UPSC Quiz – 2024 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz 9th April 2024

·       It is also referred to as the Zhayyq River in the native Kazakh languag

·       It is Europe’s third-longest river, after the Volga and the Danube rivers, and Asia’s 19th longest river.

·       Cities – Magnitogorsk, Orsk, Novotroitsk, Orenburg, Oral, Atyrau

Tributaries:

·       It has a total of 58 tributaries, with the most prominent ones being Kushum, Derkul, Chagan, Irtek, Utva, Elek, Bolshaya Chobda, Kindel, Sakmara, Tanalyk, Salmys, Or, and Suunduk.

·       Tributaries from the right side are typical mountain rivers, while the left side tributaries have flatland characteristics.

·       The river originates in the Ural Mountains, close to Mount Kruglaya in Russia.

·       It empties into the Caspian Sea; the world’s largest inland sea that lies between Europe and Asia.

·       Melting snow constitutes about 60% to 70% of the river’s water source, while precipitation is a minor source.

·       A prominent feature of the Ural River is itsdigitate delta, or tree-like structure, that can be seen as the river enters the Caspian Sea.

·       Recognizing the importance of the election campaign period, where parties and candidates engage in activities to reach out to voters, the Suvidha Portal caters to a diverse range of permission requests transparently on the First in First Out principle.

·       Political parties and candidates can seamlessly submit permission requests online from anywhere, at any time.It caters to permissions for organising rallies, opening temporary party offices, door-to-door canvassing, video vans, helicopters, obtaining vehicle permits, distributing pamphlets.

·       Furthermore, the permission data available on the portal serves as a valuable resource for scrutinising election expenditures, contributing to greater accountability and integrity in the electoral process.

·       ADR – Lok Adalat is one of the Alternative Dispute Redressal (ADR) mechanisms.

·       It is a forum where disputes/cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled/compromised amicably.

·       Fee – There is no court fee payable when a matter is filed in a Lok Adalat.

·       If a matter pending in the court of law is referred to the Lok Adalat and is settled subsequently, the court fee originally paid in the court on the complaints/petition is also refunded back to the parties.

·       Appeal – If the parties are not satisfied with the award of the Lok Adalat there is no provision for an appeal against such an award.

·       Polar vortex – The polar vortex sits in the stratosphere, which starts at around 6–20 kilometers above the planet’s surface and reaches roughly 50 kilometers above.

·       The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of the Earth’s poles.

·       Many times during winter in the northern hemisphere, the polar vortex will expand, sending cold air southward with the jet stream.

·       Polar Vortex is not a feature that exists at the Earth’s surface.

·       Weather forecasters examine the polar vortex by looking at conditions tens of thousands of feet up in the atmosphere.

·       It powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application merging several banking features, seamless fund routing & merchant payments into one hood.

·       UPI Lite – UPI Lite will be an on-device wallet functionality that will enable offline transactions of smaller values.

·       UPI Lite will work via the wallet system.

·       Transaction limit – Funds have to be added in the UPI Lite wallet and which can be used to make small payments under Rs 200.

·       Wallet limit – There is an Rs 2,000 limit on the amount of money you can have in this UPI Lite wallet.

·       The users will not be required to enter their UPI PIN while confirming UPI Lite payments.