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Current Affairs 21 July 2023

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1Q) Pichavaram mangrove Forest is located in which of the following state?


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⇨ Pichavaram Mangrove Forest is located near Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, in South India.


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2Q) Which of the following country's space missions Parker Solar Probe completed its 16th orbit around the Sun, which included a close approach to the Sun?


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⇨ NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 16th orbit around the Sun, which included a close approach to the Sun.


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3Q) The widespread use of "Dark Patterns" is often in recent news. It is related to which of the following?


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⇨ About "dark patterns":

⇨ The Department of Consumer Affairs and the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) recently held a joint consultation with stakeholders on the menace of "dark patterns".

⇨ A user experience researcher in the U.K. introduced the phrase "dark pattern" in 2010 to characterize deceptive strategies used to trick clients.

⇨ A dark pattern refers to a design or user interface technique that is intentionally crafted to manipulate or deceive users into making certain choices or taking specific actions that may not be in their best interest.

⇨ It is a deceptive practice employed to influence user behavior in a way that benefits the company implementing it.

⇨ For example, a common dark pattern is the “sneak into basket” technique used on e-commerce websites.

⇨ When a user adds an item to their shopping cart, a dark pattern may be employed by automatically adding additional items to the cart without the user’s explicit consent or clear notification.

⇨ This can mislead the user into purchasing more items than they intended, potentially increasing the company’s sales but compromising the user’s autonomy and decision-making.

⇨ Similarly, many of us have encountered pop-up requests for our personal information, where we have found it difficult to locate the ‘reject’ link.


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4Q) India will become the ________ country in the world when India achieves a successful soft landing on the moon?


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⇨ India will become the fourth country in the world when India achieves a successful soft landing on the moon.

⇨ Currently, three countries have successfully achieved a soft landing on the Moon. They are the United States, Russia, and China.


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5Q) DARPG has developed NeSDA framework with an overall objective to measure the depth and effectiveness of existing e-Governance service delivery mechanisms from the citizen’s perspective. In this context, DARPG comes under which of the following ministry?


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⇨ The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) comes under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension (PERSMIN).

⇨ The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances is the nodal agency of the Government of India for administrative reforms as well as redressal of public grievances relating to the states in general and those pertaining to Central Government agencies in particular.

⇨ The Department also undertakes activities in the field of international exchange and cooperation to promote public service reforms.


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6Q) Recently, The Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up of campus of IIT Madras in which of the following country?


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⇨ The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up of campus of IIT Madras in Zanzibar, Tanzania was signed between the Ministry of Education (MoE), the Government of India, and the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) Zanzibar, Tanzania.

⇨ This is the first ever IIT campus to be set up outside India.

⇨ It is reflective of the longstanding friendship between India and Tanzania and a reminder of the focus India places on building people-to-people ties across Africa and the Global South.


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7Q) Which of the following country is the youngest among the most populous countries in the world?


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⇨ India’s average age is 29 years, whereas the average age in the US, China, France, Germany, and Japan is 38, 38, 42, 45, and 48 years, respectively.

⇨ India is the youngest among the most populous countries in the world.


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8Q) The One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP) was formed in which of the following year to advise FAO, UNEP, WHO, and WOAH on One Health issues?


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⇨ The One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP) was formed in May 2021 to advise FAO, UNEP, WHO, and WOAH on One Health issues.


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9Q) The Election Commission of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which of the following countries to establish the institutional framework for their ongoing cooperation in the field of election management and administration?

(1) Brazil

(2) Chile

(3) Mexico

(4) Panama


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⇨ Recently, India and Panama signed MoU on Electoral Cooperation.

⇨ ECI expands electoral collaboration; after MoU with Brazil-Chile-Mexico, Panama is the fourth Latin American Nation to sign MoU with ECI.


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10Q) A disease called the "sheep and goat plague" outbreak caused About 60 sheep and goat death at the Hadsar pasture near Tindi of Lahaul-Spiti. In this context, this disease is caused because of which of the following?


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⇨ Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague, is a highly contagious animal disease affecting domestic and wild small ruminants.

⇨ It is caused by a virus belonging to the genus Morbillivirus, family Paramixoviridae.

⇨ The virus can infect up to 90 percent of an animal herd, and the disease kills anywhere up to 70 percent of infected animals.

⇨ The PPR virus does not infect humans.

⇨ PPR was first described in 1942 in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa.

⇨ Since then the disease has spread to large regions in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe.

⇨ Today, more than 70 countries are affected or at high risk and many more are without an official PPR status.

⇨ PPR causes annual economic losses of up to USD 2.1 billion.

⇨ 300 million families are at risk of losing their livelihoods, food security, and employment opportunities.

⇨ A PPR outbreak is an emergency due to its rapid spread and high animal mortality rate.

⇨ Mongolia reported its first-ever PPR outbreaks in sheep and goat populations in September 2016.


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