10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | March 5 2021

Statement 1 is correct. Radio spectrum is divided into frequency bands, which are then allocated to certain services. The wider the frequency bands and channels, the more information that can be passed through them.

Narrowband signals have a smaller bandwidth (kilohertz) and are used for limited services such as paging and low-speed data transmission. Broadband signals have a large bandwidth (megahertz) and can support many advanced telecommunications services such as high-speed data and video transmission.

Statement 2 is incorrect. RF bands spread in the range between 30 kHz and 300 GHz (alternative point of view offers coverage 3 KHz – 300 GHz). In terms of wavelength, the low frequencies are about 30 km long and the high frequencies are about 3 mm.

This contrasts with visible light waves that operate at such high frequencies that they are measured in terahertz (trillions of waves per second) and are therefore nanometres in length.

Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between 380 nm and 760 nm (400–790 terahertz) is detected by the human eye and perceived as visible light.

Statement 1 and 3 are correct. Persons who make defamatory statements are exempted from punishments if they fall in the exceptions provided in Section 499. The exceptions include:

–Attribution of any truth made for public good. Truth is seldom defense unless made for a public good.

–Cautions conveyed to one person against another are not defamation if it is intended for the good of the conveyed person, or any other, or for public good.

–Publication of true reports of the proceedings of the Courts or the result of the proceedings is not defamation.

Statement 2 is correct. Grounds for reasonable restriction on freedom of speech and expressions as given under article 19(2) of the Constitution: interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an offence.

Statement 4 is incorrect. In India, defamation is both civil and criminal offence. Under the Criminal law, Defamation is a bailable, non-cognizable offence and compoundable offence. Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 defines what is defamation and its exceptions.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has written a letter to Chief Secretaries of all States and Administrators of all Union Territories (UTs) clarifying that the powers under Part III of the rules which relate to publishers of digital news and current affairs and publishers of online curated content (OTT platforms) are administered by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

The letter has also underlined that these powers have not been delegated to the State Governments or District Magistrates or Police Commissioners.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting recently held an interaction with representatives of various OTT platforms and clarified that in the self-regulating body, no member will be appointed by the Government.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Article 16(4) of the Constitution states that right to equality of opportunity in matters of public employment does not prevent the State from making any provision for

the reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any backward class of citizens which, in the opinion of the State, is not adequately represented in the services under the State.

Statement 2 is correct. Article 16(6) states that right to equality of opportunity in matters of public employment does not prevent the State from making any provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any economically weaker sections of citizens other than the classes mentioned in clause (4), in addition to the existing reservation and subject to a maximum of ten per cent. of the posts in each category.

National Education Policy 2020 recommendations on internationalization of education:

— An International Students Office at each HEI hosting foreign students will be set up to coordinate all matters relating to welcoming and supporting students arriving from abroad.

–High performing Indian universities will be encouraged to set up campuses in other countries, and similarly, selected universities e.g., those from among the top 100 universities in the world will be facilitated to operate in India.

–A legislative framework facilitating such entry will be put in place, and such universities will be given special dispensation regarding regulatory, governance, and content norms on par with other autonomous institutions of India.

–Credits acquired in foreign universities will be permitted, where appropriate as per the requirements of each HEI, to be counted for the award of a degree.

# UGC has placed the draft Regulations on Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Higher Education Institutions to offer Joint Degree, Dual Degree and Twinning Programmes, in the public domain and invited suggestions from all the stakeholders.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs have released of the final rankings of Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020. The framework for these assessments were prepared by MoHUA with the Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner.

The EoLI 2020 strengthens its scope by consolidating the framework with the addition of a Citizen Perception Survey in the index, holding a weightage of 30%.

Statement 2 is correct. The rankings under Ease of Living Index 2020 were announced for cities with a population of more than a million, and cities with less than a million people. 111 cities participated in the assessment exercise that was conducted in 2020.

Bengaluru emerged as the top performer in the Million+ category, followed by Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Vadodara, Indore, and Greater Mumbai. In the Less than Million category, Shimla was ranked the highest in ease of living, followed by Bhubaneshwar, Silvassa, Kakinada, Salem, Vellore, Gandhinagar, Gurugram, Davangere, and Tiruchirappalli.

Bao-dhaan, a deep-water paddy that produces a particular type of iron-rich red rice is grown in Brahmaputra valley in Assam. It is an integral part of the Assamese food.

In a major boost to India’s rice exports potential, the first consignment of ‘red rice’ was flagged off recently to the USA. Iron rich ‘red rice’ is grown in Brahmaputra valley of Assam, without the use of any chemical fertilizer.

APEDA has promoting rice exports through collaborations with various stakeholders in the value chains. The government had set up the Rice Export Promotion Forum (REPF), under the aegis of the APEDA.

Option 1 is incorrectly matched. Bagh printing in Madhya Pradesh is a specialised form of wooden hand-block printing, originally practised across the regions in the Indus Valley.

Option 2 is correctly matched. Phulkari which literally means Flower work is a most beautiful embroidery work from Punjab.

Option 3 is correctly matched. Uppada Jamdani Saree is a saree style woven in Uppada of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

# The Ministry of Culture is a partner Ministry at the two-day Geographical Indication (GI) Mahotsav being held in Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie.

A mini exhibition of GI Textiles is on showcase coveringa wide range of saris connected to GI textile such as PatanPatola, Benaras Brocades, UppadaJamdani, Kalamkari, Paithani, Kota Doria, PochampallyIkat etc. and brings alive the exquisite weaving and design traditions of India.

Yemen, country situated at the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula is bordered by Saudi Arabia and Oman.

It has in recent been devastated by a civil war. Yemen’s government has been backed militarily since March 2015 by a coalition of Arab states assembled by neighbouring Saudi Arabia to oust the Houthis, who are aligned to its arch-rival Iran.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) is a British company specialising in the analysis of higher education institutions around the world. QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings by it.

The recently released QS World University Rankings by subject calculate performance based on four parameters — academic reputation, employer reputation, research impact (citations per paper) and the productivity of an institution’s research faculty.

MIT, USA has retained its top position. Three Indian Institutes of Technology have entered the prestigious group of the top 100 engineering institutes with IIT-Bombay grabbing the best-ever 49th position in the engineering and technology category followed by IIT Delhi (54) and IIT Madras (94). MIT, USA has retained its top position.

In the life sciences and medicine category, the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) bagged 248th spot. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has been ranked 159th for arts and humanities, followed by the University of Delhi (252).