Daily Current Affairs Quiz: June 06, 2023

ANSWER: B

ANSWER: A

ANSWER: D

ANSWER: C

• Recently PM placed the Sengol or sceptre presented by head of Thiruvavaduthurai Math to India’s first PM, in the new Parliament building.
• It was established by Namasivaya Murthy, a Saivite saint and scholar, in 16th century, and is a non-Brahmin Math.
• The Math, foremost among the 18 Saivite Maths, has made unparalleled contributions to the Tamil language, music and Saivite philosophy.
• It is one of the richest religious institutions, owning thousands of acres of land across the State, managing over 50 temples, 69 branches of the Math and educational institutions.
• The Heads of Math were also patrons of Tamil scholars and musicians.
• Thirumoolar, Siddhar and one of the Saivaite saints and author of Thirumanthiram, attained enlightenment under a Peepal tree in Thiruvavaduthurai.
• Thiruvavaduthurai gets its name from the legend that Goddess Parvathi worshipped Lord Siva as a cow. ‘Aa’ means cow and ‘thurai’ means the riverside.
  • Math is on the southern banks of river Cauvery.

ANSWER: B

• Ministry of Home Affairs has notified a 3-member Commission of Inquiry under Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, to inquire into incidents of violence in Manipur.
• The Commission of Inquiry aims to thoroughly examine the incidents of violence in Manipur and shed light on their underlying causes.
• It consists of Justice Ajai Lamba, former Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court, Himanshu Shekhar Das (IAS Retd.), and Aloka Prabhakar (IPS Retd.)

ABOUT COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY ACT, 1952

• It authorises central and state governments to appoint inquiry commissions to make inquiries in definite matters of public importance.
• The commissions of inquiry act gives powers to the central government to appoint a commission of inquiry, to make inquiry into any matter relatable to any of the entries enumerated in List I and III.
• The Act empowers the state governments to appoint inquiry commissions, to make inquiry into any other matter relatable to any of the entries enumerated in List II or III of Schedule VII.
  • The Central government can appoint a commission of inquiry to inquire into a matter falling within the purview of a state government if it falls within its plenary legislative power, but a state government cannot appoint a commission of inquiry, to inquire into matters falling within the purview of the central government.
• A Commission set up by the government shall have the powers of a civil court, while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.

ANSWER: A

• Farmers have reported “foot rot” disease on the saplings of Basmati variety of paddy that are in the nurseries.

ABOUT FOOT ROT DISEASE

• It is also known as Bakanae Disease.
• It is a soil and seed-borne deadly fungus which is seen only in the Basmati variety of paddy.
• It is caused by ‘Fusarium verticillioides’ fungi.
• The infected saplings turn pale yellow and become elongated and later, the saplings start drying and usually die.
• Symptoms sometimes appear after transplantation and the infected plants first grow way taller than the normal plants and die after a few days.

ANSWER: B

• A sonic boom rattled US’s Washington and Virginia after two F-16 fighter jets chased an “unresponsive aircraft” through the sky.

ABOUT SONIC BOOM-

• A sonic boom is a thunderous noise caused by an object, like an aircraft, moving faster than the speed of sound.
• Mechanism– As the object zooms through the sky, the air molecules around it are pushed aside with tremendous force, generating shock waves along its flight path.
  • The release of pressure, following the shock waves’ buildup, is heard as the sonic boom.
• The intensity of the sonic boom is determined by
  • the distance between the craft and the ground,
  • size and shape of the aircraft,
  • types of maneuvers that it makes, and
  • atmospheric pressure, temperature, and winds.
• Generally, a larger aircraft will cause stronger shock waves, and therefore, a louder sonic boom.
  • Double sonic booms can be detected if the aircraft is of extra length, one emanating from the leading edge of the plane and one from the trailing edge.

ANSWER: A

• CSIR- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM) is supporting farmers in the cultivation of Lavender in the Bhaderwah, Doda district, J&K under CSIR-Aroma Mission.
  • In India, the term purple revolution is generally associated with Lavender production.
• Aroma Mission aims to promote the cultivation of aromatic crops for essential oils that are in great demand by aroma industry for fuelling the growth of aroma industry and rural employment.
• Under it, Lavender cultivation is being promoted in the temperate regions of J&K.

ANSWER: D

• Max Verstappen from Red Bull team emerged victorious at the Spanish Grand Prix, clinching the pole position.
• Lewis Hamilton, secured the second spot for Mercedes. Hamilton’s teammate, George Russell, won third spot.

ANSWER: A

• IIT-Mandi among engineering institutes, got the 33rd rank this year.
  • In the engineering category, only three institutions from the state could make it to the top 150.
  • While IIT-Mandi is ranked 33rd, Shoolini University and the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, have been placed in the 101-150 rank band.
• IIM-Sirmaur got 98th position among management institutes.
• Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, secured the 17th position among agricultural institutes.
• Shoolini University secured the 73rd rank among all the universities.
• In the discipline of pharmacy, Shoolini University has achieved the 41st rank
• CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University (HPAU) has been ranked eighth among the State Agricultural Universities (SAU) in the country.