December 28 2024 Current Affairs MCQs

Explanation

Option (a) is correct

• Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS):
  • This scheme provides a monthly pension to elderly individuals below the poverty line.

Option (b) is incorrect

• Senior Citizens Act:
  • This act provides legal protection to senior citizens against abandonment and abuse, ensuring their rights and dignity.

Option (c) is incorrect

• Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY):
  • This scheme provides physical aids and assisted-living devices to senior citizens in the BPL category.

Option (d) is incorrect

• Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007:
  • This act provides a legal framework for the maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens.
  • It mandates that children and heirs provide maintenance to their parents and senior citizens, ensuring their basic needs are met.

Answer: (a) Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme; Difficulty Level: Easy

Explanation

Option (b) is correct

• UNDOF was established by Security Council resolution 350 in 1974, following the agreed disengagement of the Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan.
• Its mandate has been renewed every six months.
• Nepal is the top troop and police contributor to the mission; however, India is the third country to contribute in the top ten.
• Headquarter: Camp Faouar

Answer: (b) Nepal; Difficulty Level: Easy

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect

• The Centre has amended Rule 93(2)(a) of Conduct of Election Rules 1961 to limit access to certain election-related documents, including electronic records, for privacy & security reasons.
• Conduct of Election Rules, 1961: Governs transparency and election-related processes.
• Modified Rule 93: Restricts public access to only those election documents explicitly specified in rules.
  • Pre-Amendment: Allowed access to “all other papers relating to the election.”
  • Post-Amendment: Limits access to “all other papers as specified in these rules.”
• Inclusions: Nomination forms, results, and election account statements remain accessible.
• Exclusions: CCTV footage, webcasting clips and video recordings of polling processes.

Answer: (a) 1 only; Difficulty Level: Medium

Explanation

Option (b) is correct

• M. T. Vasudevan Nair was a prominent Indian writer and scriptwriter renowned in Malayalam literature and cinema.
• His novel Naalukettu (The Ancestral House) changed Malayalam literature by depicting the decline of matrilineal joint-family systems and made him a literary icon.
• As a filmmaker his directorial debut Nirmalyam won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film.
• He Won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (twice) and the Jnanpith Award (1995).
• His works were often translated into English, and he was also honored with the title of Doctor of Letters by both the University of Calicut and Mahatma Gandhi University.

Answer: (b) M. T. Vasudevan Nair; Difficulty Level: Medium

Explanation

Option (b) is correct

• The dot plot is a graph that uses dots to indicate how often a particular value occurs. The chart’s scale is fairly simple and represents small data sets.
• The Federal Reserve’s dot plot indicates what the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members believe should be the appropriate interest rate over various periods.
• It is updated quarterly and records each Fed official’s projection for the central bank’s key short-term interest rate, the federal funds rate.
• India does not have a direct equivalent of the Fed dot plot.

Answer: (b) A graphical representation showing Federal Open Market Committee members’ interest rate projections over time; Difficulty Level: Hard

Explanation

Statements 1 and 3 are incorrect, and Statements 2 and 4 are correct

• Project CoS-it-FloWS initiative was launched in Kerala, not Tamil Nadu, to deal with extreme events.
• It is a community-based flood forecast and early warning system in Kerala that uses data from rain gauges to help with disaster planning.
• It was launched in the Periyar and Chalakudy river basins.
• It aims to improve flood disaster preparedness, mitigation, rescue, & rehabilitation in river basins.
• The project involves community volunteers who operate rain gauges and collect daily data from 100 rain gauges in the river basin. A mobile app called “Gather” transmits this data.
• The project uses local knowledge and community-based communication channels like WhatsApp groups to enhance coordination

Answer: (d) 2 and 4; Difficulty Level: Medium

Explanation

Information 1 is incorrect

• Nanda Lake is an intermittent freshwater marsh adjacent to one of the tributaries of the Zuari River in Goa.
• It is the first Ramsar site of Goa
• It comprises intermittent freshwater marshes, they are linked to the adjacent river channel by a sluice gate, which when closed enables the flooding of the marshes.
• This wetland supports a wide variety of migratory waterbirds and many other important plants and animals.
• Notable bird species include black-headed ibis, common kingfisher, wire-tailed swallow, bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus), and lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica).
• The Site enables local communities to store water during the off-monsoon season, to cultivate rice paddies downstream of the lake and support fishing and recreation.
• Threats include invasive non-native species, garbage and solid waste, overfishing, and harvesting of aquatic resources.

Information 2 and 3 are incorrect

• Lake Kava is in Maharashtra, not in Goa
• The lake is in the news because it is drying up.
• Puzhal, located in North Chennai, is home to the Puzhal Lake, a rain-fed reservoir supplying water to all parts of the city.
• The lake was in the news because its fence wall was weakened due to Cyclone Michaung.

Answer: (d) None; Difficulty Level: Hard

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct

• National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE): This program aims to provide accessible, affordable, high-quality, long-term, comprehensive, and dedicated care services to the elderly.

Statement 2 is correct

• Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY): This scheme offers an assured return scheme for senior citizens, providing them with financial security.

Statement 3 is incorrect

• SAGE Project: The Social Awareness and Actions to Neutralize Elders’ Abuse (SAGE) project aims to create awareness and provide support to prevent elder abuse.

Answer: (b) Only two; Difficulty Level: Medium