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1. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsSanskritik Pratibha Khoj Abhiyan was seen in news recently. Which of the following is the main objective of the program?
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Sanskritik Pratibha Khoj Abhiyan is a part of National Mission on Cultural Mapping
About National Mission on Cultural Mapping:
- The mission was proposed in 2015 but was officially approved in 2017.
- It seeks to envision and address the necessity of preserving the threads of rich Indian Art and Cultural Heritage. It also aims to convert the vast and widespread cultural canvass of India into an objective cultural mapping.
- Under this Mission, there are three important objectives as follows:
- To undertake the cultural mapping (i.e. database of cultural assets and resources) via running a nationwide cultural awareness programme called Hamari Sanskriti Hamari Pahchan Abhiyan (National Cultural Awareness Abhiyan).
- To run a Nationwide Artist Talent Hunt/Scouting Programme called Sanskritik Pratibha Khoj Abhiyan
- Lastly, to establish a National Cultural Working Place (NCWP) portal. It would be a Centralised Transactional Web Portal with a database and demography of cultural assets and resources including all art forms and artists.
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Sanskritik Pratibha Khoj Abhiyan is a part of National Mission on Cultural Mapping
About National Mission on Cultural Mapping:
- The mission was proposed in 2015 but was officially approved in 2017.
- It seeks to envision and address the necessity of preserving the threads of rich Indian Art and Cultural Heritage. It also aims to convert the vast and widespread cultural canvass of India into an objective cultural mapping.
- Under this Mission, there are three important objectives as follows:
- To undertake the cultural mapping (i.e. database of cultural assets and resources) via running a nationwide cultural awareness programme called Hamari Sanskriti Hamari Pahchan Abhiyan (National Cultural Awareness Abhiyan).
- To run a Nationwide Artist Talent Hunt/Scouting Programme called Sanskritik Pratibha Khoj Abhiyan
- Lastly, to establish a National Cultural Working Place (NCWP) portal. It would be a Centralised Transactional Web Portal with a database and demography of cultural assets and resources including all art forms and artists.
- Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements on Biomass
- These are organic material that comes from plants and animals.
- Biomass power & cogeneration programme is implemented by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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- Biomass is a renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals. It can be used as an energy source.
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- Biomass power & cogeneration programme is initiated by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The programme aims towards efficient utilization of biomass, bagasse based cogeneration in sugar mills and biomass power generation
- Recently, The Ministry of Power has decided to set up a National Mission on the use of Biomass in thermal power plants.
Read more: National Mission on the use of Biomass in thermal power plants
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- Biomass is a renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals. It can be used as an energy source.
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- Biomass power & cogeneration programme is initiated by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The programme aims towards efficient utilization of biomass, bagasse based cogeneration in sugar mills and biomass power generation
- Recently, The Ministry of Power has decided to set up a National Mission on the use of Biomass in thermal power plants.
Read more: National Mission on the use of Biomass in thermal power plants
- Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsLouvre museum was seen in news recently. In which of the following country the museum is located in?
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- It is the world’s largest art museum, based in Paris.
- It is also the world’s most visited museum.
- It is home to the Mona Lisa, a classic that cultural organisations and art lovers across the world would love to exhibit.
- Recently Laurence des Cars has become the first woman to be appointed the president of Louvre museum in its 228-year history.
Source: Indian Express
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- It is the world’s largest art museum, based in Paris.
- It is also the world’s most visited museum.
- It is home to the Mona Lisa, a classic that cultural organisations and art lovers across the world would love to exhibit.
- Recently Laurence des Cars has become the first woman to be appointed the president of Louvre museum in its 228-year history.
Source: Indian Express
- Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements on social media companies
- They are defined as an intermediary under the provisions of the IT Act
- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) have the power to regulate digital media companies in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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- Legally the social media companies are not considered as an intermediary. Under section 2W of the IT Act, the definition of intermediary does not include Social media companies. This section mentions Intermediaries like internet service providers, online auction sites, online marketplaces, etc. But the government treats them as a intermediary
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting have the power to regulate digital media companies in India.
- The present new IT rules are framed by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY). But the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting have the administration power over the rules not MeiTY.
Source: The Hindu
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- Legally the social media companies are not considered as an intermediary. Under section 2W of the IT Act, the definition of intermediary does not include Social media companies. This section mentions Intermediaries like internet service providers, online auction sites, online marketplaces, etc. But the government treats them as a intermediary
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting have the power to regulate digital media companies in India.
- The present new IT rules are framed by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY). But the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting have the administration power over the rules not MeiTY.
Source: The Hindu
- Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following paragraph
It is a national park located in Odisha. After Sundarbans, it is India’s second-largest mangrove forest in India. It is said to house 70% of the country’s estuarine or saltwater crocodiles. It is also a Ramsar site of UNESCO.
Which of the following national park is described in the paragraphs?
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Mukurthi National Park – Tamil Nadu
Simlipal National Park – Odisha
Galathea National Park – Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bhitarkanika National Park – Odisha
Recently Cyclone Yaas caused fell down of nearly hundreds of trees in Bhitarkanika. The government is assessing the loss of fauna.
Source: Down to Earth
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Mukurthi National Park – Tamil Nadu
Simlipal National Park – Odisha
Galathea National Park – Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bhitarkanika National Park – Odisha
Recently Cyclone Yaas caused fell down of nearly hundreds of trees in Bhitarkanika. The government is assessing the loss of fauna.
Source: Down to Earth
- Question 6 of 10
6. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsTK Vishvanathan committee seen in news is related to:
- Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding De-notified tribes (DNT):
- The term includes all those communities which were once notified under the Criminal Tribes Acts of the British government
- A majority of De-notified and nomadic communities are primarily patriarchal.
- Kalelkar commission recommended that criminal tribes should be called de-notified communities
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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- Statement 1 is correct: The term ‘De-notified Tribes’ stands for all those communities which were once notified under the Criminal Tribes Acts, enforced by the British Raj between l87l and I947. These Acts were repealed by the Independent Indian Government in l952, and these communities were “De-Notified”. A few of these communities which were listed as de-notified were also nomadic.
- Statement 2 is correct: Like most of the communities in India, large majority of De-notified and nomadic communities are primarily patriarchal.
- Statement 3 is correct: The first Backward Class Commission was appointed in 1953 under the Chairmanship of Mr. Kakasaheb Kalelkar. This Commission suggested that the erstwhile ‘Criminal Tribes’ should not be called ‘Tribes’ nor should the names ‘Criminal’ or ‘Ex-Criminal’ be attached to them. They could be called ‘Denotified Communities’.
Source: Article
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- Statement 1 is correct: The term ‘De-notified Tribes’ stands for all those communities which were once notified under the Criminal Tribes Acts, enforced by the British Raj between l87l and I947. These Acts were repealed by the Independent Indian Government in l952, and these communities were “De-Notified”. A few of these communities which were listed as de-notified were also nomadic.
- Statement 2 is correct: Like most of the communities in India, large majority of De-notified and nomadic communities are primarily patriarchal.
- Statement 3 is correct: The first Backward Class Commission was appointed in 1953 under the Chairmanship of Mr. Kakasaheb Kalelkar. This Commission suggested that the erstwhile ‘Criminal Tribes’ should not be called ‘Tribes’ nor should the names ‘Criminal’ or ‘Ex-Criminal’ be attached to them. They could be called ‘Denotified Communities’.
Source: Article
- Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhich of the following statement defines doctrine of colourable legislation?
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- The Doctrine of Colourable Legislation says that what cannot be done directly, should also not be done indirectly. The doctrine is used in the cases to determine questions of competency to enact a law when a legislature oversteps its conferred power and legislate upon something indirectly which it can’t do in a direct manner.
Source: Article
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- The Doctrine of Colourable Legislation says that what cannot be done directly, should also not be done indirectly. The doctrine is used in the cases to determine questions of competency to enact a law when a legislature oversteps its conferred power and legislate upon something indirectly which it can’t do in a direct manner.
Source: Article
- Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsEquator doesn’t pass through which of the following country?
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Equator passes through 13 countries, 3 continents and 3 water bodies.
- Asia: Maldives, Indonesia, Kiribati (Oceania)
- Africa: Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia
- South America: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil
- Water bodies: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean
Try and locate these on Atlas.
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Equator passes through 13 countries, 3 continents and 3 water bodies.
- Asia: Maldives, Indonesia, Kiribati (Oceania)
- Africa: Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia
- South America: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil
- Water bodies: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean
Try and locate these on Atlas.
- Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsBogorad syndrome was in news recently. It is related to:
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- Bogorad syndrome (crocodile tear syndrome): It is a medical condition in which patients who are recovering from Bell’s Palsy shed tears while eating or drinking.
- Bell’s Palsy is a rare condition in which facial muscles suffer from a temporary weakness or paralysis. It is the result of compression or swelling of a nerve that controls the facial muscles, and can be caused by a viral infection.
Source: Article
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- Bogorad syndrome (crocodile tear syndrome): It is a medical condition in which patients who are recovering from Bell’s Palsy shed tears while eating or drinking.
- Bell’s Palsy is a rare condition in which facial muscles suffer from a temporary weakness or paralysis. It is the result of compression or swelling of a nerve that controls the facial muscles, and can be caused by a viral infection.
Source: Article