Daily Current Affairs Quiz: September 27-28, 2023

Ans.1 Option C is correct Explanation
• Great Barrier Reef is the world’s most extensive and spectacular coral reef ecosystem composed of over 2,900 individual
reefs and 900 islands.
• Location: Coral Sea (North-East Coast), off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
• Much of the Great Barrier Reef is a marine protected area, managed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority of Australia.
• It is estimated that the reef is home to around 1,500 species of fish and around 600 different coral species.
• It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.

Ans.2 Option B is correct Explanation
• The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023 seeks to amend the Cinematograph Act 1952.
• It has provisions for harsher punishment for film piracy
The Bill proposes a jail term of up to three years and a fine of up to 5% of a film’s production cost.
• The Bill also introduces three age ratings for films requiring adult supervision viz. U/A 7+,
U/A 13+ and U/A 16+.
• The 10-year validity of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) certificate has been removed and perpetuated.
• Change of Category of Film for Television has been formalized
• However, the Government will still not have revisional powers over the CBFC’s decisions.

Ans. 3 Option D is the correct Explanation
• Gwadar Port: Pakistan
• Odessa Port: Ukraine
• Busan Port: South Korea

Ans.4 Option B is correct Explanation
• Deep tech or deep technology refers to a class of startup businesses that develop new offerings based on tangible engineering innovation or scientific discoveries and advances.
• Usually, such startups operate on but are not limited to, agriculture, life sciences, chemistry, aerospace, and green energy.

• The deep tech innovations are very radical and disrupt an existing market or develop a new one.
• The time required for deep technology to develop the technology and reach market-ready maturity is more than shallow technology development (like mobile apps and websites).
• It often requires a lot of early-stage funding for research and development, prototyping, validating hypotheses, and technology development.

Ans. 5 Option B is correctMExplanation
• The NCBC was established through the National Commission for Backward Classes Act 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.
• The Commission was the outcome of Indra Sawhney & Others v. Union of India.
• It can examine complaints and welfare measures regarding socially and educationally backward classes.
• It recommends inclusions and exclusions from the list of communities notified as backward for job reservations.
• The Commission consists of five members including a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and three other Members appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal.
• The conditions of service and tenure of office of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and other Members is determined by the President

Ans. 6 Option A is the correct Explanation
• IIP is an indicator that measures the changes in the volume of production of industrial products during a given period.
• It is compiled and published monthly by the National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
• The Base Year for IIP is 2011-2012.
• The Eight Core Sectors comprise 40.27% of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
• The eight core sector industries in decreasing order of their weightage: Refinery Products>Electricity> Steel> Coal> Crude Oil> Natural Gas> Cement> Fertilisers.

Ans. 7 Option D is correct Explanation
• It is a statutory body of the Government of India that is responsible for enforcing the Competition Act, 2002, it was duly constituted in March 2009.
• The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, of 1969 (MRTP Act) was repealed and replaced by the Competition Act, of 2002, on the recommendations of the Raghavan committee.
• The Commission consists of one Chairperson and six Members who shall be appointed by the Central Government.
• The commission is a quasi-judicial body that gives opinions to statutory authorities and also deals with other cases.
• The Chairperson and other Members shall be whole-time Members.

Ans. 8 Option A is the correct Explanation
• The border between India and China is not clearly demarcated throughout and there is no mutually agreed Line of Actual Control (LAC) along certain stretches.
• LAC came into existence after the 1962 Indo-China war.
• The India-China border is divided into three sectors.
• Western Sector : Ladakh
• Middle Sector : Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
• Eastern Sector: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim

Ans. 9 Option A is the correct Explanation
• The Rashtriya Gokul Mission is being implemented for the development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds
since December 2014.
• The scheme is also continued under the umbrella scheme Rashtriya Pashudhan Vikas Yojna from 2021 to 2026 with a budget outlay of Rs.2400 crore.
• It envisages the establishment of an integrated cattle development center, ‘Gokul Grams’ to develop indigenous breeds including up to 40% nondescript breeds
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Ans:10 Option C is the Correct Explanation
• Cervavac, India’s first indigenously developed quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer has been developed.
• Despite being largely preventable, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally, according to the WHO.
• India accounts for about a fifth of the global burden of cervical cancer.
• Almost all cervical cancer cases are linked to certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), a common virus that is transmitted through sexual contact.
• While the body’s immune system usually gets rid of the HPV infection naturally within two years, in a small percentage of people the virus can linger over time and turn some normal cells into abnormal cells and then cancer.