Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 03, 2023

July 3, 2023

Consider the following statements:
1 Ol Chiki Script is writing system for Maithili language.
2. Xylazine or Zombie drug cause flesh rot near injection sites.
3. Development of a National Maritime Heritage Complex has been announced at Dholavira in Gujarat.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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ANSWER: B

Consider the following statements:
1 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali languages to Schedule VIII.
2. Xylazine can also cause amnesia and slow down breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure to extremely low levels.
3. National Maritime Heritage Complex is being developed under Sagarmala program.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1 There are about 70.3 million speakers of Santali in India according to 2011 census.
2. Xylazine has been approved by the US FDA for human use.
3. Gujarat has more than 200 Indus Valley Civilization sites.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1 Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project is on border of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
2. Subansiri River, tributary of River Brahmaputra, originates in Miri hills in Arunachal Pradesh.
Which of the following statements is/ are incorrect?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited has completed construction of 2,000 Mega Watt Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project dam till the top level of Elevation Level (EL) 210 m.
SLHP is located on Subansiri River which is on border of India’s two north-eastern states, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
It is the biggest hydroelectric project undertaken in India so far and is a run of river scheme on river Subansiri.
- A run-of-river dam is one in which the flow of water in the river downstream of the dam is the same as the flow of water upstream of the dam.
Subansiri River, aka Gold River, is the tributary of River Brahmaputra.
It originates from the Tibetan Himalayas and makes its way to India via (Miri Hills) Arunachal Pradesh.

Consider the following statements:
1 Electoral Bonds are valid for 25 days from the date of issue.
2. The bonds are available for purchase by any citizen of India for a period of ten days each in the months of January, April, July and October
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: B

Government has approved the 27^th sale of EBs from July 3, 2023.

ABOUT ELECTORAL BOND SCHEME

EBs, introduced in 2017-18, as interest-free bearer instruments to cleanse the system of political funding in country.
Only the political parties registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and have secured not less than 1% of the votes polled in the last general election to the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly, are eligible to receive electoral bonds.
EBs are valid for 15 days from the date of issue and can be purchased by a citizen of India or entities incorporated or established in India.
Sold in multiples of Rs 1,000, Rs 10,000, Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10 lakh, and Rs 1 crore.
- One can purchase these bonds only digitally or through cheques.
SBI is the only bank authorised to sell them.
The bonds are available for purchase by any citizen of India for a period of ten days each in the months of January, April, July and October as may be specified by the Central Government.

Consider the following statements:
1. Mahila Samman Savings Certificate is a one-time savings scheme introduced in Budget 2023-24.
2. The maturity date is three years from deposit date.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: A

Finance Ministry has permitted all Public Sector Banks and eligible Private Sector Banks to implement and operationalize Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC, 2023.)

ABOUT MSSC

MSSC is a one-time savings scheme introduced in Budget 2023-24 to encourage women to invest.
It is available for two years, from April 2023-March 2025.
It offers a fixed interest rate of 7.5% per year and has a flexible investment and partial withdrawal options, with a maximum limit of Rs 2 lakh.
Maturity date is two years from deposit date.
Minimum amount to be invested is Rs.1,000 and any sum in multiples of Rs.100.
It does not have any credit risk since it is backed by govt.
The Mahila Samman Savings Certificate can be done only in the name of a girl child or woman.
A woman or the guardian of a minor girl child can open a Mahila Samman Saving Certificate scheme.
A woman or guardian of a girl child can open a second Mahila Samman Savings Certificate account after a minimum gap of three months from the opening of the existing account.
The account holder can withdraw up to 40% of the account balance after one year from the account opening date.

Consider the following statements:
1 Tushar Mehta has been recently reappointed as Solicitor General of India.
2. Solicitor General is appointed under article 76 and is the second most senior law officer after Attorney General
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: A

Appointments Committee of Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister has approved re-appointment of existing SGI- Tushar Mehta and 6 Additional SGIs (Vikramjit Banerjee, K.M Nataraj, Balbir Singh, S.V Raju, N. Venkataraman, and Aishwariya Bhati).
Solicitor General is the second most senior law officer after Attorney General (who is appointed under Article 76).
He is assisted by Additional SGIs.
Term of office is of 3 years, or until further notice, whichever should be earlier.
Solicitor General and Additional Solicitors General are only statutory positions.
He also advises the government in legal matter.

Which country has won the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023?

(A) India
(B) Iran
(C) Korea
(D) Afghanistan

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ANSWER: A

India has won the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 by defeating Iran.
It was held at the Dong-Eui Institute of Technology Seokdang Cultural Center in Busan, Republic of Korea.

Who has been appointed as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the World Trade Organization?

(A) Taranjit sandhu
(B) Neena malhotra
(C) Brajendra navnit
(D) None of the above

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ANSWER: C

Indian government announced the extension of Brajendra Navnit’s tenure as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

National Postal Worker Day is observed on-

(A) July 3rd
(B) July 2nd
(C) July 1st
(D) June 30th

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ANSWER: C

National Postal Worker Day is observed on July 1^st every year to show gratitude and recognize the tireless efforts of postal workers.

Phina Singh Canal is located in which district?

(A) Kangra
(B) Shimla
(C) Lhaul Spiti
(D) Hamirpur

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ANSWER: A

Phina Singh Canal and Shah Canal command area irrigation projects in Kangra district are stuck for want of funds from the Union Government.
The Rs 643-crore Phina Singh Canal project is being set up in the Nurpur area of Kangra district. The project has been hanging fire for the past over 11 years and its cost has gone up from initial Rs 204 crore to Rs 643 crore now.

The project was envisaged in 2011 for interlinking two Beas tributaries, the Chaki river and Kalam nullah, in the Nurpur area and the construction of a concrete gravity dam across the Chaki river.