10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: April 6, 2020

The Depression had an important impact on India’s freedom struggle. Due to the global crisis, there was a drastic fall in agricultural prices, the mainstay of India’s economy, and a severe credit contraction occurred as colonial policymakers refused to devalue the rupee. The effects of the Depression became visible around the harvest season in 1930, soon after Mahatma Gandhi had launched the Civil Disobedience movement in April the same year. There were “No Rent” campaigns in many parts of the country, and radical Kisan Sabhas were started in Bihar and eastern UP. There were “No Rent” campaigns in many parts of the country, and radical Kisan Sabhas were started in Bihar and eastern UP. The endorsement by farming classes is believed to be among the reasons that enabled the party to achieve its landslide victory in the 1936-37 provincial elections held under the Government of India Act, 1935– which significantly increased the party’s political might for years to come.

Department of Science & Technology, Government of India in a rapid response to combat COVID-19 global pandemic approved setting up of a Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH) at a total cost of Rs 56 Cr to scout, evaluate and support the innovations and start-ups that address COVID-19 challenges. The Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), a technology business incubator at IIT Bombay supported by DST has been identified as the Implementing Agency of the CAWACH.

Participatory notes also referred to as P-Notes, or PNs, are financial instruments required by investors or hedge funds to invest in Indian securities without having to register with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). These are issued by registered foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to overseas investors who wish to be a part of the Indian stock market.

The National Nutrition Survey has been conducted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to measure malnutrition. The survey recorded not only micronutrient deficiencies but also details of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol and kidney function in children and adolescents.

The Mont Blanc glacier is Western Europe’s highest mountain range. It has 11 peaks above 4,000m in France and Italy and attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. The border between Italy and France passes through the summit of Mont Blanc making it both French and Italian.

Statement 1 is correct. Antibody tests are faster than RT-PCR tests, these are blood tests to detect antibodies against SARS-COV-2 viruses while RT-PCR tests for viral DNA in nasal and throat swabs.

Statement 2 is correct. A patient having a history of certain disease may still have antibodies against that disease in blood cells, therefore a person may test positive in antibody tests despite not being infected by disease at the time of testing.

Statement 1 is incorrect. It is not internet based but Direct-to-home (DTH) service based initiative to provide 32 High Quality Educational Channels. This is primarily aimed at making quality learning resources accessible to remote areas where internet availability is still a challenge.

Statement 2 is incorrect. SWAYAM Prabha is an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resources Development.

Statement 1 is correct. India’s oil import dependence has risen from 82.9 per cent in 2017-18, to 83.7 percent in 2018-19, according to the oil ministry’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC).

Statement 2 is incorrect. Biofuel Policy, 2018 has fixed a target of achieving 20 per cent ethanol blending with petrol by 2030. India has achieved around 7 percent blending by December 2019.

Statement 1 is incorrect. It has been developed in public private partnership, it has been released by NIC on app stores.

Statement 2 is correct. The app uses your phone’s Bluetooth, Location and mobile number to check whether you have interacted with someone who could have tested positive for COVID-19.

Statement 3 is correct. Depending on the social graph based on the location details, the app will alert whether you fall in the low-risk or high-risk category. For the high-risk category, the app will notify you to visit a test center.

Statement 1 is correct. Universal Account Number (UAN) is a 12 digit number which is provided to each member of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) through which he can manage his PF accounts. This number is issued by the Ministry of Employment and Labour under the Government of India.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The Central Board of Trustees, EPF administers a contributory provident fund, pension scheme and an insurance scheme for the workforce engaged in the organized sector in India with help of EPFO.

All are part of PM Garib Kalyan yojana 2020. The scheme provides for;

Insurance cover of Rs 50 Lakh per health worker fighting COVID-19 to be provided under Insurance Scheme, 80 crore poor people will to get 5 kg wheat or rice and 1 kg of preferred pulses for free every month for the next three months, 20 crore women Jan Dhan account holders to get Rs 500 per month for next three months, Increase in MNREGA wage to Rs 202 a day from Rs 182 to benefit 13.62 crore families, An ex-gratia of Rs 1,000 to 3 crore poor senior citizen, poor widows and poor disabled, Government to front-load Rs 2,000 paid to farmers in first week of April under existing PM Kisan Yojana to benefit 8.7 crore farmers, Central Government has given orders to State Governments to use Building and Construction Workers Welfare Fund to provide relief to Construction Workers.

Statement 1 is correct. The FAO Food Price Index is a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities.

Statement 2 is correct. The Codex Alimentarius, or “Food Code” is a collection of standards, guidelines and codes of practice adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The Commission, also known as CAC, is the central part of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme and was established by FAO and WHO.

Statement 1 is correct. Article 301 of Constitution provides that trade, commerce and intercourse throughout the territory of India shall be free.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Article 303(2) provides for reasonable discrimination among states under specific circumstances arising from scarcity of goods in any part of the territory of India.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Endosulfan is a pesticide with hazardous effects on human genetic and endocrine systems.

Statement 2 is correct. In May 2011, the Stockholm Convention committee approved the recommendation for elimination of production and use of endosulfan and its isomers worldwide.

Statement 3 is correct. Endosulfan blocks the inhibitory receptors of the CNS, disrupts the ionic channels and destroys the integrity of the nerve cells.

Statement 1 is correct. Horticulture is a science, as well as, an art of production, utilisation and improvement of horticultural crops, such as fruits and vegetables, spices and condiments, ornamental, plantation, medicinal and aromatic plants

Statement 2 is correct. In the agriculture sector, horticulture production has surpassed the food grains production.