The Legislative council adopts resolution supporting review plea

The Legislative Council on Monday adopted a unanimous resolution supporting the State’s plan to file a review petition on the Supreme Court’s directive to release 2.44 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu and also highlighting the severe shortage of water in the Cauvery basin in Karnataka.

The resolution was moved by Leader of the Opposition S.R. Patil, who said all the areas coming under the Cauvery basin in the State were reeling under a water crisis leading to crop losses amounting to Rs. 15,000 crore.

The written text of the resolution is expected to be ready by Tuesday before the filing of the review petition.

Later, Mr. Patil told reporters that the resolution would indicate that Karnataka was not in a position to release water to Tamil Nadu as the water in its reservoirs was not enough to meet its drinking water and crop requirements.

Earlier, participating in a debate on the water sharing in the Council, Mr. Patil alleged that the State government had failed to ensure that its legal team handled the issue effectively before the Supreme Court. But both Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and Minister for Water Resources Basavaraj Bommai staunchly denied this and maintained that the State’s legal team had done its best.

Questions

1.    In context of IVA-Fundamental Duties of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements.
    1.    Fundamental Duties were recommended by Swaran Singh Committee.
    2.    Fundamental Duties are based on the Japanese Model.
    3.    It was included in the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976.
    4.    Article 51A(a) to (k) provides for Fundamental Duties.
    Which of the above statement is correct:
    (a)    All    (b)    Only 1
    (c)    Only 1 and 2    (d)    Only 1, 2 and 3
    (e)    Only 3 and 4

2.    Consider the following statements:
    1.    Article 22 provides for protection against arrest and detention in certain cases.
    2.    Article 29 provides for protection of interest of minorities.
    3.    Article 21 provides for protection of life and personal liberty.
    4.    Article 12 comes under Part III- Fundamental Rights and defines "state".
    Which of the above statement is correct:
    (a)    All    (b)    1, 2 and 3
    (c)    1, 3 and 4    (d)    1, 2 and 4
    (e)    2,  3 and 4

3.    Article 19 under Part III Fundamental Rights provides for protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech etc. In the context read the following statement and choose the incorrect one.
    (a)    Article 19(a) provides freedom of speech and expression
    (b)    Article 19(b) provides for peaceful assembly without arms.
    (c)    Article 19(f) provides for formation of cooperatives
    (d)    Article 19(c) provides for formation of association or unions.

4.    With respect to the land profile from the land to the ocean choose the correct chronology.
    (a)    Land-Continental Shelf-Continental Rise- Continental Slope-Ocean bed.
    (b)    Land-Continental slope-Continental rise-Continental Shelf-Ocean bed
    (c)    Continental Rise-Land-Continental Slope-Continental Shelf-Ocean bed
    (d)    Land-Continental Shelf-Continental Slope-Continental Rise-Ocean bed

5.    Below mentioned are ocean current. Which of the following is not cold current.
    (a)    Labrador
    (b)    Benguela
    (c)    Falk Land
    (d)    Kuroshio