14 October 2022: Daily Current Affairs in Hindi for HAS/HPAS & Allied Services
Ques:1
‘World Economic Outlook’ report is released by which of the following international bodies?
Solution : (B)
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) and the Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) are the reports published by the IMF
Ques:2
Core inflation is different from headline inflation because the former
Solution : (A)
Core inflation is a measure that excludes transitory or temporary price volatility as in the case of some commodities such as food items, energy products.
Ques:3
In India, Judicial Review implies
Solution : (A)
- Judicial Review in its most widely accepted meaning is the power of the courts or Judiciary to consider the constitutionality of acts of the executive and legislature.
- It derives from 13 of the Constitution of India that prescribes that the Union or States shall not make any law that takes away or abridges any of the fundamental rights and any law made in contravention of the aforementioned mandate shall, to the extent of the contravention, be void.
Ques:4
Which of the following categories are priority sector lending (PSL)?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(c) Export Credit
(d) Education
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Solution : (C)
Priority Sector means those sectors which the Government of India and Reserve Bank of India consider as important for the development of the basic needs of the country and are to be given priority over other sectors. The banks are mandated to encourage the growth of such sectors with adequate and timely credit.
The categories of priority sector are as follows
- Agriculture
- Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
- Export Credit
- Education loan
- Housing
- Social Infrastructure
- Renewable Energy
- Others
Ques:5
National green tribunal (NGT) deals with which of the following laws
- The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
- The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
- Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
- The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Solution : (A)
National Green Tribunal is a statutory body established by a Government Notification using the powers of Section 3 of the NGT Act 2010.
Any person seeking relief and compensation for environmental damage involving subjects in the legislations mentioned in Schedule I of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 may approach the Tribunal.
The statutes in Schedule I are:
- The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974;
- The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977;
- The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980;
- The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981;
- The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986;
- The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991;
- The Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
Ques:6
Consider the following statements regarding Sloth Bear :
- Sloth bears are endemic to the Indian sub-continent.
- 90% of the species population is found in India.
- They are classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Solution : A
The first World Sloth Bear Day was observed on Wednesday to generate awareness and strengthen conservation efforts around the unique bear species endemic to the Indian subcontinent. Classified as`Vulnerable’ on the IUCN Red List, sloth bears are endemic to the Indian sub-continent and 90% of the species population is found in India.
Sloth bears are identified by their very distinct long, shaggy dark brown or black fur, distinct white V-shaped chest patch and four-inch long ivory-coloured curved claws used for digging out termites and ants from rock-hard mounds. They are under Schedule I of The (Wildlife Protection) Act of India, (WPA)1972.
Ques:7
Consider the following statements regarding Slender Loris :
- India’s first Slender Loris sanctuary was recently notified by Kerala government in the part of Nilgiri hills in the state.
- Its IUCN red list status is currently Critically Endangered (CR).
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Solution : D
Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday notified India’s first Slender Loris sanctuary at Kaduvur. It is listed as an endangered species (EN) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Ques:8
Which of the following statements regarding Slender Loris is incorrect ?
Solution : B
Slender Loris that are small nocturnal mammals are arboreal in nature as they spend most of their life on trees. The species acts as a biological predator of pests in agricultural crops and benefits farmers. The slender lorises are a genus of loris native to India and Sri Lanka
Ques:9
Consider the following statements regarding appointments to Supreme Court (SC) as judges:
- It is now done by the collegium system comprising of Chief Justice of India (CJI) and two other senior-most judges of SC.
- Unlike in SC, there is no collegium in the high courts (HC) as the judges of HC are also appointed and transferred by the SC collegium.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Solution : D
‘Collegium’ is an in-house mechanism created for the appointment and transfer of judges to higher judiciary in India, that has evolved through judgments of the Supreme Court (SC), and not by any Act of Parliament or Constitutional provision.
After the third judges case of 1998, SC on President’s reference expanded the Collegium to a five-member body, comprising the CJI and four of his senior-most colleagues, who recommend names for SC judges.
A high court (HC) collegium is led by its Chief Justice (CJ of HC) and four other senior most judges of that court. Names recommended for appointment by a HC collegium reaches the government only after approval by the CJI and the SC collegium.
Ques:10
What is understood by the term ‘Nelectricity’ in news recently?
Solution : B
It was observed at UNFCCC COP26 at Glasgow that every technological solution discussed at COP26 depends on just three resources: nelectricity (non-emitting electricity generated by hydropower, renewables or nuclear fission), carbon capture and storage (CCS) and biomass.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/we-need-a-forest-led-cop27/article66001227.ece
