10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : December 6

Statement 1 is correct. Sentinel- 5P, a European satellite tracking the levels air pollutants around the world has beamed back new views of the Earth’s atmosphere, including images of pollution drifting away from power plants in India. The worst of this pollution runs from north of Patna in Bihar to south of Raipur in Chhattisgarh. The Sentinel-5P satellite is designed to make daily global maps of the gases and particles that pollute the air.

Statement 2 is correct. It carries an instrument called Tropomi – a spectrometer that observes the reflected sunlight coming up off the Earth, analysing its many different colours. This helps detect the presence of trace gases such as nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulphur dioxide, methane, and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere.

Statement 1 is correct. It is the First Ever International Conference on AYUSH and Wellness. The conference is being held in Delhi. ‘Aroyga 2017’ is a comprehensive exhibition cum conference on Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddhha, Sowa Rigpa, Homoeopathy and wellness.
Statement 2 is correct’: ‘Arogya 2017’ has been jointly organized by Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Government of India including Pharmexcil in partnership with FICCI to showcase the strength and scientific valuation of traditional system of medicine.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The 38th Gulf Cooperation Council summit is being held in Kuwait. The summit comes at a delicate time after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt all cut ties with Qatar in June, accusing Doha of backing extremism and fostering ties with Iran-charges that Qatar vehemently denies.

Kuwait has played mediator and acted as a conduit for communication between the boycotting countries and Qatar.
Statement 2 is correct.  Established in 1981, the GCC promotes economic, security, cultural and social cooperation between member states and holds a summit every year to discuss cooperation and regional affairs.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Hornbill Festival was celebrated on the State Formation Day of Nagaland on December. The Hornbill Festival is the perfect showcase of rich Naga culture and traditions, preserved over the years in the form of music, dance and food.

Statement 2 is correct. The Hornbill festival is named after the hornbill bird. The bird is highly respected and its importance is reflected in tribal folklore, songs and dances.

Peri-urban agriculture is generally defined as agriculture undertaken in places on the fringes of urban areas.  Thus, statement 1 is incorrect.

Peri-urban agriculture may also help recycle urban greywater and other products of wastewater, helping to conserve water and reduce waste. Thus, statement 2 is correct.

The implementation of SAMPADA will not only provide a big boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country but also help in providing better prices to farmers and is a big step towards doubling of farmers’ income. Thus statement 1 is correct.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for re-structuring the schemes of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) under new Central Sector Scheme – SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) for the period 2016-20 coterminous with the 14th Finance Commission cycle. Thus statement 2 is incorrect.

The objective of SAMPADA is to supplement agriculture, modernize processing and decrease agri-waste.SAMPADA is an umbrella scheme incorporating ongoing schemes of the Ministry like Mega Food Parks, Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure, Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure, etc. and also new schemes like Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters, Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages, Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities.

The Government of India owns about 75% of SAIL’s equity and retains voting control of the Company.Thus statement 1 is correct.

The Government of India has accorded the status of `Maharatna’ to Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) through a memorandum issued on 19th May 2010.Thus statement 2 is incorrect.

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is the largest steel-making company in India and one of the seven Maharatna’s of the country’s Central Public Sector Enterprises. SAIL produces iron and steel at five integrated plants and three special steel plants, located principally in the eastern and central regions of India and situated close to domestic sources of raw materials. SAIL manufactures and sells a broad range of steel products.