UPSC Editorials Quiz : 28 March 2024

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• Question 1 of 5 1. Question Consider the following statements regarding Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, enacted in 2022. The Act empowers the Indian Navy and Coast Guard to board, seize and arrest pirates operating in the high seas, in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and beyond. The Act considers the offence as extraditable, where India has signed such treaties with other countries. The act gives effect to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) relating to repression of piracy on the high seas. Indian courts cannot prosecute the perpetrators with life imprisonment. How many of the above statements is/are correct? a) Only one b) Only two c) Only three d) All four Correct Solution: c) Statement 4 is incorrect. Maritime Anti Piracy Act empowers the Indian Navy and Coast Guard to board, seize and arrest pirates operating in the high seas, in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and beyond, and Indian courts can prosecute the perpetrators with life imprisonment, fine, or both. “However, the Act also considers the offence as extraditable, where India has signed such treaties with those countries. India has an agreement with Somalia where Somalian pirates have been extradited since 2017. An Act to give effect to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) relating to repression of piracy on the high seas and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto,” the Act states. India ratified UNCLOS in 1995. Incorrect Solution: c) Statement 4 is incorrect. Maritime Anti Piracy Act empowers the Indian Navy and Coast Guard to board, seize and arrest pirates operating in the high seas, in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and beyond, and Indian courts can prosecute the perpetrators with life imprisonment, fine, or both. “However, the Act also considers the offence as extraditable, where India has signed such treaties with those countries. India has an agreement with Somalia where Somalian pirates have been extradited since 2017. An Act to give effect to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) relating to repression of piracy on the high seas and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto,” the Act states. India ratified UNCLOS in 1995.

#### 1. Question

Consider the following statements regarding Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, enacted in 2022.

• The Act empowers the Indian Navy and Coast Guard to board, seize and arrest pirates operating in the high seas, in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and beyond.

• The Act considers the offence as extraditable, where India has signed such treaties with other countries.

• The act gives effect to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) relating to repression of piracy on the high seas.

• Indian courts cannot prosecute the perpetrators with life imprisonment.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

• a) Only one

• b) Only two

• c) Only three

• d) All four

Solution: c)

Statement 4 is incorrect.

Maritime Anti Piracy Act empowers the Indian Navy and Coast Guard to board, seize and arrest pirates operating in the high seas, in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and beyond, and Indian courts can prosecute the perpetrators with life imprisonment, fine, or both. “However, the Act also considers the offence as extraditable, where India has signed such treaties with those countries. India has an agreement with Somalia where Somalian pirates have been extradited since 2017.

An Act to give effect to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) relating to repression of piracy on the high seas and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto,” the Act states. India ratified UNCLOS in 1995.

Solution: c)

Statement 4 is incorrect.

• Question 2 of 5 2. Question Consider the following statements. The Indian Independence Act, 1947 established the independent dominion of India. The Indian Independence Act, 1947 allowed the Government of India Act, 1935, to serve as an interim constitution until India adopted its own Constitution. The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir came into force soon after India’s independence. How many of the above statements are correct? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All three (d) None Correct Solution: b) Statement 3 is incorrect. The Indian Independence Act, 1947, which established the independent dominion of India, allowed the Government of India Act, 1935, to serve as an interim constitution until the country adopted its own. The statute permitted princely States to accede to India by executing an instrument of accession. In the case of J&K, the instrument came with qualifications that were ultimately written into Article 370. After 1957, when J&K’s Constitution came into force, its Constituent Assembly was disbanded and replaced by a Legislative Assembly. Incorrect Solution: b) Statement 3 is incorrect. The Indian Independence Act, 1947, which established the independent dominion of India, allowed the Government of India Act, 1935, to serve as an interim constitution until the country adopted its own. The statute permitted princely States to accede to India by executing an instrument of accession. In the case of J&K, the instrument came with qualifications that were ultimately written into Article 370. After 1957, when J&K’s Constitution came into force, its Constituent Assembly was disbanded and replaced by a Legislative Assembly.

#### 2. Question

Consider the following statements.

• The Indian Independence Act, 1947 established the independent dominion of India.

• The Indian Independence Act, 1947 allowed the Government of India Act, 1935, to serve as an interim constitution until India adopted its own Constitution.

• The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir came into force soon after India’s independence.

How many of the above statements are correct?

• (a) Only one

• (b) Only two

• (c) All three

Solution: b)

Statement 3 is incorrect.

The Indian Independence Act, 1947, which established the independent dominion of India, allowed the Government of India Act, 1935, to serve as an interim constitution until the country adopted its own. The statute permitted princely States to accede to India by executing an instrument of accession. In the case of J&K, the instrument came with qualifications that were ultimately written into Article 370.

After 1957, when J&K’s Constitution came into force, its Constituent Assembly was disbanded and replaced by a Legislative Assembly.

Solution: b)

Statement 3 is incorrect.

After 1957, when J&K’s Constitution came into force, its Constituent Assembly was disbanded and replaced by a Legislative Assembly.

• Question 3 of 5 3. Question Consider the following statements regarding Niger. Niger is the largest country in East Africa. It is a landlocked country. The entire country is part of Sahel Region. How many of the above is/statements are incorrect? a) Only one b) Only two c) All three d) None Correct Solution: b) Only Statement 2 is correct. Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest. Southern Niger is part of Sahel region. The Sahel is a region in Africa. It is defined as the ecoclimatic and biogeographic realm of transition between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian savanna to the south. Having a hot semi-arid climate, it stretches across the south-central latitudes of Northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea. Incorrect Solution: b) Only Statement 2 is correct. Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest. Southern Niger is part of Sahel region. The Sahel is a region in Africa. It is defined as the ecoclimatic and biogeographic realm of transition between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian savanna to the south. Having a hot semi-arid climate, it stretches across the south-central latitudes of Northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea.

#### 3. Question

Consider the following statements regarding Niger.

• Niger is the largest country in East Africa.

• It is a landlocked country.

• The entire country is part of Sahel Region.

How many of the above is/statements are incorrect?

• a) Only one

• b) Only two

• c) All three

Solution: b)

Only Statement 2 is correct.

Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest.

Southern Niger is part of Sahel region. The Sahel is a region in Africa. It is defined as the ecoclimatic and biogeographic realm of transition between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian savanna to the south. Having a hot semi-arid climate, it stretches across the south-central latitudes of Northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea.

Solution: b)

Only Statement 2 is correct.

• Question 4 of 5 4. Question Consider the following statements. Even though Parliament can remove the basis for any supreme court judgment through legislation, it cannot nullify a court direction. The heads of the CBI and ED have an assured term of two years regardless of superannuation. Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 Correct Solution: c) Even though Parliament can remove the basis for any judgment through legislation, it cannot nullify a court direction. The heads of the CBI and ED have an assured term of two years regardless of superannuation, and the introduction of a power to extend it to five years means an officer may get up to three annual extensions. Incorrect Solution: c) Even though Parliament can remove the basis for any judgment through legislation, it cannot nullify a court direction. The heads of the CBI and ED have an assured term of two years regardless of superannuation, and the introduction of a power to extend it to five years means an officer may get up to three annual extensions.

#### 4. Question

Consider the following statements.

• Even though Parliament can remove the basis for any supreme court judgment through legislation, it cannot nullify a court direction.

• The heads of the CBI and ED have an assured term of two years regardless of superannuation.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

• c) Both 1 and 2

• d) Neither 1 nor 2

Solution: c)

Even though Parliament can remove the basis for any judgment through legislation, it cannot nullify a court direction.

The heads of the CBI and ED have an assured term of two years regardless of superannuation, and the introduction of a power to extend it to five years means an officer may get up to three annual extensions.

Solution: c)

Even though Parliament can remove the basis for any judgment through legislation, it cannot nullify a court direction.

• Question 5 of 5 5. Question ‘Operation Sankalp’, recently seen in news is related to a) Indian Air Force exercise in Oman b) Indo-Thailand Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) c) Advanced aerial combat training exercise d) Indian Navy’s maritime security operation Correct Solution: d) Indian Navy completed 100 days of ‘Operation Sankalp’ in the Gulf of Aden to the North Arabian Sea and to the East Coast of Somalia. Incorrect Solution: d) Indian Navy completed 100 days of ‘Operation Sankalp’ in the Gulf of Aden to the North Arabian Sea and to the East Coast of Somalia.

#### 5. Question

‘Operation Sankalp’, recently seen in news is related to

• a) Indian Air Force exercise in Oman

• b) Indo-Thailand Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)

• c) Advanced aerial combat training exercise

• d) Indian Navy’s maritime security operation

Solution: d)

Indian Navy completed 100 days of ‘Operation Sankalp’ in the Gulf of Aden to the North Arabian Sea and to the East Coast of Somalia.

Solution: d)

Indian Navy completed 100 days of ‘Operation Sankalp’ in the Gulf of Aden to the North Arabian Sea and to the East Coast of Somalia.

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