Answer: (C)

Explanation:

• Cooperatives are organizations formed at the grassroots level by people to harness the power of collective bargaining in the marketplace. Amul is perhaps the best-known cooperative society in India. Thus statement 1 is correct.
• Cooperatives are covered under the state list of the Indian Constitution. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
• Maharashtra has the highest number of cooperative societies, followed by Uttar Pradesh. Thus statement 3 is correct.

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

• Satellite spectrum allocation is more complicated than its terrestrial communication methods (Mobile operators) because it needs global coordination.

• Setting up ground stations or gateways would require regulatory approvals in each country, and there could be inhibitions with conservative regulators. (Statement-2 is correct)

• A communication satellite transmits the signal via a transponder by creating a channel between the transmitter and the receiver at different Earth locations.

• They can be found in geostationary, Molniya, elliptical, and low Earth orbits. (Statement-3 is incorrect)
• Satellite communications tend to use high-frequency signals (Statement-1 is incorrect)

Answer: (A)

Explanation: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the “Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND)” scheme which will pave the way for the upgrade and expansion of the public service broadcasting infrastructure across the country. So, option (a) is correct.

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

• Demographic transition theory (Caldwell and Caldwell 2006) suggests that future population growth will develop along a predictable four- or five-stage model.
• In stage one, pre-industrial society, death rates and birth rates are high and roughly in balance. An example of this stage is the United States in the 1800s. All human populations are believed to have had this balance until the late 18th century. (Option 1 is correct)
• In stage two, that of a developing country, the death rates drop rapidly due to improvements in food supply and sanitation, which increase life spans and reduce disease. Afghanistan is currently in this stage. (Option 2 is correct)
• In stage three, birth rates fall. Mexico’s population is at this stage. Birth rates decrease due to various fertility factors such as access to contraception, increases in wages, urbanization, a reduction in subsistence agriculture, an increase in the status and education of women, a reduction in the value of children’s work, an increase in parental investment in the education of children and other social changes. Population growth begins to level off. (Option 3 is incorrect)
• During stage four there are both low birth rates and low death rates. Birth rates may drop to well below replacement level as has happened in countries like Germany, Italy, and Japan, leading to a shrinking population, a threat to many industries that rely on population growth. (Option 4 is incorrect)
• Some scholars delineate a separate fifth stage of below-replacement fertility levels. Others hypothesize a different stage five involving an increase in fertility

Solution. As statements 1 ad 2 are correct, Hence correct option is (a).

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

• The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is an Indian Apex-Export Trade Promotion Active government body.
• APEDA is the premier body of export promotion of fresh vegetables and fruits. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• It was set by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry under the Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, of 1985. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
• The Export Inspection Council (EIC) is the official export certification body of India which ensures the quality and safety of products exported from India. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.