Daily Current Affairs MCQ UPSC / IAS / 08-06-19 | PDF Downloads

MCQ 1
1. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is totally under central govt in terms of equity
2. DMRC was certified by the United Nations in 2011 as the first metro rail and rail-based system in the world to get carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions 3. Its not a PSU
 Choose correct
(A) 1 & 2
(B) 2 only
(C) 2 & 3
(D) All

DMRC becomes India’s 1st project to receive Power from Waste-to-Energy.

• Delhi Metro has started receiving 2 MW power from a 12 MW capacity waste-to-energy plant set up in Ghazipur
• The plant will mitigate over 8 million ton
• The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi and its satellite cities of Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Bahadurgarh and Ballabhgarh, in the National Capital Region of India.
• By far the largest and busiest metro in India, and second oldest after the Kolkata Metro
• it is the world’s 8th longest metro system and 16th largest by ridership.
• The network consists of eight colour-coded regular lines, running 343 kilometres (213 mi) serving 250 stations.
• The system has a mix of underground, at-grade, and elevated stations using both broadgauge and standard-gauge. Delhi Metro operates over 2,700 trips daily, starting at around 05:00 and ending at 23:30 hrs.
• The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was set up jointly by the government of India and the government of Delhi in May 1995 when the Delhi CM was Madan Lal Khurana. Total ground work and planning was done in the subsequent three years and construction started in 1998, just when Sheila Dikshit took over as the CM
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC), a company with equal equity participation from the Government of India and the Government of Delhi, built and operates the Delhi Metro.
• DMRC was certified by the United Nations in 2011 as the first metro rail and rail-based system in the world to get carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing carbon emission levels in the city by 630,000 tonnes every year

MCQ 2
‘Zarengold’ was in news recently. It is a

1. Metal
2. Satellite
3. Train to Arctic
4. New Unstable form of Gold

• The first tourist train travelling through Russia’s Arctic region carrying passengers heading for Norway set off from Saint Petersburg station on Wednesday with 91 passengers aboard for the inaugural trial journey.

• The train is named ‘Zarengold’ (means ‘The Tsar’s gold’ in German). It is complete with two restaurant cars will travel along route from Saint Petersburg through Petrozavodsk (historic town of Kem) and Murmansk

• The tourists will get off the train at Murmansk (largest city north of Arctic Circle) and will continue by bus to Kirkenes in Norway before ending their journey with a boat trip to Oslo (Norway’s capital) or by air to island of Spitsbergen, the largest and only permanently populated island of Svalbard archipelago located in northern Norway.

MCQ 3

1. NITI Aayog follows Top-Down approach replacing Bottom up Approach
2. Governing council is top body of NITI Aayog. It includes all chief ministers.
3. Chairperson is Mr. Rajiv kumar

Choose correct
(A) 1 & 2
(B) 2 only
(C) 2 & 3
(D) All

• Chairperson– Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• Rajiv Kumar will continue his designation as Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog.
• Full-Time Members– includes (1) Shri V.K. Saraswat, (2) Prof. Ramesh Chand (3) Dr. V.K. Paul.
• Ex-officio Members (4) – includes (1)Rajnath Singh (Defence Minister), (2)Amit Shah (Home Affairs Minister), (3)Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance Minister and Corporate Affairs Minister), (4)Narendra Singh Tomar (Rural Development Minister, Panchayati Raj Minister and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister

MCQ 4

1. In first-ever SDG Gender Index which measures progress made in achieving gender commitments against internationally set targets, India was ranked 95th out of a total 129 countries.
2. It was released by UN Women

Choose correct
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both
(D) None

• In the 2019 Global Report “Harnessing the power of data for gender equality: Introducing the 2019 EM2030 SDG Gender Index”, we introduce the 2019 SDG Gender Index. The index is the most comprehensive tool available to explore the state of gender equality across 129 countries (covering 95% of the world’s girls and women), 14 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and 51 targets linked to issues inherent in the SDGs.
• The 2019 SDG Gender Index finds that, with just 11 years to go until 2030, nearly 40% of the world’s girls and women – 1.4 billion – live in countries failing on gender equality.
• Another 1.4 billion live in countries that “barely pass”. Even the highest-scoring countries have more to do, particularly on complex issues such as climate change, gender budgeting and public services, equal representation in powerful positions, gender pay gaps, and gender-based violence. No country in the world has reached the “last mile” on gender equality.
• India’s Performance: India’s overall score was 56.2 which means that it is among 43 countries that fall in the ‘very poor’ category.
• India scores were highest in health (79.9), hunger (76.2) and energy (71.8).
• It performed poorly in partnerships (18.3), industry, infrastructure and innovation (38.1) and climate (43.4).
• Indicators: It includes 51 indicators across 14 of 17 official Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
• These indicators are those that are gender specific and those that are not but have an effect on girls and women like poverty, health, education, political representation and equality at the workplace.
• The global average score of 65.7 out of 100 (means “poor”) shows that till date no country has fully achieved commitment about gender equality.

• Equal Measures 2030 (EM2030) is an independent civil society and private sector-led partnership that envisions a world where gender equality is achieved, and every girl and woman counts and is counted. We work alongside girls’ and women’s movements, and gender equality champions from all sectors, to tell the story of progress (or the lack thereof) for girls and women at the community, national, regional and global level, set against the targets and indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• EM2030 was formed in 2016 by a group of cross-sector partners who united their resources, skills, networks and ambition to use data and bring new and critical insights, stories and action to help achieve collective impact for girls and women.
• The partnership is a joint effort of leading regional and global organisations from civil society and the development and private sectors, including: the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean for the Defense of Women’s Rights (CLADEM), Data2X, the International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC), KPMG International, ONE Campaign, Plan International and Women Deliver.
• The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for the empowerment of women.
• UN Women became operational in January 2011.
• President of Chile Michelle Bachelet was the inaugural Executive Director, and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is the current Executive Director.
• As with UNIFEM previously, UN Women is a member of the United Nations Development Group

MCQ 5

1. 1 st ever Global Disability Summit is being held at Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 June to 8 June 2019.
2. the International Alliance Disability (IDA), a UN body is organizing it with Govt of argentina

 Choose correct
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both
 (D) None

• The Government of Argentina Republic, the International Alliance Disability (IDA) and the Latin American Network of NonGovernmental Organizations of Persons with Disabilities and their Families (RIADIS) are pleased to announce that they are hosting “Disability Summit, Argentina 2019 “, which will take place in Buenos Aires, between June 6 and 8, 2019.
• This will be a follow-up to the first “Global Disability Summit”, held in London in 2018; and seeks to strengthen the commitment of Latin America and the world to ensure the full inclusion of people with disabilities and guarantee their rights, freedoms and human dignity.
• The Summit represents an opportunity to reflect on the formulation and strengthening of public policies and good practices in the different discussion panels, with the voices of people with disabilities to be at the forefront. The Summit will also be an opportunity to share, consolidate the contribution of Latin America to this global space of exchange and reiterate commitments made in the Latin America region for the rights of persons with disabilities.
• As a result, the Summit will bring together governments, organizations of people with disabilities, civil society organizations, international organizations, international cooperation agencies, academia and the private sector, with the hope of achieving real change for people with disabilities.
• The International Disability Alliance (IDA), created in 1999, is an umbrella organization focused on improving awareness and rights for individuals with disabilities around the globe. The IDA works with Non Governmental Organizations (NGO’s), supranational organizations such as the United Nations (UN), as well as state governments in order to create legislation, fund disability programs in developing and industrialized countries, and advocate for people with disabilities around the world. The IDA works very closely with the United Nations, and in particular they use the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) as their code of conduct.]
• On June 7, 2013 the IDA became legally incorporated and given legal status as an entity. What this means is that it has greater strength in its ability to negotiate better terms for people with disabilities
• India currently has various methods to transfer money online such as digital wallets, UPI, and more. However, the most commonly used online fund transfer method has been:
• National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)
• Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)
• Immediate Mobile Payment Service (IMPS)
• While NEFT and RTGS was introduced by RBI (Reserve Bank of India), IMPS was introduced by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Read further to learn more about these three payment systems.
• NEFT
• National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) is a payment system that facilitates one-to-one funds transfer. Using NEFT, people can electronically transfer money from any bank branch to a person holding an account with any other bank branch, which is participating in the payment system. The NEFT transactions can be carried out in bulk and repetitively.
• RTGS
• Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) is another payment system in which the money is credited in the beneficiary’s account in real time. This fund transfer method is typically used to transfer enormous sum of money.
• IMPS
• IMPS is an abbreviation for Immediate Mobile Payment Services, which is an instant inter-bank funds transfer system. This funds transfer method is more customer-centric than the other two as it allows the remitter to transfer funds using their smartphones.
• NEFT, RTGS and IMPS payment systems were introduced to offer convenience and flexibility to the account holders. To use these online fund transfer services, remitter (person who wants to transfer money) must have the basic bank account details of the beneficiary (person to whom the money is to be transferred). The bank account details include the beneficiary’s name and bank’s IFSC. Though all the three payment systems are used for funds transfer, they exhibit a few differences. Before learning their differences, let’s first learn some basic terms revolving around payment systems. These terms will help in understanding the difference among different payment systems better.

How are the two different?

• NEFT operates on a deferred net settlement (DNS) basis and settles transactions in batches. The settlement takes place with all transactions received till a particular cut-off time. It operates in hourly batches — there are 11 settlements from 9 am to 7 pm on weekdays and five between 9 am and 1 pm on Saturdays. Any transaction initiated after the designated time would have to wait till the next settlement time. In RTGS, transactions are processed continuously, all through the business hours. RBI’s settlement time is 9 am to 4:30 pm on weekdays and 9 am to 1:30 pm on Saturdays. Banks can function within this time frame or change it. Here, transfers made are quick and can be helpful in emergencies

What if the amount does not get credited?

•  If the transaction fails, the beneficiary’s bank must return the amount to your bank within two hours and the transaction must be reversed. Also, the bank must transfer the amount to your account within 30 minutes of receiving the same. The process can work quickly for RTGS . But, in case of NEFT the entire process could take an additional three-four hours

Fund Transfer Limit

•  The maximum and minimum amount of money allowed for transfer by each payment system may differ. Therefore, fund transfer value is an important factor in determining which fund transfer method will be appropriate for you.

Service Availability

• Some payment systems are available for 24*7 while others have specific timings. Payment systems that are available 24*7 allow remitters to initiate money transfer anytime and any day. However, the funds will settle only when the service is available.

Fund Settlement Speed

•  Different fund payment systems have different fund settlement speed. Fund settlement speed here is the total time consumed to settle money from one account to another after the transfer has been initiated.

Fund Transfer Charges

•  Transferring money involves charges. As per RBI, fund transfer charges for each payment system are decided by banks. The amount charged is based on the amount to be transferred, transfer speed and other features offered by the bank. In addition, the government also imposes GST for each transaction.

 
 

 
 

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