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Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Anti-Defection Law’.
i) It was introduced by the 52nd Amendment in 1985 and added the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution.
ii) It legalised the split provision where 1/3rd members of a party could defect to another political party.
iii) The law was further strengthened by the 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003, which omitted the provision of "split" and retained the "merger" provision where 2/3rd members are required to defect to another party.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- The ‘Anti-Defection Law’ was introduced by the 52nd Amendment in 1985 and it added the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution. It was introduced to prevent legislators from joining another party overnight, an act infamously called as ‘aya ram gaya ram’ at that time. It legalised the split provision where 1/3rd members of a party could defect to another political party. The law was further strengthened by the 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003, which omitted the provision of "split" and retained the "merger" provision where 2/3rd members are required to defect to another party.
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Q2. The Narmada river does not pass through which of the following states?
- The Narmada river rises from Maikala range near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh and extends over the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The river flows westwards through a rift valley and forms many islands in the estuary of which the largest is Aliabet.
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Q3. Consider the following statements regarding ‘Ahom Kingdom’.
i) Chaolung Sukapha was the founder of the Ahom kingdom.
ii) The kingdom was annexed to British India in 1826 after the Treaty of Yandaboo was signed.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- Both the statements are correct as Chaolung Sukapha was the founder of the Ahom kingdom. The kingdom was annexed to British India in 1826 after the Treaty of Yandaboo was signed.
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Q4. Consider the following statements regarding the three stage Nuclear energy programme in India.
i) The stage 1 uses natural uranium in Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors.
ii) Stage 2 has Fast Breeder Reactors which use plutonium to breed fissile material, as seen in the Prototype Reactor at Kalpakkam.
iii) Stage 3 is Thorium Phase, in which thorium will be used to produce uranium-233 for sustained power generation.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- The three stage Nuclear energy programme in India has the following stages. The stage 1 uses natural uranium in Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors. Stage 2 has Fast Breeder Reactors which use plutonium to breed fissile material, as seen in the Prototype Reactor at Kalpakkam. Stage 3 is Thorium Phase, in which thorium will be used to produce uranium-233 for sustained power generation
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Q5. Consider the following statements regarding CAR-T therapy.
i) It is a sort of cellular gene therapy where a person’s own T cells are altered to recognise and destroy disease-causing cells.
ii) T-cells are the white blood cells responsible for immune defence.
iii) Chimeric antigen receptors are introduced in the T-cells which help them recognise an antigen in targeted tumour cells.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- CAR-T therapy is a sort of cellular gene therapy where a person’s own T cells are altered to recognise and destroy disease-causing cells. T-cells are the white blood cells responsible for immune defence. Chimeric antigen receptors are introduced in the T-cells which help them recognise an antigen in targeted tumour cells.