UPSC Quiz – 2020 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz 22nd Dec 2020

Solution (b)

It aims to provide financial, technical and business support for upgradation of existing micro food processing enterprises.

It is a centrally sponsored scheme to be implemented over a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore.

The expenditure under the scheme would to be shared in 60:40 ratios between Central and State Governments, in 90:10 ratios with NE and the Himalayan States, 60:40 ratio with UTs with the legislature and 100% by Centre for other UTs.

Features of the scheme

• The Scheme adopts One District One Product (ODODP) approach to reap the benefit of scale in terms of procurement of inputs, availing common services and marketing of products.
• The States would identify food product for a district keeping in view the existing clusters and availability of raw material.
• The ODOP product could be a perishable produce based product or cereal-based products or a food product widely produced in a district and their allied sectors.
• An illustrative list of such products includes mango, potato, litchi, tomato, tapioca, kinnu, bhujia, petha, papad, pickle, millet-based products, fisheries, poultry, meat as well as animal feed among others.
• The Scheme also place focus on waste to wealth products, minor forest products and Aspirational Districts.

Solution (c)

Mahanadi River flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha. It originates from highlands of Chhattisgarh. 

The Mahanadi River system is the third largest of peninsular India after Godavari and Krishna, and the largest river of Odisha state.

Source of origin of the Mahanadi river: It rises from a place near Sihawa in Bastar hills in the state of Chhattisgarh to the south of Amarkantak.

In March 2018, Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal is formed on the direction of Supreme Court to adjudicate water sharing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh states. 

Major Tributaries of the Mahanadi river

• Seonath River
• Hasdeo River
• Mand River
• Ib River
• Jonking River
• Tel River

The Basin of the Mahanadi river:

• The catchment area of the river extends to Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Maharashtra.
• Its basin is bounded by the Central India hills on the north, by the Eastern Ghats on the south and east and by the Maikala range on the west. 

 Solution (d)

In news: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has recently included Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba in Khelo India Youth Games 2021.

Gatka:

• Gatka originates from the State of Punjab and this traditional fighting style of the Nihang Sikh Warriors is used both as self-defense as well as a sport.
• Gatka is believed to have originated when the 6th Sikh Guru Hargobind adopted ‘Kirpan’ for self-defence during the Mughal era.
• It was earlier confined to gurudwaras, nagar kirtans and akharas, but now it finds presence in the sports category after the formation of the Gatka Federation of India (GFI) in 2008.

Kalaripayattu:

• Kalaripayattu, also known simply as Kalari, is an Indian martial art that originated in modern-day Kerala.
• Kalaripayattu is held in high regard by martial artists due to its long-standing history within Indian martial arts. It is believed to be the oldest surviving martial art in India. It is also considered to be among the oldest martial arts still in existence, with its origin in the martial arts timeline dating back to at least the 3rd century BCE.
• The place where this martial art is practised is called a ‘Kalari’. It is a Malayalam word that signifies a kind of gymnasium.
• Kalari literally means ‘threshing floor’ or ‘battlefield’. The word Kalari first appears in the Tamil Sangam literature to describe both a battlefield and combat arena.

Thang Ta:

• Huyen langlon is an Indian martial art from Manipur.
• In the Meitei language, huyen means war while langlon or langlong can mean net, knowledge or art.
• Huyen langlon consists of two main components:

• • Thang-ta (armed combat)
  • sarit sarak (unarmed fighting).
• The primary weapons of huyen langlon are the thang (sword) and ta (spear). Other weapons include the shield and the axe.

Solution (b)

In news: Ease of doing business report is recently released.

The report is released by the World Bank.

In August, the World Bank had decided to pause the publication the report due to irregularities in the data.

As per new report, China’s slipped from 85th rank to 78th rank.

The rankings of three other countries – Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan have also changed.

As per 2020 report, India is placed at 63rd position among 190 countries, jumped by 14 positions from the previous year position.

India’s rank remains unchanged after adjusting irregularities in the data.

The ranking is based 10 indices:

• • Starting a business.
  • Dealing with construction permits.
  • Getting electricity.
  • Registering property.
  • Getting credit.
  • Protecting investors.
  • Paying taxes.
  • Trading across borders.
  • Enforcing contracts.
  • Resolving Insolvency.

Solution (d)

PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana is a central sector scheme introduced by Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI)

The objective of PMKSY is to supplement agriculture, modernize processing and decrease Agri-Waste.

The PMKSY has seven component schemes:

• Mega Food Parks
• Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure
• Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters
• Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages
• Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities
• Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure
• Human Resources and Institutions

sUnder PMKSY, capital subsidy in the form of grants-in-aid ranging from 35% to 75% of the eligible project cost subject to a maximum specified limit is provided to investors.