Current Affairs Quiz 21 June 2024

Answer and Explanation:
Answer: (b) 1 and 2 only
Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct. The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) was indeed established in 2017 to provide advice on economic and related issues to the Prime Minister of India.
• Statement 2 is correct. One of the functions of the EAC-PM is to prepare a monthly report on economic developments at home and abroad for the Prime Minister.
• Statement 3 is incorrect. The EAC-PM is not headed by the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India but by a Chairman who is typically an economist of recognized international eminence.
Therefore, the correct answer is (b) 1 and 2 only.

Answer and Explanation:
Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only
Explanation:
• Statement 1 is incorrect. The 5G Intelligent Village Initiative is aimed at uplifting rural communities, not urban communities.
• Statement 2 is correct. The initiative focuses on effectively utilizing Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC) and massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC) aspects of 5G in selected villages.
• Statement 3 is correct. The initiative targets critical sectors such as agriculture, education, healthcare, governance, and sustainability.
Therefore, the correct answer is (b) 2 and 3 only.

Ans;- d) nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide

Explanation;-

• Acid rain results when sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) are emitted into the atmosphere and transported by wind and air currents.
• The SO2 and NOX react with water, oxygen and other chemicals to form sulfuric and nitric acids. These then mix with water and other materials before falling to the ground.

• Acid rain can be extremely harmful to forests. Acid rain that seeps into the ground can dissolve nutrients, such as magnesium and calcium, that trees need to be healthy. Acid rain also causes aluminum to be released into the soil, which makes it difficult for trees to take up water.

Ans;- c) The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.

Explanation;-

• Under the Solid Waste Management, Rules 2016, waste processing facilities will have to be set up by all local bodies having 1 million or more population within two years.
• In case of census towns below 1 million population, setting up common, or stand-alone sanitary landfills by, or for all local bodies having 0.5 million or more population and for setting up common, or regional sanitary landfills by all local bodies and census towns under 0.5 million population will have to be completed in three years.
• Hence, rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for identification of landfill sites and waste processing facilities. Hence option C is correct.
• Waste generators would now have to now segregate waste into three streams- Biodegradables, Dry (Plastic, Paper, metal, Wood, etc.) and Domestic Hazardous waste (diapers, napkins, mosquito repellants, cleaning agents etc.) before handing it over to the collector. Hence, option a is incorrect.

Ans;- c) Only 1,3 and 4

Explanation;-

• Discharge of hot water in water body affects feeding in fishes, increases their metabolism and affects their growth, not decreases that’s y 2nd statement is incorrect.
• Their swimming efficiency declines. Running away from predators or chasing prey becomes difficult.
• Their resistance to diseases and parasites decreases.
• Due to thermal pollution biological diversity is reduced.
• The warm temperature reduces the levels of DO (Dissolved Oxygen) in water.
• The warm water holds relatively less oxygen than cold water.
• The decrease in DO can create suffocation for plants and animals such as fish, amphibians and copepods, which may give rise to anaerobic conditions.
• Thermal pollution is the degradation of water quality by any process that changes ambient water temperature. A common cause of thermal pollution is the use of water as a coolant by power plants and industrial manufacturers.