05 August 2021 Current Affairs Quiz

Ans;- b) Only 2 and 3

• The space segment consists of the IRNSS constellation of eight satellites, NavIC. Three satellites are located in suitable orbital slots in the geostationary orbit and the remaining four are located in geosynchronous orbits with the required inclination and equatorial crossings in two different planes. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

• It is designed to provide accurate position information service to users in India as well as the region extending up to 1500 km from its boundary, which is its primary service area. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.

• There are long term plans to extend it to SAARC region, but not by 2019.

There are plans to add 4 more satellites to the present constellation. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

Answer : a) 1 only
Explanation:
Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) was started in 2012 and aims to improve the safety and performance of selected existing dams and associated appurtenances in a sustainable manner.
DRIP also has the objective of strengthening the dam safety institutional setup in participating states as well as at the central level and exploring alternative incidental means in few of selected dams to generate the incidental revenue for sustainable operation and maintenance of dams.
It also aims at ensuring the safety of downstream population and property that are affected in the case of a dam failure or operational failure.

Answer: C

Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)
○ The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was set up in 1985

○ The CAT exercises original jurisdiction in relation to recruitment and all service matters of public servants covered by it.

○ The CAT is a multi-member body consisting of a chairman and members. Earlier, the CAT consisted of a Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and members.

○ With the amendment in Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 in 2006, the members have been given the status of judges of High Courts.

○ Members are drawn from both judicial and administrative services making CAT a Quasi judicial body.

○ They hold office for a term of five years or until they attain the age of 65 years, in case of chairman and 62 years in case of members,

○ The appointment of Members in CAT is made on the basis of recommendations of a high powered selection committee chaired by a Sitting judge of Supreme Court who is nominated by the Chief Justice of India.

Answer: C
The President can pardon a death sentence while the governor cannot. Even if a state law prescribes the death sentence, the power to grant pardon lies with the President and not the governor. However, the governor can suspend, remit, or commute a death sentence. In other words, both the governor and the President have concurrent power in respect of suspension, remission, and commutation of a death sentence.

Ans;- d) None of the above

The pardoning power of the President includes the following;-

1. Pardon: It removes both the sentence and the conviction and completely absolves the convict from all sentences, punishments and disqualifications.

2. Commutation: It denotes the substitution of one form of punishment for a lighter form. For example, a death sentence may be commuted to rigorous imprisonment, which in turn may be commuted to a simple imprisonment.

3. Remission: It implies reducing the period of sentence without changing its character. For example, a sentence of rigorous imprisonment for two years may be remitted to rigorous imprisonment for one year.

4. Respite: It denotes awarding a lesser sentence in place of one originally awarded due to some special fact, such as the physical disability of a convict or the pregnancy of a woman offender.

5. Reprieve: It implies a stay of the execution of a sentence (especially that of death) for a temporary period. Its purpose is to enable the convict to have time to seek pardon or commutation from the President.