QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 9 February 2021

Solution: b)

National Commission for Backward Classes is a constitutional body (123rd constitutional amendment bill 2017 and 102nd amendment 2018 in constitution to make it constitutional body) (Article 338B of the Indian Constitution) under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment established on 14 August 1993. It was constituted pursuant to the provisions of the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993.

The commission was the outcome of Indra Sawhney & Ors. Vs. Union of India.

The commission considers inclusions in and exclusions from the lists of communities notified as backward for the purpose of job reservations and tenders the needful advice to the Central Government as per Section 9(1) of the NCBC Act, 1993. Similarly, the states have also constituted commissions for BC’s.

The National Commission for Backward Classes, National Commission for Scheduled Castes as well as National Commission for Scheduled Tribes have the same powers as a Civil Court.

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Solution: b)

Originating from Vasudhara Tal, perhaps the largest glacial lake in Uttarakhand, the Dhauli Ganga flows in a meandering course, which takes it through the Nanda Devi National Park.

Dhauli Ganga is joined by Rishi Ganga river at Raini.

Dhauli Ganga, which merges with Alaknanda at Vishnuprayag, is one of the several tributaries of the Ganga.

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Solution: d)

DNA profiling (also called DNA fingerprinting) is the process of determining an individual’s DNA characteristics.

DNA profiling is a forensic technique in criminal investigations, comparing criminal suspects’ profiles to DNA evidence so as to assess the likelihood of their involvement in the crime. It is also used in parentage testing, to establish immigration eligibility, and in genealogical and medical research. DNA profiling has also been used in the study of animal and plant populations in the fields of zoology, botany, and agriculture.

Solution: a)

Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience of a real-world environment where the objects that reside in the real world are enhanced by computer-generated perceptual information.

AR can be defined as a system that fulfills three basic features: a combination of real and virtual worlds, real-time interaction, and accurate 3D registration of virtual and real objects.

In this way, augmented reality alters one’s ongoing perception of a real-world environment, whereas virtual reality completely replaces the user’s real-world environment with a simulated one. Augmented reality is related to two largely synonymous terms: mixed reality and computer-mediated reality.

A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack has the potential to overwhelm the network with irrelevant data, thereby disrupting the user’s VR experiences.

Distributed denial-of-service attacks target websites and online services. The aim is to overwhelm them with more traffic than the server or network can accommodate. The goal is to render the website or service inoperable.

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Solution: b)

Since FS 2014 – 15, GSI has launched and undertook a national programme on landslide susceptibility mapping – National Landslide Susceptibility Mapping (NLSM).

Aims and Objectives

• To create a dynamic National Landslide Susceptibility Geodatabase for India
• To prepare GIS – based seamless Landslide Susceptibility Maps of India on 1:50,000 scale
• To prepare a nation-wide repository on GIS-based Landslide Inventory

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