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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY M ock test I I on 13.05.2018 PRESTORMING – MOCK TEST - I - EXPLANATION KEY 1. Ans (c) Explanation: • Statement 1 is correct. The qualifications for judges of Supreme Court explicitly mention the ‘eminent jurist’ whereas the provision is not found in the case of High Court judges. • Article 124(3) of the Constitution mentions the qualifications for appointment as a Supreme Court Judge. It states that • A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court unless he is a citizen of India and— • has been for at least five years a Judge of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession; or • has been for at least ten years an advocate of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession; or • is, in the opinion of the President, a distinguished jurist • Article 217(2) of the Constitution talks about the qualifications needed for a High Court Judge. It states, • A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Judge of a High Court unless he is a citizen of India and— • has for at least ten years held a judicial office in the territory of India; or • has for at least ten years been an advocate of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession • Statement 2 is also correct and it goes with the concept of eminent jurist. A jurist is any individual who researches on the theory of law and hence needn’t necessarily be an advocate. This results in a situation where even a non-practising lawyer who is an eminent jurist in the eyes of the President could be appointed as a Supreme Court Judge. 2. Ans (d) Explanation: • All the pairs are matched correctly. All the four satellites are Indian satellites. • Kalpana is the first in the series of meteorological satellites built by ISRO. The mission was launched in 2002 and it had a life span of 7 years. • GSAT – 7 Rukmini is the first military communication satellite developed by ISRO. The satellite is primarily used by the Indian Navy and was launched in the year 2013. • AstroSat is the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission aimed at studying celestial sources in X- ray, optical and UV spectral bands simultaneously. • The Cartosat series of satellites are a series of earth observation satellites indigenously built by India and is part of the nation’s Indian Remote Sensing Program. Cartosat I was launched in the year 2005. 3. Ans (c) Explanation: • The second wave of globalization brought about the era of multinational corporations (MNCs). Branches and subsidiaries of the MNCs operate simultaneously in different countries and different tax jurisdictions. In such cases, when goods and services are traded between subsidiaries of the same MNC, countries suspect that the companies could alter their balance sheets of profits and losses to show losses in low tax jurisdictions and profits in higher tax jurisdictions. The tax arrangement between subsidiaries of the same company are known as Transfer Pricing agreements. • This results in loss of revenue for the governments. • On suspicion countries could tax companies heavily which could be harmful for businesses which are not involved in tax evasion. To find a balance companies and the countries in which the company operates finalize the tax arrangements. Such agreement between a tax payer and a tax authority are called as Advanced Pricing Agreement. If you have any suggestions/disputes regarding Answer key and Explanation notes for General Studies and CSAT Questions kindly send SMS either in Whatsapp or Telegram @ 95660 62776 UPSC Final Results = Total Selection 74 | Tamil nadu selection out of 42 /35 from our academy | Bengaluru out of 22 / 12 from our academy | Trivandrum out of 33/11 from our academy SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY M ock test I I on 13.05.2018 4. Ans (c) Explanation: • The first Kehlo India School Games was held in New Delhi and not in Guwahati, Assam. • Under-17 athletes had been invited to participate across 16 disciplines, which are as follows: Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Shooting, Swimming, Volleyball, Weightlifting, and Wrestling. 5. Ans (a) Explanation: The Mission 41k was unveiled in the month of January 2017. The mission plans to save Rs. 41,000 crore in the next decade in Railway costs’. To implement this comprehensive strategy with the participation of various stakeholders, the Government of India plans to take advantage of regulatory frameworks, and to use new technologies for reducing energy consumption. 6. Ans (b) Explanation: • e-Shakti is a pilot project of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for digitisation of Self Help Groups (SHGs). It was initiated to address certain concerns like improving the quality of book keeping of SHGs and to enable banks to take informed credit decisions about the group through a Management Information System (MIS). The project covers 25 districts and 1,30,176 SHGs have been digitised as on 31st March, 2017. • The scheme operates under the Ministry of Finance. 7. Ans (a) Explanation: • The trophic level of an organism is the position it occupies in a food chain. • An ecological pyramid no (also trophic pyramid, eltonian pyramid, energy pyramid, or sometimes food pyramid) is a graphical representation designed to show the biomass or bio productivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem. • An upright pyramid has a broader base and a narrow top while it is vice-versa in an inverted pyramid. • The pyramid of energy shows how the energy flows between one trophic level to another level. To compare the functional roles of the trophic levels in an ecosystem, an energy pyramid is the most suitable. An energy pyramid gives information on how energy moves through different organisms in a food chain. A pyramid of energy is always upright as energy can flow only from a region of higher energy to a lower energy and not vice-versa. Plants are the producers and hence have higher energy compared to animals thus pyramid of energy has a broader base. • The pyramid of numbers provides information on the number of organisms in the food pyramid. In an upright pyramid of numbers, the number of individuals is decreased from lower level to higher trophic level. In an inverted pyramid the number of individuals increases when we move to a higher level. An inverted pyramid can be seen in a forest. • A forest has a small number of big trees. Trees would represent the base of the pyramid. The birds which consume from the tree are larger in number and are found at a higher trophic level. The parasites which feed on the birds are at a higher number and found further higher. Thus pyramid of numbers can be upright or inverted be it a forest or an aquatic ecosystem. 8. Ans (b) Explanation: • The Equator passes through the following countries: • Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati. Forestry and Geology options (with two way online coaching) for Indian Forestry Service Examination 2018 will commence from October 1st week for further details kindly log in to our website: www.shankariasacademy.com UPSC Final Results = Total Selection 74 | Tamil nadu selection out of 42 /35 from our academy | Bengaluru out of 22 / 12 from our academy | Trivandrum out of 33/11 from our academy SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY M ock test I I on 13.05.2018 9. Ans (c) Explanation: • The answer could be narrowed down to options (a) and (c) at the start, as Mediterranean climate has a distinct characteristic of winter rainfall. • It is well known that Equatorial climate experiences rainfall throughout the year, as it receives maximum insolation from the sun throughout the year. • China climate also known as Temperate Monsoon climate experiences rainfall throughout the year from multiple factors like orographic, convectional and at times cyclonic rainfall. The Temperate Monsoon climate is locate in the eastern coast of continents just above the Tropics of Cancer and Capricon and experiences the tempest of tropical cyclones. • China climate has variations within different regions of the world as i. China type – which occurs in Southern China ii. Gulf Type – In the eastern coast of USA iii. Natal Type – Off the coast of South Africa • The Gulf Type and Natal type do not have distinct high rainfall regimes as seen with China type. In the Gulf type there is moderation in precipitation due to the presence of Gulf Stream and the narrowness of Southern Africa contributes to the moderation in Natal Type. 10. Ans (d) Explanation: • In this question the answer could be narrowed down to options (b) and (d) and then (d) be chosen through elimination. • Statement 3 of the question states that the soil is found in areas with high temperature and high rainfall. Sandy soil is found in arid regions and hence it can be eliminated. • Peaty soils have organic content. In areas of high temperature organic content gets decomposed quickly and hence peaty soils does not match the specification in the question. • Between Alluvial soil and Laterite soil using Statement 1 that soil is acidic one could choose Laterite soil. In high rainfall areas, silica is leached out by rain water and hence the soil becomes Laterite. 11. Ans (c) Explanation: Surya Sen was a revolutionary and a famous bengali person among many other bengalis who made India proud and was influential in the Indian independence movement (against British rule) who is noted for leading the 1930 Chittagong armoury raid In Chittagong of Bengal in British India (now in Bangladesh).