Current Affairs Quiz 23 December 2022
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Current Affairs Quiz 23 December 2022 for UPSC Prelims
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1. Question
With reference to the Samudrayaan Mission, consider the following statements:
1. The goal of the expedition is to deploy three people in the “MATSYA 10000” vehicle to a depth of 10000 metres to explore deep-sea resources including minerals.
2. It is a part of the Rs 6000-crore Deep Ocean Mission and is India’s first unique manned ocean mission.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
CorrectAnswer: B
About Samudrayaan Mission
• The goal of the expedition is to deploy three people in the “MATSYA 6000” vehicle to a depth of 6000 metres to explore deep-sea resources including minerals.
○ The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, is designing and developing the “MATSYA 6000” vehicle for the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
• For the safety of people, it can operate for 12 hours normally and 96 hours in an emergency.
• It is a part of the Rs 6000-crore Deep Ocean Mission and is India’s first unique manned ocean mission.Significance:
• The manned submersible will enable research experts to directly examine and comprehend unexplored deep-sea regions.
• It will also strengthen the central government’s plan for a “New India,” which includes the blue economy as one of the top ten growth drivers.
• There are nine coastal states and 1,382 islands along India’s 7517 kilometres of coastline, which is in a unique marine position.
• With the oceans on three of its sides and around 30% of the people living along the shore, the coastal regions are important for India’s economy.
• It promotes aquaculture, tourism, livelihood, and blue trade.IncorrectAnswer: B
About Samudrayaan Mission
• The goal of the expedition is to deploy three people in the “MATSYA 6000” vehicle to a depth of 6000 metres to explore deep-sea resources including minerals.
○ The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, is designing and developing the “MATSYA 6000” vehicle for the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
• For the safety of people, it can operate for 12 hours normally and 96 hours in an emergency.
• It is a part of the Rs 6000-crore Deep Ocean Mission and is India’s first unique manned ocean mission.Significance:
• The manned submersible will enable research experts to directly examine and comprehend unexplored deep-sea regions.
• It will also strengthen the central government’s plan for a “New India,” which includes the blue economy as one of the top ten growth drivers.
• There are nine coastal states and 1,382 islands along India’s 7517 kilometres of coastline, which is in a unique marine position.
• With the oceans on three of its sides and around 30% of the people living along the shore, the coastal regions are important for India’s economy.
• It promotes aquaculture, tourism, livelihood, and blue trade. - Question 2 of 5
2. Question
With reference to the Deep Ocean Mission, consider the following statements:
1. Government of India has also launched a ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ for exploration of polymetallic nodules in Central Indian Ocean Basin.
2. It is a Central Sector SchemeWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?
CorrectAnswer: C
Both the statements are correctAbout Deep Ocean Mission:
Nodal: Ministry of Earth Sciences• Deep Ocean Mission is a mission mode project to support the Blue Economy Initiatives of the Government of India.
• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is one of the collaborators of the Ministry of Earth Sciences for implementation of Deep Ocean Mission (DOM).
• Government of India has also launched a ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ for exploration of polymetallic nodules in Central Indian Ocean Basin.
○ Polymetallic nodules contain multiple metals like copper, nickel, cobalt, manganese, iron, lead, zinc, alluminum, silver, gold, and platinum etc. in variable constitutions and are precipitate of hot fluids from upwelling hot magma from the deep interior of the oceanic crust.
• It is a Central Sector Scheme and no separate allocation for States is envisaged.
It is proposed to collaborate with non-governmental organizations for research collaboration for various components of Deep Ocean Mission.IncorrectAnswer: C
Both the statements are correctAbout Deep Ocean Mission:
Nodal: Ministry of Earth Sciences• Deep Ocean Mission is a mission mode project to support the Blue Economy Initiatives of the Government of India.
• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is one of the collaborators of the Ministry of Earth Sciences for implementation of Deep Ocean Mission (DOM).
• Government of India has also launched a ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ for exploration of polymetallic nodules in Central Indian Ocean Basin.
○ Polymetallic nodules contain multiple metals like copper, nickel, cobalt, manganese, iron, lead, zinc, alluminum, silver, gold, and platinum etc. in variable constitutions and are precipitate of hot fluids from upwelling hot magma from the deep interior of the oceanic crust.
• It is a Central Sector Scheme and no separate allocation for States is envisaged.
It is proposed to collaborate with non-governmental organizations for research collaboration for various components of Deep Ocean Mission. - Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which one of the following categories of Fundamental Rights incorporates protection against untouchability as a form of discrimination?
CorrectAns: (d)
IncorrectAns: (d)
- Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements regarding lieutenant governor.
1. Lt. Governor is a constitutional head of the Union Territories.
2. The rank of lieutenant governor is present only in the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Puducherry.
Which of the above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer: B
Lt. Governor is an administrator and not a constitutional head of the Union Territories.
IncorrectAnswer: B
Lt. Governor is an administrator and not a constitutional head of the Union Territories.
- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
With reference to the SAMARTH Scheme, consider the following statements:
1. Samarth (Scheme for Capacity Building in the Textile Sector) is a flagship skill development programme that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved as a continuation of the Integrated Skill Development Program for the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP).
2. Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) is implementing the SAMARTH to offer skill training to handicraft artists.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
CorrectAnswer: C
About SAMARTH Scheme
• Samarth (Scheme for Capacity Building in the Textile Sector) is a flagship skill development programme that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved as a continuation of the Integrated Skill Development Program for the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP).
• Under the National Handicrafts Development Program’s component “Skill Development in Handicrafts Sector,” the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) is implementing the SAMARTH to offer skill training to handicraft artists.Objectives:
• To offer demand-driven, job-focused skill-upgrading programmes to encourage industry efforts to create jobs in organised textile and related sectors, as well as to promote skilling and skill upgradation in the traditional sectors through the relevant sectoral divisions/organizations of the Ministry of Textile.
• To give all societal groups in the nation a means of support.IncorrectAnswer: C
About SAMARTH Scheme
• Samarth (Scheme for Capacity Building in the Textile Sector) is a flagship skill development programme that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved as a continuation of the Integrated Skill Development Program for the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP).
• Under the National Handicrafts Development Program’s component “Skill Development in Handicrafts Sector,” the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) is implementing the SAMARTH to offer skill training to handicraft artists.Objectives:
• To offer demand-driven, job-focused skill-upgrading programmes to encourage industry efforts to create jobs in organised textile and related sectors, as well as to promote skilling and skill upgradation in the traditional sectors through the relevant sectoral divisions/organizations of the Ministry of Textile.
• To give all societal groups in the nation a means of support.
