🔆 Vibrant Village Programme – Phase II (2024–29)
📍 🎯 Objective
✅ Enhance border village life to curb outmigration, integrate locals as ‘eyes & ears’ for national security, and promote inclusive development along international borders.
✅ Part of the broader Viksit Bharat @2047 vision.
📍 💰 Funding & Duration
✅ 100% Union-funded Central Sector Scheme.
✅ Total Outlay: ₹6,839 crore for FY 2024–25 to 2028–29.
✅ Targets villages along international land borders in 17 States & UTs.
📍 🔑 Key Focus Areas
✅ Infrastructure: Improve road connectivity, digital access, and essential public amenities.
✅ Livelihoods: Build value chains through cooperatives, SHGs, and rural tourism circuits.
✅ Cultural Vibrancy: Promote local culture via fairs, festivals, and heritage-based tourism.
📍 ⚙️ Implementation Model
✅ Village Action Plans tailored to regional needs.
✅ Convergence of Schemes like PMGSY, Jal Jeevan Mission, etc.
✅ High-Powered Committee led by the Cabinet Secretary for coordination and monitoring.
📍 🏔️ From VVP–I to VVP–II
✅ VVP–I (2023–26): Centrally Sponsored Scheme focusing on northern border states — Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and Ladakh.
✅ VVP–II: Central Sector Scheme (fully Union-funded) — expansion and continuation of Phase I with added focus on security integration and cultural development.
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📍 🎯 Objective
✅ Enhance border village life to curb outmigration, integrate locals as ‘eyes & ears’ for national security, and promote inclusive development along international borders.
✅ Part of the broader Viksit Bharat @2047 vision.
📍 💰 Funding & Duration
✅ 100% Union-funded Central Sector Scheme.
✅ Total Outlay: ₹6,839 crore for FY 2024–25 to 2028–29.
✅ Targets villages along international land borders in 17 States & UTs.
📍 🔑 Key Focus Areas
✅ Infrastructure: Improve road connectivity, digital access, and essential public amenities.
✅ Livelihoods: Build value chains through cooperatives, SHGs, and rural tourism circuits.
✅ Cultural Vibrancy: Promote local culture via fairs, festivals, and heritage-based tourism.
📍 ⚙️ Implementation Model
✅ Village Action Plans tailored to regional needs.
✅ Convergence of Schemes like PMGSY, Jal Jeevan Mission, etc.
✅ High-Powered Committee led by the Cabinet Secretary for coordination and monitoring.
📍 🏔️ From VVP–I to VVP–II
✅ VVP–I (2023–26): Centrally Sponsored Scheme focusing on northern border states — Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and Ladakh.
✅ VVP–II: Central Sector Scheme (fully Union-funded) — expansion and continuation of Phase I with added focus on security integration and cultural development.
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Consider the following conditions:
1. Sea surface temperature lower than 20°C
2. Absence of Coriolis force
3. Small variations in vertical wind speed
4. A pre-existing weak low-pressure area
1. Sea surface temperature lower than 20°C
2. Absence of Coriolis force
3. Small variations in vertical wind speed
4. A pre-existing weak low-pressure area
How many of the above are favourable conditions for the formation of tropical cyclones?
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10%
a) Only one
48%
b) Only two
38%
c) Only three
3%
d) All four
Consider the following statements about the Bhavani River:
1. It is a major tributary of the Cauvery River.
2. It flows through the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Goa.
1. It is a major tributary of the Cauvery River.
2. It flows through the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Goa.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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19%
a) Only 1
19%
b) Only 2
50%
c) Both 1 and 2
12%
d) None
The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2025 has been given for the discovery of -
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21%
a) The Higgs boson particle and its role in the Standard Model
24%
b) Gravitational waves and their implications for astrophysics
53%
c) Macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit
3%
d) The accelerating expansion of the universe due to dark energy
Q.1
Which of the following statements about the Proclamation of National Emergency under Article 352 is/are correct?
1. It can be proclaimed on grounds of war, external aggression, or armed rebellion.
2. It requires approval of both Houses of Parliament within one month.
3. Once approved, it remains in force indefinitely unless revoked by the President.
Which of the following statements about the Proclamation of National Emergency under Article 352 is/are correct?
1. It can be proclaimed on grounds of war, external aggression, or armed rebellion.
2. It requires approval of both Houses of Parliament within one month.
3. Once approved, it remains in force indefinitely unless revoked by the President.
Select the correct answer using the code below:
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23%
1 only
45%
1 and 2 only
18%
2 and 3 only
14%
1, 2 and 3
Answer: b) 1 and 2 only
Explanation:
National Emergency can be declared for war, external aggression, or armed rebellion (after 44th Amendment).
It needs parliamentary approval within one month, and once approved, it lasts for six months at a time, not indefinitely.
Explanation:
National Emergency can be declared for war, external aggression, or armed rebellion (after 44th Amendment).
It needs parliamentary approval within one month, and once approved, it lasts for six months at a time, not indefinitely.
Q.2
During a National Emergency, which of the following Fundamental Rights can be suspended?
1. Article 19
2. Article 20
3. Article 21
4. Article 32
During a National Emergency, which of the following Fundamental Rights can be suspended?
1. Article 19
2. Article 20
3. Article 21
4. Article 32
Select the correct answer using the code below:
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20%
1 only
48%
1 and 4 only
16%
1, 2 and 3
16%
1, 2, 3, and 4
Answer: b) 1 and 4 only
Explanation:
Article 19 automatically stands suspended during National Emergency (except on grounds of armed rebellion).
Article 32 can be suspended by the President under Article 359.
Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended (after 44th Amendment).
Explanation:
Article 19 automatically stands suspended during National Emergency (except on grounds of armed rebellion).
Article 32 can be suspended by the President under Article 359.
Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended (after 44th Amendment).
Q.3
Consider the following statements regarding the President’s Rule (Article 356):
1. It can be proclaimed if the constitutional machinery of a state fails.
2. It must be approved by Parliament within two months.
3. It can remain in operation for a maximum of three years.
Consider the following statements regarding the President’s Rule (Article 356):
1. It can be proclaimed if the constitutional machinery of a state fails.
2. It must be approved by Parliament within two months.
3. It can remain in operation for a maximum of three years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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21%
1 and 2 only
55%
1 and 3 only
12%
2 and 3 only
12%
1, 2 and 3