HomeDaily QuizUPSC Daily Quiz | 13 September 2024 UPSC Daily Quiz | 13 September 2024Daily Quiz, September | By Riteish Sharma /5 Daily Quiz - 13 September Tarun IAS offers a variety of courses and resources for UPSC aspirants, including a section for daily current affairs and quizzes. The institute was established with the goal of providing high-quality education and preparing students for the IAS exams. They aim to offer education that is up to date, challenging, and accessible regardless of the student's location or the time of dayTarun IAS emphasizes the importance of Current Affairs in both the prelims and mains of the UPSC exams, offering extensive materials and notes on the subject. Her For the most current and specific daily MCQs related to current affairs or any other subject, please click on the link below. 1 / 5 Q1. Consider the following statements regarding Gram Nyayalayas:1) These are mobile village courts established to provide speedy justice in rural areas.2) The setting up of Gram Nyayalayas is mandatory for all states in India.3) They follow the rules of evidence provided in the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, for criminal cases.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 1 only 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1, 2, and 3 Explanation:Relevance: The Supreme Court recently said the establishment of Gram Nyayalayas across the country would help improve access to justice.Gram Nyayalayas, or village courts, areย established underย theย Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008,ย for speedy and inexpensive justice in the rural areas of India. (Hence, statement 1 is correct)The Actย extends toย theย whole of India, exceptย to the States ofย Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim andย to theย tribal areasย specifiedย in the Sixth Scheduleย to the Constitution of India. (Hence, statement 2 is not correct)Theย State governmentsย have been vested with theย authority of setting upย one or moreย nyayalayas, afterย properย consultation with the respective High Court,ย in every Panchayat atย theย intermediate level or group of adjacent Panchayats atย theย intermediate levelย of a district. However, theย Act does not makeย setting up ofย Gram Nyayalayas mandatory.Section 4 of the Act provides for theย headquartersย of the gram nyayalaya to beย situated in the respective Panchayat orย someย other place notified byย theย state government.The Gram Nyayalayas are presided over by aย Nyayadhikariย (appointed by the State Governmentย in consultation with the respective High Court), who will have theย same power,ย enjoy the sameย salary and benefitsย as aย Judicial Magistrate of First Class.Theย Nyayadhikariย shallย periodically visit villagesย and may hear the parties and dispose of the cases at the place other than its headquarters.The Gram Nyayalayas willย try criminal cases, civil suits, claims, or disputesย which are specified in the First Schedule and the Second Schedule to the Act.ย They are toย follow summary procedure in a criminal trial.In Summary Trials, the cases are disposed of speedily as the procedure is simplified and the recording of such cases are done summarily. In this type of trial, only the offenses which fall into the small/petty category are tried.ย Disputesย are to beย settled as far as possible byย bringing aboutย conciliationย between the parties, and for this purpose, the Gram Nyayalayas willย make use of the conciliatorsย to be appointed for this purpose.The Gram Nyayalaya shallย not be bound by the rules of evidenceย providedย in the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam,ย 2023, but shall beย guided by the principles of natural justice,ย subject to any rule made by the High Court. (Hence, statement 3 is not correct)An appeal against the decision of the Nyayalaya in a criminal matter can beย filed in the Sessions Court of that jurisdiction.An appeal against any verdict of the gram Nyayalaya concerning a civil matter can be filed in aย District Court of the concerned jurisdiction.ย Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.Subject: Current Affairs | PolityLevel of Difficulty: Moderate | Factual 2 / 5 Q2. Which of the following statements correctly describes "Mission Mausam"? It is a government initiative focused on promoting maritime trade and cultural ties among countries along the ancient Indian Ocean trade routes. It is aimed at conserving Indiaโs ancient forts and other historical monuments that are vulnerable to climate change. It is a flagship program for enhancing disaster management capabilities across India by developing early warning systems for earthquakes and tsunamis. It is an initiative to boost India's weather and climate-related science, research, and services. Explanation:Relevance: Recently, the union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister of India has approved โMission Mausam' with an outlay of Rs.2,000 crore over two years.Mission Mausam is envisaged to be aย multi-faceted and transformative initiativeย to tremendously boost India's weather and climate-related science, research, and services.Its focus will include improving observations and understanding for providing highly accurate and timely weather and climate information acrossย temporal and spatial scales, including monsoon forecasts, alerts for air quality, extreme weather events and cyclones, weather interventions for managing fog, hail, and rain, etc., capacity building and generating awareness.Critical elements of Mission Mausam will include theย deployment of next-generation radars and satellite systemsย with advanced sensors and high-performance supercomputers, the development of improved Earth system models and aย GIS-based automated Decision Support Systemย for real-time data dissemination.It will be implemented by three institutes of theย Ministry of Earth Sciences: the India Meteorological Department, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, and the National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting will primarily implement Mission Mausam.Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.Subject: Current Affairs | S&TLevel of Difficulty: Easy | Factual 3 / 5 Q3. With reference to the bovine species called Mithun,ย consider the following statements:1) Mithun is primarily found in the southern region of India.2) The โSoulungโ festival celebrates the birth and arrival of Mithun on Earth.3) Mithun is listed as 'Endangered' on the IUCN Red List due to its declining population.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 1 only 1 and 3 only 2 only 2 and 3 only Explanation:Relevance: Bovine animal Mithun has been spotted in Assam for the first time, chief minister said recently.The Mithun orย gayalย (Bos frontalis) is aย heavily built, semi-domesticated bovine species.Mithun is believed to have originated more than 8000 years ago and isย considered to beย aย descendent of wild Indian gaurย or bison. It is known as the โcattle of the mountainโ.Mithunย appearsย somewhatย similar to that of Guarย (Indian bison) but isย smaller in size. Like Guars, they areย strongly built, large-sized fleshy animalsย with an average weight of 400- 650 kg.Theย highest concentrationย of mithuns in the world is spreadย over the North Eastern (NE) regionย of India, withย Arunachal Pradesh havingย theย highest population. (Hence, statement 1 is not correct)It is also found in parts of Southeast Asia, viz.,ย Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Bhutan.It is theย state animal of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.The โSoulungโ festivalย is observed annually by theย Adi tribes of Arunachal Pradesh to commensurate the birth and arrival of Mithun on this earth. (Hence, statement 2 is correct)Conservation Status:IUCN Red List: Vulnerable (Hence, statement 3 is not correct)CITES: Appendix ISo, only one of the statements given above is correct.Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.Value AdditionIndian GuarThe Indian Gaur is the largest and tallest in the family of wild cattle. Gaurs are indigenous to the South and Southeast parts of Asia.They prefer hilly-terrains below an altitude of 1,500-1,800 m with large and undisturbed forest tracts and abundant water.ย Subject: Current Affairs | EnvironmentLevel of Difficulty: Moderate | Factual 4 / 5 Q4. Which of the following statements correctly describes the objective of the PM E-DRIVE Scheme? It is focused on promoting the use of hydrogen fuel cells in heavy industries. It is a program to increase the production of hybrid vehicles by providing subsidies to car manufacturers. It aims to encourage electric mobility in the country, with a financial outlay of Rs 10,900 crore over a period of two years. It focuses on setting up charging stations for electric vehicles only in metro cities. Explanation:Relevance: Recently, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister India has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) for implementation of a scheme titled 'PM E-DRIVE Scheme'.PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancementย (PM E-DRIVE) scheme has an outlay of Rs 10,900 crore over aย period of two yearsย for promotion ofย electric mobilityย in the country.The scheme allocates Rs 3,679 crore to incentivise theย purchase of electric two-wheelersย (e-2Ws), three-wheelers (e-3Ws), electric ambulances, trucks, and other emerging EV categories.ย To address range anxiety and support the growth of electric vehicles, Rs 2,000 crore will be used toย install public charging stationsย (EVPCS) in cities with high EV penetration and along selected highways.Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.Subject: Current Affairs | SchemesLevel of Difficulty: Easy | Factual 5 / 5 Q5. Which of the following statements correctly describes the National Florence Nightingale Award? It is given to doctors for their excellence in medical research and development in India. It is given by the Ministry of Education to teachers for their contribution to education in rural areas. It is given to nurses and midwives by the President of India for their outstanding contributions to healthcare. It is given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to women for their contribution to child welfare. Explanation:Relevance: Recently, the President of India presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards for the year 2024.National Florence Nightingale Award:It was instituted by theย Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India in the year 1973.The award is given to outstanding nursing personnel employed in Central, State/UTs and Voluntary Organizations.The nurse in her/his regular job in the hospital or community settings, educational or administrative setting is eligible for the national award.Each award consists of a Certificate of Merit, Cash Award ofย Rs.1,00,000/- and a medal.Who is Florence Nightingale?Florence Nightingale was an English social reformer, statistician and theย founder of modern nursing.Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager andย trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople.Her efforts to formalize nursing education led her to establish the first scientifically based nursing schoolโthe Nightingale School of Nursing, at St. Thomasโ Hospital in London.Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.Subject: Current Affairs | SchemesLevel of Difficulty: Easy | Factual Your score is 0% Restart quiz