Daily Current Affairs (MCQ) | Date 08.11.21

Q1. Which of the following countries are part of both QUAD and AUKUS?

1. USA
2. Australia
3. Britain

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3

Answer : a

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Q2. Consider the following statements

1.YK Alagh committee proposed calorie intake based poverty estimation
2.Suresh Tendulkar committee proposed cost of living for poverty estimation

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer : c

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Q3. Consider the following statements

1. The Adi Shankaracharya believed in philosophy of non-dualism
2. He lived during the time of Gupta ruler Vikramaditya II

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer : a

Why is the Question ?

Life, work and legend of Adi Shankara, Advaita master, philosopher nonpareil Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 12-foot statue of Adi Shankaracharya at Kedarnath, where the acharya is believed to have attained samadhi at the age of 32 in the ninth century.

Master of Advaita Vedanta
1.Shankara’s great standing is derived from his commentaries of the prasthana trayi (Upanishads, Brahmasutra and Gita), where he explains his understanding of Advaita Vedanta.
2. Advaita Vedanta articulates a philosophical position of radical nondualism, a revisionary worldview which it derives from the ancient Upanishadic texts. According to Advaita Vedantins, the Upanishads reveal a fundamental principle of nonduality termed ‘brahman’, which is the reality of all things.

3. Advaitins understand brahman as transcending individuality and empirical plurality. They seek to establish that the essential core of one’s self (atman) is brahman.
4. The fundamental thrust of Advaita Vedanta is that the atman is pure non-intentional consciousness. It is one without a second, nondual, infinite existence, and numerically identical with brahman. This effort entails tying a metaphysics of brahman to a philosophy of consciousness.”

Q4. Consider the following statements

1. A disease is considered rare by the WHO when it affects one in 1,000 people, or fewer
2. The National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021 (NPRD) provides for one treatment cost of
disease

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer : c

Why is the Question ?

India’s new rare diseases policy offers a lifeline to many

1. India has introduced the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021 (NPRD), which aims to lower the cost of treatment of rare diseases. A disease is considered rare by the WHO when it affects one in 1,000 people, or fewer.
2. The financial capacity to support the exorbitant cost of treatment of rare diseases is an important consideration in public health policy development, and the NPRD is an important step in that direction.
3. By committing to provide Rs 20 lakh to cover the one-time treatment cost of diseases falling under Group 1 through the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi, the NPRD attempts to cover almost 40 percent of the population that is eligible under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. It will also make use of a crowdfunding mechanism to cover the cost of treatment.

Q5. Agritech startups can

1. Reduce agricultural waste
2. Reduce delivery time from farm to consumer

3. Increase farmers net income

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3

Answer : d

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Agritech startups have great potential in India They can steer the shift from government-controlled agricultural markets towards more demand-driven digital markets
Transforming potential of Agritech
1. The novelty of startup-led value chain transformation is not limited to empowering farmers but also co-opting local grocery, and kirana stores as well as small agrifood businesses that are an integral part of the agrifood ecosystem.
2. At the same time, the startup network is able to leverage the bigger front-end players who demand bulk quality produce and have challenges in directly linking with farmers.
3. The agritech startups have a growing footprint. Dehaat is present in Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh, working with 6,50,000 farmers through 1,890 Dehaat Centres. Ninjacart sources fresh produce from farms and supplies to retailers, restaurants, grocery and kirana stores, and small businesses and is operational in nearly 11 cities.
4. The startups have had a demonstrated impact. Ninjacart reduced wastage to 4 per cent compared to up to 25 per cent in traditional chains through a demand-driven harvest
schedule.
5. Logistics optimisation enabled delivery in less than 12 hours at one-third the cost in traditional chains.

6. Farmers’ net incomes are reported to have increased by 20 per cent. Dehaat has enabled
up to 50 per cent increase in farmers’ income as a result of savings in input costs, increased farm productivity, and better price discovery.

Agritech startups-led e-commerce platforms have the potential to steer the shift from government controlled agricultural markets towards more demand-driven digital markets. However, the sustainability and scalability of these ventures will be critical over time. In India, the biggest challenge will be to sustain and scale up the farmer  outreach. The startup-FPO partnership can be further strengthened by incentivising the FPOs under the central government’s programme to add 10,000 new FPOs by 2024.

Q6. Which of the following gases contribute to global warming?

1.Volatile Organic Compounds
2. Halogenated gases
3. Black carbon

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3

Answer : d

Why is the Question ?