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Current Affairs 01 March 2023

👉 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on the latest Current Affairs for Preparation of UPSC, SSC-CGL, NDA, CDS, Railways, and State Level Public Services Examinations.

👉 Source of Questions: The Hindu;  Indian Express; Hindustan Times;  The Times of India; The Economic Times;  Business Standard;  Press Information Bureau;  Yojana Magazine; Kurukshetra Magazine; Down to Earth Magazine.

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1Q) "Advika – Every Girl is Unique" is a platform linking all schemes targeting girls, from 10 to 19 years. Did it start by which of the following state?


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⇨ "Advika – Every Girl is Unique" is a platform linking all schemes targeting girls, from 10 to 19 years. It is started by the Odisha state government.

2Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated those who were awarded the Sansad Ratna Awards 2023. In this context, this award is awarded to which of the following persons?


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⇨ The Sansad Ratna Awards were instituted in 2010, inspired by the teachings of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who launched the first edition of the Award function in Chennai.

⇨ It recognizes and felicitates the top-performing MPs on the basis of their work in the apex legislative body.

⇨ So far, 90 Parliamentarians have been given this award. The 13th edition of the award ceremony is set to be held this year on March 25 in New Delhi.

⇨ The Jury Committee has chosen a total of 13 MPs and two parliamentary committees for the award, with a lifetime award being presented for the first time this year.

⇨ The jury committee comprises “eminent Parliamentarians and (members of) civil society”.

⇨ These nominations were based on an MP’s cumulative performance in Parliament, from the beginning of the 17th Lok Sabha until the end of Winter Session 2022.

⇨ The awards were started with support from IIT Madras.

3Q) Which of the following city won the "World Green City" by the International Association of Horticulture Producers (IAHP)?


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⇨ In a competition involving cities such as Paris, Bogota, Montreal, and Mexico City, Hyderabad emerged as the winner and was named "World Green City" by the International Association of Horticulture Producers (IAHP).

⇨ The IAHP is a 75-year-old global organization. Its members include traders of flowers and ornamental plants.

⇨ The awards were given based on statistics filed by city officials and a field visit to locations with avenue plantations, including the 158-km Outer Ring Road that girdles the city.

4Q) Which of the following landmark case guidelines helped to form the basis for the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 ("Sexual Harassment Act")?


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⇨ The Vishakha and others vs the State of Rajasthan 1997 case gave "Vishakha guidelines".

⇨ These guidelines helped to form the basis for the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 ("Sexual Harassment Act").

5Q) "Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)" affected which of the following body part of humans?


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⇨ “Autism spectrum disorder” (ASD) is the term for a group of neurodevelopmental disorders.

⇨ Researchers are yet to fully understand the aetiology of ASD. (Aetiology is the study of the factors that cause a condition or disease).

⇨ According to the World Health Organisation, ASD affects one in 100 children.

⇨ Children with ASD have impaired social interactions, lack verbal and nonverbal communication skills, and display restricted and repetitive behaviors.

⇨ Currently, no known cures and therapeutic interventions are available to treat or reverse ASD.

6Q) The Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre (JCBC) is located in which of the following state?


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⇨ The Jatayu and Sparrow Conservation Breeding Centre (JCBC), is the world's largest facility for the breeding and conservation of Indian vultures and the house sparrow is located within the Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary in the town of Pinjore in the State of Haryana, India.

⇨ The Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre (JCBC), was established to investigate the declines in the population of three India’s Gyps species of vultures, the Oriental white-backed, Long-billed and Slender-billed vultures, from looming extinction.

⇨ It is a collaborative initiative between the Haryana Forest Department and the Bombay Natural History Society with the help of the British nature conservation charity Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

⇨ It was established in 2001 as Asia's first vulture breeding facility.

⇨ The center's main objectives were to establish a founder population of 25 pairs of each of the 3 species of vultures and to produce a population of at least 200 birds, in 15 years of each species to be reintroduced to the wild.

⇨ The center's research confirmed that the use of the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac in cattle was a critical factor in the decline of vulture populations.

⇨ The Government of India banned the veterinary use of the drug in 2007–2008.

7Q) Recently Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the signing of the Air Services Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of which of the following nation?


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⇨ Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved signing the Air Services Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

⇨ Air Services Agreement (ASA) provides the legal framework for air operations between two countries which is based on the principles of sovereignty of nations, nationality of carriers, and reciprocity in terms of commercial opportunities for the designated airlines of each side.

⇨ India and Guyana are signatories to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention).

8Q) Which of the following article in the Indian Constitution deals with the Goods and Services Tax Council?


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⇨ Article 279A of the Indian Constitution deals with the Goods and Services Tax Council.

⇨ It says that the President shall, within sixty days from the date of commencement of the Constitution (101 Amendment) Act, 2016, by order, constitute a Council to be called the Goods and Services Tax Council.

⇨ GST is a comprehensive indirect tax that was introduced in India on 1st July 2017, through the 101st Constitution Amendment Act, 2016.

9Q) Classical dance legend Kanak Rele passed away recently, she is a Mohiniyattam exponent. In this context, this art form is famous in which of the following state?


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⇨ Mohiniyattam is an Indian classical dance form that developed and remained popular in the state of Kerala.

⇨ She was awarded the first Guru Gopinath National Puraskaram of the Government of Kerala.

10Q) Which of the following Indian Naval Ship arrived at Abu Dhabi, UAE on 20 Feb 2023 to participate in NAVDEX 23 (Naval Defence Exhibition) and IDEX 23 (International Defence Exhibition), scheduled from 20 to 24 Feb 2023?


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⇨ Indian Naval Ship Sumedha arrived at Abu Dhabi, UAE on 20 Feb 2023 to participate in NAVDEX 23 (Naval Defence Exhibition) and IDEX 23 (International Defence Exhibition), scheduled from 20 to 24 Feb 2023.

⇨ INS Sumedha is the third ship of the indigenously built Saryu class Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels (NOPV) and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 07 Mar 2014.

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