Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – June 05-06, 2022 [Mock Test]
June 6, 2022 June 6, 2022
1. Which of the pilgrimage sites are located in Jammu and Kashmir?
- Vaishno Devi Temple
- Shankaracharya Temple
- Raghunath Temple
- Amarnath Cave
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 4
[B] Only 1, 2 & 4
[C] Only 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:- Vaishno Devi Temple is located in the Trikuta Mountains of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Shankaracharya Temple is situated on the Zabarwan Mountain in Srinagar, Kashmir.
- Raghunath Temple is located in Jammu. It was built by Maharaja Gulab Singh and his son Ranbir Singh.
- Amarnath cave is located on Amarnath Peak in the Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir.
2. Which of the following hydroelectric projects and respective rivers these are built on are matched correctly?
- Tapovan Vishnugad Project – Chenab
- Kiru Project – Dhauliganga
- Pakal Dul Project – Marusudar
- Kinnaur Project – Sutlej
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 3
[B] Only 2 & 4
[C] Only 3 & 4
[D] Only 1 & 2
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Correct Answer: C [Only 3 & 4]
Notes:- The Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Plant is a 520 MW run-of-river hydroelectric project being constructed on Dhauliganga River in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand.
- Kiru hydroelectric power project is a run-of-the-river scheme being developed over the Chenab River in the Kishtwar Tehsil of Doha district in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Pakal Dul Dam is an under-construction project on the Marusudar river, a tributary of the Chenab River, in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Kinnaur Hydroelectric Plant is a 1,000 megawatts run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Sutlej River in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, India.
3. Principle of ‘Reasonable Accommodation’ was in news lately, which of the following court cases are related to it?
- Jeeja Ghosh and Another v. Union of India and Others
- Vikas Kumar v. UPSC
- Sardar Sarup Singh v. State of Punjab
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:- Principle of ‘Reasonable Accommodation’ promotes equality, enables the grant of positive rights and prevents discrimination based on disability, health condition or personal belief.
- In India, the Rights of People with Disabilities Act, 2016,defines ‘reasonable accommodation’ as “necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments, without imposing a disproportionate or undue burden in a particular case, to ensure to persons with disabilities the enjoyment or exercise of rights equally with others”.
- Article 2 of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD) defines reasonable accommodation.
- In Jeeja Ghosh and Another v. Union of India and Others (2016), Supreme Court, held that Equality not only implies preventing discrimination but goes beyond in remedying discrimination against groups suffering systematic discrimination in society.
- In Vikash Kumar v. UPSC (2021), the court ruled that benchmark disability, that is a specified disability to the extent of 40%, is related only to special reservation for the disabled in employment, but it need not be a restriction for other kinds of accommodation. It also said failure to provide reasonable accommodation amounts to discrimination.
- Sardar Sarup Singh v. State of Punjab is related to essential religious practice.
