Daily Current Affairs Quiz: October 21, 2023

Ans.1 Option A is correct Explanation
• Article 222 of the Constitution makes provision for the transfer of a Judge (including Chief Justice) from one High Court to any other High Court. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
• The proposal for transferring a HC judge (including a Chief Justice) should be initiated by the CJI. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
• The consent of the judge is not required. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
• For transferring a judge other than the Chief Justice, the CJI should take the views of
o The Chief Justice of the court concerned, as well as the Chief Justice of the court to which the transfer is taking place.
o One or more SC judges
• The recommendation is sent to the Union Law Minister → the Prime Minister → the President.
• After the President approves the transfer, the notification will be gazetted and the judge remains transferred

Ans. 2 Option C is correct Explanation
• The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 aims to provide for the prohibition of employment as manual scavengers and the rehabilitation of manual scavengers and their families.
• No person or agency can engage or employ any person for manual scavenging. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
• Any violation of the provisions of the MS Act, 2013 is punishable with imprisonment up to 2 years, a fine up to Rs. One Lakh, or both.
• It outlines the provisions for the rehabilitation of sanitation workers and their families.
• Every state must have a monitoring committee consisting of the chief minister, the minister representing Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, and the director- general of police, among other officials. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• Every state government or union territory administration must send periodic reports to the central government about its progress on implementing this Act. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
• The government has to ensure that local authorities and district magistrates implement the law.
• For this, a vigilance committee has to be set up at the sub-division, district, state, and central levels.

Ans. 3 Option B is correct Explanation
• Air Quality Index is a tool for effective communication of air quality status to people in terms, which are easy to understand.
• It transforms complex air quality data of various pollutants into a single number (index value), nomenclature and colour. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• There are six AQI categories, namely Good, Satisfactory, Moderately polluted, Poor, Very Poor, and Severe. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
• AQ sub-index and health breakpoints are evolved for eight pollutants (PM10, PM2.5, NO2, SO2, CO, O3, NH3, and Pb) for which short-term National Ambient Air Quality Standards are prescribed.

Ans. 4 Option A is correct Explanation
• The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) was established through the National Commission for Backward Classes Act of 1993 under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• But in 2018, through the 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act, it was made a Constitutional body under article 338B. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
• Objective: To advise actively on the socio- economic development of the sociallybackward classes (OBCs) along with
evaluating the progress of their development.
• It recommends inclusions and exclusions from the list of communities notified as backward for the purpose of job reservations. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
• The Commission has the same powers as a Civil Court trying a suit related to safeguards provided for socially and educationally backward classes under the Constitution or under any other law for the time being in force or under any order of the Government. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Ans. 5 Option D is correct Explanation
• Under the Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign, soil collected from different parts of the country will be used to develop a garden along the Kartavya Path in Delhi. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• Events have been planned at the panchayat, village, block, urban local body, and State and national levels, respectively.
• The five-point agenda includes the installation of a shilaphalakam (memorial plaque), as per specifications, bearing the
“names of those who have made the supreme sacrifice”. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
• ‘Vasudha Vandhan’ envisages every gram panchayat or village renewing “Mother Earth by planting 75 saplings of indigenous species and developing an Amrit Vatika”.
• ‘Veeron Ka Vandan’ will felicitate freedom fighters, and the families of deceased freedom fighters.

Ans. 6 Option B is correct Explanation
• Fast Radio Bursts refer to bright and brief bursts of electromagnetic radiation (light) seen in radio-wave frequencies. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• They usually last for a very short period of time.
• They reach earth from faraway galaxies, emitting as much energy in a millisecond as the sun does over weeks. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
• Some FRBs repeat, but the vast majority happen once and disappear forever. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.
• Scientists don’t know for sure what causes fast radio bursts.
• However, the current prevailing theory is that at least some FRBs are emitted by neutron stars.
• They can help to detect and measure the immense amount of matter believed to populate the expanses of space between galaxies. Hence, statement 4 is correct.

Ans. 7 Option B is correct Explanation
• Inflation refers to long-term increase in the general price level of goods and services in a given economy. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• It considers the pricing of most everyday or standard products and services, such as food, clothes, housing, recreation, transportation, consumer staples, etc.
• Inflation Targeting is a central banking policy that focuses on altering monetary policy to attain a set annual inflation rate.
• Under the RBI Act, 1934, the Central Government, in consultation with the RBI, determines the inflation target.
• This is decided in terms of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), once in five years. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
• It provides for the constitution of a six- member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to determine the policy rate required to achieve the inflation target.
• Currently, the RBI aims to keep inflation at 4% but will tolerate inflation between the range of 2% to 6%. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

Ans. 8 Option D is correct Explanation
• Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) will evaluate the crew module’s readiness for the Gaganyaan mission. Hence, option D is correct.
• It is a single-stage liquid rocket developed specifically for this abort mission.
• The payloads consist of the Crew Module (CM) and Crew Escape Systems (CES) with their fast-acting solid motors, along with CM fairing (CMF) and Interface Adapters.
• This flight will simulate the abort condition during the ascent trajectory corresponding to a Mach number of 1.2 encountered in the Gaganyaan mission.

Ans.9 Option A is correct Explanation
• When in session, the Lok Sabha generally starts with Question Hour. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
• The procedure for raising questions is governed by Rules 32 to 54 of the “Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha” and Directions 10 to 18 of the “Directions by the Speaker, Lok Sabha‟.
• To ask a question, an MP has to first give a notice addressed to the lower house’s Secretary General, intimating their intention to ask a question. Hence, statement 4 is incorrect.
• A Member is allowed to give not more than five notices of questions, both for oral and written answers, in all, for any day.
• A starred question is asked by an MP and answered orally by the Minister-in-charge. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
• An unstarred question receives a written reply from the Ministry.
• Short notice questions are ones pertaining to a matter of urgent public importance. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
• The question to a private Member is addressed to the MP themselves.

Ans. 10 Option D is correct Explanation
• Socio-Economic and Caste Census was conducted for the first time in 1931. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
• It is meant to canvas every Indian family, both in rural and urban India, and ask about their economic status and specific caste name.
• It has the potential to allow for a mapping of inequalities at a broader level.
• It is a tool to identify beneficiaries of state support.
• All the personal information given in the SECC is open for use by Government departments to grant and/or restrict benefits to households. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.