b
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an economic package that will “work as an important stimulus for a self-reliant India”. This package, along with the previous announcements and RBI’s recent modifications amount to almost Rs 20 lakh crores — 10 per cent of the GDP.
d
The goal of the stimulus package announced under the Atmanirbhar India is to help in alleviating the distress of migrants when they return to their villages, help in achieving the goal of a selfsustainable rural economy and to boost the One Nation One Market objective and help India to become the food factory of the world. In the economic package it was nowhere mentioned that goal of the stimulus package will help in elevating quality of life in urban areas. Hence answer (d) is not correct.
b
The Economic liberalisation in the year 1991 can be seen as the stepping stone for the growth of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India.
c
Among the given options, creating new economic hubs through disinvestment and FDIs is not related to the Vocal for Local initiative of the Indian Government.
c
Under the National Infrastructure Pipeline, the Government plans to invest more than Rs. 102 lakh crore on infrastructure projects by 2024-25, with the Centre, States and the private sector to share the capital expenditure. It has outlined plans to invest more than Rs. 102 lakh crore on infrastructure projects by 2024-25, with the Centre, States and the private sector to share the capital expenditure in a 39:39:22 formula.
a
The central bank doesn’t disclose its foreign exchange management strategy, but it was evident in the last few years that the rupee was not allowed to appreciate despite healthy inflows, resulting in a rapid build-up of foreign exchange. From a low of $275 billion in September of 2013, when rupee came under severe pressure due to so-called ‘taper tantrums’ by the US Federal Reserve, India now has record foreign exchange reserves of $537 billion, as on 21 August — a 95 per cent rise over seven years.
d
The economic policies such as FOREX SWAP, LTROs (Long Term Repo Operations), OMOs (Open Market Operations) have been recently used by the RBI to boost the economy during the current Pandemic situation.
d
On February 6, 2020, Reserve Bank of India has announced a new liquidity facility under Long Term Repo Operations (LTROs) to inject liquidity in the banking system for one-year and threeyear tenors for up to a total amount of Rs. 1,00,000 crores at the policy repo rate. The new policy tool comes in the context of the RBI’s limitations in cutting its policy rate as well as its desire to enhance liquidity of the banking system and promote lending activities of banks. The Long Term Repo Operations is a measure that is expected to bring down short-term rates and also boost investment in corporate bonds, it would encourage banks to undertake maturity transformation smoothly and seamlessly so as to augment credit flows to productive sectors and it will enhance liquidity in the banking system by Rs 1 trillion.
b
E-kuber will be used as a platform for core banking solutions to implement the LTRO. LTROs will be conducted on CBS (E-KUBER) platform. The operations would be conducted at a fixed rate. Banks would be required to place their requests for the amount sought under LTRO during the window timing at the prevailing policy repo rate. Bids below or above policy rate will be rejected
a
The notified amount of sum offered by the RBI under measures of the Foreign Exchange Swap is $ 5 billion. The Reserve Bank of India, on Tuesday, successfully concluded a forex swap auction intended to ease liquidity conditions. The central bank bought the targeted $5 billion as part of the long term Dollar/Rupee swap auction with a three-year tenor, it said in a release. In turn, Rs 34,561 crore was infused into the Indian banking system.
a
The Joint Strategic Vision of India-France Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region is directly impacted by Rafale deal between India and France. The Rafale would be an aid to the Joint Strategic Vision of India-France Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region to curb overflights and the threat of weapons of mass destruction in the area.
b
The Indian Air Force is also in the process of procuring a new generation medium-range modular air-to-ground weapon system Hammer to integrate with the Rafale jets. HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range) is a medium-range air-to-ground weapon designed and manufactured for the French Air Force and Navy initially. With the Rafales arriving in the country in the middle of a dispute with China, the Indian Air Force is further boosting the capabilities of the combat aircraft by equipping it with the HAMMER missiles from France.
c
India has inked a Rs 59,000-crore deal in 2016 to procure 36 Rafale jets from French aerospace major Dassault Aviation after a nearly seven-year exercise to procure 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) for the Indian Air Force did not fructify.
b
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is an Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company headquartered in Bangalore, India. It is governed under the management of the Indian Ministry of Defence. HAL is responsible for the design, assembly and fabrication of combat aircrafts in India.
b
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited (RDEL) has changed its name to Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited (R-NAVEL), substantiating the company’s intensive efforts to concentrate on naval shipbuilding as a principal focus segment. The change of name is effective from September 6, 2017 and the company has received the necessary approval for the change of name, said a company statement. Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited (RNAVAL) (formerly Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited / Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company Limited) has the largest engineering infrastructure in India and is one of the largest in the world. RNAVAL is the first private sector company in India to obtain the licence and contract to build warships. RNAVAL is a major offset partner of India in the Rafale Deal. At present, there is no Reliance Defence Ltd, so answer for this question must be (c). But CLAT official answer key did not change the answer for this question, so answer for this is (b).
d
All of the given options in the question can be seen as the direct cause of the border dispute between India and Nepal such as Defence Minister inaugurated a motor-able link road that connects India and China. The 2015 agreement between India and China for using the Lipulekh pass for trade. India published a new map which showed the region of Kalapani as part of the Indian Territory
c
The confusion between Nepal and India consists of a dispute over a trijunture of Kalapani – Limpiyadhura – Lipulekh. “The government of Nepal has consistently maintained that as per the Sugauli Treaty (1816), all the territories east of Kali (Mahakali) River, including Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipu Lekh, belong to Nepal.”
d
The Treaty of Sugauli (also spelled Sugowlee, Sagauli, Soogoulee), the treaty that established the boundary line of Nepal, was signed on 2 December 1815 and ratified by 4 March 1816 between the East India Company and Raj Guru Gajaraj Mishra with Chandra Shekhar Upadhaya for Nepal following the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814- 16. The treaty represented a Nepali surrender to the British and contained the cession of Nepal’s western territory to the British East India Company. The treaty of Sugauli was signed between East India Company and Nepal.
b
Nepal has issued a map claiming Lipulekh pass as part of its territory included in the district of Darchula. The Lipulekh pass is a far western point near Kalapani, a disputed border area between Nepal and India. Both India and Nepal claim Kalapani as an integral part of their territory - India as part of Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district and Nepal as part of Dharchula district.
b
The Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and the Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India. Gandak River is called as Narayani River in Nepal.
c
The development of National Course Curriculum to provide new curriculum by 2021 is not true in relation to the changes envisioned by the NEP 2020 because it was nowhere mentioned that development of National Course Curriculum rather than it was mentioned as a new and comprehensive National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education (NCFTE) 2021, will be formulated by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) in consultation with National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Remaining all options are correct.
d
The NEP 2020 aims to provide a holistic change to the current education system in India. Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education to be raised to 50% by 2035. Also, 3.5 crore seats to be added in higher education. The current Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education is 26.3%. Remaining all options are correct.
a
Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) will be set up as a single umbrella body for the entire higher education.
c
Among the given options, National Educational Council (NEC) is not a vertical under the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) will be set up as a single umbrella body for the entire higher education, excluding medical and legal education. Public and private higher education institutions will be governed by the same set of norms for regulation, accreditation and academic standards. Also, HECI will be having four independent verticals namely, National Higher Education Regulatory Council (NHERC) for regulation, General Education Council (GEC) for standard setting, Higher Education Grants Council (HEGC) for funding, National Accreditation Council (NAC) for accreditation.
b
The new National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 with an aim to introduce several changes in the Indian education system - from the school to college level. It also aims to increase the public investment in the Education sector to reach 6% of GDP at the earliest.
c
All SAARC member countries have confirmed participation in the meeting, to be chaired by Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal.
d
The eight members of SAARC are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Among the given countries in the options, Maldives is part of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
a
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visited to Russia has generated a lot of speculation and heated discussion. Singh is in Moscow to participate in three events - the 75th anniversary of victory on World war II, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers meeting and a bilateral meeting with Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu. The bilateral meeting has expectedly reiterated the common understanding of regional global issues. SCO summit 2020 was held in Russia.
b
India had not agreed to attend a summit hosted in Pakistan, but it remains an important promoter of the SAARC process. In normal practice, the SAARC Foreign Ministers’ meeting also prepares for the SAARC leaders’ summit that last took place in 2014. Since then, India has refused to participate in the summit as it is due to be hosted in Pakistan. Sources said there was no clarity yet on whether there would be any move to host the summit virtually. At a special SAARC summit on COVID-19 hosted virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 15, Pakistan PM Imran Khan had sent his Special Advisor on Health instead.
a
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval left a meeting with his counterparts at the ongoing Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Moscow, after Pakistan “deliberately projected a fictitious map” of the country that inaccurately depicted the borders of the two countries. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said Pakistan’s move was in “blatant disregard to the advisory by the host” country Russia. The statement said that Doval walked out of the virtual meeting after Pakistan’s representative Moeed Yusuf projected the new flag of the country that depicted Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed territory, and claimed the region of the erstwhile state of Junagadh in Gujarat as part of its territory.
d
The US is seen as a major role player in the peace deal between Israel and UAE. The deal gives a central strategic rule to USA in the Middle East is not a reason for the involvement of US in the deal. The deal may give a central strategic role to USA in the Middle East rather than rule in the Middle East. Remaining all options are correct.
c
The stake of Palestine in the peace deal between UAE and Israel is that the peace deal marks both a win and setback to the Israel- Palestine relations.
d
The deal marks a historic day and a significant step towards peace in the Middle East is not a direct impact of the peace deal in the Middle East region. Remaining all options are correct.
c
The peace deal between Israel and UAE can also be seen as a great opportunity for India in the Middle East region. India should ensure space for Iran in any future security deal in the region is not related to strategic goals of India in the Middle East. Remaining all options are correct.
c
The Basic Laws of Israel are 14 constitutional laws of the State of Israel, and some of them can only be changed by a supermajority vote in the Knesset (with varying requirements for different Basic Laws and sections). Many of these laws are based on the individual liberties that were outlined in the Israeli Declaration of Independence. The Basic Laws were intended to be draft chapters of a future Israeli constitution, which has been postponed since 1950; they act as a de facto constitution until their future incorporation into a formal, unitary, written constitution. There is no Constitution but a Basic Law of 1950
c
Israel is a theocratic Jewish state but it follows legal pluralism. Accordingly it has each religious community has its own Religious Court to deal with Personal law disputes.