UPSC LAW Optional

2022-04-26 08:49:36 Open / Comment

2022-04-25 09:10:02 Explanation
• Barak River flows through the states of Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Assam in India and into the Bay of Bengal
o It rises in the Manipur Hills in northern Manipur state, India, where it is called the Barak.
• Lohit river is a river in Arunachal Pradesh and is a tributary of River Brahmaputra.
o It originates in eastern Tibet, in the Zayal Chu range, and surges through Arunachal Pradesh.
• The Subansiri River flows through the Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
o It is the largest tributary of the River Brahmaputra. Open / Comment

2022-04-25 09:09:56 Open / Comment

2022-04-25 09:09:50 Consider the following rivers :
1.Barak
2. Lohit
3. Subansiri Open / Comment

2022-04-22 12:35:33 Explanation

The correct answer is to protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes.
• The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled
tribes in any state except the four states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.

• The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, on the other hand, deals with the administration of the tribal areas in the four
northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.It protects the interest of Schedule tribes.

• Hence Option 1 is Correct

• It does not relate to the boundaries of states. Hence Option 2 is Not Correct.

• It excludes the fifth and sixth schedule areas from the application of the Panchayati Raj system.

• This is to ensure that the local tribal practices, customs, religious laws, social and political institutions are not tampered with. Hence Option 3 is also Not Correct.

• It does not protect the interests of the border States. Hence Option 4 is Not Correct. Open / Comment

2022-04-22 12:35:25 Open / Comment

2022-04-21 13:21:44 Explanation

• Teesta River originates from the Pahunri glacier (not from the same source as the Brahmaputra So statement 1 is incorrect.)
• The Brahmaputra originates in the Angsi glacier near Mount Kailash.
• Teesta is one of the right tributaries of Brahmaputra.
• Before going to the Bay of Bengal through Bangladesh Teesta flows through West Bengal and Sikkim. So statement 3 is incorrect.
• River Rangeet originates in Sikkim which is the largest river in Sikkim and also a tributary of river Teesta. So statement 2 is correct. Open / Comment

2022-04-21 13:21:14 Open / Comment

2022-04-21 13:20:11 With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements:

1. The source of river Teesta is the same as that of Brahmaputra but it flows through Sikkim.
2. River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta.
3. River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the border of India and Bangladesh. Open / Comment

2022-04-20 09:18:37 Explanation

BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil Russia India China and South Africa. The grouping was originally known as “BRIC” before the inclusion of South Africa in 2010. The BRIC first formal summit held in Yekaterinburg commenced on 16 June 2009 Open / Comment