Daily Current Affairs (MCQ's) | 05-11-2022

Q1. Consider the following statements about the ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist)

1. ASHA workers have received the Global Health Leaders Award- 2022
2. The role of these community health volunteers under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was first established in 2005

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer (c)

Explanation:

• ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers have received the Global Health Leaders Award-2022 in the backdrop of the on-going 75th World Health Assembly.
• The other recipients include eight volunteer polio workers who were shot and killed by armed gunmen in Takhar and Kunduz provinces in Afghanistan in February this year.
• ASHA workers are volunteers from within the community who are trained to provide information and aid people in accessing benefits of various healthcare schemes of the government.
• They act as a bridge connecting marginalised communities with facilities such as primary health centres, sub-centres and district hospitals.
• The role of these community health volunteers under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was first established in 2005.

Q2. Which of the following states have tribal areas under the 6th schedule?

1. Assam
2. Meghalaya
3. Tripura
4. Sikkim

Select the correct answer using the code given below

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

Answer (c)

Explanation:

6th Schedule: It provides for the administration of tribal areas in 4 northeastern states, namely Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. The special status and administrative structure are created for protecting tribal culture which has led to demands from many State/UTs to be added to it.

Q3. Consider the following statements

1. Article 342 empowers the President of India to notify the Scheduled Tribes
2. The Governor of state can give recommendation to include a group in the Scheduled Tribes

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

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

Answer (d)

Explanation:

Pahari Ethnic Group

• The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has now cleared the way for the inclusion of the ‘Pahari ethnic group’ in the Scheduled Tribes list of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Constitutional provisions related to Scheduled Tribes: The constitution does not define the term or provide a criterion for recognition of Scheduled Tribes. Article 342 empowers the President of India to notify such tribes.

• National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) was set up in 2004 by inserting a new article 338A in the Constitution through the 89th Constitution Amendment Act, 2003.

Current  Procedure of providing the Scheduled Tribe status to a community:

Q4. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath recently inaugurated Yotta D1. What is Yotta D1?

1. Hyper-scale data centre
2. CyberHub for digital forensic analysis
3. Metro Rail in Kanpur
4. Nuclear enrichment centre

Answer (a)

Explanation:

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath recently inaugurated Yotta D1 – India’s second and North India’s first hyper-scale data centre – in Greater Noida.

• The data centre will increase data storage capacity of the country, which until now stood at 2% only despite the fact that 20% of the world’s data is consumed by Indians.
• It is also expected to increase Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) significantly while creating new avenues for investment and huge employment opportunities.
• Yotta D1 features Internet peering exchanges and direct fibre connectivity to and from global cloud operators, making it extremely useful for global connectivity.
• Yotta D-1 will be the first pillar of North India's 5G revolution.
• India's data analytics industry is estimated to reach more than $16 billion by Therefore, paying special attention to promoting investment in data centre infrastructure is a step in the right direction.
• The presence of a data park would allow big companies like Google and Twitter to have a data centre for hosting, processing and storing data.

Q5. Which of the following is the largest rhino species?

1. Sumatran rhino
2. Javan rhino
3. Greater one-horned rhino
4. White rhino

Answer (c)

Explanation:

According to a study, published in the latest edition of People and Nature by the British Ecological Society, the horns of rhinoceroses may have become smaller over time from the impact of hunting.

One-horned Rhinos

• Also known as Indian rhino, it is the largest of the rhino species.
• It is identified by a single black horn and a grey-brown hide with skin folds.
• They primarily graze, with a diet consisting almost entirely of grasses as well as leaves, branches of shrubs and trees, fruit, and aquatic plants.