Current Affairs 13 February 2023

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Current Affairs Quiz: 13 February 2023

February 13, 2023 Current Affairs MCQs

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1Q) The deadline for PM-KUSUM by 2022, has now been pushed to March 2026. In this context, this scheme is launched by which of the following ministries?

(A) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)

(B) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension (PERSMIN)

(C) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)

(D) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY)

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⇨ The PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Uttham Mahabhiyan) was Launched in 2019 by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

⇨ The deadline for a key scheme by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to install 30,000 MW solar power capacity in rural India by 2022, has now been pushed to March 2026.

2Q) Dhaniram Toto (59), a Toto (Dengka) language preserver from the Toto community, was awarded the Padma Shri award in the field of Literature & Education. In this context, the Toto community lives in which of the following Indian states?

(A) Jharkhand

(B) West Bengal

(C) Odisha

(D) Chhattisgarh

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⇨ He took six months to complete the Toto alphabet and he finished the script in 2018, and he has also compiled a dictionary of Toto words and written two novels in the language.

⇨ Toto is a small tribal community having a population of only 1,632 people living in Toto Para in the Alipurduar district, on the edge of north Bengal near the India-Bhutan border, and speaking the eponymous language.

3Q) 36th International Surajkund Crafts Mela 2023 is to be organized from 03 to 19 February in which of the following state?

(A) Haryana

(B) Punjab

(C) Gujrat

(D) Uttar Pradesh

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⇨ 36th International Surajkund Crafts Mela 2023 to be organized from 03 to 19 February, at Faridabad, Haryana.

⇨ This fair is first set up in 1987.

⇨ This year "Eight North Eastern States" is the Theme State of the Mela.

⇨ NERAMAC and North NEHHDC are the nodal agencies that are setting up the North Eastern Region Theme State pavilion.

4Q) Recently, India has handed over to which of the following nations 100 nautical charts covering the general coastal area around the Lamu Archipelago?

(A) Oman

(B) Yeman

(C) Somalia

(D) Kenya

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⇨ India has handed over to Kenya 100 nautical charts covering the general coastal area around the Lamu Archipelago (near Kenya’s northern coast), following a joint survey of the area by the Navies of the two countries.

⇨ The survey was carried out under the aegis of the National Hydrography Office which functions under the Indian Navy at a total cost of about US$ 1.8 Million.

⇨ India has been undertaking surveys for Friendly Foreign Countries in the region to help update the vintage charts that are at times almost 100 years old, it stated.

⇨ To date, a total of 14 Kenyan personnel have undergone courses at the National Institute of Hydrography, Goa under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) scheme.

⇨ ITEC is the leading capacity-building platform of the Ministry Of External Affairs, Government of India.

⇨ Instituted in 1964, ITEC is one of the oldest institutionalized arrangements for international capacity building.

5Q) Which of the following article in the Indian constitution is related to the Appointment of Supreme Court judges?

(A) Article 120

(B) Article 124

(C) Article 126

(D) Article 128

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⇨ Article 124(1):- There shall be a Supreme Court of India constituting of a Chief Justice of India.

⇨ Article 124(2):- Every Judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal.

⇨ The sanctioned judge strength of the Supreme Court is 34 (including the Chief Justice of India).

⇨ The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act 1956, as originally enacted, provided for the maximum number of Judges(excluding the Chief Justice of India) to be 10.

⇨ This number was increased to 13 by the Supreme Court (Number of Judges), Amendment Act, of 1960, and to 17 by the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, of 1977.

⇨ The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 1986 augmented the strength of the Supreme Court Judges from 17 to 25 excluding the Chief Justice of India.

⇨ Subsequently, the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2009 further augmented the strength of the SupremeCourtJudges, from 25 to 30.

⇨ The sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court of India has been increased from 30 to 33 (excluding the Chief Justice of India) w.e.f. 09.08.2019.

6Q) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s latest Budget is noteworthy for the emphasis she has laid on the government’s commitment to move towards net-zero carbon emission by which of the following year?

(A) 2025

(B) 2035

(C) 2047

(D) 2070

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⇨ Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s latest Budget is noteworthy for the emphasis she has laid on the government’s commitment to move towards net-zero carbon emission by 2070.

⇨ The Budget hearteningly proposes to exempt customs duty on the import of capital goods and machinery required to manufacture lithium-ion cells used in EV batteries. This ought to give a fillip to local companies looking to set up EV battery plants.

⇨ Another key proposal relates to the establishment of a viability gap funding mechanism to support the creation of battery energy storage systems with a capacity of 4,000 MWh.

⇨ Ms. Sitharaman also set aside a vital ₹8,300 crore towards a ₹20,700 crore project for building an inter-State transmission system for the evacuation and grid integration of 13 GW of renewable energy from Ladakh.

7Q) Which of the following planet in the solar system have the highest number of moons?

(A) Mercury

(B) Mars

(C) Uranus

(D) Jupiter

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⇨ Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter, with this Jupiter now has a whopping 92 lunar worlds around it.

8Q) PARIKSHA PARV 5.0 Campaign being organized from 6th February to 31st March 2023 by which of the following body?

(A) Department of School Education and Literacy

(B) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)

(C) National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

(D) Department of Higher Education

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⇨ PARIKSHA PARV 5.0 Campaign being organized from 6th February to 31st March 2023 by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

⇨ "Pariksha Parv 5.0" is an endeavor for providing a platform for students, parents, and teachers to share their thoughts and get guidance.

⇨ NCPCR is inspired by the Prime Minister of India's "Pariksha Pe Charcha” program like in previous years and this year is conducting Pariksha Parv 5.0 starting from 6th February 2023 to 31st March 2023.

⇨ NCPCR is celebrating "Pariksha Parv" since 2019.

⇨ The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is a statutory body constituted in March 2007 under section (3) of the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005, to protect the rights and entitlements of children.

⇨ Pariksha Parv 5.0 objectives:

⇨ (a) Live Streaming Sessions - through Social Media - topics related to examination pressure and stress, cyber safety, prevention of drugs and substance abuse, online education, safety and security, POCSO, career counseling, etc

⇨ (b) Exam Warriors - audio-video messages of students on managing exam/result-related stress and anxiety.

⇨ (c) Radio Spots - shall be broadcast on Vividh Bharti (National), All India Radio on Pariksha Parv 5.0 with audio messages of Hon'ble Prime Minister’s "Paiksha Pe Charcha” 2023.

⇨ (d) SAMVEDNA - (1800-121-2830) is a Toll-free Tele Counseling service of NCPCR by qualified and Trained Counsellors for students to cope with exams and result-related worries, stress, and anxiety.

9Q) Which of the following ministries launched the "Mission Sahbhagita" in 2022 with a mission of a healthy and effectively managed network of 75 wetlands of national and international significance?

(A) Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)

(B) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)

(C) Ministry of Tourism

(D) Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoWR)

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⇨ The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) launched Mission Sahbhagita in 2022 with a mission of a healthy and effectively managed network of 75 wetlands of national and international significance which support water and food security; floods, droughts, cyclones, and other extreme events.

⇨ India has the largest network of Ramsar Sites in Asia, making these sites a critical ecological network for the conservation of global biological diversity and supporting human well-being.

⇨ World Wetlands Day is observed on 2nd February every year all over the world to commemorate the signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance in 1971.

⇨ India is a party to the Convention since 1982 and has so far declared 75 wetlands as Ramsar sites covering 23 states and Union Territories.

10Q) Rs.477.25 crores approved to 133 incubators under the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), In this context which of the following statements is correct?

(1) The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), a flagship scheme under the Startup India initiative has been implemented with effect from 1st April 2021.

(2) The flagship schemes under the Startup India initiative namely, the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS).

(3) The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) has been approved with a corpus of Rs.945 crores for the period of 4 years starting from 2021-22.

(4) Under SISFS, as per provisions of the Scheme, the Government has constituted an Experts Advisory Committee (EAC) which is responsible for the overall execution and monitoring of the SISFS.

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1, 2 and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), a flagship scheme under the Startup India initiative has been implemented with effect from 1st April 2021.

⇨ The flagship schemes under the Startup India initiative namely, the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS).

⇨ The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) has been approved with a corpus of Rs.945 crores for the period of 4 years starting from 2021-22.

⇨ Under SISFS, as per provisions of the Scheme, the Government has constituted an Experts Advisory Committee (EAC) which is responsible for the overall execution and monitoring of the SISFS.

⇨ The Government with an intent to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation, and startups and encouraging private investments in the startup ecosystem of the country launched the Startup India initiative on 16th January 2016.

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