a jail term of one to 10 years for exchange or trading in digital currency.
    • It proposed a monetary penalty of up to three times the loss caused to the exchequer or gains made by the cryptocurrency user whichever is higher.
    • However, the panel said that the government should keep an open mind on the potential issuance of cryptocurrencies by the Reserve Bank of India.

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Minorities can establish and administer educational institutions of their choice

• Article 30 secures religious and linguistic minorities the right to establish and administer educational institutions.
• Only religious and linguistic minorities find mention in Article 30 not ethnic. Hence, both Options 2 and 3 are NOT correct.
• Article 30 also states that any State shall not, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a minority, whether based on religion or language. Hence, Option 4 is NOT correct.