Current Affairs 25 August 2023

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1Q) According to which of the following acts the Union Government by notification should appoint an agency named Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERTIn) to serve as the national agency for incident response?

(A) The Information Technology Act, 2000

(B) The National Security Act of 1980

(C) Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023

(D) Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958

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⇨ CERT-In is designated as the National Nodal Agency for Incident Response under Section 70(B) of the Indian Information Technology Act 2000.

⇨ The functioning of CERT-In is defined by the Information Technology (The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team and Manner of Performing Functions and Duties) Rules, 2013.

⇨ The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In or ICERT) is an office within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India.

⇨ It is the nodal agency to deal with cyber security threats like hacking and phishing.

⇨ CERT-IN was formed in 2004 by the Government of India under the Information Technology Act, 2000 Section (70B) under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

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2Q) Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)?

(1) Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) was financed and monitored through the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoWR).

(2) Swachh Bharat Mission Urban (SBM-U) - Urban was financed and monitored through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

(A) 1 Only

(B) 2 Only

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 Nor 2

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⇨ Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) was financed and monitored through the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (since converted to the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti).

⇨ Swachh Bharat Mission Urban (SBM-U) was financed and monitored through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

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3Q) Which of the following countries is not a member of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium?

(A) France

(B) Saudi Arabia

(C) Mauritius

(D) Yemen

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⇨ The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS):

⇨ The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) is a series of biennial meetings between the littoral states of the Indian Ocean region.

⇨ The symposium was first held in 2008 with India as host.

⇨ IONS is a security construct for the Indian Ocean region which is similar to the Western Pacific Naval Symposium.

⇨ Members of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium:

⇨ South Asian: Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United Kingdom (British Indian Ocean Territory)

⇨ West Asian: Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates, Qatar.

⇨ East African: France (Reunion), Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa, and Tasnzania.

⇨ South East Asian and Australian: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste.

⇨ observer member countries of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium:

⇨ China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Netherlands, Russia, Spain

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4Q) Which of the statements given below is/are correct?

(1) High clouds primarily reflect solar radiation and cool the surface of the Earth.

(2) Low clouds have a high absorption of infrared radiation emanating from the Earth's surface and thus cause a warming effect.

(A) 1 only

(B) 2 only

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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⇨ The study of clouds, where they occur, and their characteristics, play a key role in the understanding of climate change.

⇨ Low, thick clouds primarily reflect solar radiation and cool the surface of the Earth.

⇨ High, thin clouds primarily transmit incoming solar radiation; at the same time, they trap some of the outgoing infrared radiation emitted by the Earth and radiate it back downward, thereby warming the surface of the Earth.

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5Q) Which of the following statements are correct regarding regarding net-zero emissions?

(1) "Net zero emissions" refers to achieving an overall balance between greenhouse gas emissions produced and greenhouse gas emissions taken out of the atmosphere.

(2) China, the United States, the European Union, and India have set a net-zero target.

(A) 1 only

(B) 2 only

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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⇨ "Net zero emissions" refers to achieving an overall balance between greenhouse gas emissions produced and greenhouse gas emissions taken out of the atmosphere.

⇨ More than 70 countries, including the biggest polluters – China, the United States, and the European Union – have set a net-zero target, covering about 76% of global emissions.

⇨ India has promised to cut its emissions to net zero by 2070 - missing a key goal of the COP26 summit for countries to commit to reach that target by 2050.

⇨ China has announced plans for carbon neutrality by 2060, while the U.S and E.U aim to hit net zero by 2050.

⇨ India is the world's fourth biggest emitter of carbon dioxide after China, the US, and the EU.

⇨ But its huge population means its emissions per capita are much lower than other major world economies.

⇨ They include a promise for India to get 50% of its energy from renewable resources by 2030, and by the same year to reduce total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes.

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6Q) The main aim of the Paris Agreement is to keep the global average temperature rise this century as close as possible to ________ degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

(A) 1 degrees Celsius

(B) 1.5 degrees Celsius

(C) 2 degrees Celsius

(D) 2.5 degrees Celsius

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⇨ The Paris Agreement's central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below "2 degrees Celsius" above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to "1.5 degrees Celsius"

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7Q) Manipur is home to which of the following types of forests?

(1) Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest

(2) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests

(3) Sub-Tropical Pine Forest

(4) Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest

(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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⇨ The forests of the Manipur State have 6 major Forest Types and 10 Subtypes.

⇨ The major forest types include Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests, Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests, Sub-Tropical Pine Forests, Tropical Dry Deciduous forests, Montane Wet Temperate Forests, and Sub-alpine Forests.

⇨ The forest and tree cover of Manipur is 77.20 % of the State’s total geographical area.

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8Q) Which of the following states in India has the largest Grassland?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Gujarat

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⇨ Banni grassland in Gujarat's Kutch district is considered to be Asia's largest and finest grassland.

⇨ Banni Grasslands Reserve or Banni grasslands form a belt of arid grassland ecosystem on the outer southern edge of the desert of the marshy salt flats of Rann of Kutch in Kutch District, Gujarat State, India. They are known for rich wildlife and biodiversity and are spread across an area of 3,847 square kilometers.

⇨ It is almost 45% of the pastures in Gujarat.

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9Q) "Salar de Uyuni" is located in which of the following country?

(A) Bolivia

(B) Angola

(C) Romania

(D) Borneo

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⇨ "Salar de Uyuni" is the world's largest salt flat, or playa, at over 10,000 square kilometers in area.

⇨ It is in the Daniel Campos Province in Potosí in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes at an elevation of 3,656 m (11,995 ft) above sea level.

⇨ The Salar was formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes that existed around forty thousand years ago but had all evaporated over time.

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10Q) Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Western Ghats?

(1) The mountains of the Western Ghats are Block Mountains.

(2) The Western Ghats range is known as Sahyadri in Maharashtra and Karnataka.

(3) The Western Ghats range is known as Sahyan or Sahian in Kerala.

(4) The Western Ghats traverse the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

(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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⇨ Important points about Western Ghats:

⇨ The mountains of the Western Ghats are Block Mountains.

⇨ They were formed when a piece of landmass warped into the Arabian Sea.

⇨ The Western Ghats traverse the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

⇨ These mountains cover an area of around 140,000 km² in a 1,600 km long stretch that is interrupted only by the 30 km Palghat Gap at around 11°N.

⇨ The Western Ghats range starts near the south of the Tapti River (Satpura Range) in the north and ends at Marunthuvazh Malai, Kanyakumari, near the southern tip of India.

⇨ The Western Ghats are the mountainous faulted and eroded edge of the Deccan Plateau.

⇨ The northern portion of the narrow coastal plain between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea is known as the Konkan.

⇨ The central portion is called Kanara and the southern portion is called Malabar.

⇨ The foothill region east of the Ghats in Maharashtra is known as Desh, while the eastern foothills of the central Karnataka state are known as Malenadu.

⇨ The range is known as Sahyadri in Maharashtra and Karnataka.

⇨ The range is known as Sahyan or Sahian in Kerala.

⇨ Ooty is called the Queen of the Western Ghats.

⇨ The major river systems originating in the Western Ghats are the Godavari, Kaveri, Krishna, Thamiraparani, and Tungabhadra rivers.

⇨ The Western Ghats account for 80% of India's hydropower generation.

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