UPSC 2021: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Jul 24 - Jul 30

Only 1 and 2 are correct statements. TRIFED was established in 1987.

Both are correct. Know more about the Tharu Tribe in the link.

Only 2 and 3 are correctly matched. Sattriya is a dance form originating in Assam.

Gujarat

Both are correct. Read more on FEMA.

Both are correct. Read more on the Agreement on Agriculture in the link.

Both are correct.

Statement 2 is only correct. NSA is a preventive detention law. The NSA empowers the Centre or a State government to detain a person to prevent him from acting in any manner prejudicial to national security. Under NSA, a person could be kept in the dark about the reasons for his arrest for up to five days.

All of the above are correct. Under ‘The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, the following circumstances, among other circumstances, if it occurs or is present in relation to or connected with any act or behaviour of sexual harassment may amount to sexual harassment:

• implied or explicit promise of preferential treatment in her employment; or
• implied or explicit threat of detrimental treatment in her employment; or
• implied or explicit threat about her present or future employment status; or
• interference with her work or creating an intimidating or offensive or hostile work environment for her; or
• humiliating treatment likely to affect her health or safety.

All the statements are correct. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) is a Public Sector entity under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
IREDA reported an all-time high annual Profit Before Tax (PBT) in 2020-21. IREDA has been notified as a “Public Financial Institution” as well as a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC). A public financial institution takes funds from customers and places them in financial assets. The most common financial assets include deposits, loans and bonds issued by or made by the public financial institution.

Only statements 1 and 3 are correct. President’s rule is the suspension of state government and imposition of direct Union government rule in a state. When the President’s Rule is imposed in a state, the President removes/dismisses the council of ministers in the state headed by the chief minister. The governor of the state carries on the administration of the state. The President can either suspend or dissolve the Legislative assembly. Therefore, the dissolution of the state legislative assembly is not necessarily the consequence of the proclamation. The President’s rule does not lead to the dissolution of local bodies.

Only 1 and 3 are critically endangered.

IUCN classification:

• Batagur baska – Critically Endangered
• Irrawaddy dolphins – Endangered
• Gharial – Critically Endangered

Only 1, 2 and 4. The Hangul is also known as the Kashmir stag. It is native to Kashmir and is found in dense riverine forests in the high valleys and mountains of the Kashmir Valley and the northern Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. The Sundarbans forest is among the largest mangrove forest ecosystem in the world. It is home to Indian python, Batagur baska (Northern river terrapin-a species of riverine turtle), Irrawaddy dolphins, Estuarine Crocodile and Royal Bengal Tiger among the others.

Only 1 and 3 are correct. India is not a member of the OECD.

• YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) is an Author Mentorship programme to train young and budding authors (below 30 years of age) in order to promote reading, writing and book culture in the country, and project India and Indian writings globally.
• It was launched by the Department of Higher Education as a scheme Mentoring Young Authors.
• The National Book Trust, India under the Ministry of Education is the Implementing Agency.

All three are correct. Global Health Index (GHI) ranks countries on a 100 point scale, 0 representing zero/no hunger. The GHI scores are based on four indicators.

1. Undernourishment: the share of the population whose caloric intake is insufficient.
2. Child Stunting: the share of children under the age of five who have low height for their age.
3. Child Wasting: the share of children under the age of five who have low weight for their height.
4. Child Mortality: the mortality rate of children under the age of five (a reflection of the fatal mix of inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environments).

Taken together, the component indicators reflect deficiencies in calories as well as in micronutrients. Thus, the GHI reflects both aspects of hunger (undernutrition and malnutrition).

Statement 1 only is correct. The Attorney-General of India is the first law officer of the Government of India. The tenure of the AG of India is not fixed by the Constitution. The Attorney-General is appointed by the President and he holds office during the pleasure of the President. The Attorney General represents the government but is allowed to take up private practice provided the other party is not the state.

Both are incorrect. Exercise Sea Breeze has been held since 1997. It involves NATO states and their allies in the Black Sea region. The drill is aimed at improving naval and land operations and improving cooperation among participating countries.

1 only is correct. Baihetan Dam is the world’s second-biggest hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze. The Yangtze is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world. It is the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country and drains into the East China Sea.

Both are correct. The Supreme Court has said that a disabled person can avail the benefit of reservation for promotion even if he/she was recruited in the regular category or developed the disability after gaining employment. The important thing is the employee should be a ‘person with disability’ (PwD) at the time of the promotion to avail of the disabled quota. The Persons with Disabilities Act of 1995 does not make a distinction between a person who may have entered service on account of disability and a person who may have acquired a disability after having entered the service. The Supreme Court has said that the mode of entry in service cannot be a ground to make out a case of discriminatory promotion.

2 only is correct. Coal deposits are found in Gondwana beds. Kodarma mines in Jharkhand are one of the important mica producing areas. Mica occurs in abundance in Kodarma. Dharwar, a district in Karnataka is not famous for petroleum.

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay is known as Sahitya Samrat. He is widely regarded as a key figure in the literary renaissance of Bengal. His political novel Anandamath depicted a Sanyasi army fighting the British soldiers. It was inspired by the sanyasi rebellion. Anandamath is the source of the national song “Vande Mataram”. His other celebrated books are Kapalkundala, Mrinalini, Vishbriksha, Durgeshnandini, Rajmohan’s Wife.

1-4-2-3 is the correct order.

Only 2 and 3 are correct.

• The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister.
  • The Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor.
• The total number of ministers, including the Chief Minister in the council of ministers shall not exceed 15 percent of the total number of members of the legislative assembly of that State. Provided that the number of Ministers, including the Chief Minister in a State, shall not be less than twelve.
  • This provision was introduced through the 91st Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2003.
• A person who is not a member of either house of the state legislature can also be appointed as a minister. However, he must be elected or appointed to either of the houses within 6 months of such appointment, failing which he ceases to be a minister. 

Both are correct.

• Jet aircraft mostly fly in the lower stratosphere to avoid turbulence.
• The stratosphere is dry. There is very little water vapour because of which there are no clouds.
• Vertical winds are almost absent in the stratosphere. The air tends not to overturn in the region as there is an increase in temperature with height in the stratosphere. Therefore, the vertical winds are almost absent.

Only 1 is correct. Earth’s first atmosphere was comprised of hydrogen and helium (the two most abundant gases found in the universe). Through the process of outgassing, the outpouring of gases from the earth’s interior, many other gases were injected into the atmosphere.

1 only is correct. UNCCD addresses the land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, known as the drylands.

It is the total stock of money that is circulating in an economy. It is also called money supply.

All the statements are correct. Saint Dnyaneshwar was a 13th-century Marathi saint, poet, philosopher and yogi. Saints Eknath (16th Century) andTukaram (17th Century) were his followers. He is one of the founders of the Varkari Bhakti movement tradition of Hinduism in Maharashtra.

Indravati National Park is a national park located in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh state of India. It is home to one of the last populations of rare wild buffalo.