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APRIL 13 2017
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GENERAL STUDIES 02
Lok adalat
• Lok adalat is the alternative dispute resolution system
under national legal service authority [NALSA]
• NALSA established under directive principle of state
policy which stated for free legal aid and service
• In lok adalat if final award accepted by both party then
there is no appeal against order passed by the lok adalat
• Lok adalat have major role in the solution of the problem
of case pendency in the judiciary.
BIMSTEC [PIB]
• The Bay of Bengal Initiative for MultiSectoral Technical
and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an
international organization involving a group of countries
in South Asia and South East Asia
• Recently this group have signed MoU about
interconnection of the electricity grid that have following
impact
(i) the optimization of using the energy resources in the
region for mutual benefits on nondiscriminatory basis
subject to laws, rules and regulations of the respective
Parties;
(ii) the promotion of efficient, economic, and secure
operation of power system needed through the
development of regional electricity networks;
(iii) the necessity of optimization of capital investment
for generation capacity addition across the region; and
(iv) power exchange through cross border
interconnections.
Rail Development Authority [PIB]
1. pricing of services commensurate with costs;
2. enhancement of Non Fare Revenue;
3. protection of consumer interests by ensuring quality of
service and cost optimization;
6. absorption of new technologies for achieving efficiency
and performance standards; and human resource
development to achieve any of its stated objectives
GENERAL STUDIES 03
oil palm [PIB]
• Edible Oil is an important component of household food
basket.
• Oil Palm is one of the world's most efficient crop in
terms of yield of vegetable oil per ha and today it is
largest source of vegetable oil in the world.
• Malaysia, Indonesia, Nigeria, Thailand and Columbia
are the major oil palm producing countries
• India also heading toward maximum plantation of the oil
palm by deforestation from tropical area of the southern
state
• Oil palm have great impact on forest and ecology because
this commercial plantation will lead to degradation of
the forest bio diversity
Pricing of the petroleum product
• Petrol prices in india was decided by the government but
after 2010 petrol and after 2014 diesel prices have been
de regulated
• Currently petroleum prices revised every 15 day that is
on 1st of month and on 16th of the month
• Now government want to make system more market
based and dynamics as advanced country have
• Oil marketing companies proposed about daily price
decision as per international market price
• From may 1 government will implement pilot project of
this proposal
Global potential of PSLV
CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ
Q.1 consider the following statement about lok adalat
is/are correct
1. it is established under national legal service
authority
2. award of lok adalat is final and no appeal can be
filed
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both
D. none
Q.2 consider the following statement about BIMSTEC
is/are correct
1. it is an international organization involving a group
of countries in South Asia and South East Asia
A. 1 2
B. 2 only
C. 1 only
D. none
Q.3 consider the following statement about oil palm
is/are correct
1. it is tropical plant
2. Oil Palm is one of the world's most efficient crop in
terms of yield of vegetable oil per ha
B. 2 3 only
C. 1 3 only
D. all of the above
Q.4 consider the following statement about petroleum
price determination is/are correct
1. Currently price of petroleum decided by the oil
company with cooperation of government
2. Petrol price now has been de regulated but diesel
price still under government control
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both
D. none
Q.5 which of the following is/are the objective of the
rail development authority is/are correct
• pricing of services commensurate with costs;
• enhancement of Non Fare Revenue;
A. 1 2 only
B. 1 2 3 only
C. 1 3 only
D. none of the above
1 C
2 A
3 D
4 D
5 B