Current Affairs Quiz 16 February 2023
Current Affairs Quiz 16 February 2023 covers the major topics of 16th February 2023. The questions are designed as per the need of exams like UPSC, PCS, SSC, and major competitive exams in India.
1. Consider the following statements regarding Vibrant Village Programme (VVP) Scheme:
- It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
- It will provide funds for the development of essential infrastructure and the creation of livelihood opportunities for people along the northern land border.
- VVP scheme will be merged with Border Area Development Programme.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct:
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3
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Correct Answer: (A)
Why this question?
- Recently, Cabinet approved the Vibrant Village Programme (VVP) scheme for 2022-23 to 2025-26, with an outlay of ₹ 4800 crore.
What is Vibrant Village Programme (VVP) Scheme?
- It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, with the objective of providing funds for the development of essential infrastructure and the creation of livelihood opportunities for people along the northern land border.
- It will cover Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.
- VVP will help to improve the quality of life of people and reverse outmigration.
- Most part of the fund will be spent on the construction of roads.
- Under this, Vibrant Village Action Plan will be prepared by District Administration (DA) with the help of Gram Panchayat.
- It will not be overlapped with Border Area Development Programme (BADP).
2. Recently, Cabinet approved the “Shinku-La tunnel” which will allow all-weather connectivity between
(A) Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir
(B) Sikkim and Bhutan
(C) Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan
(D) Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh
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Correct Answer: (D)
Why this question?
- Recently, Cabinet approved a 4.1 km long “Shinku-La tunnel” to allow all-weather connectivity between Himachal Pradesh (HP) and Ladakh.
3. Consider the following statements regarding National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA):
- It is a non-statutory body.
- The primary objectives of NADA are to adopt and implement anti-doping rules which confirm with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: (B)
Why this question?
- Recently, an MOU has been signed between the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the National Institute of Pharmaceutical, Education, and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, and FSSAI to deal with the problem of doping in sports.
What is National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)?
- It was set up as an independent body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs in 2005 under Society Registration Act 1860.
- The primary objectives of NADA are to adopt and implement anti-doping rules which confirm with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code, regulate the doping control program, promote research, and create awareness about doping and its ill effect.
- In 2022, NADA has been provided with statutory status under National Anti-Doping Act 2022.
4. India’s first Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) framework launched in ……………
(A) Puducherry
(B) Thiruvananthapuram
(C) Visakhapatnam
(D) Panji
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Correct Answer: (A)
Why this question?
- Recently in Puducherry, India’s first Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) framework has been launched.
What is Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) framework?
- It is a process of analyzing and allocating spatial and temporal distribution of human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, social, and economic objectives.
- This MSP framework is part of a pact under the Indo-Norway Integrated Ocean Initiative which was launched to balance the growth alongside sustainable management and preservation of ocean resources.
- The Intergovernmental Ocean Commission of UNESCO helps the nations by providing step-by-step guidance for ecosystem-based MSP.
5. Consider the following statements regarding Mental Healthcare Act 2017 (MHA):
- It decriminalized attempt to suicide.
- It provides for the formation of the Center and State Mental Health Authority.
- MHA puts restrictions on the use of Electro-convulsive therapy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct:
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3
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Correct Answer: (D)
Why this question?
- In a survey, National Human Right Commission (NHRC) finds that all the government mental healthcare institutions are in a very deplorable condition.
6. Name the glacier which is known as the “Doomsday Glacier”.
(A) Margerie Glacier
(B) Thwaites Glacier
(C) Gangotri Glacier
(D) Pasterze Glacier
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Correct Answer: (B)
Why this question?
- Scientists have found that due to the seeping of warm water, the Thwaites glacier is melting at a very fast pace.
What is Thwaites Glacier?
- This glacier is a part of the west Antarctica ice sheet and is the widest glacier on the earth.
- Ice loss from this glacier would lead to an increase in sea level of at least 65 cm because of which it is nicknamed Doomsday Glacier.
7. Consider the following statements regarding Roche’s limit:
- It is the minimum distance to which a larger satellite can approach its primary body (like Moon and Earth) without being torn apart by tidal forces.
- Inside the Roche limit, orbiting material tends to form a satellite around the ring.
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: (A)
Why this question?
- Recently, astronomers found a ring around a dwarf planet named Quaoar, located in the Kuiper belt, outside its Roche limit.
What is Roche Limiit?
- It is the minimum distance to which a larger satellite can approach its primary body (like Moon and Earth) without being torn apart by tidal forces.
- Inside the Roche limit, orbiting material tends to disperse and form a ring, while outside the limit, it tends to form a satellite around the orbit.
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