Daily Current Affairs Quiz: Julu 04, 2024

ANSWER : C

Current Context : Recently, Central government has decided to set up “new villages” or “habitations” in Arunachal Pradesh “closer to the LAC under Vibrant Village Programme.

ABOUT VIBRANT VILLAGES PROGRAMME 

• It is a Centrally sponsored scheme.
• Launched on April 13, 2023
• Objective : development of villages on the northern border, thus improving the quality of life of people living in identified border villages.
• It will cover the border areas of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Ladakh.
• It will cover 2,963 villages with 663 of them to be covered in the first phase
• Vibrant Village Action Plans will be created by the district adminstration with the help of Gram Panchayats.
• There will not be overlap with Border Area Development Programme.
• Focused areas : Road connectivity, housing and infrastructure, renewable energy through solar and wind, high speed telecom connectivity and promotion of tourism.
• A similar programme in China Called Xiaokang or Prosperous villages.

ANSWER : B

Current Context : Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology organized the ‘Global IndiaAI Summit’ in New Delhi.

Aim : to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange, underscoring India’s dedication to the ethical and inclusive growth of AI technologies.

ABOUT GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (GPAI)

• It is a multi-stakeholder initiative which aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice on AI by supporting cutting-edge research and applied activities on AI-related priorities.
• Launched in June 2020 with 15 members, today GPAI’s membership has expanded to 28 member countries and the European Union.

ABOUT INDIAAI MISSION

• The IndiaAI Mission aims to build a comprehensive ecosystem that fosters AI innovation by democratizing computing access, enhancing data quality, developing indigenous AI capabilities, attracting top AI talent, enabling industry collaboration, providing startup risk capital, ensuring socially impactful AI projects, and promoting ethical AI.
• This mission drives responsible and inclusive growth of India’s AI ecosystem through the following seven pillars which will be the key focus of Global IndiaAI Summit.

ANSWER : D

Current Context : Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA) Rajinder Khanna was appointed as additional National Security Adviser.

• While Intelligence Bureau special director V. Ravichandran was appointed as deputy NSA.
• Rajinder Khanna is a 1978-batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre, served as the R&AW chief from December 2014 to December 2016.

ABOUT NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETRIAT (NSCS)

• It is the apex body deals on all internal and external security-related matters.
• It is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with NSA Ajit Doval acting as its secretary.

ANSWER : A

Current Context : Viswanathan Anand former world chess champion of India has won the Leon Master chess championship for the 10th time.

• He defeated Jaime Santos Latasa of Spain in the final 3-1.
• The Leon Masters chess tournament is held in the Leon city of Spain.

 ABOUT V ANAND

• He was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu is considered to be the best chess player of India.
• Anand has previously won the Leon Masters in 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016 and 2024.
• He was awarded India’s second highest civilian award, Padama Vibhushan in 2007 and became the first sports person to achieve the Padma Vibhushan award.

ANSWER : B

Current Context : Odisha will plant around 1.9 million Palm trees to reduce casualties from lightning strikes.

 ABOUT PALM TREE

• Belongs to Tropical Forest Ecosystem.
• Varieties : Coconut, Oil Palm, Arecanut, Palmyrah etc.
• Palmyrah variety of Palm is declared as State Tree of Tamil Nadu.
• It act as natural conductors during lightning strikes and prevent loss of lives.
• Male palm tree produces only flowers, while female tree produces fruits as well.
• Benefits: Palm leaf is common writing medium extensively used in Southeast Asian countries.
• Uses : Leaves of tree are used as construction materials for fences, walls, and roofs.

ANSWER : C

Current Context : Recently, Certain portions of speech from opposition leaders were expunged from the record of parliament during 1^st Assembly of 18^th L.S.

ABOUT EXPUNCTION

• Expunction means deletion of words, phrases or expressions from the proceedings or records for being defamatory or indecent or unparliamentary or undignified.
• Presiding officer of the house (Speaker in Lok Sabha and Chairman in Rajya Sabha) has the authority to decide which portion will be expunged.
• Rule 380 and 381 of the Rules of Procedure in Lok Sabha and Rule 261 and 262 of the Rules of Procedure in Rajya Sabha details provisions related to expunction to prevent misuse of freedom of speech guaranteed inside Parliament.
• Article 105(2) of the Constitution protects Members of Parliament from any court proceeding for anything said in parliament.

ANSWER : A

Current Context : 13th edition of joint military Exercise MAITREE is scheduled to take place from July 1 to 15, 2024.

• It will be held between India-Thailand was conducted in
• Last edition of the same exercise was conducted at Umroi, Meghalaya in September 2019.
• Aim : to foster Military Cooperation between India and Thailand.
• It will enhance combined capabilities in executing Joint Counter Insurgency/ Terrorist Operations in Jungle and Urban Environment

ANSWER : D

Current Context : Recently, 17th session of the Conference of State Parties to UN-CRPD was held in New York.

• Theme of the Confrence was “Rethinking disability inclusion in the current international juncture and ahead of the Summit of the Future ”.

ABOUT CRPD

• Adopted in New York in 2006 and entered into force in
• Objective: To promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.
• Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments.
• Members: 164 Signatories countries  (including India).

ANSWER : C

Current Context : Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation, visited Rajgarh, Sirmaur to review the progress of the lift water supply scheme.

ABOUT ATAL MISSION FOR REJUVENATION AND URBAN TRANSFORMATION (AMRUT) 2.0

• Launched on 01 October, 2021 for the period of 05 years .
• It is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply through functional taps to all households in all the statutory towns in the country.

IN HIMACHAL

• Scheme will catera population of 5,914 people, and would benefit 945 households by providing 7,97,873 litres of water.
• Eleven projects have been sanctioned under AMRUT 2.0 to urban local bodies of the state — Theog, Sunni, Rampur, Dalhousie, Amb, Bhuntar, Nahan, Baijnath, Arki, Nirmand and Palampur.