Daily Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC Prelims | 22nd August, 2022

Q.) Consider the following statements:

Q.) With reference to the Mudhol hounds, consider the following statements:

1. A breed of hunting dogs native to Rajasthan.
2. The dogs already serve with the Indian armed forces and some paramilitary forces and could become the first indigenous breed to be part of the SPG.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.) मुधोल हाउंड्स के संदर्भ में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिएः

1. राजस्थान के मूल निवासी शिकार कुत्तों की एक नस्ल।
2. कुत्ते पहले से ही भारतीय सशस्त्र बलों और कुछ अर्धसैनिक बलों के साथ काम करते हैं और एसपीजी का हिस्सा बनने वाली पहली स्वदेशी नस्ल बन सकते हैं।

उपरोक्त में से कौन सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?

1. केवल 1
2. केवल 2
3. दोनों 1 और 2
4. न तो 1 और न ही 2

 

Answer – 2

• News reports on Thursday (August 18) said Mudhol hounds, a breed of hunting dogs native to north Karnataka, could be inducted into the Special Protection Group (SPG), the elite force protecting the Prime Minister of India.
• The dogs already serve with the Indian armed forces and some paramilitary forces and could become the first indigenous breed to be part of the SPG.
• The Mudhol hounds are believed to have been bred first by Raja Malojirao Ghorpade of the erstwhile Deccan kingdom of Mudhol.
• Known for their hunting and guarding skills, the characteristically lanky Mudhol hounds get their name from the erstwhile kingdom of Mudhol (in present-day Bagalkot), whose rulers first began to breed them.
• The dogs are fast runners, with excellent stamina and agility, and have a sharp vision and a keen sense of smell.

Q.) The Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030 is based on which of the following declarations?

1. Lisbon Declaration
2. Alma-Ata Declaration
3. Astana Declaration
4. Recife Political Declaration

Q.) स्वास्थ्य के लिए मानव संसाधन पर वैश्विक रणनीति: कार्यबल 2030 निम्नलिखित में से किस घोषणा पर आधारित है?

1. लिस्बन घोषणा
2. अल्मा-अता घोषणा
3. अस्ताना घोषणा
4. रेसिफे राजनीतिक घोषणा

 

Answer – 4

• The Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030
• In line with the World health Organisation’s (WHO’s) global strategy on “Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030”, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued draft guidelines to improve the working conditions of all categories of nurses in all healthcare institutions across India.
• In May 2014, the 67th World Health Assembly adopted this resolution as a follow-up of the Recife Political Declaration on Human Resources for Health.
• Member States requested the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop and submit a new global strategy for human resources for health (HRH) for consideration by the 69th World Health Assembly.
• The Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030 is primarily aimed at planners and policy-makers of Member States.

Q.) Which of the following is the first State to achieve 100 per cent Har Ghar Jal certification?

1. Mumbai
2. Uttarakhand
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Goa

Q.) निम्नलिखित में से कौन 100 प्रतिशत हर घर जल प्रमाणन प्राप्त करने वाला पहला राज्य है?

1. मुंबई
2. उत्तराखंड
3. हिमाचल प्रदेश
4. गोवा

Answer – 4

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually address the Har Ghar Jal Utsav on August 19, 2022 which is being held in Goa under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
  • Goa is the first State to achieve 100 per cent Har Ghar Jal certification.
  • Goa has become the first Har Ghar Jal certified State and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are the first Union Territory in the country.
  • In this state and UT, people from all the villages have declared their village as Har Ghar Jal through a resolution passed by the Gram Sabha.
  • All two lakh 63 thousand rural households of Goa and over 85 thousand of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have access to safe drinking water through tap connection.

Q.) Consider the following statements about ‘Paalan 1000’

1. It is an app launched for care of children lost their parents due to covid.
2. The programme is aligned with the mission of the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK).

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.) पालन ​​1000 के बारे में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें

1. यह कोविड के कारण अपने माता–पिता को खो चुके बच्चों की देखभाल के लिए लॉन्च किया गया एक ऐप है।
2. कार्यक्रम राष्ट्रीय बाल स्वास्थ्य कार्यक्रम (आरबीएसके) के मिशन के अनुरूप है।

उपरोक्त में से कौन सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?

1. केवल 1
2. केवल 2
3. दोनों 1 और 2
4. न तो 1 और न ही 2

 

Answer – 2

• Union Minister of State for Health launched ‘Paalan 1000’ National Campaign and Parenting App.
• ‘Paalan 1000’ focuses on the cognitive development of children in the first two years of their life.
• The app will provide practical advice to caregivers on what they can do in their everyday routine and will help clear doubts.
• The app combines coaching for parents, families and other caregivers with services designed to meet the families’ basic needs.
• The programme is aligned with the mission of the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), emphasising responsive care and focused interventions during the first 1,000 days.

Q.) The Indo-Russian Rifles Private Ltd (IRRPL), which was set up jointly between erstwhile OFB of India and Rosoboronexport (RoE) of Russia, is located at:

1. Amethi
2. Nagpur
3. Kochi
4. Bangalore

Q.) भारत–रूसी राइफल्स प्राइवेट लिमिटेड (आईआरआरपीएल), जिसे भारत के तत्कालीन ओएफबी और रूस के रोसोबोरोनएक्सपोर्ट (आरओई) के बीच संयुक्त रूप से स्थापित किया गया था, यहां स्थित है:

1. अमेठी
2. नागपुर
3. कोच्चि
4. बैंगलोर

Answer – 1

• The production of the AK-203 assault rifles by the Indo-Russian joint venture at Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, is set to begin by year-end and the manufacturing equipment required for it will be dispatched from Russia shortly, according to a senior official of Kalashnikov, the Russian company which manufactures the rifles.
• The production was originally scheduled to begin early this year. As per the contract, over 6.1 lakh AK-203 assault rifles costing over ₹5,000 crore will be manufactured by a Joint Venture, Indo-Russian Rifles Private Ltd (IRRPL), at Korwa, Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.
• IRRPL was set up jointly between erstwhile OFB [now Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL) and Munitions India Limited (MIL)] of India and Rosoboronexport (RoE) and concern Kalashnikov of Russia.
• As per contractual terms, first 70,000 AK-203 rifles will be produced in India with a phased increase in the extent of localisation from 5% to 70%. The remaining rifles will be produced with 100% localisation.

 

Q.) Consider the following statements with respect to the ‘Vice President (VP)’

1. Vice President is a part of the union executive alongside the President.
2. Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the only person to be re-elected as the VP of India.
3. The office of vice president ranks second in the order of precedence after President.

Choose the correct answer using the code given below

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 only
3. 3 only
4. 1 and 3 only

Q.) ‘उपाध्यक्ष (वीपी)’ के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें

1. उपराष्ट्रपति राष्ट्रपति के साथ संघ की कार्यकारिणी का एक हिस्सा होता है
2. मोहम्मद हामिद अंसारी भारत के उपराष्ट्रपति के रूप में फिर से चुने जाने वाले एकमात्र व्यक्ति हैं
3. उपाध्यक्ष का पद वरीयता क्रम में राष्ट्रपति के बाद दूसरे स्थान पर होता है

नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर सही उत्तर चुनिए

1. केवल 1 और 2
2.  केवल 2
3. केवल 3
4. केवल 1 और 3

Answer – 4

• The Union executive consists of the President, the VicePresident, and the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as the head to aid and advise the President.
• The First vice president Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and the 13th Vice president Mohammed Hamid Ansari are the only 2 people to be re-elected as VPs.
• The office of vice president is the second-highest constitutional office after the president and ranks second in the order of precedence and first in the line of succession to the presidency. The vice president is also a member of the Parliament of India as the ex officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Q.) ‘Global Liveability Index’ is released by

1. World Bank
2.  IMF
3. World Economic Forum
4. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

Q.) ‘ग्लोबल लिवेबिलिटी इंडेक्स‘ किसके द्वारा जारी किया जाता है?

1. विश्व बैंक
2. आईएमएफ
3. विश्व आर्थिक मंच
4. द इकोनॉमिस्ट इंटेलिजेंस यूनिट (EIU)

Answer – 4

• The Global Liveability Index 2022 was published by the “Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), recently.
• The Global Liveability index ranks cities across the globe for their “liveability quotient”, on the basis of certain criteria. Vienna has topped the ranking.

Q.) Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Zonal Council(ZC)’

1. It is a constitutional body which has been established under Article 263.
2. Rajasthan is a part of the western zonal council.
3. The Union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep are not members of zonal councils.

Select the correct statement/s:

1. a) 1 and 2 only
2. b) 3 only
3. c) 1 and 3 only
4. d) All the above

 

Q.) ‘क्षेत्रीय परिषद (जेडसी)’ के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें

1. यह एक संवैधानिक निकाय है जिसे अनुच्छेद 263 के तहत स्थापित किया गया है।
2. राजस्थान पश्चिमी क्षेत्रीय परिषद का एक हिस्सा है।
3. अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीप समूह और लक्षद्वीप क्षेत्रीय परिषदों के सदस्य नहीं हैं।

सही कथन का चयन करें:

1. a) केवल 1 और 2
2. b) केवल 3
3. c) केवल 1 और 3
4. d) उपरोक्त सभी

Answer – 2

• Zonal Councils are advisory councils and are made up of the states of India that have been grouped into five zones to foster cooperation among them. These were set up under the Part-III of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
• The Northeastern states are not covered by any of the Zonal Councils and their special problems are addressed by another statutory body, the North Eastern Council at Shillong, created by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971.
• All States and UTs are grouped into 6 zones. ZCs are headed by Home Minister. Rajasthan belongs to Northern Zonal Council. Other states in Northern ZC are Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Punjab.
• The Union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep are not members of zonal councils.However, they are presently special invitees to the Southern Zonal Council.

 

Q.) Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?

1. Chanhudaro
2. Kot Diji
3. Sohgaura
4. Desalpur

Q.) निम्नलिखित में से कौन–सा एक हड़प्पा स्थल नहीं है?

1. Chanhudaro
2. कोट डिजिक
3. सोहगौरा
4. देसलपुर

Answer: 3

• Chanhudaro and Desalpur are Harappan sites. Kot Diji is contemporaneous to Harappan era. Sohgura, on the other hand, is famous for Ashokan era inscription.

Q.) ln which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is ‘Ranyo Ashoka’ (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?

1. Kanganahalli
2.  Sanchi
3. Shahbazgarhi
4. Sohgaura

Q.) निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा राहत मूर्तिकला शिलालेख अशोक के पत्थर के चित्र के साथ ‘राण्यो अशोक‘ (राजा अशोक) का उल्लेख है?

1. कंगनहल्ली
2. सांची
3. शाहबाजगढ़ी
4. सोहगौरा

Answer: 1

• Kanaganahalli is about 3 km from Sannati, Karnataka. An important excavation site for Buddhist monuments.
• The most important finding of the excavation include a stone sculptured slab bearing the name Ranyo Ashoko. The first inscribed portrait of Ashoka (surrounded by female attendants and queens) found at Kanaganahalli.

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