October 05 2024 Current Affairs MCQs

Explanation

Option (c) is correct

• Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has formulated a National Agriculture Code (NAC).
• Purpose: Comprehensive standards for the entire agricultural cycle, similar to the National Building Code and National Electrical Code.
• Structure of NAC:
  • General Principles: Applicable to all crops.
  • Crop-Specific Standards: For crops like paddy, wheat, oilseeds, and pulses.

Answer: (c) Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) | Difficulty Level: Easy

Explanation

Option (a) is correct

• Recently, Researchers have recorded the 1st expression of erythrism in golden jackals in Nilgiris.
• Erythrism is characterised by a deficit of melanin but an abundance of reddish pigmentation, resulting in a lighter and redder appearance compared to the normal phenotype.

Answer: (a) Erythrism | Difficulty Level: Easy

Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect

• The EUDR was adopted in 2023, and seeks to prevent the import of specified goods contributing to deforestation and forest degradation on the EU market.
• Scheduled to apply to large and medium-sized businesses from December 2024 and to small and micro-enterprises (SMEs) from June 2025.
• Objective: Minimise EU’s contribution to global deforestation & forest degradation & reduce the EU’s contribution to GHG emissions and biodiversity loss.

Statement 2 is correct

• Products covered: Coffee, leather, oil cake, wood furniture, paper, and paperboard. It applies not only to raw materials but also to finished goods that may contain these materials.
• As per the regulation, a company will only be authorised to place these products on the European market or export them provided they are: deforestation-free, produced in accordance with relevant local legislation, covered by a due diligence statement.

Answer: (b) 2 only | Difficulty Level: Easy

Explanation

• Charon is the moon of Pluto, It was discovered in 1978 at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.
• It resembles Pluto, whose nickname is “Pluto’s smaller twin”. It is the largest of the five known natural satellites of the dwarf planet Pluto.
• Charon neither rises nor sets but hovers over the same spot on Pluto’s surface, and the same side of Charon always faces Pluto.
• Scientists have detected carbon dioxide on Charon’s frozen surface for the first time using the James Webb Space Telescope.

Answer: (c) Pluto | Difficulty Level: Easy

Explanation

• Healthcare experts in the UK warn of ‘tripledemic’.
• ‘Tripledemic’ refers to the simultaneous circulation of three respiratory viruses: COVID-19, influenza (the flu), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Answer: (c) The simultaneous circulation of three respiratory viruses: COVID-19, influenza (the flu), and respira-tory syncytial virus (RSV) | Difficulty Level: Easy

Explanation

Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect

• PM’s Internship Scheme announced during the Budget speech was recently launched.
• About Scheme:
• Objective: To provide internships to 1 crore youth in the top 500 companies over five years.
• Managed by: Managed through an online portal by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA).
• Stipend: Interns will receive a monthly stipend of ₹5,000, with ₹4,500 from the central government via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and ₹500 from the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund.
• Additional Benefits: A one-time grant of ₹6,000 upon joining and insurance coverage under PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and PM Suraksha Bima Yojana.
• Eligibility Criteria
• Age: Candidates aged between 21 and 24 years who are not engaged in full-time employment.
• Education: Open to those who have passed class 10 or higher.
• Exclusions: Individuals from families with government jobs, Post-graduates and graduates from premier institutes like IIT, IIM or with CA or CMA qualifications, Households with an income of ₹8 lakh or more in 2023-24

Answer: (c) Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect | Difficulty Level: Medium

Explanation

Statements 1 and 2 are correct

• Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has successfully traced the flow of the Sahibi River using satellite imagery.
• About the Sahibi River:
  • Also called the Sabi River is an ephemeral, rain-fed river flowing through Rajasthan, Haryana & Delhi.
  • The river course used to join the Yamuna via the Najafgarh. Indian Archaeological Society (IAS) article suggests that the Sahibi is an older geological formation than the Najafgarh jheel.
  • Origin: Eastern slopes of the Saiwar Protected Forest hills in Sikar (Rajasthan).
  • Rigveda and Manusmriti mention its existence as the Drishadvati River.
  • Najafgarh jheel got its name from Mirza Najaf Khan, the commander-in-chief of the Mughal Army under Emperor Shah Alam II. He built a strong fort (Najafgarh fort) on its banks.

Statement 3 is incorrect

• Important wetlands and sanctuaries along the current and paleochannels of the Sahibi River include Masani Barrage Wetland (Haryana), Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary (Haryana), Sultanpur National Park (Haryana), Basai Wetland (Haryana).
• Ancient sites: Several Ganeshwar–Jodhpura culture sites are found on its banks. A red stone statue of Vamana Dev was unearthed on the Sahibi riverbed near Bawal.

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only | Difficulty Level: Hard