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Current Affairs 23 August 2023

Daily CA 2023

1Q) Which of the following statements is correct regarding the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)?

(1) IMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations.

(2) It is headquartered in London.

(3) India has been a member of the IMO since 1959.


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⇨ Important points about the International Maritime Organisation (IMO):

⇨ IMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations.

⇨ It is responsible for measures to improve the safety and security of international shipping and to prevent pollution from ships.

⇨ It has an integral role in meeting the targets set out in United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.

⇨ SGD - 14: "Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development".

⇨ It was established as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) in 1948.

⇨ It became a specialized agency of the United Nations in 1959.

⇨ It was renamed the International Maritime Organization in 1982.

⇨ IMO currently has 175 Member States and three Associate Members.

⇨ It is headquartered in London.

⇨ The IMO currently lists India as among the 10 states with the "largest interest in international seaborne trade".

⇨ The IMO adopted the Hong Kong Convention in 2009 but is not yet in force.

⇨ The Convention is aimed at ensuring that ships, when being recycled after reaching the end of their operational lives, do not pose any unnecessary risks to human health, safety, and the environment

⇨ India has been a member of the IMO since 1959.

⇨ India ratified the Hong Kong Convention in 2019.

⇨ Important IMO conventions :

⇨ International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)

⇨ International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)

⇨ International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW)

⇨ International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading a.k.a Hague-Visby Rules


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2Q) Mullayyanagiri, Yettinabhuja, and Devaramane peaks are located in which of the following regions?


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⇨ ullayyanagiri, Yettinabhuja, and Devaramane peaks are located in the Western Ghats.


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3Q) The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) functions under which of the following ministries?


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⇨ The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is a central government department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in India.


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4Q) Match the following statements correctly regarding the moon missions.

(1) Flybys; (2) Orbiter missions; (3) Impactor missions; (4) Rover missions

(a) These missions involve a spacecraft flying past the moon without entering orbit or landing.

(b) These missions involve a spacecraft entering orbit around the moon and gathering data from a distance.

(c) These missions involve a spacecraft crashing into the moon's surface in order to study the composition and structure of the moon's interior.

(d) These missions involve a vehicle that can move and gather data on the moon's surface.


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⇨ Flyby missions:

⇨ Flyby missions involve a spacecraft flying past the moon without entering orbit or landing.

⇨ These missions are typically used for reconnaissance and to gather data on the moon's surface and environment.

⇨ Orbiter missions:

⇨ Orbiter missions involve a spacecraft entering orbit around the moon and gathering data from a distance.

⇨ These missions can be used for reconnaissance as well as for mapping the moon's surface and studying its environment.

⇨ Impactor missions:

⇨ Impactor missions involve a spacecraft crashing into the moon's surface in order to study the composition and structure of the moon's interior.

⇨ Lander missions:

⇨ Lander missions involve a spacecraft landing on the moon's surface and gathering data from the surface.

⇨ These missions can include deploying rovers, drilling for samples, and deploying scientific instruments.

⇨ Rover missions:

⇨ Rover missions involve a vehicle that can move and gather data on the moon's surface.

⇨ These missions usually work in combination with lander missions and they can travel long distances on the moon's surface.

⇨ Sample return missions:

⇨ Sample return missions involve a spacecraft collecting samples of the moon's surface and returning them to Earth for analysis.

⇨ Gravity assist missions:

⇨ Gravity assist missions involve a spacecraft using the moon's gravity to change its trajectory on its way to another destination, such as an asteroid or a planet.


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5Q) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) headquartered in which of the following country?


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⇨ The secretariat was established in 1992 when countries adopted the UNFCCC. The original secretariat was in Geneva. Since 1996, the secretariat has been located in Bonn, Germany.


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6Q) The Etosha and Makgadikgadi basins are located in which of the following continents?


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⇨ The 4730 square kilometers Etosha Pan is a huge, pristine oval-shaped salt pan situated in northern Namibia.

⇨ The Makgadikgadi Pan is a salt pan situated in the middle of the dry savanna of north-eastern Botswana, and is one of the largest salt flats in the world.


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7Q) Which of the following states have implemented the palliative care policy?

(1) Karnataka

(2) Kerala

(3) Maharashtra

(4) Andhra Pradesh


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⇨ The Government of India (GoI) launched the National Program for Palliative Care (NPPC) in 2012.

⇨ At present only three states namely Karnataka, Kerala, and Maharashtra have implemented palliative care policies.

⇨ Among them, Kerala is the only state with a policy that integrates palliative care with the public health system.


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8Q) In which of the following judgment the Right to Privacy was declared a fundamental right by the Supreme Court?


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⇨ In the case of Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) and Anr. vs Union Of India And Ors. The Supreme Court held that the Right to Privacy is a fundamental right protected under Article 21 and Part III of the Indian Constitution.


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9Q) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established in which of the following year?


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⇨ Important points about the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC):

⇨ The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established on October 12, 1993.

⇨ The statute under which it is established is the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993 as amended by the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006.

⇨ It is in conformity with the Paris Principles, adopted at the first international workshop on national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights held in Paris in October 1991.

⇨ Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on 10 December.

⇨ It commemorates the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.


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10Q) The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act came into force in which of the following year?


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⇨ In India, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act came into force in the year 1981.

⇨ It was amended in the year 1987 to include noise as an air pollutant.


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