Current Affairs 17 July 2023

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1Q) Which of the following International organizations released the One Health Priority Research Agenda on Antimicrobial Resistance?

(1) United Nations (UN)

(2) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

(3) UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

(4) World Health Organization (WHO)

(A) 1 and 2 Only

(B) 2 and 3 Only

(C) 1, 2, and 3 Only

(D) 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ Four multilateral agencies launched a priority research agenda on June 28, 2023, to better advocate for increased research and investment in antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

⇨ The "Quadripartite" — comprising the United Nations (UN), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) — released the One Health Priority Research Agenda on Antimicrobial Resistance.

⇨ The organizations work specifically in the areas of human, animal, plant, and environmental health.

⇨ On similar lines, WHO also launched a global research agenda for AMR in human health on June 22, 2023.

⇨ The agenda prioritizes 40 research topics for evidence generation to inform policy and interventions by 2030.

⇨ It also aims to guide a variety of stakeholders in generating new evidence to address antimicrobial resistance, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.

⇨ The agenda will serve as a guide for countries, research institutes, and funding bodies to support One Health AMR research.

⇨ It defined "One Health" as an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals, and ecosystems.

⇨ Using a mixed-methods approach, global experts identified five key pillars as well as three cross-cutting themes.

⇨ Three cross-cutting themes are gender, vulnerable populations, and sustainability.

⇨ Five key pillars are Transmission, Integrated surveillance, Interventions, Behavioural insights and change, Economics, and policy.

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2Q) The Zo Reunification Organisation (ZORO) is associated with which of the following Indian state?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Kerala

(C) Assam

(D) Manipur

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⇨ The Zo Reunification Organization (ZORO) is a Mizoram-based group representing the Chin-Kuki-Mizo tribes of India, Myanmar, and Bangladesh.

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3Q) James Webb Space Telescope just detected a carbon molecule in the Orion Nebula. In this context, which of the following statement correct regarding the James Webb Space Telescope?

(1) It is an international collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency.

(2) It was launched in December 2021.

(A) 1 Only

(B) 2 Only

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 Nor 2

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⇨ About James Webb Space Telescope:

⇨ It is an international collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency.

⇨ It was launched in December 2021.

⇨ It's the successor to Hubble Telescope.

⇨ The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990.

⇨ In 2009, the European Space Agency launched an infrared telescope titled the Herschel Space Observatory.

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4Q) DAY-NRLM launches eSARAS mobile App to Market products made by women of Self-help Groups. In this context, which of the following statement is correct regarding DAY-NRLM?

(1) DAY-NRLM was launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

(2) "Aajeevika – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM)" was renamed DAY-NRLM in 2015.

(3) The scheme is an improved Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) version.

(4) It has aim to reduce poverty by enabling poor households to access gainful self-employment and skilled-wage employment opportunities.

(A) 1, 2, and 3 Only

(B) 2, 3, and 4 Only

(C) 1, 3, and 4 Only

(D) 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ About Deendayal Antyodaya Yojna- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM):

⇨ The DAY-NRLM was launched as "Aajeevika – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM)" by the Ministry of Rural Development in the year 2011.

⇨ It was renamed DAY-NRLM in 2015.

⇨ The scheme is an improved Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) version.

⇨ It has aim to reduce poverty by enabling poor households to access gainful self-employment and skilled-wage employment opportunities.

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5Q) Recently, Researchers may have uncovered the cause of the mysterious "gravity hole" in which of the following ocean?

(A) Pacific Ocean

(B) Atlantic Ocean

(C) Arctic Ocean

(D) Indian Ocean

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⇨ Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science may have uncovered the cause of the mysterious "gravity hole" in the Indian Ocean.

⇨ While it is easy to imagine the Earth as a perfect sphere that has uniform gravity all over, that is far from the case.

⇨ But that is not the case; our planet is flat at the poles and it bulges at the equator.

⇨ Also, it doesn’t have uniform gravity everywhere.

⇨ The strength of the gravitational pull at any part of the world is dependent on the mass of the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core beneath that particular region.

⇨ Interestingly, a massive region in the Indian Ocean, about 1,200 kilometers southwest of the southernmost tip of India, has such a low pull of gravity that the sea level of the Indian Ocean over the “hole” is around 106 meters below the global average.

⇨ This pronounced dip in the ocean is called the Indian Ocean geoid low (IOGL) and was discovered in 1948 during a survey by Dutch geophysicist Felix Andries Vening Meinesz.

⇨ According to a study published in the journal 'Geophysical Research Letters, IOGL is formed from remnants of Tethys, an ancient sea.

⇨ Tethys was a prehistoric ocean that separated the mega-continents Gondwana and Laurasia.

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6Q) Dharma Chakra Pravartana Divas observed on which of the following day?

(A) It is observed on the full moon day of Chaitra

(B) It is observed on the full moon day of Vaisakha

(C) It is observed on the full moon day of Jyeshtha

(D) It is observed on the full moon day of Asadha

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⇨ Dharma Chakra Pravartana Divas is observed on the full moon day of Asadha to honor the spiritual teachers, of Buddhists.

⇨ Other names in different countries:

⇨ Asadha Poornima (India);

⇨ Esala Poya (Sri Lanka);

⇨ Asanha Bucha (Thailand)

⇨ Note: Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din is observed on 14 October to commemorate the day when B. R. Ambedkar, embraced Buddhism.

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7Q) JIMEX 23 is a Maritime Exercise between which of the following nations?

(A) India and Japan

(B) India and Sri Lanka

(C) India and Singapore

(D) India and Malaysia

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⇨ The seventh edition of the bilateral Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023 (JIMEX 23) hosted by the Indian Navy, is being conducted at Visakhapatnam from 05 -10 July 2023.

⇨ This edition marks the 11th anniversary of JIMEX, since its inception in 2012.

⇨ JIMEX 23 will witness the participation of INS Delhi, India's first indigenously built Guided Missile Destroyer, INS Kamorta, an indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette, fleet tanker INS Shakti, a submarine, maritime patrol aircraft P8I and Dornier, ship-borne helicopters and fighter aircraft.

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8Q) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and which of the following ministry have jointly formulated a Scheme namely National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE)?

(A) Ministry of Rural Development

(B) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

(C) Ministry of Labour & Employment

(D) Ministry of Panchayati Raj

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⇨ To eliminate hazardous cleaning, stop deaths of sewer and septic tank workers, and ensure their safety and dignity, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs have jointly formulated a Scheme namely National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE).

⇨ The scheme will be implemented in all 4800+ Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of the country, during the three years up to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs. 349.70 crore.

⇨ The scheme was launched in 2022 as a Central Sector Scheme.

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9Q) Writ jurisdiction related to the high court conforms by which of the following article?

(A) Article 225

(B) Article 226

(C) Article 227

(D) Article 228

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⇨ The High Court has broad powers to issue orders and writs to any person or authority under Article 226 of the Indian Constitution.

⇨ It empowers a high court to issue writs including habeas corpus, mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, and quo warranto for the enforcement of the fundamental rights of the citizens and for any other purpose.

⇨ Latest judgments on the arrest of Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji and its aftermath:

⇨ A High Court, under Article 226 (its writ jurisdiction) of the Constitution, does not have the power to issue a direction to the Centre to invoke Article 355 which enjoins upon the Centre a duty to protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance besides ensuring that the government of every State is carried on in accordance with the constitutional provisions.

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10Q) Khazans are coastal wetlands of which of the following state?

(A) Goa

(B) Kerala

(C) Karnataka

(D) Maharashtra

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⇨ Khazans are coastal wetlands of Goa.

⇨ These cover about 5% of the total geographical area of Goa.

⇨ It is a low-lying, saltwater-logged area.

⇨ These are used for shrimp farming, agriculture, and salt production.

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