General Knowledge (Part-2) (CDS-Solved Paper)

The Central Water Commission (CWC) has entered into an agreement with Google to improve flood forecast systems and disseminate flood-related information by using technology developed by the tech giant.

The initiative is likely to help crisis management agencies to deal extreme hydrological events in a better manner.

Apart from the headquarters of the Eastern and the South Eastern Railways, Kolkata also has the headquarters of the Kolkata Metro Railways which is now a zone of the Indian Railways.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its third session on 10th December, 1948.

India is a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our Indian Constitution was greatly influenced by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights specially the part three i.e.

Fundamental rights. Right to Property (Housing) is also a human right under this declaration. Hence, option (c) is incorrect.

The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system made up of 47 states responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe.

It replaced the former United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Hence, all UN members are not of its part.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has launched an app ‘Aaykar Setu’. The app helps to file Income Tax Return (ITR) online, locate the nearest Tax Return Prepares (TRP), provides calculators and other tools, helps manage PAN and TDS etc.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

PRASAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive) scheme has been launched to identify and develop pilgrimage tourist destinations on the principles of high tourist visits, competitiveness and sustainability to enrich the religious tourism experience.

Twelve cities namely Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Gaya (Bihar), Dwaraka (Gujarat), Amritsar (Punjab), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu), Velankanni (Tamil Nadu), Puri (Odisha), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) and Kamakhya (Assam) have been identified for development under PRASAD by the Ministry of Tourism.
Hence, Haridwar has not been identified as a religious site for development.

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under Ministry of Commerce and Industry has unveiled tricolour logo for Geographical Indications (GI) certified products. The logo has tagline “Invaluable Treasures of Incredible India” printed below it.

The tagline represents the spirit of Geographical Indications of India and will be helpful in effective branding and promotion of GIs.

The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in a 1762, book in which Rousseau theorised about the best way to establish a political community in the face of the problems of commercial society.

The book helped to inspire political reforms or revolutions in Europe, especially in France. It argued against the idea that monarchs were divinely empowered to legislate, Rousseau asserts that only the people, who are sovereign, have that all powerful right.

Joint Indo-Bangladesh Training Exercise, SAMPRITI-2017 was culminated at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte in Mizoram.

The exercise aims to strengthen and broaden the aspects of interoperability and cooperation between the India and Bangladesh armies. SAMPRITI 2019 was held at Tangail, Bangladesh.

The Reserve Bank of India has constituted a 10-members ‘High Level Task Force’ headed by YM Deosthalee on Public Credit Registry (PCR) for India’, which will, suggest a roadmap for developing a transparent, comprehensive and near-real-time PCR for India.