Current Affairs Quiz 15 April 2024
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1. Question
Which state has become the first state to propose a law to protect the rights of gig workers and make them beneficiaries of various state welfare schemes?
CorrectBy launching the Rajasthan Platform-based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023, Rajasthan has become the first state to propose a law to protect the rights of gig workers and make them beneficiaries of various state welfare schemes. As per a NITI Aayog report in July 2022, around 7.7 million people were employed as gig workers as of June 2022. Their number is only likely to multiply three times by 2029-30. There are over eight million registered personnel in the entire country in the category of gig workers on the e-Shram portal of the Government of India.
IncorrectBy launching the Rajasthan Platform-based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023, Rajasthan has become the first state to propose a law to protect the rights of gig workers and make them beneficiaries of various state welfare schemes. As per a NITI Aayog report in July 2022, around 7.7 million people were employed as gig workers as of June 2022. Their number is only likely to multiply three times by 2029-30. There are over eight million registered personnel in the entire country in the category of gig workers on the e-Shram portal of the Government of India.
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2. Question
Right to legal aid is part of?
CorrectThe right to life and personal freedom is guaranteed by Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which is a part of Fundamental Rights. The judiciary has broadened its interpretation of this right over time to encompass the right to uncompensated legal aid. This means that if a person cannot afford legal representation and their personal liberty is at stake, they have the right to access free legal aid. Article 39A of the Constitution of India provides that State shall secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on a basis of equal opportunity, and shall in particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable legislation or schemes or in any other way, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disability.
IncorrectThe right to life and personal freedom is guaranteed by Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which is a part of Fundamental Rights. The judiciary has broadened its interpretation of this right over time to encompass the right to uncompensated legal aid. This means that if a person cannot afford legal representation and their personal liberty is at stake, they have the right to access free legal aid. Article 39A of the Constitution of India provides that State shall secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on a basis of equal opportunity, and shall in particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable legislation or schemes or in any other way, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disability.
- Question 3 of 5
3. Question
With reference to ‘Global Environment Facility’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
CorrectThe Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral environmental fund that provides grants and blended finance for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), mercury, sustainable forest management, food security, and sustainable cities in developing countries.
In addition to funding projects through grants and blended finance, the GEF also serves as financial mechanism for the following conventions:
• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
• Minamata Convention on Mercury
The GEF also supports implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP).
The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) Fund was ratified and launched at the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) on 24 August, 2023.IncorrectThe Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral environmental fund that provides grants and blended finance for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), mercury, sustainable forest management, food security, and sustainable cities in developing countries.
In addition to funding projects through grants and blended finance, the GEF also serves as financial mechanism for the following conventions:
• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
• Minamata Convention on Mercury
The GEF also supports implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP).
The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) Fund was ratified and launched at the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) on 24 August, 2023. - Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Locally known as Kalivi kodi, Jerdon’s Courser can naturally be seen in the state of
CorrectJerdon’s courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus) is a nocturnal bird belonging to the pratincole and courser family Glareolidae endemic to India. The bird was discovered by the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon in 1848 but not seen again until its rediscovery in 1986.[3] This courser is a restricted-range endemic found locally in India in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. It is currently known only from the Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, where it inhabits sparse scrub forest with patches of bare ground.
IncorrectJerdon’s courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus) is a nocturnal bird belonging to the pratincole and courser family Glareolidae endemic to India. The bird was discovered by the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon in 1848 but not seen again until its rediscovery in 1986.[3] This courser is a restricted-range endemic found locally in India in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. It is currently known only from the Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, where it inhabits sparse scrub forest with patches of bare ground.
- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Which of the following body grants Third Party Application Provider(TPAP) license to run UPI services and facilitate merchant transactions through partner banks?
CorrectNPCI approves the participation of Customer Banks, PSP, Third Party Application Providers (TPAP) and Prepaid Payment Instrument issuers (PPIs) in UPI. The National Payments Council of India (NPCI) on March 14 granted troubled fintech Paytm a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) licence, just a day ahead of the closure of its Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) arm.
IncorrectNPCI approves the participation of Customer Banks, PSP, Third Party Application Providers (TPAP) and Prepaid Payment Instrument issuers (PPIs) in UPI. The National Payments Council of India (NPCI) on March 14 granted troubled fintech Paytm a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) licence, just a day ahead of the closure of its Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) arm.
