Criteria for issuing Weather Alerts and warnings for the Earthquake and Tsunami in Maldives

Criteria for issuing Weather Alerts

Alert Level	Description	Action
1 White	Mean wind speed is expected or prevail between 20-30 mph Rainfall of more than 50mm is expected to occur within 24 hours High tidal waves are expected	Weather information, but no immediate threat
2 Yellow	Mean wind speed is expected or prevail between 30-40 mph Torrential rain is expected and if heavy rain occurs for more than 2 hours A severe thunderstorm is expected or experienced Tropical cyclone is formed within effective areas of Maldives Significant tidal or swell waves are expected or experienced	Concern authorities and people living in the area to be on alert and ready to take action. Travel by sea is not advisable
3 Red	Flash flood is expected A tropical cyclone is tracked to move closer or cross Maldives islands Destructive tidal or swell waves or storm surge is expected or observed	Evacuation of population from threatened areas to safer places. Prohibition of sea transport
3 Green	The condition has improved	Cancel Warning

Criteria for issuing Alerts and Warnings for

the Earthquake and Tsunami

Alert Level	Description	Action
1 White	An earthquake of 7.0 or higher in Richter scale, occurred in the Indian Ocean ring but there is no immediate threat from the event	Earthquake information
2 Yellow	An earthquake of 8.0 or higher in Richter scale, occurred in the Indian Ocean ring and has the potential to generate an ocean wide destructive tsunami in the Indian Ocean	Earthquake and Tsunami advisory, concerning authorities and public are advised to be on alert and be ready to move safer areas and high buildings
3 Red	An earthquake of 8.0 or higher in Richter scale, occurred in the Indian Ocean ring and confirmation of an ocean wide destructive tsunami originated from the epicenter	Tsunami warning. People evacuated from the danger zones
3 Green	The condition has improved	Cancellation message, MMS assume that the tsunami threat does not exist to Maldives

Fornication - common illegal interaction in our society

Almost 90 percent of the people found guilty of “Zinay” ( fornication ) and sentenced to flogging in 2011 were female, according to new statistics published by the Department of Judicial Administration on October 2012.

A total of 129 fornication cases were filed 2012 and 104 people sentenced, out of which 93 were female. This includes 10 under age girls (below 18), 79 women between age 18-40 and four women above 40 years.

Of the 11 males who were sentenced, only one was a minor, with the others aged between 25-40.

Are you totally fit?

Fitness means many things to many people. So what does it actually mean? If you are good athlete or being in physically fit sometimes you may not being in totally fit. For example, thinking in economical view, when you desire to buy a chocolate, but if you don’t have enough money to buy it, definitely you will fail to have a chocolate in a given period of time. Generally total fitness is described as the ability to do what you willing to do; simply I say fit for whatever you attempt…

Economics Past paper Questions - Indian Economy (2 marks)

Module-1 Structure of the Indian Economy


Module-2 Agriculture Sector in India


Module-3 Indian Industries


Module-4 The Tertiary Sector in India


Module-5 Indian Financial System & Challenges to development

Module-5 Past Paper Questions and Answers (2 marks)

1. Why is public expenditure increasing in India?

Public expenditure is increasing because of huge population and the defense expenditure has increasing tremendously due to modernization of defense equipment used by army.


2. What is parallel economy

A black market or underground economy is the market in which goods or services are traded illegally


3. Define poverty line 

A level of personal or family income below which one is classified as poor according to governmental standards —called also poverty level


4. What is the meaning of family welfare program?

Steps for development of well-being of family as they can maintain family with peace and love.


5. What is buffer stock

Minimum level of stock required to meet contingencies. Buffer stock should be sufficient to cover problem such as break in supply or demand stock.


6. Expand the Term B.P.L

Below Poverty Line


7. What is black money?'

Proceeds, usually received in cash, from underground economic activity. Black money is earned through illegal activity and, as such, is not taxed. Recipients of black money must hide it, spend it only in the underground economy, or attempt to give it the appearance of legitimacy through illegal money laundering.

Module-4 Past Paper Questions and Answers (2 marks)

1. What is balance of payment

A system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year


2. Mention any two features of Indian foreign trade

Less percentage of world trade’

Changing composition of exports

Changing composition of imports


3. Define foreign trade

Exchange of goods and services between countries. Foreign trade consists of export and import of a goods and services from a country.

4. What is import substitute?

Replacing foreign imports to domestic production


5. State any two method of Credit Control of RBI

Qualitative method and Quantitative method


6. What is Bank rate policy

Determination of interest rate which a central bank will advance short term loan to commercial bank.

Module-3 Past Paper Questions and Answers (2 marks)

1. What is disinvestment?

A reduction in capital investment or Withdrawal of capital investment from a country


2. Give the meaning of Information Technology

Set of tools, processes, and methodologies (such as coding/programming, data communications, data conversion, storage and retrieval, systems analysis and design, systems control) and associated equipment employed to collect, process, and present information


3. What is liberalization?

It means government remove all kind of restriction like licensing, quota sytem to start a business so that can start easily.

Or The act of making less strict is known as liberalization


4. Name any Two IT industries in India

Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Mahindra Satyam.


5. Mention any four problems of Indian small scale industries

Problem of skilled men power, Inadequate credit assistance, Irregular supply of raw materials, Lack of machine and equipment


6. What is Privatization?

It is a process of transferring an enterprising or industry from public sector to private sector


7. What is under employment?

The employment of workers with high skilled level in low wage jobs


8. State the meaning of disguised unemployment

When more people are engaged in some activity than the number of person required for that.