Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is January 2021.

• Rajya Sabha has passed The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• It will replace Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance of 2021 which merged the Jammu and Kashmir cadre of the IAS, IPS, and IFS with the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territory cadre, also known as AGMUT cadre.
• The President had promulgated the ordinance in January 2021.

The correct answer is Article 14.

Key Points

• Article 14 states for equality before the law.
  • All persons are equal before the law.
  • It provides equal protection before laws.
• Article 19 is related to the right to freedom.
  • It gives 6 types of freedom to Indian citizens.
• Article 21 is related to the protection of life and personal liberty. 
  • It gives the fundamental right to live life.
• Article 256 is related to the executive power of the state.

The correct answer is 172.

• Article 172 of the Indian Constitution relates to the tenure of the state legislature.

Key Points

• State Legislature:
  • Articles 168 to 212 in Part VI of the Constitution deals with the organization, composition, duration, officers, procedures, privileges, powers of the state legislature.
  • States having bicameral legislatures are Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. 
    • {Trick to Remember- KUMBAT- Karnatak, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana}
  • The legislature's maximum strength is fixed at 500 and minimum strength at 60.
  • Article 172 deals with the Duration of State Legislatures.

Additional Information 

The correct answer is Alwar.

Key Points

• Sambar deer represents the Alwar district.
• To create awareness about animals and birds the Forest Department published district mascots of each district of Rajasthan in March 2016.

Important Points

Some important districts and Mascots:

The correct answer is 122.

• The Ministry of Environment will implement National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) across 122 cities in the country to reduce air pollution.
• NCAP targets to achieve 20 to 30 % reduction in PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations by 2024 across the country.
• The number of good quality air days has increased to 218 in 2020 against 106 in 2016, and the number of poor quality air days decreased to 56 in 2020.