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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements regarding DigiSaksham Programme, seen recently in news:
- It is launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- It seeks to provide free of cost training in digital skills to 3 lakh youths of the country.
- The Jobseekers can access the training through National Career Service Portal.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution (d)
DigiSaksham – a digital skills programme to enhance the employability of youth is launched by the Minister for Labour and Employment.
Through DigiSaksham initiative, free of cost training in digital skills including basic skills as well as advance computing, will be provided to more than 3 lakh youths in the first year.
The Jobseekers can access the training through National Career Service (NCS) Portal.
The initiative gives priority to the job-seekers of semi urban areas belonging to disadvantaged communities, including those who have lost their jobs due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Under the DigiSaksham initiative, there will be basically three types of training viz. Digital Skills – Self paced learning, VILT mode training (Virtual Instructor led) and ILT mode training (Instructor led). The ILT training which is in person training would be conducted at the Model Career Centres (MCCs) and National Career Service Centres (NCSC) for SCs/STs across the country.
Article Link: DigiSaksham- a joint initiative of Labour Ministry with Microsoft India to enhance the employability of youth
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Solution (d)
DigiSaksham – a digital skills programme to enhance the employability of youth is launched by the Minister for Labour and Employment.
Through DigiSaksham initiative, free of cost training in digital skills including basic skills as well as advance computing, will be provided to more than 3 lakh youths in the first year.
The Jobseekers can access the training through National Career Service (NCS) Portal.
The initiative gives priority to the job-seekers of semi urban areas belonging to disadvantaged communities, including those who have lost their jobs due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Under the DigiSaksham initiative, there will be basically three types of training viz. Digital Skills – Self paced learning, VILT mode training (Virtual Instructor led) and ILT mode training (Instructor led). The ILT training which is in person training would be conducted at the Model Career Centres (MCCs) and National Career Service Centres (NCSC) for SCs/STs across the country.
Article Link: DigiSaksham- a joint initiative of Labour Ministry with Microsoft India to enhance the employability of youth
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
SACRED Portal, launched recently, is an online employment exchange platform for:
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Solution (c)
Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity (SACRED):
- The portal is developed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
- Citizens above 60 years of age can register on the portal and find jobs and work opportunities.
- The Employment Portal will serve not only the senior citizens seeking employment, but also the employers, the Self Help Groups (SHGs), the senior citizens gaining skills, and other agencies or individuals.
- More than 50% senior citizens are found active as per the LASI report 2020. Many senior citizens having experience, time and energy can be used by the business enterprises looking for stable employees with experience.
Article Link: Senior Able Citizens for Re Employment in Dignity (SACRED) Portal
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Solution (c)
Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity (SACRED):
- The portal is developed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
- Citizens above 60 years of age can register on the portal and find jobs and work opportunities.
- The Employment Portal will serve not only the senior citizens seeking employment, but also the employers, the Self Help Groups (SHGs), the senior citizens gaining skills, and other agencies or individuals.
- More than 50% senior citizens are found active as per the LASI report 2020. Many senior citizens having experience, time and energy can be used by the business enterprises looking for stable employees with experience.
Article Link: Senior Able Citizens for Re Employment in Dignity (SACRED) Portal
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
“Aipan” which recently received GI tag is a traditional art belonging to:
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Solution (b)
Aipan art is an established-ritualistic folk art originating from Kumaon in Uttarakhand.
The art is done mainly during special occasions, household ceremonies and rituals. Practitioners believe that it invokes a divine power which brings about good fortune and deters evil.
The actual art is done with a white paste made of rice flour. The art is frequent to floors and walls of Puja rooms and entrances of homes. It is also practiced mostly by Kumaoni women.
Article Link: GI tag for 7 indigenous products of Uttarakhand
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Solution (b)
Aipan art is an established-ritualistic folk art originating from Kumaon in Uttarakhand.
The art is done mainly during special occasions, household ceremonies and rituals. Practitioners believe that it invokes a divine power which brings about good fortune and deters evil.
The actual art is done with a white paste made of rice flour. The art is frequent to floors and walls of Puja rooms and entrances of homes. It is also practiced mostly by Kumaoni women.
Article Link: GI tag for 7 indigenous products of Uttarakhand
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
With reference to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Report 2021, consider the following statements:
- It is released by UNESCO.
- The report designates 46 countries as LDCs.
- GDP per capita for the LDC countries represents less than 10 per cent of the world average.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution (b)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Report 2021 is released recently by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
The report called for increased investment in state and productive capabilities for the LDC group.
UNCTAD defines productive capacities as the productive resources, entrepreneurial capabilities and production links that together determine a country’s capacity to produce goods and services and enable it to grow and develop.
The UN established the LDC category 50 years ago. The grouping of the world’s weakest economies has expanded from an initial 25 countries in 1971, peaking at 52 in 1991, with only six countries progressing enough to no longer be considered an LDC. These six countries are: Botswana, Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Maldives, Samoa and Vanuatu.
The number of LDC since January 2021 has been 46 (including 34 African countries). LDCs experienced more frequent instances of growth collapses than other groups of countries, the report flagged.
The gross domestic product (GDP) per capita for the LDC group represented less than 10 per cent of the world average in 2019, according to the report. This was even lower than in 1971, when their GDP per capita amounted to 15 per cent.
Only seven LDCs (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Lesotho, Mali, and Myanmar) have consistently outpaced the world average GDP per capita growth by more than 1 per cent and therefore have converged towards the standards of living of higher-income countries.
Article Link: Least developed countries need help to overcome COVID-19-induced economic setback: UNCTAD
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Solution (b)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Report 2021 is released recently by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
The report called for increased investment in state and productive capabilities for the LDC group.
UNCTAD defines productive capacities as the productive resources, entrepreneurial capabilities and production links that together determine a country’s capacity to produce goods and services and enable it to grow and develop.
The UN established the LDC category 50 years ago. The grouping of the world’s weakest economies has expanded from an initial 25 countries in 1971, peaking at 52 in 1991, with only six countries progressing enough to no longer be considered an LDC. These six countries are: Botswana, Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Maldives, Samoa and Vanuatu.
The number of LDC since January 2021 has been 46 (including 34 African countries). LDCs experienced more frequent instances of growth collapses than other groups of countries, the report flagged.
The gross domestic product (GDP) per capita for the LDC group represented less than 10 per cent of the world average in 2019, according to the report. This was even lower than in 1971, when their GDP per capita amounted to 15 per cent.
Only seven LDCs (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Lesotho, Mali, and Myanmar) have consistently outpaced the world average GDP per capita growth by more than 1 per cent and therefore have converged towards the standards of living of higher-income countries.
Article Link: Least developed countries need help to overcome COVID-19-induced economic setback: UNCTAD
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Which of the following is/are the favourable conditions for the formation and intensification of tropical cyclones?
- Large sea surface
- Large variations in vertical wind speed
- Absence of coriolis force
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Correct
Solution (a)
Tropical cyclones are violent storms that originate over oceans in tropical areas and move over to the coastal areas bringing about large scale destruction due to violent winds (squalls), very heavy rainfall (torrential rainfall) and storm surge.
Conditions Favourable for Tropical Cyclone Formation are:
- Large sea surface with temperature higher than 27° C
- Presence of the Coriolis force enough to create a cyclonic vortex
- Small variations in the vertical wind speed
- A pre-existing weak low-pressure area or low-level-cyclonic circulation
- Upper divergence above the sea level system
Article Link: Cyclone Gulab Weakened Over Mainland, to Reemerge as ‘Shaheen’
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Solution (a)
Tropical cyclones are violent storms that originate over oceans in tropical areas and move over to the coastal areas bringing about large scale destruction due to violent winds (squalls), very heavy rainfall (torrential rainfall) and storm surge.
Conditions Favourable for Tropical Cyclone Formation are:
- Large sea surface with temperature higher than 27° C
- Presence of the Coriolis force enough to create a cyclonic vortex
- Small variations in the vertical wind speed
- A pre-existing weak low-pressure area or low-level-cyclonic circulation
- Upper divergence above the sea level system
Article Link: Cyclone Gulab Weakened Over Mainland, to Reemerge as ‘Shaheen’
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