30 November 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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30 November 2021 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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1. Question
Consider the following statements related to Zero Defect Zero Effect scheme
1. It aims to rate and handhold all MSMEs to deliver top quality products using clean technology.
2. Production mechanisms wherein products have no defects and zero adverse environmental and ecological effects.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.CorrectSolution
The correct option is A
A) Both 1 and 2Explanation: ZED Scheme aims to rate and handhold all MSMEs to deliver top quality products using clean technology. It will have sector-specific parameters for each industry. MSME sector is crucial for the economic progress of India and this scheme will help to match global quality control standards. The slogan of Zero Defect, Zero Effect (ZED) was first mentioned by PM NarendraModi in his Independence Day speech in 2014. It was given for producing high quality manufacturing products with a minimal negative impact on environment
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The correct option is A
A) Both 1 and 2Explanation: ZED Scheme aims to rate and handhold all MSMEs to deliver top quality products using clean technology. It will have sector-specific parameters for each industry. MSME sector is crucial for the economic progress of India and this scheme will help to match global quality control standards. The slogan of Zero Defect, Zero Effect (ZED) was first mentioned by PM NarendraModi in his Independence Day speech in 2014. It was given for producing high quality manufacturing products with a minimal negative impact on environment
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2. Question
The point where the energy is released during the earthquake is called?
CorrectAns;- b) Hypocentre
IncorrectAns;- b) Hypocentre
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3. Question
Consider the following statements about NIPUN Bharat Mission:
1. It is a scheme to ensure that every child achieves desired learning competencies in reading, writing, and numeracy by end of Grade 3, by the year 2050
2. It is a part of school education programme, Samagra Shiksha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer: B
About NIPUN Bharat Mission
• National Initiative for Proficiency in reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat) is a scheme to ensure that every child achieves desired learning competencies in reading, writing, and numeracy by end of Grade 3, by the year 2026-27 – to provide an enabling environment in a bid to ensure universal acquisition of foundational literacy and numeracy.
• The NIPUN Bharat Mission is a part of school education programme, Samagra Shiksha.
• NIPUN Bharat initiative will be implemented by school education department of Union government and to implement it, a five-tier implementation mechanism will be set up at national, state, district, block, and school levels across all states and Union territories.
• No additional funding is being allocated for the mission. Instead, money is being allocated from the Samagra Shiksha scheme, which saw a 20% drop in its budget in 2021.
• So far, the goal has simply been to enrol children in school, and then to ensure that they finish Class 10. This mission specifies stage-wise learning goals to ensure that students are acquiring the necessary building blocks.
• The NIPUN Bharat strategy includes changes in curriculum and teaching methods to include more activity, art and story-telling, creation of print-rich materials and resources, teacher training, and stress-free assessment methods in order to reach these goals.
• NIPUN Bharat also emphasises the importance of using a child’s mother tongue in teaching, a principle of the National Education Policy 2020, which received some criticism.IncorrectAnswer: B
About NIPUN Bharat Mission
• National Initiative for Proficiency in reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat) is a scheme to ensure that every child achieves desired learning competencies in reading, writing, and numeracy by end of Grade 3, by the year 2026-27 – to provide an enabling environment in a bid to ensure universal acquisition of foundational literacy and numeracy.
• The NIPUN Bharat Mission is a part of school education programme, Samagra Shiksha.
• NIPUN Bharat initiative will be implemented by school education department of Union government and to implement it, a five-tier implementation mechanism will be set up at national, state, district, block, and school levels across all states and Union territories.
• No additional funding is being allocated for the mission. Instead, money is being allocated from the Samagra Shiksha scheme, which saw a 20% drop in its budget in 2021.
• So far, the goal has simply been to enrol children in school, and then to ensure that they finish Class 10. This mission specifies stage-wise learning goals to ensure that students are acquiring the necessary building blocks.
• The NIPUN Bharat strategy includes changes in curriculum and teaching methods to include more activity, art and story-telling, creation of print-rich materials and resources, teacher training, and stress-free assessment methods in order to reach these goals.
• NIPUN Bharat also emphasises the importance of using a child’s mother tongue in teaching, a principle of the National Education Policy 2020, which received some criticism. - Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which of the following is incorrect in reference to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF)
Scheme?CorrectAnswer: B
Option b is incorrect: The budget for FY2021-22 proposed that the interest earned on the EPF contributions (only employee contribution) above ₹2.5 lakh a year will now be taxable.IncorrectAnswer: B
Option b is incorrect: The budget for FY2021-22 proposed that the interest earned on the EPF contributions (only employee contribution) above ₹2.5 lakh a year will now be taxable. - Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Which of the following laws/legislations consider noise as a pollutant?
1. Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1974
2. Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
3. Environment (Protection) Act 1986
Select the correct answer using the code given below.CorrectAnswer: C
Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1974, does not consider noise as a
pollutant.IncorrectAnswer: C
Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1974, does not consider noise as a
pollutant.
