November 28 2024 Current Affairs MCQs

Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect

• FSSAI introduced the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2024, which will take effect in 2025.
• It will regulate the use of antibiotics in “food animal” production to curb antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Statement 2 is incorrect

• Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins, and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2018, provided an antibiotic tolerance limit.
• Key Provisions of the Amendment:
  • Prohibition of Antibiotics: The amendment prohibits using antibiotics at any stage of the production of milk and milk products, meat and meat products, poultry and eggs, and aquaculture and its products.
  • Antibiotics Banned: Three classes of antibiotics (glycopeptides, nitrofurans, and nitroimidazoles) and five antibiotics (carbadox, chloramphenicol, colistin, streptomycin, and sulphamethoxazole) are banned.
  • Revised Tolerance Limits: The amendment revises the list of antimicrobials and other veterinary drugs for their tolerance limits in food. Six new antibiotics (amoxicillin, cephalexin, gentamicin, penicillin G, sulfamethazine, and sulfadimethoxine) have been added.

Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2; Difficulty Level: Medium

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect

• Red-breasted Flycatcher migrates from Eastern Europe to Hyderabad’s Ameenpur lake.
• About Red-breasted Flycatcher:
  • Habitat: Breeds in Eastern Europe and Central Asia migrate to South Asia for winter.
  • Diet: Insects, caterpillars, and berries.
  • Similar species: The Taiga flycatcher is very similar but has a more limited orange throat in breeding males and is more common in eastern and northeastern India.
  • IUCN Status: Least Concern.

Answer: (b) 2 only; Difficulty Level: Medium

Explanation

Option (c) is correct

• India marks 75 years of its Constitution, reflecting on its essence, strengths, and challenges of constitutional silences in governance and democracy.
• Constitutional Silence: Intentional or inadvertent gaps left by framers for adaptability; enables interpretation but risks misuse, undermining democratic values and governance.
• For example, Pocket vetoes of Governor under Article 200 allows governors to grant, withhold, return, or reserve bills for President without a specified timeline. Indefinite delays by governors, especially in opposition-led states (e.g., Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling Bill).

Answer: (c) Provisions explicitly removed from the Constitution during amendments; Difficulty Level: Easy

Explanation

Statements 1 and 2 are correct

• Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides report was released on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
• It was released by UN Women and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
• UN Women is a UN entity aiming to address global gender inequality and empower women and girls.
• Creation: Established in 2010 by the United Nations General Assembly as part of UN reform agenda.
• Merged four existing UN entities:
  • Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
  • International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
  • Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI)
  • United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2; Difficulty Level: Easy

Explanation

Option (b) is correct

• The Department of Consumer Affairs has successfully launched the E-Daakhil portal.
• It was first launched in 2020 during the COVID pandemic by the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, offering an inexpensive and speedy mechanism for complaint resolution.
• The E-Daakhil portal is an online platform designed to streamline the filing of consumer complaints.
• It ensures a paperless & transparent process, enabling users to track the status of their complaints online.
• Building on the success of the E-Daakhil portal, the government of India is now moving toward the launch of the e-Jagriti portal.
• It aims to streamline further the process of case filing, tracking, and management, offering consumers and other stakeholders a seamless and efficient experience.

Answer: (b) It will provide a comprehensive platform for filing, tracking, and managing consumer cases; Difficulty Level: Easy

Explanation

Option (a) is correct

• The Travelling Salesman Problem refers to designing optimal routes and spatial distribution of charging stations by minimising travel distance and maximising resource efficiency.
• In the context of the EV (electric vehicle) industry, it ensures efficient resource utilisation by strategically placing charging stations to meet demand.
• This approach also helps to reduce congestion by diversifying the distribution of chargers and facilitates seamless adoption of EVs.

Answer: (a) Optimising routes to minimise travel distance and maximise resource efficiency; Difficulty Level: Medium

Explanation

All statements are correct

• Lebanon is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south.
• The Mediterranean Sea lies to its west.
• The capital city, Beirut, is situated on Lebanon’s western coastline, making it a prominent Mediterranean coastal city.

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3; Difficulty Level: Hard

Explanation

Statements 1 and 3 are correct but 2 is incorrect

• PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) is a temporary orbital lab created from the fourth stage (PS4) of the PSLV rocket, designed to conduct scientific experiments for a short period in space.
• POEM has its own Navigation Guidance and Control (NGC) system. This system acts as the platform’s brain, ensuring it stays in a stable position accurately.
• For navigation, it utilises four sun sensors, a magnetometer, gyroscopes, and the NavIC system.
• Unlike satellites, POEM does not stay in orbit for a long duration and re-enters Earth’s atmosphere after completing its experiments.

Answer: (a) 1 and 3 only; Difficulty Level: Medium