10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : January 25 2021

Both statements are correct.
Blockchain is a shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a business network. An asset can be tangible (a house, car, cash, land) or intangible (intellectual property, patents, copyrights, branding). Virtually anything of value can be tracked and traded on a blockchain network, reducing risk and cutting costs for all involved.
— All network participants have access to the distributed ledger and its immutable record of transactions.
— No participant can change or tamper with a transaction after it’s been recorded to the shared ledger. If a transaction record includes an error, a new transaction must be added to reverse the error, and both transactions are then visible.
# The Election Commission of India is collaborating with the Indian Institute of Technology to develop a blockchain system for voting.

Two new species of a rare ant genus have been discovered in India. The species of the ant genus Ooceraea found in Kerala, and Tamil Nadu add to the diversity of this rare genus. They differ from others of the same genus on the basis of the number of antennal segments.
One of them found in the Periyar Tiger Reserve of Kerala, has been named Ooceraea joshii, in honour of Prof. Amitabh Joshi, a distinguished evolutionary biologist.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The third and final priority of a Great Reset agenda is to harness the innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to support the public good, especially by addressing health and social challenges.
There is an urgent need for global stakeholders to cooperate in simultaneously managing the direct consequences of the COVID-19 crisis. To improve the state of the world, the World Economic Forum is starting The Great Reset initiative.
Statement 2 is correct. The Great Reset agenda would have three main components:
— The first would steer the market toward fairer outcomes. To this end, governments should improve coordination (for example, in tax, regulatory, and fiscal policy), upgrade trade arrangements, and create the conditions for a “stakeholder economy.”
— The second component would ensure that investments advance shared goals, such as equality and sustainability. Here, the large-scale spending programs that many governments are implementing represent a major opportunity for progress. Example: European Commission has unveiled plans for a €750 billion ($826 billion) recovery fund.
— The third and final priority of a Great Reset agenda is to harness the innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to support the public good, especially by addressing health and social challenges.

Statement 1 is correct. UNESCO’s Futures of Education initiative aims to rethink education and shape the future. The work will be guided by a high-level International Commission of thought-leaders from diverse fields and different regions of the world.
In November 2021 the commission will publish a report designed to share a forward-looking vision of what education and learning might yet become and offer a policy agenda.
Statement 2 is correct. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.
The third International Day of Education (January 24 2021) is being celebrated under the theme ‘Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation’.

Both options are incorrect. Palk Bay is north of RamSetu and south of Palk Strait.
The Palk Bay is a 15,000 sq km biodiversity conglomeration nestled between the island nation of Sri Lanka and South East Peninsula India with a coastal length of 250 km on the Indian side.
The bay is landlocked with three openings–one big eastern opening into the Bay of Bengal and two narrow openings into the Gulf of Mannar. The bay is a highly productive ecosystem. it has 302 species of marine algae, 580 species of fishes, five marine turtle species and 11 seagrass species and several species of mangroves. The bay is also among one of the biggest fishing spots in south India.

Government of Tripura have been promoting the traditional handwoven attire to support the indigenous industry. The traditional Tripuri female attire comprises three parts — risa, rignai and rikutu.
Risa is a handwoven cloth used as a female upper garment, and also as headgear, a stole, or a present to express respect. The risa is used in religious festivals such as Garia Puja by tribal communities.
# The complete Tripuri attire is claimed to have originated even before the time of the Manikya kings, who ruled Tripura for over 500 years starting from the 15th century.

Statement 1 is correct. Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation program, better known as SVEEP, is the flagship program of the Election Commission of India for voter education, spreading voter awareness and promoting voter literacy in India.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The National Voters’ Day has been celebrated on January 25 every year since 2011, all across the country to mark the foundation day of Election Commission of India, i.e. 25th January 1950.
The theme for this year’s NVD, ‘Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed’.

# General elections to the first Lok Sabha since independence were held in India between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Census (2011) data showed a significant declining trend in the Child Sex Ratio (CSR), calculated as number of girls for every 1000 boys between age group of 0-6 years, with an all time low of 918 in 2011 from 976 in 1961.
Statement 2 is correct. The Overall Goal of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme is to Celebrate the Girl Child & Enable her Education. The objectives of the Scheme are:
–Prevent gender biased sex selective elimination
–Ensure survival & protection of the girl child
–Ensure education of the girl child
Statement 3 is correct. During the last 6 years the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) has improved by 16 points from 918 in 2014-15 to 934 in 2019-20. Gross Enrolment Ratio of girls in the schools at secondary level has improved from 77.45 to 81.32.

Vision of the Sagarmala Programme is to reduce logistics cost for EXIM and domestic trade with minimal infrastructure investment. Components of Sagarmala Programme are:
–Port Modernization & New Port Development: De-bottlenecking and capacity expansion of existing ports and development of new greenfield ports.
–Port Connectivity Enhancement: Enhancing the connectivity of the ports to the hinterland, optimizing cost and time of cargo movement through multi-modal logistics solutions including domestic waterways (inland water transport and coastal shipping).
–Port-linked Industrialization: Developing port-proximate industrial clusters and Coastal Economic Zones to reduce logistics cost and time of EXIM and domestic cargo.
–Coastal Community Development: Promoting sustainable development of coastal communities through skill development & livelihood generation activities, fisheries development, coastal tourism etc.
–Coastal Shipping & Inland Waterways Transport: Impetus to move cargo through the sustainable and environment-friendly coastal and inland waterways mode.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Sixth Schedule which applies to the Tribal Areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, provides for autonomy in the administration of these areas through Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) and the Regional Councils empowered to make laws in respect of areas under their jurisdiction.
Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 Indian states including: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
Statement 2 is correct. The Governor may, by public notification, include/exclude any area, create a new autonomous district, increase/diminish the area of any autonomous district, unite two or more autonomous districts or parts thereof so as to form one autonomous district, alter the name of any autonomous district, define the boundaries of any autonomous district.