The Government of India established NITI Aayog, a policy think tank, on January 1, 2015. Its primary purpose was to replace the functions and role of a previous institution.
NITI Aayog was created to serve as a replacement for the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission was established in 1950 and played a significant role in India's economic planning for decades.
Match List - I with List - II.
| List - I Key term | List - II Explanation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Appreciation | I. | This occurs when a currency increases in value relative to other currencies under a floating exchange rate system. |
| B. | Devaluation | II. | This occurs when the value of a currency in a fixed exchange rate is officially and deliberately reduced. |
| C. | Depreciation | III. | This occurs when a currency falls in value relative to other currencies under a floating exchange rate system. |
| D. | Revaluation | IV. | This occurs when the price of a currency operating in a fixed exchange rate system is officially and deliberately increased. |
Match List - I with List - II.
| List - I Type of industry | List - II Waste generated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Pharmaceutical, manufacturing | I. | Fibres and waste fabric |
| B. | Thermal power plant | II. | Solid waste |
| C. | Fertilizer industry | III. | Flying ash |
| D. | Textile industry | IV. | Microorganisms |
Morgenthau's principles of political realism are:
A. Politics is rooted in permanent and unchanging human nature which is basically self centred, self-regarding and self-interested
B. Politics is an autonomous sphere of action and cannot therefore be reduced to morals
C. International Politics is an arena of conflicting self-interests
D. The ethics of international relations is situational ethics which is very different from private morality
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Who among the following political thinkers consider the anarchical self help system to be a compelling factor for States to maximise their relative power positions?