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Current Affairs 10 August 2023

Daily CA 2023

1Q) Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPVFRA) established in which of the following year?


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⇨ The Govt. of India enacted “The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights (PPV&FR) Act, 2001” adopting a sui generis system.

⇨ To implement the provisions of the Act the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare established the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority on 11th November 2005.


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2Q) At the national level, which ministry is the nodal agency to ensure effective implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006?


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⇨ At the national level, forest and livelihood objectives are being dealt with by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), which is also the nodal ministry for minor forest produce, and implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.


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3Q) In 1937, Who among the following found that the Dirac equation also allowed particles that satisfied certain conditions to be their own antiparticles?


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⇨ In particle physics, the Dirac equation is a relativistic wave equation derived by British physicist Paul Dirac in 1928.

⇨ The Dirac equation is an equation from quantum mechanics.

⇨ The equation describes the behavior of fermions (e.g. electrons and quarks) and takes special relativity into account.

⇨ The equation showed the existence of antimatter.

⇨ In 1937, the Italian physicist Ettore Majorana found that the Dirac equation also allowed particles that satisfied certain conditions to be their own antiparticles.

⇨ In his honor, fermions that are their own antiparticles are called Majorana fermions.

⇨ One subatomic particle that physicists think could be Majorana fermions is neutrinos. don’t yet have experimental proof that they are, however.


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4Q) FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) is prohibited in which of the following sectors in India?

(1) Atomic Energy Generation

(2) Investment in Chit Funds

(3) Housing and Real Estate

(4) Trading in transferable development rights (TDRs)


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⇨ FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) is prohibited in the following sectors:

⇨ Atomic Energy Generation

⇨ Any related to the tobacco industry

⇨ Nidhi Company

⇨ Lotteries

⇨ Investment in Chit Funds

⇨ Agricultural or Plantation Activities

⇨ Housing and Real Estate

⇨ Trading in transferable development rights (TDRs)

⇨ Any Gambling or Betting businesses


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5Q) Agriculture Infrastructure Fund launched in which of the following year?


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⇨ In order to address the existing infrastructure gaps and mobilize investment in agriculture infrastructure, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme was launched in 2020 to mobilize a medium – long-term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management Infrastructure and community.

⇨ The scheme envisages provision of "Rs. 1 Lakh Crore" by banks and financial institutions as loans with interest subvention of 3% per annum and credit guarantee coverage under Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) for loans up to "Rs. 2 Crores."


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6Q) Vision SAGAR initiative launched in which of the following year?


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⇨ In 2015, PM Modi introduced the vision of SAGAR, or "Security and Growth for All in the Region" to focus on cooperative measures for sustainable use of the oceans.

⇨ The mission also provides a framework for a safe, secure, and stable maritime domain in the region.

⇨ India’s goal with SAGAR is to strengthen economic and security connections with its maritime neighbors while also assisting in the development of its maritime security capabilities.

⇨ For this, India would collaborate on information sharing, coastline surveillance, infrastructure development, and capability enhancement.


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7Q) Elderline scheme launched in which of the following year?


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⇨ About the Elderline scheme:

⇨ There is a national helpline number namely Elderline for Senior Citizens.

⇨ A Toll-free No. 14567 was launched on 1st October 2021 to provide free information, Guidance, Emotional Support, and field intervention in cases of abuse and rescues in order to improve the quality of life of senior citizens.

⇨ Elderline is operational from 8 am to 8 pm, all 7 days of the week, and is active in 31 States/UTs.

⇨ A total amount of Rs. 82.68 crore has been incurred during the last 3 financial years on Elderline scheme.


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8Q) Currently, we are in which of the following geological epoch?


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⇨ Officially, the current epoch is called the Holocene, which began 11,700 years ago after the last major ice age.

⇨ The Anthropocene Epoch is an unofficial unit of geologic time, used to describe the most recent period in Earth’s history when human activity started to have a significant impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems.

⇨ The Anthropocene epoch as a term was first coined by Nobel Prize-winning chemist Paul Crutzen and biology professor Eugene Stoermer in 2000 to denote the present geological time interval, in which the Earth’s ecosystem has gone through radical changes due to human impact, especially since the onset of the Industrial Revolution.

⇨ The planet’s geological time scale is divided into five broad categories: eons, epochs, eras, periods, and ages.

⇨ While eon is the broadest category of geological time, age is the smallest category.

⇨ Each of these categories is further divided into sub-categories. For instance, Earth’s history is characterized by four eons, including Hadeon (oldest), Archean, Proterozoic, and Phanerozoic (youngest).

⇨ Officially, we’re in the Phanerozoic eon, Cenozoic era, Quaternary period, Holocene epoch, and the Meghalayan age.


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9Q) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) was launched in which of the following year?


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⇨ Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) known as Pradhan Mantri Youth Training Program was launched on 15th July 2015 (on World Youth Skills Day).

⇨ PMKVY is implemented by the National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) under the guidance of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).

⇨ It is launched with the aim to encourage and promote skill development in the country by providing free short-duration skill training and incentivizing this by providing monetary rewards to youth for skill certification.


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10Q) Pakkasuran Malai is a hill often in recent news, It is situated in which of the following state?


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⇨ Pakkasuran Malai is a hill, also known locally as Hullikal Drug.

⇨ It is situated in Coonoor, Nilgiri Mountains of Tamil Nadu.


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