Daily Current Affairs Quiz: September 04, 2023

September 4, 2023

Consider the following statements:
1. LIGO-India will be set up in Theni hills, Tamil Nadu.
2. A committee on the ‘One Nation One Election’ has been formed headed by Shri Ram Nath Kovind.
3. Pulikali dance is a folk dance of Andhra Pradesh.
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

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

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ANSWER: A

Consider the following statements:
1. The design of LIG-India is different from that of the two existing LIGO facilities in the United States.
2. Simultaneous elections have never been held in India post-independence.
3. The influence of Kalaripayattu can be clearly seen in Pulikali dance.
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. Virgo in Germany and KAGRA in Japan are other gravitational-wave observatories.
2. The Election Commission had suggested about simultaneous elections back in 1983.
3. Pulikali performances are accompanied by traditional percussion instruments such as chenda and thakil.
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: B

Consider the following statements:
1. Mitakashara law governs the succession of property in a Hindu Undivided Families.
2. It applies to the whole of India.
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

A voidable marriage is one that is made invalid by the husband or wife through a decree.

A void marriage is invalid at the very inception.

The Supreme Court recently held that a child born of a void or voidable marriage can inherit the parent’s share in a joint Hindu family property governed by the Mitakshara law.
A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud however clarified that such a child would not be entitled to rights in or to the property of any other person in the family.

ABOUT MITAKASHARA LAW

The term Mitakshara is derived from the name of a commentary written by Vijnaneswara, on the Yajnavalkya Smriti.
It is a Hindu law school that governs the succession of property in a Hindu Undivided Families (HUF).
The Mitakshara school of thought holds that the son, grandson, and grandson’s son have a right to the family property through birth.
Mitakashara law of succession governing HUF applies to the whole of India except West Bengal and Assam.

Consider the following statements:
1. Mangri Orang was a woman labourer in the Lalmati tea garden during British rule.
2. She is considered to be the first woman martyr of West Bengal in the freedom struggle.
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: B

The North East Regional Centre (NERC) of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (INGCA) staged Malati Mem recently.
It is a multilingual play based on the life and the revolutionary zeal of Mangri Orang, an Adivasi with roots in central India.

ABOUT MANGRI ORANG

Mangri Orang is an unsung hero of India’s struggle for freedom from British rule.
She was a woman labourer in the Lalmati tea garden of Tezpur.
She was gunned down in 1921 for leading a fight against foreign liquor and opium pushed during the colonial period.
She is considered to be the first woman martyr of Assam in the freedom struggle.
Fellow plantation workers used to call her Malati Mem, the second word being a shorter form of memsahib.

Consider the following statements:
1. Bhoramdeo Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Jharkhand.
2. It shares a border with Guru Ghasidas National Park in Chhattisgarh.
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: D

The Chhattisgarh high court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that aimed to designate the Bhoramdeo Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) as a tiger reserve and the Chilpi Range as a buffer zone.
The court’s decision was primarily based on the failure to comply with legal procedures, including consultation with local Gram Sabhas and obtaining consent from the affected communities.

ABOUT BHORAMDEO WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

It is located in the Kawardha district of Chhattisgarh and is part of the Maikal Range of the Satpura Hills.
It shares a border with Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, making it an important tiger habitat in central India.
Area- 325 sq. km (approx)
This sanctuary serves as the origin for the Fen and Sankari rivers.
The Bhoramdeo Wildlife Sanctuary holds ecological significance and is home to various tribal communities.
Flora– sal, saja, tinsa, kara, and haldu.
Fauna includes wild dogs, sloth bears, sambar deer, barking deer, tigers, leopards, , chital (spotted deer), gaur (Indian bison), and numerous bird and reptile species.

Consider the following statements:
1. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has been awarded ‘A+’ rating in the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023.
2. Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023 is published by International Monetary Fund.
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

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has been awarded an ‘A+’ rating in the prestigious Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023.
The other Bank Governors who earned an ‘A+’ grade are Thomas J. Jordan (Switzerland), Nguyen Thi Hong (Vietnam).
The Central Banker Report Cards, published annually by Global Finance since 1994, grade the central bank governors of 101 key countries, territories and districts, including the European Union, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the Bank of Central African States and the Central Bank of West African States.

Consider the following statements:
1. Kangana Ranaut been nominated as the new President of the Film and Television Institute of India.
2. FTII is an Autonomous Society under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
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

Renowned actor R Madhavan has been nominated as the new President of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune.

ABOUT FTII

The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) was set up by the Government of India in 1960, in the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Studios in Pune.
It was formerly known the ‘Film Institute of India’. In 1971, FTII came to be known as the ‘Film and Television Institute of India’ (FTII).
FTII is an Autonomous Society under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, run by a Governing Council and its appointed Director.

Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been elected president of-

(A) Maldives
(B) Thailand
(C) Malaysia
(D) Singapore

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ANSWER: D

Tharman Shanmugaratnam who is an economist of Indian origin, has emerged victorious in Singapore’s presidential election.
He received almost 70% of the votes casted.

The initiative, SusPNF, launched by Himachal Pradesh state govt. is associated with-

(A) Sustainable Food system platform
(B) Sustainable processed natural gas
(C) Focus on pre natal health
(D) None of the above

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ANSWER: A

In a significant stride towards bolstering sustainable agricultural practices and uplifting the livelihoods of natural farmers, the state of Himachal Pradesh is rolling out a Sustainable Food System Platform (SusPNF).
This collaborative endeavour brings together the expertise of Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni, the State Agriculture Department, and Farmer Producer companies.
The SusPNF is set to become the first of its kind in the country.
It is a result of a Memorandum of Association between the University, the State Department of Agriculture’s Prakritik Krishi Khushal Yojana (PK3Y), and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
The primary goal of this collaboration is to empower natural farmers and drive advancements in the agricultural sector, ultimately enhancing the quality of life for local communities.