JKPSC JKCCE Prelims - 2025 Paper

Explanation

• Statement I is correct: The HPI-1 was indeed designed to measure human poverty in developing countries, focusing on deprivation in three essential dimensions: longevity (vulnerability to death at an early age), knowledge (exclusion from the world of reading and communication), and standard of living (lack of access to basic necessities).

• Statement II is correct: The HPI-2 was used for selected industrialized countries and included an additional, fourth dimension of social exclusion, in addition to the three HPI-1 dimensions.

• Statement III is correct: The Human Poverty Index (HPI) was replaced by the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) in the 2010 Human Development Report, which provides a more comprehensive measure of poverty.

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The longitudinal extent of India spans from the westernmost point in Gujarat to the easternmost point in Arunachal Pradesh. This range is approximately \(29^{\circ }\) and is specifically defined as \(68^{\circ }7^{\prime }\) E to \(97^{\circ }25^{\prime }\) E. This wide longitudinal gap causes a time difference of about two hours between the extreme eastern and western parts of the country.

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Statement-1 is correct; the Surinsar-Mansar lake was designated as a Ramsar site in 2005.

Statement-2 is incorrect; the site is known to host migratory birds, including 15 species of migratory waterfowl.

Statement-3 is correct; the lake has a rich diversity of aquatic fauna, including various fish species, and is an important wetland ecosystem.

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The NAVYA (Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational training for Young Adolescent Girls) initiative, launched by the Jammu and Kashmir government, covers the Baramulla district. The program aims to provide vocational training to adolescent girls to help them develop skills and become self-reliant.

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The equator passes through several African countries, including Gabon, Kenya, and Somalia. It does not, however, pass through Cameroon

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Only Statement 2 is correct
India has established several Marine Protected Areas explicitly to conserve marine ecosystems, including coral reefs. Notable examples include the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park and the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park in the Andaman Islands. These zones regulate activities like fishing and tourism to reduce stress on the reefs and allow for recovery.

Explanation

Of the 9,687 water bodies in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir, 5,227 are ponds, 438 reservoirs, 178 tanks and 37 lakes. It further categorises 3,778 water bodies as other water bodies. In urban areas, 29 have been categorised as ponds, one as a tank and three as reservoirs, while 45 have been categorised as others

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The saffron cultivation in Kashmir is traditionally believed to have been introduced by the Buddhist monk Mijjantika (also known as Madhyantika) in the first century BC, during the reign of King Kanishka. He is credited with spreading Buddhism to Kashmir and also introducing saffron cultivation to the region's Karewa lands

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Glucose is a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms, classifying it as a hexose. It also has an aldehyde group -CHO at one end, which makes it an aldose. Therefore, glucose is an aldohexose