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Current Affairs 27 August 2023

Daily CA 2023

1Q) Which of the following statements is correct regarding National Health Authority (NHA)?

(1) NHA is the apex body responsible for implementing Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).

(2) The National Health Agency was reconstituted as the National Health Authority in January 2019.

(3) NHA is governed by a Governing Board chaired by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare.


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⇨ Important points about the National Health Authority (NHA):

⇨ NHA is the apex body responsible for implementing Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).

⇨ It is the successor of the National Health Agency, which has been functioning as a registered society since 2018.

⇨ The National Health Agency was reconstituted as the National Health Authority in January 2019.

⇨ NHA is governed by a Governing Board chaired by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare.

⇨ NHA is leading the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in coordination with different ministries/departments of the Government of India, State Governments, and private sector/civil society organizations.


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2Q) Which of the following ministries launched AI for India 2.0, a free online training programme on Artificial Intelligence?


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⇨ Recently, the Union Ministry of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched AI for India 2.0, a free online training programme on Artificial Intelligence.

⇨ It is a joint initiative of Skill India and GUVI, this NCVET and IIT Madras accredited online programme will equip youth with frontier skills.


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3Q) Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Supreme Court collegium?

(1) The Supreme Court collegium is a Six-member body, which is headed by the incumbent Chief Justice of India (CJI).

(2) Names that are recommended for appointment by a High Court collegium reach the government only after approval by the CJI and the Supreme Court collegium.


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⇨ The Supreme Court collegium is a five-member body, which is headed by the incumbent Chief Justice of India (CJI).

⇨ Names that are recommended for appointment by a High Court collegium reach the government only after approval by the CJI and the Supreme Court collegium.


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4Q) In the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), how much percentage of the fund should the central government contribute?


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⇨ The Central Government contributes 75% to the SDRF in general States and 90% in North-East and Himalayan States.

⇨ The annual Central contribution is released in two equal instalments as per the recommendation of the Finance Commission.


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5Q) Recently, The Global Gibbon Network (GGN) conducted its first meeting. In this context, Gibbons is the smallest and fastest of all the apes, habited in which of the following continents?


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⇨ Gibbons, the smallest and fastest of all apes, live in tropical and subtropical forests in the southeastern part of Asia.

⇨ International Gibbon Day is celebrated on October 24th every year.

⇨ The hoolock gibbon, unique to India’s northeast, is one of 20 species of gibbons on Earth.

⇨ The estimated population of hoolock gibbons is 12,000.

⇨ GGN was founded with a vision to safeguard and conserve a key element of Asia’s unique natural heritage.


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6Q) When was the Anti-Defection law passed?


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⇨ Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha unanimously approved the Anti-Defection Bill on 30 and 31 January 1985, respectively.

⇨ The Anti-Defection Bill received the President's approval on 15 February 1985 and the act came into effect on 18 March 1985.

⇨ The Tenth Schedule is popularly known as the Anti-Defection Act.

⇨ It was included in the Constitution via the 52nd Amendment Act, of 1985.


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7Q) Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme was launched in which of the following year?


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⇨ The Digital India Land Record Modernization Programme (DILRMP), previously known as the National Land Record Modernization Programme (NLRMP), was launched in 2008 by the Government of India.

⇨ Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme under the Ministry of Rural Development was revamped and converted into a Central Sector Scheme with effect from 1st April 2016 with 100% funding by the Centre.


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8Q) Indian Railways have recently prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) for India for which of the following year?


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⇨ Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) for India – 2030.

⇨ The Plan is to create a "future-ready" Railway system by 2030.

⇨ The NRP aims to formulate strategies based on both operational capacities and commercial policy initiatives to increase the modal share of the Railways in freight to 45%.

⇨ The objective of the Plan is to create capacity ahead of demand, which in turn would also cater to future growth in demand right up to 2050 and also increase the modal share of Railways to 45% in freight traffic and continue to sustain it.


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9Q) Ghaggar-Hakra River flows through which of the following countries?


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⇨ Ghaggar-Hakra River originates in the village of Dagshai in the Shivalik Hills of Himachal Pradesh.

⇨ It flows through Punjab and Haryana states into Rajasthan.

⇨ The main tributaries of the Ghaggar are the Kaushalya River, Markanda, Sarsuti, Tangri and Chautang.

⇨ In pre-Harappan times the Ghaggar was a tributary of the Sutlej.


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10Q) Match the following AI chatbot with their origin companies.

(1) (1) Claude 2; (2) Bard; (3) ChatGPT

(2) (a) Anthropic; (b) OpenAI; (c) Google


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⇨ Anthropic, an AI company, released its latest large language model-powered chatbot, Claude 2.

⇨ Bard is a conversational generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Google.

⇨ ChatGPT was created by OpenAI, an AI research company.


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