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The Current Affairs questions are based on sources like ‘The Hindu’, ‘Indian Express’ and ‘PIB’, which are very important sources for UPSC Prelims Exam. The questions are focused on both the concepts and facts. The topics covered here are generally different from what is being covered under ‘Daily Current Affairs/Daily News Analysis (DNA) and Daily Static Quiz’ to avoid duplication. The questions would be published from Monday to Saturday before 2 PM. One should not spend more than 10 minutes on this initiative.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements regarding ‘Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace Act’
- The POSH Act, requires every company having more than 10 employees to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee
- This Act was essentially derived from the Vishaka Guidelines provided by the Supreme Court.
Choose the correct statements
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Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct The POSH Act, as mandatory compliance, requires every company having more than 10 (ten) employees to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee (“ICC”) in the prescribed manner in order to receive and address the complaints of any sort of sexual harassment from women in a time-bound and extremely confidential manner. This Act was essentially derived from the Vishaka Guidelines. The Vishaka Guidelines were certain procedures to be followed in cases of workplace sexual abuse. These guidelines were formulated after the landmark case Vishaka and others v. State of Rajasthan. Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/posh-act-bombay-high-court-guidelines-challenged-in-supreme-court/article38140615.ece
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Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Correct The POSH Act, as mandatory compliance, requires every company having more than 10 (ten) employees to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee (“ICC”) in the prescribed manner in order to receive and address the complaints of any sort of sexual harassment from women in a time-bound and extremely confidential manner. This Act was essentially derived from the Vishaka Guidelines. The Vishaka Guidelines were certain procedures to be followed in cases of workplace sexual abuse. These guidelines were formulated after the landmark case Vishaka and others v. State of Rajasthan. Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/posh-act-bombay-high-court-guidelines-challenged-in-supreme-court/article38140615.ece
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
“R-value”, a term recently seen in news is related to
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Solution(b)
The Reproduction number or R refers to how many people an infected person infects on an average. In other words, it tells how ‘efficiently’ a virus is spreading. An R-value smaller than 1 means the disease is spreading slowly.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/corona-r-value-over-1-in-big-cities-likely-start-of-third-wave-7698876/
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Solution(b)
The Reproduction number or R refers to how many people an infected person infects on an average. In other words, it tells how ‘efficiently’ a virus is spreading. An R-value smaller than 1 means the disease is spreading slowly.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/corona-r-value-over-1-in-big-cities-likely-start-of-third-wave-7698876/
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements regarding ‘National Tiger Conservation Authority’
- It is chaired by the Prime Minister.
- It is an executive body working under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Choose the correct statements
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Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Incorrect Incorrect The National Tiger Conservation Authority is set up under the Chairmanship of the Minister for Environment and Forests The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006, for strengthening tiger conservation Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1787787
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Solution(d)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Incorrect Incorrect The National Tiger Conservation Authority is set up under the Chairmanship of the Minister for Environment and Forests The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006, for strengthening tiger conservation Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1787787
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements regarding ‘mRNA vaccines’
- These vaccines are non-infectious.
- They provide cellular immunity as well as humoral immunity.
- They are stable over a vast range of temperature.
Choose the correct statements
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Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Incorrect mRNA vaccines are not constructed from an active pathogen (or even an inactivated pathogen), they are non-infectious. In contrast, traditional vaccines require the production of pathogens, which, if done at high volumes, could increase the risks of localized outbreaks of the virus at the production facility Biological advantage of mRNA vaccines is that since the antigens are produced inside the cell, they stimulate cellular immunity, as well as humoral immunity. Humoral immunity protects the body against extracellular pathogens and their toxins. Cell-mediated immunity protects the body against intracellular pathogens. mRNA is fragile, some vaccines must be kept at very low temperatures to avoid degrading and thus giving little effective immunity to the recipient. Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/traditional-vaccines-simpler-cheaper-and-as-effective-as-mrna-vaccines-us-scientist/article38131875.ece
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Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 3 Correct Correct Incorrect mRNA vaccines are not constructed from an active pathogen (or even an inactivated pathogen), they are non-infectious. In contrast, traditional vaccines require the production of pathogens, which, if done at high volumes, could increase the risks of localized outbreaks of the virus at the production facility Biological advantage of mRNA vaccines is that since the antigens are produced inside the cell, they stimulate cellular immunity, as well as humoral immunity. Humoral immunity protects the body against extracellular pathogens and their toxins. Cell-mediated immunity protects the body against intracellular pathogens. mRNA is fragile, some vaccines must be kept at very low temperatures to avoid degrading and thus giving little effective immunity to the recipient. Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/traditional-vaccines-simpler-cheaper-and-as-effective-as-mrna-vaccines-us-scientist/article38131875.ece
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the statements regarding “Article 348’
- It provides for English to be the official language of the Supreme Court and in every High Court
- The Chief Justice of a State with the previous consent of the Governor, authorize the use of the Hindi language, or any other language used for any official purposes of the State
Choose the correct statements
Correct
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Incorrect Article 348 provides for English as the official language to be used in Supreme Court and in every High Court. However, the Governor of a State may, with the previous consent of the President, authorize the use of the Hindi language, or any other language used for any official purposes of the State. Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/english-is-the-language-in-high-court-gujarat-hc/article38126026.ece
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Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 Statement 2 Correct Incorrect Article 348 provides for English as the official language to be used in Supreme Court and in every High Court. However, the Governor of a State may, with the previous consent of the President, authorize the use of the Hindi language, or any other language used for any official purposes of the State. Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/english-is-the-language-in-high-court-gujarat-hc/article38126026.ece
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