Current Affairs 17 February 2023

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Current Affairs Quiz: 17 February 2023

February 17, 2023 Current Affairs MCQs

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1Q) Which of the following is an initiative of the Hon'ble Prime Minister to build close ties between the youth of the North East Region and the rest of India under the spirit of "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat"?

(A) Rajya Darshan

(B) Swadesh Darshan

(C) YUVIKA

(D) Yuva Sangam

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⇨ The "Yuva Sangam" is an initiative of the Hon'ble Prime Minister to build close ties between the youth of the North East Region and the rest of India under the spirit of "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat".

⇨ Over 20000 youth will travel across India and gain a unique opportunity for cross-cultural learning.

⇨ The “Yuva Sangam” registration portal was launched at IGNCA New Delhi.

2Q) "One District One Product (ODOP)" is to select, brand, and promote one product from each district. It is being run by which of the following department?

(A) Department of Agriculture and Co-operation (AGRICOOP)

(B) Department of Food and Public Distribution

(C) Department of Commerce

(D) Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE)

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⇨ ODOP has been merged with "Districts as Export Hubs Initiative (DEH)" being run by the Department of Commerce (DoC) with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as a major stakeholder.

⇨ Under the ODOP- Districts as Export Hubs initiative, products with export potential have been identified from all 765 districts of the country.

⇨ "One District One Product" - Districts as Export Hubs Initiative (ODOP - DEH) is not a scheme but rather an initiative aimed at fostering balanced regional development across all districts of the country.

⇨ The idea is to select, brand, and promote one product from each district ("One District – One Product") of the country for enabling holistic socioeconomic growth across all regions.

3Q) Which of the Reserve Bank of India committees sets Repo Rate?

(A) The Monetary Policy Committee

(B) Regulator of the Banking System

(C) Banker and Debt management Committee

(D) Financial Supervision Committee

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⇨ The "Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)" of the Reserve Bank of India raised the benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 6.5%.

4Q) The government of India has formulated a Greenfield Airports (GFA) Policy in which of the following year?

(A) 2005

(B) 2008

(C) 2014

(D) 2016

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⇨ The government of India has formulated a Greenfield Airports (GFA) Policy, 2008 which provides detailed guidelines, procedures, and steps related to the construction of Greenfield airports across the country.

⇨ Since 2019, 6 Greenfield airports namely, Kalaburagi, Orvakal (Kurnool), Sindhudurg, Itanagar, Kushinagar, and Mopa have been operationalized, out of which Kushinagar and Mopa airports are International airports.

5Q) Under which of the following article in the Constitution, “no Member of Parliament shall be liable to any proceedings in any court in respect of anything said…in Parliament or any committee thereof”?

(A) Article 105(2)

(B) Article 108

(C) Article 110(2)

(D) Article 110

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⇨ Under Article 105(2) of the Constitution, “no Member of Parliament shall be liable to any proceedings in any court in respect of anything said…in Parliament or any committee thereof”.

⇨ However, MPs don't enjoy the freedom to say whatever they want inside the House.

⇨ The speech of MPs is subject to the discipline of the Rules of Parliament, the “good sense” of its Members, and the control of proceedings by the Speaker.

⇨ Rule 380 (“Expunction”) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha says: “If the Speaker is of opinion that words have been used in the debate which is defamatory or indecent or unparliamentary or undignified, the Speaker may while exercising discretion order that such words be expunged from the proceedings of the House”.

⇨ Rule 381 says: “The portion of the proceedings of the House so expunged shall be marked by asterisks and an explanatory footnote shall be inserted in the proceedings as follows: ‘Expunged as ordered by the Chair’.”

6Q) The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) was successfully launched recently, putting which of the following satellites into their intended orbit?

(1) EOS-07

(2) Janus-1

(3) AzaadiSAT-2

(4) IRNSS-1H

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 1 and 3

(C) Only 1, 2, and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) successfully launched three satellites into their intended orbits.

⇨ In its second development, the SSLV-D2 vehicle placed EOS-07, Janus-1, and AzaadiSAT-2 satellites into their intended 450 km circular orbit with an inclination of 37 degrees.

⇨ SSLV is the new small satellite launch vehicle developed by ISRO to cater to the launch of small satellites up to 500 kg to Low Earth Orbits on a "launch-on-demand" basis.

⇨ SSLV is capable of launching Mini, Micro, or Nanosatellites (10 to 500 kg mass) to a 500 km orbit.

⇨ It provides low-cost access to Space, offers low turn-around time, facilitates flexibility in accommodating multiple satellites, and demands minimal launch infrastructure.

⇨ In its first developmental flight on August 7, 2022, SSLV-D1 marginally missed placing the satellites.

7Q) Which of the following department has been conducting Mission Antyodaya Survey across all Gram Panchayats in the country?

(A) Department of Investment and Public Asset Management

(B) Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG)

(C) Department of Rural Development

(D) Department of Economic Affairs

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⇨ The Department of Rural Development has been conducting Mission Antyodaya Survey across all Gram Panchayats in the country since 2017-18 to transform people's lives and livelihoods to measurable outcomes through a convergence of various schemes.

⇨ The village-wise survey is expected to be conducted over one month involving Community Resource Persons (CRPs).

⇨ The survey is being conducted to collect village-level data on 183 indicators under 216 data points of 21 sectors.

⇨ The survey questions have been categorized into five: those are (i) Panchayat Infrastructure; (ii) Panchayat Services; (iii) Village Infrastructure; (iv) Village Services; and (v) Village Practices.

8Q) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launches nationwide Sarva Dawa Sevan or Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF). In this context which of the following statements is correct?

(1) As India gears up to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis by 2027.

(2) Lymphatic filariasis is a human disease caused by bacteria.

(3) Major symptoms of lymphatic filariasis are Severe swelling in knees, legs, arms, and genitals or elephantiasis.

(4) This disease is most common in tropical Africa and Asia.

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1, 3, and 4

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ As India gears up to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis by 2027, three years ahead of the global target.

⇨ Lymphatic filariasis is a human disease caused by parasitic worms known as filarial worms.

⇨ The worms are spread by the bites of infected mosquitoes.

⇨ These Adult worms only live in the human lymph system. These worms damage the lymphatic system.

⇨ Major symptoms of lymphatic filariasis are Severe swelling in knees, legs, arms, and genitals or elephantiasis.

⇨ This disease is most common in tropical Africa and Asia.

⇨ The National Filaria control program was launched in 1995.

⇨ Since 2004, The Mass Drug Administration (MDA) is being carried out as a part of the “Filariasis Free India” program.

9Q) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 14th edition of Asia’s biggest aero show - Aero India 2023 in which of the following state?

(A) Tamilnadu

(B) Karnataka

(C) Gujarat

(D) Uttar Pradesh

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⇨ Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 14th edition of Asia’s biggest aero show - Aero India 2023 – at Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru.

⇨ The five-day event, on the theme "The runway to a billion opportunities", will showcase India’s growth in aerospace and defense capabilities.

⇨ It will display indigenous equipment/technologies and forge partnerships with foreign companies, in line with the "Make in India, Make for the World" vision for a secure and prosperous future.

⇨ The event aims to promote the export of indigenous air platforms like Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Tejas, HTT-40, Dornier Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), and Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).

10Q) The Government of India has recently launched one mobile app namely “KhananPrahari”, It was developed by which of the following ministry?

(A) Ministry of Mines

(B) Ministry of Power

(C) Ministry of Shipping

(D) Ministry of Coal

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⇨ It is a Mobile App of the Ministry of Coal for Reporting Illegal Coal Mining and a tool for reporting any illegal coal mining incident through geo-tagged photographs as well as textual information by any citizen from the place of incidence.

⇨ The Government of India has launched one mobile app namely “KhananPrahari” and one web app Coal Mine Surveillance and Management System (CMSMS) for reporting unauthorized coal mining activities so that monitoring and taking suitable action on it can be done by the concerned Law & Order enforcing authority.

⇨ The CMSMS has been developed to curb illegal mining and take transparent action as an e-Governance initiative of GoI on the use of Space Technology.

⇨ The objective of the development and launching of this CMSMS application was to detect citizens' participation against illegal mining by receipt of citizens’ complaints through the mobile app.

⇨ KhananPrahari and to monitor and take action on any kind of illegal coal mining activity being carried out within the leasehold boundaries of any Coal Mining Project in the Coalfield Areas.

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