UPSC Quiz – 2023 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz 8th August 2023

IASbaba Daily Prelims Quiz

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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 about Kali Gandaki River

It is formed by the union of the Kali & Trisuli Rivers.
The river originates in Nepal and joins the river Ganga in the state of Bihar.

Choose the incorrect statements:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct

Solution (d)

Statement Analysis

Statement 1

Statement 2

Correct

· The Kali Gandaki River or Gandaki River is also known as the Narayani River in southern Nepal & the Gandak in India.

· It is also called as Krishna Gandaki in Nepal.

· This Gandaki River is one of the major rivers of Nepal and a left-bank tributary of the Ganges in India.

· It is formed by the union of the Kali & Trisuli Rivers and both of these rivers rise in the Great Himalaya Range in Nepal.

· It originates in northern Nepal and enters as Gandaki River into India and then turns southeast along the Bihar-Uttar Pradesh state border.

The 5 main tributaries of the Kali Gandaki River are:

Daraudi

Seti

Madi

Marsyandi

Budhi Gandaki

Context: Climate change, faster glacial melting and gravel mining in the Kali Gandaki are changing the course of the river.

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Solution (d)

Statement Analysis

Statement 1

Statement 2

Correct

· The Kali Gandaki River or Gandaki River is also known as the Narayani River in southern Nepal & the Gandak in India.

· It is also called as Krishna Gandaki in Nepal.

· This Gandaki River is one of the major rivers of Nepal and a left-bank tributary of the Ganges in India.

· It is formed by the union of the Kali & Trisuli Rivers and both of these rivers rise in the Great Himalaya Range in Nepal.

· It originates in northern Nepal and enters as Gandaki River into India and then turns southeast along the Bihar-Uttar Pradesh state border.

The 5 main tributaries of the Kali Gandaki River are:

Daraudi

Seti

Madi

Marsyandi

Budhi Gandaki

Context: Climate change, faster glacial melting and gravel mining in the Kali Gandaki are changing the course of the river.

Question 2 of 5

2. Question

Consider the following statements

A charge sheet is a report generated by police officers after investigating a case.
It is to be filed within 120 days from the date of arrest of the accused in cases triable by lower courts.
If the charge sheet is not filed within the prescribed time, the accused has a right to default bail.

How many of the following statements are correct?

a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None

Correct

Solution (b)

Statement Analysis

Option b

Correct

About Charge Sheet:

· According to Section 173 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), a charge sheet is a report generated by police officers after investigating a case.

· It contains all the stringent records right from the commencement of investigation procedure of lodging an FIR to till the completion of investigation and preparation of final report.

· It contains the names of the people brought in the custody, the charges they are brought in for and the identity of the accusers.

· Once the charge sheet has been submitted to a court of law, prosecution proceedings against the accused begin.

· Time limit for filing a Charge Sheet:

· It is to be filed within 60 days from the date of arrest of the accused in cases triable by lower courts and 90 days in cases triable by Court of Sessions.

· If the charge sheet is not filed within the prescribed time mentioned above, the accused has a right to default bail.

Context: Rajasthan DGP recently ordered the preparation of a charge sheet against the accused in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl.

Incorrect

Solution (b)

Statement Analysis

Option b

Correct

About Charge Sheet:

· According to Section 173 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), a charge sheet is a report generated by police officers after investigating a case.

· It contains all the stringent records right from the commencement of investigation procedure of lodging an FIR to till the completion of investigation and preparation of final report.

· It contains the names of the people brought in the custody, the charges they are brought in for and the identity of the accusers.

· Once the charge sheet has been submitted to a court of law, prosecution proceedings against the accused begin.

· Time limit for filing a Charge Sheet:

· It is to be filed within 60 days from the date of arrest of the accused in cases triable by lower courts and 90 days in cases triable by Court of Sessions.

· If the charge sheet is not filed within the prescribed time mentioned above, the accused has a right to default bail.

Context: Rajasthan DGP recently ordered the preparation of a charge sheet against the accused in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl.

Question 3 of 5

3. Question

Consider the following statements

The Prime Minister is the ex-officio chairperson of the National Disaster Management Authority.
Ministry of Home Affairs is the parent body of NDMA.
Incident Response Teams are the lowest administrative unit and will be the ‘first responder’.

How many of the following statements are incorrect?

a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None

Correct

Solution (d)

Statement Analysis

Option d

Correct

Incident Response System:

· IRS is a combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedure and communications operating within a common organizational structure, with responsibility for the management of assigned resources to effectively accomplish stated objectives pertaining to an incident.

Functions:

· In line with administrative structure and DM Act 2005, Responsible Officer (RO) is designated at the State and District level as overall in charge of the incident response management.

· RO may delegate responsibilities to the Incident Commander (IC), who in turn will lead/manage the incident through Incident Response Teams (IRTs).

· IRS functions through Incident Response Teams (IRTs) in the field. An IRT is a team comprising all positions of IRS organization; headed by Incident Commander (IC).

· On receipt of Early Warning, RO activates IRTs. In case of a disaster without any warning, local IRT will respond and contact RO for further support, if required.

· IRTs pre-designated at all levels, i.e. State, District, Sub-Division and Tehsil/Block.

· IRT’s lowest administrative unit (Sub-Division / Tehsil / Block) will be the ‘first responder’.

· If the incident becomes complex and beyond the control of local IRT, higher level IRT will be informed / take over the response management. In such cases the lower level IRT will merge with the higher level IRT.

· When lower level of IRT merges with a higher level, IC of lower level may play the role of Deputy IC or Operations Sections Chief (OSC) or any other duty that the IC of higher authority assigns.

Key Facts about National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA):

· Parent body: Ministry of Home Affairs.

· Primary Objective: To coordinate response to natural or man-made disasters and for capacity-building in disaster resiliency and crisis response.

· It is responsible for framing policies, laying down guidelines and best-practices and coordinating with the State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs) to ensure a holistic and distributed approach to disaster management.

· Origin: NDMA was established through the Disaster Management Act enacted by the Government of India in 2005.

Organisation setup:

· The Prime Minister is the ex-officio chairperson of the NDMA, who chairs a 9-member board.

· The remainder of the board consists of members nominated based on their expertise in areas such as, planning, infrastructure management, communications, meteorology etc.

Context: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) recently said several states and Union territories (UTs) are yet to implement the Incident Response System (IRS).