UPSC Quiz – 2024 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz 6th April 2024

·       Sannati was known as Ranamandal about 2000 years ago.

·       Ranamandala area of Sannati offers a unique chronological scale from prehistoric to early historic times.

·       An inscription written in the Prakrit language using the Brahmi script is also found here.

·       The excavation also recovered another precious stone of historical importance – a stone sculpture portraying Mauryan Emperor Ashoka. The emperor is seen surrounded by his queens and female attendants in this rare sculpture. The sculpture had the words “Raya Asoko” etched on it in Brahmi script leaving little scope for mistaking the identity of the man featured in it.

·       Maha Stupa – An ‘abandoned well’ was turned out to be the Maha Stupa, which was referred to as Adholoka Maha Chaitya (the Great Stupa of the netherworlds) in the inscriptions.

·       The Maha Stupa is believed to have been developed in three constructional phases – Maurya, Early Satavahana and Later Satavahana periods stretching from 3rd Century B.C. to 3rd Century A.D.

·       Built using lime stone, the Maha Stupa is believed to be one of the largest of its time.

·       Developed by – Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

·       It is lighter than all the earlier Agni series of missiles. It weighs at least 50 per cent less than the Agni 3 missile and has new guidance and propulsion systems.

·       It can be transported by road and rail and stored for longer periods, significantly reducing the time required for preparation and launch.

·       Law governed symbol allotment– This process is governed by The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, which aims to define, reserve, and assign symbols for recognized political parties.

·       Symbols Classification– Symbols are classified as either reserved (reserved solely for recognized parties) or ‘free‘ (accessible to unacknowledged registered parties).

·       Recognised Political party symbol allotment– Exclusive symbols are allocated to recognized national and state parties.

·       Unrecognized registered parties symbol allotment– Candidates from unrecognized registered parties can select from free and non-exclusive symbols.

·       Unregistered parties need to provide ten preferred symbols from the commission’s list. They can also propose three new symbols with designs and names for consideration by the Commission.

·       These new symbols must meet certain criteria, avoiding similarity to existing symbols and steering clear of religious or communal connections or animal depictions.

·       If a recognized political party splits, the Election Commission decides on symbol allocation.

Advantages:

·       This practice enables us to use better soil moisture available at the time of harvesting of rice crops, which could otherwise be lost quickly.

·       It produced more yield of lentil than planting with tillage after harvesting of the rice crop.

·       This is an efficient way of utilising resources for sustainable crop intensification and boosting land productivity.

·       This system does not allow agronomic intervention such as tillage, weeding, irrigation and fertilizer However, rice variety decides the productivity of pulses in this system.

Relay cropping method

·       It is a method of multiple cropping where one crop is seeded into standing second crop well before harvesting of second crop.

·       It is launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It aims to provide an additional tool for people to realize their rights to health, wherever they are.

Features:

·       It is trained to provide information across major health topics, including healthy habits and mental health

·       It has the ability to support people in developing better understanding of risk factors for some of the leading causes of death in the world, including cancer, heart disease

·       It can help people access up-to-date information on quitting tobacco, being active, eating a healthy diet and de-stressing among other things.

·       It can engage users 24 hours a day in 8 languages on multiple health topics, on any device. It is now powered by generative AI rather than a pre-set algorithm or script helping her to provide more accurate responses in real-time.