JPSC Civil Services Examination (Prelim) 2016 General Studies - Paper 1

JPSC Civil Services Examination (Prelim) 2016 

General Studies Paper - 1

             

Jharkhand Art: Sohrai

Sohrai Art of Jharkhand

Few pictures of Sohrai Art of Jharkhand
Note: Pictures taken from BBC Hindi post, to read more Click on below link. 

(पेरिस में झलका झारखंड के गाँवों की महिलाओं का हुनर) 

                                   

Jharkhand Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy

Background

·         Jharkhand Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2008

·         55% Schedule areas, under 5^th schedule of the Const

·         Past experience was not good

·         Revolt

·         Decreasing trend of Tribals

·         Not resettled properly

Objectives

1.       Minimize displacement

2.       Adequate rehab. Package, active participation

3.       Protecting the rights of SCs, STs, OBCs and weaker sections

4.       Better standard of life

5.       Integrate with development activities

6.       Ensure Bonhomie relation

Affected family?

1. Schedule areas – 15 years +
2. Non-Schedule areas – 30 yrs +

Administrator for R & R – Not less than D.C.

Social Impact Assessment

•       If 100+ families

•       Administrator – D.C.

•       Drinking water, business, occupation

•       Religious place, Cultural impact etc..

Environmental Impact Assessment

•       Overall control planning execution and Monitoring – D.C.

Resettlement and Rehabilitation Plan

•       Declaration of area within 15 days of SIA acceptance

•       At least in 3 Newspaper (2 in Hindi)

•       Gram Panchayat/Nagarpalika Notice

•       Baseline survey to identify the affected families

•       100+ à Janjatiya Salahkar Parishad

5 year start of Project OR 15 years completion of Project if failed

•       Return to State Govt.

•       If State Govt fails to implement new project

•       Return to the families

Grievance Redressal

Resettlement & Rehabilitation Committee

1.       Project Level Committee (Officer: Not less than SDO)

1.       Rep. of Women

2.       Rep. of SC,ST,OBC

3.       Rep of Land Bank

4.       Chairperson Panchayat/Municipalities

5.       MP + MLA

6.       L.A. Officier

7.       Rep. of the requiring body

2.       District Level Committee

                                      -Chairperson – D.C.

                Tribunal by State Govt.

Mentoring

•       State Level Council on Resettlement & Rehabilitation (SLCRR)

•       Chairperson --- Chief Minister

•       Department of Revenue and Land Reform

•       Implementation and execution of this policy

--By Sandeep Mahato 

You can watch the video here: Jharkhand Rehabilitation & Resettlement Policy

Jharkhand Industrial Policy (JPSC syllabus)

Aim of the policy: Investment friendly environment for maximum investment

Rehabilitation of viable sick units

ü  First Jharkhand State Industrial Policy – 2001

ü  40% of the total mineral wealth of the country

ü  Sole producer of – Coking coal, Uranium and Pyrite

ü  Top producer of – Coal, Mica, Kynite and Copper in India

ü  Steel – 20-25% of the total

ü  MoU between Steel Industry and NMDC – 6 MT integrated steel plants

Objective:

Added in 2016

Time bound, web based transparent working mechanism

•      Employment generation facilitation under Industrial and Investment promotion Policy, MSME Act 2006 & other policy interventions
•      Industrial Park in private, joint venture & PPP mode under Jharkhand Industrial Park Policy 2015
•      SEZ for IT and auto components
•      More new tool rooms
•      Setting up some more food parks in Jharkhand
•      Green, clean-energy business practices
•      Innovation, start-ups & technology transfer

Removed from 2012:

Ø  Private Investment in Engg/Medical colleges

GOI programs – Make in India, Skill India, Digital India, Zero defect Zero effect

      Departments for Industrial policy implementation:

·         Industrial Area Development Authority(IADA)

o   Adityapur

o   Bokaro

o   Ranchi

o   Dumka

·         Jharkhand State Khadi and Village Industry Board

·         Jharkhand Industrial Infra. Development Corp.(JIIDCO)

·         Single Window Society

·         JHARKRAFT

Industries in Jharkhand:

ü  Iron and steel industries

ü  Automotive Industry

ü  Sericulture Industry (रेशम कीट पालन)

ü  Forest produce based and Herbal industries

Export facilities:

Nearby Ports – Kolkata, Haldia, Paradeep, Good for export oriented units

Golden Quadrangle super Highway – Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Bokaro, Giridih and Barhi

Ease of Doing Business

·         Jharkhand Investment Promotion Board (JIPB)

·         Single Window Clearance system

·         Online Payments

·         Online Verification

·         Third party certification/self certification

·         Time bound approvals

Jharkhand Investment Promotion Board (JIPB):

-          Advise govt. on attracting investment

-          Meeting twice in a year

·         Chief Patron – CM

·         Patron – Industries Minister

·         Member – Chief Secretary, Principle sec. Finance

·         10 reputed industrialist nominated  by govt.

Single Window Clearance Mechanism:

-          Provide mandatory clearance within time

-          Ease of doing business

·         Single window clearance committee

o   Chairman – Principle Secretary

o   They approve projects

·         Governing body

o   Chairman – Chief Minister

o   They make Policy guideline

·         Single Window Portal – one stope e-platform for investors

·         Single Window cells (4 cells) – To address the problem faced by entrepreneurs

Ease of Doing business:

                Timely clearance, Invest. Facilitations etc.

                Jharkhand was among top 3 (2015) – World Bank

Jharkhand Investment Centre:

-          Setup in New Delhi to attract investment in Jharkhand

*Revival of Sick units:
Fertilizer Corp. of India Ltd. (FCIL) -- 
Sindri - Jharkhand
Barauni - Bihar
Gorakhpur - U.P

Development of Industrial Infrastructure:

·         Strengthen Land Bank

·         Industrial Parks

o   Mega Food Park Getalsud (Ranchi)

Under development

o   EMC at Adityapur being developed as ESDM park

o   IT park at Adityapur

·         Transport Infrastructuer

o   Jharkhand Accelerated Road Development Company Ltd (JARDCL)

§  Road Const. Departement + GOJ + IL & FS Ltd  -- Joint venture

§  Plan for 1500 km road

·         Railway:

o   Indian railway

o   Inland Container Depot – Tatanagar will be developed

·         Power

o   100% electrification by 2017

o   Patratu Thermal Power station – MoU with NTPC

o   Jharkhand energy policy 2012

o   Jharkhand State Solar Power Policy 2015

·         Telecommunication Network

o   Jharkhand State Information & Communication Network (Jharnet)

§  For connecting State HQ to HQs of all 24 districts and Blocks

§  IP based e-Governance network, Secure.

o   All Dist. HQs are connected via Optical Fiber

Development of MSME Sector

Contribute 8% of India’s GDP

Cluster development of Industries are proposed

                Sericulture, Handloom and Handicraft sector is in progress

Jharkhand Handicraft/Handlooms:

·         JHARCRAFT (Jharkhand Silk Textile and handicraft Dev. Corp.)

·         Setup in 2006

·         Jharkhand rich in Handicraft – Tasar print, Pyatkar & Jadopatiya paintings, Bamboo and Leather craft etc..

·         Jharkhand ranks first in production of Tasar Silk in the country (As per 2012 Ind. Policy)

·         Jharkhand State Sericulture Schemes

·         State sponsored Handicraft Schemes

·         Jharcraft also supports in Handloom

·         Mega handloom cluster scheme of Govt of India

·         All 6 districts of Santhal Pargana will be covered under Mega Handloom cluster

·          

Tourism

·         Department of Tourism

·         India and Foreign investment

·         Tourism Land bank, Tourism promotion Land Policy

Film Industry: Planned for Film city setup in Jharkhand

IT & ITeS

·         Online land bank has been created

·         400 acre of IT Park is being planned in Ranchi

·         Land being provided for CDAC and NIELIT

·         4 STPI centre planned – Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Deoghar

Automobile Sector

·         Tata Motors – began manufacturing of commercial vehicle – 1950

·         Skill development in association with Auto cluster Adityapur – 50% cost of training govt will bear

Renewable Energy

·         300 days of clear sun… 4.5 to 5.5 kwh/day

·         Solar power generation of 2650 MW by 2020

·         Central govt. National Solar Mission

Raw Material

8 major zones on raw material deposits

1.       Palamu-Garwah                                          Iron ore, Dolomite, Coal, Graphite

2.       Lohardaga/Latehar Ind. Area            Aluminium Ind. Based on Bauxite

3.       Koderma-Hazaribagh Ind. Area        Mica based Ind., Cement, Power, Glass

4.       Ranchi Ind. Area                                          Medium & LSI, IT ITes, Food processing

5.       Dhanbad Bokaro Ind area                     Coal & Steel, Refractories, Coal based power plants

6.       Singhbhum Ind. Area                                          Iron & Steel, Auto., Cement, Uranium, Copper, IT-ITeS, etc.

7.       Ghatsila Ind. Area                                       Copper, Auto., Forest based Ind.

8.       Deoghar-Jasidih&Santhal Pargana   Oil Mills, glass, Aromatic Medical, Silk Textile etc.

·         Support for uniformity across the state

·         Promote for better environment – Clean energy, waste management, Enhancement of revenue through Carbon credit

Incubatuion Centre for StartUps

·         As per Central govt (DIPP) Start Up action plan

·         Knowledge Hub in association with – IIM(Ranchi), XLRI, BIT Mesra, NIT Jamshedpur

·         Agri based industries

o   Birsa Agricultue University

·         Finacial grants upto 10 Cr or 90%

Inclusive Growth

·         Labour intensive Ind.

·         Promotion of women , SC/STs, PH entrepreneurship

 

FDI

·         Jharkhand was one of the top 10 state FDI receiver in 2015

·         Set up of NRI Cell at Ranchi (proposed) for investors

·         Investor meets/ Trade fairs in India and abroad

Skill Development

• ·         Employment of 5 Lakh person in next 5 years
• ·         Skill India Mission (Centtre) – State GoJ launched Skill Development Mission
• ·         Tool Room at Ranchi and Dumka is operational
• ·         One Central tool room in Bokaro has been sanctioned as MSME tool room, Jamshedpur
• ·         NSDC in central level
• ·         13 govt. Polytechnics, 17 more planned
• ·         A Technical university is being setup

Jharkhand Ind. Infrastructure Development Corp.(JIDCO)

·         Infrastructure facility development

·         Joint Venture with GAIL gas Ltd. & JIDCO for development of City gas distribution at Ranchi and Jamshedpur

Grievance redressal Mechanism

·         Grievance Redressal committee – Principal secretaries of each department

·         Single window Portal ---> Nodal Officer --->Department response in 5 days

You can watch the video here: Jharkhand Industrial Policy

JPSC Prelims MCQ Test: Jharkhand Language & Litreature

1. Santhali Language belongs to which family
1. Austroasiatic
2. Indo Europian
3. Dravidian
4. Indo Tibetan 
2. Which of the following language doesn't come under Dravidian family language
1. Korwa
2. Kurukh
3. Paharia
4. Mundari
3. Ho is a language belong to which family
1.  Austroasiatic
2. Indo Europian
3. Dravidian
4. Indo Tibetan
4. Ol Chiki script is belongs to which language
1. Kurukh
2. Ho
3. Santhali
4. Mundari
5. Ol Chiki script is invented by 
1. Majhi Ramdas Tudu
2. Raghunath Murmu
3. Shri lako Bodra
4. Thakur Prasad Murmu
6. Which of the Santhali writer has been awarded with D.Litt from Calcutta university
1. Majhi Ramdas Tudu
2. Raghunath Murmu
3. Shri lako Bodra
4. Thakur Prasad Murmu
7. Which Santhali writer popularly known as "Guru Gomke"
1. Majhi Ramdas Tudu
2. Raghunath Murmu
3. Shri lako Bodra
4. Thakur Prasad Murmu
8. Barang Chiti script belong to which language
1. Kurukh
2. Ho
3. Santhali
4. Mundari
9. Barang Chiti script was invented by
1. Majhi Ramdas Tudu
2. Raghunath Murmu
3. Shri lako Bodra
4. Thakur Prasad Murmu\

JPSC MCQ Test: CNT Act, SPT Act & Wilkinson's Rule

Hello Friends, Please check your preparation on the below MCQs on the Land Laws in Jharkhand. Questions are based on the CNT, SPT, Wilkinson's Rule and BLR Act. Please write your answer in the comment section below:

1. Arrange these land laws in the chronological order
1. CNT Act
2. SPT Act
3. Wilkinson Rule
4. BLR Act
2. Chotanagpur Tenancy Act is not applicable to which of the district in Jharkhand
1. Saraikela
2. Jamtara
3. Ranchi
4. Hazaribag
3. Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act is applicable to which of the following district
1. Ranchi
2. Hazaribag
3. Palamu
4. Deoghar
4. Wilkinson's Rule is applicable to which division of Jharkhand
1. Santhal Pargana
2. Palamu
3. Kolhan
4. Chotanagpur
5. In Munda-Manki System who was the head of the village
1. Munda
2. Manjhi
3. Manki
4. None of the above
6. In Munda Manki system Priest of the village is known as
1. Munda
2. Manki
3. Pahan
4. Peer
7. Which of the among has power to repeal the CNT Act
1. State Legislative Assembly
2. Parliament
3. Chief Justice of High Court
4. Chief Minister
8. As per the provision of CNT Act transfer of land rights is possible among/between
1. Only between Schedule Tribe to Schedule Tribe members
2. Only between Schedule Caste to Schedule Caste members
3. Only between OBCs to OBCs members
4. All of the above 
9. As per the provision of CNT Act transfer of Land rights is possible only with the permission of
1. Chief Justice of High Court
2. Deputy Commissioner
3. BDO
4. SDO
10. As per the provision of CNT Act transfer of land is allowed from a member of Tribal community to a non Tribal community member
1. Only for Agriculture purpose
2. Only of Industrial purpose
3. Only for Residential purpose
4. Both 1 & 2
11. As per the provision of CNT Act who has the power to restore the Land against the Fraudulent purchase
1. Deputy Commissioner
2. Governer
3. High Court
4. SDO 
12. As per the provision of SPT Act land can be given on lease for
1. Maximum of 3 years
2. Maximum of 5 years
3. Maximum of 6 years
4. Maximum of 1 year
13. Which of the Land reforms act abolished the Zamindari system
1. CNT Act
2. SPT Act
3. BLR Act
4. Wlkinson's Rule
14. As per the Wilkinson's rule which of the system has been legalised
1. Zamindari System
2. Manki Munda system
3. Panchayati Raj system
4. None of the above
15. SPT Act is applicable to 
1. Entire Jharkhand state
2. Only in Kolhan division
3. Chotanagpur and Santhal Pargana both
4. Only in Santhal Pargana

Note: More questions will be added in due course of time..