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Current Affairs 21 August 2023

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1Q) Which of the following committee has submitted its report on the "Data Protection Framework" to the Government of India?


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⇨ The Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India (Chair: Justice B. N. Srikrishna) submitted its report and draft Bill to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on July 27, 2018.

⇨ The Committee was constituted in August 2017 to examine issues related to data protection, recommend methods to address them, and draft a data protection Bill.


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2Q) The United Nations Human Rights Council was established in which of the following year?


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⇨ The Human Rights Council was created by the United Nations General Assembly on 15 March 2006.


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3Q) The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) is designed with a constellation of how many satellites?


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⇨ Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC):

⇨ ISRO has established a regional navigation satellite system called Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC).

⇨ NavIC was erstwhile known as the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).

⇨ NavIC is designed with a constellation of 7 satellites and a network of ground stations operating 24 x 7.

⇨ NavIC offers two services: Standard Position Service (SPS) for civilian users and Restricted Service (RS) for strategic users.

⇨ NavIC coverage area includes India and a region up to 1500 km beyond the Indian boundary.

⇨ NavIC SPS signals are interoperable with other global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals namely GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou.

⇨ A new civilian signal is being introduced in the L1 band(1575.42 MHz).

⇨ NavIC L1 signal is also interoperable with the other GNSS signals.

⇨ All forthcoming (2023 onwards) NavIC satellites will broadcast SPS signals in L1, L5, and S bands.


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4Q) Which of the following statements is correct regarding Venus?

(1) Venus is called a windy planet.

(2) Venus rotates from east to west.

(3) The second brightest natural object after the Moon is Venus.

(4) The presence of phosphine was detected in the atmosphere of Venus.


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⇨ Important points about Venus planet:

⇨ Venus is called a windy planet.

⇨ Venus rotates from east to west.

⇨ The second brightest natural object after the Moon is Venus.

⇨ The presence of phosphine was detected in the atmosphere of Venus.

⇨ This indicates the presence of life forms on Venus.

⇨ Missions Related to Venus:

⇨ Shukrayaan -India

⇨ Akatsuki - Japan - 2015

⇨ Magellan mission - NASA - USA - 1989

⇨ Venus Express - European Space Agency - 2005


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5Q) Which of the following dams are located on the Yamuna River?

(1) Lakhwar-Vyasi Dam

(2) Tajewala Barrage Dam


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⇨ Important Dams located on the Yamuna River: Lakhwar-Vyasi Dam (Uttarakhand) and Tajewala Barrage Dam (Haryana).


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6Q) Match the following glaciers with the respective states.

(1) Pindari Glacier; (2) Zemu Glacier; (3) Chhota Shigri Glacier

(a) Sikkim (b) Uttarakhand (c) Himachal Pradesh


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⇨ Important glaciers in India:

⇨ Siachen Glacier - Ladakh

⇨ Pindari Glacier - Uttarakhand

⇨ Zemu Glacier - Sikkim

⇨ Gangotri Glacier - Uttarakhand

⇨ Milam Glacier - Uttarakhand

⇨ Machoi Glacier - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

⇨ Hispar Glacier - Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit–Baltistan

⇨ Chhota Shigri Glacier - Himachal Pradesh

⇨ Biafo Glacier - Shigar district of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

⇨ Shafat Glacier (Parkachik Glacier) - Ladakh

⇨ Baltoro Glacier - the Shigar District of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan

⇨ Drang-Drung Glacier - Ladakh

⇨ Bara Shigri Glacier - Himachal Pradesh


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7Q) Urea Gold is a new variety of urea coated with which of the following?


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⇨ Urea Gold is a new type of urea coated with sulphur, which was recently launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Sikar, Rajasthan.

⇨ Normal urea contains 46% of a single plant nutrient: Nitrogen or N.

⇨ Urea Gold has 37% N plus 17% sulphur or S and aims at two things.

⇨ The first is to deliver sulphur along with Nitrogen.

⇨ Indian soils are deficient in sulphur, which oilseeds and pulses – the country is significantly import-dependent in both.


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8Q) The Taklamakan Desert is located in which of the following country?


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⇨ The Taklimakan Desert is located in the largest inland basin in China Tarim Basin, which has an area of 560,000 square kilometers and is surrounded by the Tianshan Mountains, the Kalakunlun Mountains, and the Kunlun Mountains.

⇨ It is bounded by the Kunlun Mountains to the south, the Pamir Mountains to the west, the Tian Shan range to the north, and the Gobi Desert to the east.


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9Q) Which of the following is the list of the payload carried by Chandrayaan-3?

(1) RAMBHA

(2) ChaSTE

(3) ILSA

(4) SHAPE


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⇨ The list of the payload carried by Chandrayaan-3:

⇨ Lander Payloads:

⇨ (1) Radio Anatomy of Moon Bound Hypersensitive ionosphere and Atmosphere (RAMBHA):

⇨ To measure the near-surface plasma (ions and electrons) density and its changes with time.

⇨ (2) Chandra’s Surface Thermo physical Experiment (ChaSTE):

⇨ To carry out the measurements of thermal properties of lunar surface near polar region.

⇨ (3) Instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity (ILSA):

⇨ To measure seismicity around the landing site and delineating the structure of the lunar crust and mantle.

⇨ (4) LASER Retroreflector Array (LRA):

⇨ It is a passive experiment to understand the dynamics of Moon system.

⇨ Rover Payloads:

⇨ (1) LASER Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS):

⇨ Qualitative and quantitative elemental analysis & To derive the chemical Composition and infer mineralogical composition to further our understanding of Lunar-surface.

⇨ (2) Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS):

⇨ To determine the elemental composition (Mg, Al, Si, K, Ca, Ti, Fe) of Lunar soil and rocks around the lunar landing site.

⇨ Propulsion Module Payload:

⇨ (1) Spectro-polarimetry of HAbitable Planet Earth (SHAPE):

⇨ Future discoveries of smaller planets in reflected light would allow us to probe into a variety of Exo-planets which would qualify for habitability (or for the presence of life).


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10Q) In India, it is legally mandatory for which of the following to report on cyber security incidents?

(1) Service providers

(2) Data centers

(3) Body corporate


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⇨ The section 70-B of the Information Technology Act, of 2000, the Central Government issued the Information Technology (The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team and Manner of Performing Functions and Duties) Rules, 2013.

⇨ According to Rule 12(1)(a), it is mandatory for service providers, intermediaries, data centers, and corporate bodies to report cyber security incidences to CERT-In within a reasonable time of occurrence of the incident.


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