Current Affairs 16 February 2023

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Current Affairs Quiz: 16 February 2023

February 16, 2023 Current Affairs MCQs

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1Q) Nord Stream natural gas pipelines run under which of the following sea from Russia to Germany?

(A) Caspian Sea

(B) Black Sea

(C) Mediterranean sea

(D) Baltic Sea

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⇨ Nord Stream natural gas pipelines in Europe which run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany.

2Q) Gobhiya thaka, a kind of live-in relationship practice followed by the hill-dwelling Tiwa tribal people, living in which of the following state?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Kerala

(C) Assam

(D) Himachal Pradesh

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⇨ Gobhiya thaka, is a kind of live-in relationship practice followed by the hill-dwelling Tiwa tribal people, who live in Assam state.

⇨ Tiwa is an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the states of Assam and Meghalaya in northeastern India.

⇨ They are also found in some areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Nagaland.

⇨ They were known as Lalungs in the Assamese Buranjis and in Colonial literature.

3Q) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced 500 new ‘waste to wealth’ plants for promoting a circular economy with a total investment of Rs 10,000 crore under the GOBAR-Dhan scheme in her budget speech in the Parliament on February 1, 2023. In this context, the GOBAR-Dhan scheme is Launched by which of the following ministry?

(A) Ministry of Rural Development

(B) Ministry of Panchayati Raj

(C) Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoWR)

(D) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)

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⇨ Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoWR) has launched the GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources) - DHAN scheme.

⇨ The scheme is being implemented as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin).

⇨ The scheme intends to positively impact village cleanliness and generate wealth and energy from cattle and organic waste. The main focus areas of GOBAR-Dhan are to keep villages clean, increase the income of rural households and generate energy and organic manure from cattle waste.

4Q) Parliament enacts a Delimitation Act after every Census based on which of the following article in the Indian constitution?

(A) Article 74

(B) Article 78

(C) Article 82

(D) Article 85

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⇨ Article 82:- Upon the completion of each census, the allocation of seats in the House of the People to the States and the division of each State into territorial constituencies shall be readjusted by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by law determine.

⇨ Article 170:- Composition of the Legislative Assemblies.

5Q) Which of the following statements are correct regarding Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)?

(1) It was launched by the government in 2015 for providing loans of up to 10 lakhs to the non-corporate, non-farm small/micro-enterprises.

(2) MUDRA has created three products i.e. Shishu, Kishore, and Tarun as per the stage of growth and funding needs of the beneficiary micro unit.

(3) The individual can avail of loans for income-generating activities in the manufacturing, trading, and services sector and also for activities allied to agriculture.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 3

(C) Only 1 and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, and 3

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⇨ As per the results of a large sample survey conducted at the national level by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) to assess employment generation under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), the scheme helped in generate 1.12 crore net additional employment during a period of approximately 3 years (i.e. from 2015 to 2018).

⇨ MUDRA, which stands for Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd., is a financial institution set up by the Government.

⇨ It was launched by the government in 2015 for providing loans of up to 10 lakhs to the non-corporate, non-farm small/micro-enterprises.

⇨ MUDRA has created three products i.e. Shishu (loans up to Rs. 50,000), Kishore (loans above Rs. 50,000 and up to Rs. 5 lakh), and Tarun (loans above Rs. 5 lakh and up to Rs. 10 lakh) as per the stage of growth and funding needs of the beneficiary micro unit.

⇨ The individual can avail of loans for income-generating activities in the manufacturing, trading, and services sector and also for activities allied to agriculture.

6Q) Which of the following ministry has formulated a scheme called “National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem” (NAMASTE)?

(A) Ministry of Rural Development

(B) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

(C) Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoWR)

(D) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)

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⇨ Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has also formulated “National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem” (NAMASTE) particularly to stop the deaths of Sewers and Septic Tank Workers (SSWs) and to promote mechanization of cleaning operations with a vision to reduce hazardous cleaning and ensure the safety of sanitation workers.

7Q) The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), comes under which of the following ministry?

(A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(B) Ministry of Finance (MoF)

(C) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW)

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

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⇨ The Union Finance Ministry has a separate department for undertaking disinvestment-related procedures called the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM).

⇨ The government may disinvest in order to reduce the fiscal burden or bridge the revenue shortfall for that year.

⇨ It also uses disinvestment proceeds to finance the fiscal deficit, to invest in the economy and development or social sector programs, and to retire government debt.

8Q) India and which of the following nation's joint exercise, named TARKASH, is currently being held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu?

(A) Russia

(B) USA

(C) UK

(D) Japan

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⇨ An Indo-US joint exercise, named TARKASH, has for the first time included the “Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) terror response” in its drill.

⇨ Currently being held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, TARKASH is a joint exercise by the National Security Guard (NSG) and US Special Operations Forces (SOF).

9Q) According to production data of the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database(FAOSTAT), which of the following country is the highest milk producer in the world year 2021-22?

(A) USA

(B) China

(C) France

(D) India

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⇨ According to production data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database(FAOSTAT), India is the highest milk producer i.e., the rank first position in the world contributing twenty-four percent of global milk production in the year 2021-22.

10Q) Which of the following organization from India has been awarded “ATD Best Awards 2023” by the Association for Talent Development (ATD), USA?

(A) NTPC

(B) ISRO

(C) SAIL

(D) BHEL

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⇨ NTPC Limited, the country’s largest power generating company has been awarded "ATD Best Awards 2023" by the Association for Talent Development (ATD), USA.

⇨ The Association for Talent Development, USA is the world's largest association in the field of talent development and ATD's BEST AWARD is the most coveted recognition in Learning and Development.

⇨ The award includes small and large private, public, and not-for-profit organizations from across the globe.

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