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Indian Judicial system. A plea bargain is an agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defendant arrange to settle the case against the defendant. Plea bargaining was introduced through the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005. The defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for some agreement from the prosecutor as … Read more DMPQ: . Write a short note on plea bargaining?( POLITY)
Benami transaction are one of the major source for parking the unaccounted wealth by the individuals and firms. Strong laws will help to curb the menace of benami transaction and hence the black money and eventually corruption. It was one of the step taken by the Govt. to deal with the issue of corruption. The … Read more DMPQ: What are the significance of passing the Benami transactions( prohibition) act, 2016? ( ECONOMY)
Ans4: Procedure Established by Law It means that a law that is duly enacted by legislature or the concerned body is valid if it has followed the correct procedure. Following this doctrine means that, a person can be deprived of his life or personal liberty according to the procedure established by law. So, if Parliament … Read more DMPQ: What do you understand by the term due process of law and procedure established by law? (POLITY)
Britishers rule was draining the economic resources from India but to unification of the country required administrative and economic unity. The by product of this policy was rise of nationalism and collective identity finding coherence in the form of national movement. Similar education, police system, judicial system , railways, telegraphy , postal system, introduction of … Read more DMPQ: What were the factors which lead to the unification of the hitherto fragmented and diversified India in the 19th century? ( HISTORY)
Major advantages: It will help to regulate the highly unregulated real estate sector. Will help to deal with the undue delay in project implementation. Will help to streamline the data of the project across the country and hence will bring homogeneity and rule bas e pricing in the sector. It will enhance the transparency … Read more DMPQ: What are the major advantages of the Real estate regulation act 2016? ( ECONOMICS)
Miniaturisation of the transistor size. Smaller, faster and better transistors may mean that soon your computer’s entire memory may be stored on a single tiny chip. Using magnetic random access memory (MRAM), computers will be able to “boot” almost instantly. MRAM is enabled by nanometer?scale magnetic tunnel junctions and can quickly and effectively save … Read more DMPQ: Application of nanotechnology in the field of electronics and IT application. Discuss. (SCIENCE)
The benami (without a name) transaction refers to property purchased by a person in the name of some other person. The person on whose name the property has been purchased is called the benamdar and the property so purchased is called the benami property. The person who finances the deal is the real owner. Therefore, … Read more DMPQ: What is benami transaction? What are the key provisions of the Benami Transactions ( Prohibition) Amendment act, 2016? (ECONOMY)
Gram Nyayalaya is a mobile court and exercises the powers of both Criminal and Civil Courts; the seat of the Gram Nyayalaya will be located at the headquarters of the intermediate Panchayat, but they will go to villages, work there and dispose of the cases. The Gram Nyayalaya are supposed to try to settle the … Read more DMPQ: Write a short note on Gram Nyayalayas (POLITY)
Negatives of Interlinking of rivers: This entails environmental cost. Interlinking would destroy water bodies as each river has unique flora and fauna based on its ecology. Mixing of waters will adversely affect this uniqueness, producing unforeseen consequences. Interlinking will lead to submergence of forest. This will worsen climate change. Forest, which act as carbon sinks … Read more DMPQ: . Interlinking of rivers is seen as a viable option to address the issue of water scarcity. Do you think interlinking of rivers is a full proof solution? (ENVT.)
Congress started commanding the support and sympathy of vast sections of the Indian people. Millions of Indians became politically involved. Women were drawn into the movement. c)Muslims participated heavily and communal unity was maintained. d)Strengthened the national movement. Nationalist sentiments and the national movement had reached the remotest corners of the land. e)People gained … Read more DMPQ: Although non cooperation movement failed to achieve the desired objective, it had huge significance. Comment ( HISTORY)
Establishment of state level regulatory authorities- Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA)- the Act provides for State governments to establish more than one regulatory authority Functions: Register and maintain a database of real estate projects; publish it on its website for public viewing, Protection of interest of promoters, buyers and real estate agents development … Read more DMPQ: What are the key provisions of the Real estate regulation act? (ECONOMY)
It is one of the components of ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) systems. This concept of the settlement of disputes through mediation, negotiation or arbitration is conceptualized and institutionalized in the philosophy of Lok Adalat. It involves people who are directly or indirectly affected by dispute resolution. This system is based on Gandhian principles. Powers … Read more DMPQ: What are lok adalats? Write down the Powers of lok adalats? What are the advantages of lok adalats? (POLITY)
Captive breeding is the process of breeding animals outside of their natural environment in restricted conditions in farms, zoos or other closed facilities. The choice of individual animals that are to be part of a captive breeding population, and the mating partners within that population, are controlled by humans. Advantages: • Endangered animals have a … Read more DMPQ: What is captive breeding programme? Discuss its advantage(SCIENCE)
Sardar‘s greatest role in the integration of states was his able handling of the Hyderabad crisis. Most of the states acceded to India, Hyderabad was a landlocked state that stretched over 82,000 square miles (over 212,000 square kilometres) in southeastern India. While 87% of its 17 million people were Hindu, its ruler Nizam Osman Ali … Read more DMPQ: . What were the course of events unfolded in operation polo? ( HISTORY)
: Government budget is the annual financial statement presented by the finance minister which contains the following figure: Actual estimate for FY 2017-18 Budget estimate for FY 2018-19 and Revised estimate for FY 2018-19 Budget estimate for FY 2019-2020 The budget is divide into two parts: Revenue budget Capital budget
. It is one of the reform in our judicial system. The E-Courts Project was conceptualised on the basis of “National Policy and Action Plan for Implementation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Indian Judiciary – 2005” submitted by e-Committee of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. The e-Courts National portal also provides training … Read more DMPQ: Write short note on e-court project. (POLITY)
Nanotechnology is improving the efficiency of fuel production from raw petroleum materials through better catalysis. It is also enabling reduced fuel consumption in vehicles and power plants through higher-efficiency combustion and decreased friction. carbon nanotube “scrubbers” and membranes to separate carbon dioxide from power plant exhaust. Development of wires containing nano tube that will … Read more DMPQ: . Application of nanotechnology in the field of Energy application. (SCIENCE)
: The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of India between 1848 and 1856. There was a widespread custom of adoption among the Indian kings to secure an heir in the absence of a natural successor i.e. son. But as per the doctrine of lapse … Read more DMPQ: . Explain the role of doctrine of lapse and doctrine of escheat in the formation of British empire. (HISTORY )
Ramanuja: Born in A.D. 1166 in a small town near Chenni (Madras), Ramanuja was a worshipper of Vishnu and preached Vaishnavism. He had a great following in the South. Ramananda: The greatest preacher of this cult in north India was Ramananda. He discarded all caste distinctions and his disciples belonged to all castes. Kabir: … Read more DMPQ: Name some of the famous Bhakti saints of Medieval India.
Low Pollution: Nuclear power also has a lot fewer greenhouse emissions. It has been determined that the amount of greenhouse gases have decreased by almost half because of the prevalence in the utilization of nuclear power. Nuclear energy has the least effect on nature since it doesn‘t discharge any gasses like methane and carbon dioxide, … Read more DMPQ: Discuss the points in favour of nuclear energy.
. Preamble represent the core theme of the constitution. Preamble is the most precious part of the constitution. It is the proper yardstick with which we can measure the worth of the constitution. It is based on the objective resolution adopted by constituent assembly. Whether preamble is a part of constitution or not was firstly … Read more DMPQ: Preamble is a part of the constitution or not. Comment
Protectionism is the economic policy of restricting imports from other countries through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, import quotas, and a variety of other government regulations. Protectionist policies help immune the producers, businesses, and workers of the import-competing sector in the country from foreign competitors. Impact on India Positive: India has … Read more DMPQ: What is protectionism? How does it affect India? (Economy)
Ramanuja: Born in A.D. 1166 in a small town near Chenni (Madras), Ramanuja was a worshipper of Vishnu and preached Vaishnavism. He had a great following in the South. Ramananda: The greatest preacher of this cult in north India was Ramananda. He discarded all caste distinctions and his disciples belonged to all castes. Kabir: … Read more DMPQ: Name some of the famous Bhakti saints of Medieval India.
Rig Vedic economy was primarily pastoral. They domesticated Pashu (which included cattle, horse and even human beings), as opposed to Mriga, i.e. wild animals. Cattle was synonymous with wealth and a wealthy person was called Gomat. Cattle was so important that the terms of battle were derived from Gau itself, such as Gavisti, Gosu, Gavyat, … Read more DMPQ: Comment on the rig veda economy. (Ancient India)
Monetary transmission refers to the process by which a central bank’s monetary policy decisions are passed on, through financial markets, to businesses and households. A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investing scam promising high rates of return with little risk to investors. Instances of people losing their hard-earned money to Ponzi schemes keep … Read more DMPQ: Give a brief account on following term. (Economy) a) Monetary policy transmission b) Ponzi scheme
Article 123 of the constitution grants power to President to promulgate ordinance if he/she feels conditions are necessary for a law, provided the parliament is not in session. SO it is a extraordinary power which shall be utilised in rare situation. The concerns raised against the ordinance is that its frequent use and repromulgation … Read more DMPQ: Do you think ordinance is a source of concern and it should be removed from our constitution? (Polity)
: Nitrogen is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere and it is in inert form. But when it converts into reactive form like ammonia, nitrous oxide and nitrogen di oxide, it become dangerous for the ecosystem in many ways. Nitrogenous gases also play an important role in global climate change. Nitrous oxide is a particularly … Read more DMPQ: Nitrogen pollution is more dangerous than carbon pollution. How nitrogen affects our ecosystem. (Science)
: It was not just the fact that they built magnificent temples or made exquisite idols, the Cholas also came up with an excellent system of governance and administration. While it was a monarchy, like most other kingdoms of that era, there was a serious attempt to decentralize, and provide self government right at the … Read more DMPQ: Give a brief account on the administration of Cholas. (History)
. CRISPR stands for Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats it is in the series of molecular scissors which is used for deletion, insertion and replacement of genome to achieve the desired result. It is latest technology of gene editing. Cas-9 is an enzyme. It use a synthetic guide RNA to introduce a double strand … Read more DMPQ: What is CRISPR-Cas9 and explain the process involved in using it. (Science)
Recapitalisation plan is a mechanism to deal with the problems of NPA in the financial institutions. It is one of the four R’s to address the issue of NPA’s. In Oct,17 Centre has announced a 2.11 lakh crore recapitalisation plan for the public sector banks over the next two years. The recapitalisation plan is a … Read more DMPQ: . What is the recapitalisation plan for the banks? Discuss the implication of the plan. (Economy)
It will help to reduce the expenditure incurred in conducting elections. Cost of holding simultaneous election as reckoned by the election commission is way less than holding independently. Always in electioneering mode entails another costs. Our PM rightly said that how frequent elections and campaigns hurt the federal structure as leaders were “forced to … Read more DMPQ: Recently Prime Minister advocated for simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and local bodies. Discuss the points in favour of conduction simultaneous elections. (Polity)
Electoral Bonds have been proposed as a way of reforming election funding in the Union Budget 2017. Electoral bonds will be issued by a notified bank for specified denominations. Those who want to donate to a political party, can buy these bonds by making payments digitally or through cheque. Then they are free to gift … Read more DMPQ: What are electoral bonds? Discuss the concerns associated with electoral bonds. (Polity)
Objectives of the Agriculture Export Policy are as under: To double agricultural exports from the present US $ 30+?Billion to US $ 60+?Billion by 2022 and reach US $ 100 Billion in the next few years thereafter, with a stable trade policy regime. To diversify our export basket, destinations and boost high value and value-added agricultural exports … Read more DMPQ: Recently the agriculture export policy was announced by the government of India. Discuss the objectives of the agriculture export policy. (Economy)
It is a technology to bring the changes in the phenotype(the way we appear) by altering the genome. The insertion of foreign gene and thus creating new gene is called recombinant gene. The technology involved in the process is called rDNA technology. Steps in the rDNA technology are: Identification Of donor DNA and Plasmid DNA. … Read more DMPQ: What is recombinant DNA technology? Mention the steps involved in rDNA technology? (Science)
The atmosphere is made up of different types of gases, water vapors and dust particles. The composition of the atmosphere is not static. It changes according to the time and place. Water vapor is unique in that its concentration varies from 0-4% of the atmosphere depending on where you are and what time of … Read more DMPQ: Give an account on the compositions of atmosphere. (geography)
Amending the Constitution to effect simultaneous elections would fundamentally alter its democratic and federal character. a disdain for the parliamentary system and the federal arrangement Logistics costs involved is very highly: Need heavy deployment of security officials and staffs Even current elections are conducted in multiple phase to dela with the varying geographical locations. … Read more DMPQ: On Papers Simultaneous elections seems good but implementation of it entails large arrays of problems. Discuss the points against conducting simultaneous elections. (Polity)
Changes in the Income tax act: one of the condition for resident of India was leading to creation of shell companies i.e. during a financial year, a company shall have management of its affairs wholly in India. This provision was leading to creation of shell companies. Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and Central … Read more DMPQ: What were the steps taken by government of India to regulate the Shell companies? (Economy)
He banned forced conversion in 1562. He abolished pilgrim tax on Hindus. Jaziya was also abolished which usede to be levy on non muslims. Akbar constructed Ibadatkhana at FatehpurSikri for religious discourses and discussions to be conducted every Thursday. Akbar invited father monsuratte and father Aquinois to speak on Christianity, Pt. Puroshottam on Hinduism, … Read more DMPQ: Akbar was highly tolerant Mughal emperor. Discuss the religious policy of Akbar. (Medieval History)
Akbar and his successors brought revolutionary changes to painting and sensual illustrations. From this period book illumination or individual miniatures replaced wall painting as the most vital form of art. Emperor Akbar patronised artists from Kashmir and Gujarat; Humayun brought two Persian painters to his court. For the first time painters‘ names were recorded in … Read more DMPQ: The art of textual illustration got a new look under the Mughals. Discuss the achievements in the field of painting. (Medieval India)
Shell companies are typically corporate entities which do not have any active business operations or significant assets in their possession. A shell company may be a legal entity or not. Issues associated with shell companies: There is no clear definition of shell companies. Even under the companies act they are not defined. Out of the … Read more DMPQ: What are shell companies? What are the concerns associated with shell companies. (Economy)
When two large air masses meet, the boundary that separates them is called a front. Fronts represent fairly abrupt transitions between two large air masses. This means that when two different bodies of air come together, they do not readily mix. Rather, each body of air will retain its individual properties, and a boundary forms … Read more DMPQ: What are fronts? Name the different type of fronts. (Geography)
Opaqueness in the governance architecture of Judiciary. The basis of selection of judges is still under the sheet of secrecy. Judiciary is not under RTI. This also reduces the quotient of transparency. Power of contempt of court make judiciary omnipotent and even a rational and constructive criticism is avoided by the public. There are … Read more DMPQ: What are the causes of corruption in Judiciary? (Polity)
Social problem is a condition which is defined by a considerable number of persons as a deviation from some social norms which they cherish. The major social problems in the early phase of the Indian civilization were increasing rigidity of social hierarchy, continuous conflicts between the Aryans and the Dasas, emphasis on the observance of … Read more DMPQ: What is a social problem? Discuss the major social problems faced by India? (Scoiology)
Hydroponics is a subset of hydroculture, the method of growing plants without soil, using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent.With hydroponics the plants are grown in an inert growing medium and a perfectly balanced, pH adjusted nutrient solution is delivered to the roots in a highly soluble form. Advantages of hydroponics: No soil is … Read more DMPQ: What is hydroponics? What are its advantages? (Science)What is hydroponics? What are its advantages? (Science)
With 140 countries abolishing the death penalty, the death penalty has become archaic in nature. The continuing of death penalty is not in accordance with the modern principles. The major reasons against the death penalty are: There are no empirical evidence which suggest that capital punishment act as a major deterrence. It is impossible to … Read more DMPQ: Is death penalty justified in current scenario? (Polity)
: Brent Crude is a major trading classification of sweet light crude oil that serves as a major benchmark price for purchases of oil worldwide. This grade is described as light because of its relatively low density, and sweet because of its low sulphur content. Brent Crude is extracted from the North Sea and comprises … Read more DMPQ: What is brent crude? What are the impact of rising oil prices on India?
Saint Kabir mystic poet & saint was brought up in Muslim weaver family.He spreaded his spiritual message in simple words . He opposed hypocrisy,superstition,caste system.Teachings of Kabir were also mentioned in books of Sikh religion. Following are the teachings of Saint Kabir: Anti Casteism -Don’t ask caste of saint.Rather ask his knowledge. Humility – Use always sweet polite … Read more DMPQ: What were the teachings of Saint Kabir? ( Medieval India)
Base erosion and profit sharing is a tax avoidance strategy by multinational companies, where in profits are shifted from shifted from jurisdiction that have high taxes to jurisdiction that have low tax. Base erosion and profit shifting project is a joint initiative between G20 countries and the OECD , towards the development of a coherent … Read more DMPQ: What is Base erosion and profit sharing? Discuss the provisions of the Base erosion and profit sharing project? (Economy)
There is a remarkable similarities between bhakti movement and sufism. This is reflected in the socio-religious life of the then era. Major similarities between bhakti movement and sufism are as follows: Element of tolerance is the basic constituent of both streams. They buttressed hindu-muslim unity. This can be testified by the number of followers from … Read more DMPQ: What are the similarities between bhakti movement and sufism? (Medieval INDIA/ BHAKTI MOVEMENT)
It is light weighted and is one-third the weight of lead acid batteries. It is nearly 100% efficient in both charging and discharging as compared to lead battery which has 70% efficiency. It completely discharges i.e. 100% as compared to 80% for lead acid. It has life cycle of 5000 times or more compared to … Read more DMPQ: Recently BHEL is negotiating with Libcoin to build India’s first lithium-ion Gigafactory. Discuss the advantages of Lithium ion battery. (Science)