[Mission 2023] Current Affairs Quiz , 29 August 2022

Solution: a)

Every Census in independent India from 1951 to 2011 has published data on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, but not on other castes. 

Our Constitution too favours conducting a caste census. Article 340 mandates the appointment of a commission to investigate the conditions of socially and educationally backward classes and make recommendations as to the steps that should be taken by governments.

The Justice Rohini committee was appointed in 2017 to look into the sub-categorisation of the OBC communities.

Solution: b)

Article 341 of the Constitution provides certain privileges and concessions to the members of Scheduled Castes.

Under the provision of Article 341, first list of SCs in relation to a states/UT is to be issued by a notified Order of the President after consulting concerned state Government.

But the clause (2) of Article 341 envisages that, any subsequent inclusion in or exclusion from the list of Scheduled Castes can be effected through an Act of Parliament.

Parliament alone is vested with the power to include or exclude any entry in the SC list under Article 341 of the Constitution.

Statement 3: Reservation is there only in the Lok Sabha.

Solution: c)

Jet streams are narrow bands of strong winds that flow over thousands of kilometres from west to east. Major jet streams are found near the upper levels of the atmosphere, around 9 to 16 km from the earth’s surface, and can reach speeds of over 320 kph.

The jet streams shift to the north or south depending on the season. During winters, the wind current is the strongest. They are also closer to the Equator during winter.

The major jet streams are the Polar Front, Subtropical, and Tropical jet streams. In India, the Tropical jet stream influences the formation and duration of the summer monsoon.

Most commercial planes fly at the jet stream level, and a strong jet stream can provide a potent tailwind to a flight travelling from west to east. This helps reduce the travel time for such flights, as their speeds are boosted.

Solution: d)

The exchange rate depends upon many factors. They are:

1. Inflation
2. Interest rates in the country and global majors like USA
3. International commodity prices
4. Political stability
5. Forex reserves with RBI
6. Growth rate of the economy
7. Future potential
8. Foreign trade profile which includes import dependency
9. Monetary policy of countries like USA
10. External debt levels, particularly the short-term commercial debt level
11. The extent of convertibility of the currency
12. Fiscal and Current account deficits

Solution: c)

Biomagnification, also known as bioamplification or biological magnification, is the increasing concentration of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in the tissues of tolerant organisms at successively higher levels in a food chain.