[Mission 2023] Current Affairs Quiz , 29 March 2023

Solution: b)

Hallmark is a mark on gold jewellery which is affixed by an entity recognised by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to assure its fineness and purity. So whenever you buy any gold jewellery, make sure to check the Hallmark to avoid being cheated,” website of the Department of Consumer Affairs says.

Almost No gold jewellery is made of 100 per cent gold, as the yellow metal in itself is very soft and has to be mixed with other metals to shape it into jewelry items. The “purer” the jewellery, i.e., the more gold a piece of jewellery has, the more expensive it will be.

The three categories of hallmarked jewellery, according to the government website, are: “22K916 means that it is a 22 carat gold and the piece of jewellery has 91.6 percent gold. 18K750 means that it is an 18 carat gold and the piece of jewellery has 75 percent gold. 14K585 means that it is a 14 carat gold and the piece of jewellery has 58.5 percent gold.”

A consumer cannot apply to the Assaying and Hallmarking Centre for getting a hallmark on her gold jewellery. This has to be done through a BIS-registered jeweller.

Banks are likely to give loans on better terms if the mortgaged jewellery is hallmarked, the website says.

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Solution: a)

Body mass index (BMI) is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of a person. The BMI is defined as the body mass divided by the square of the body height, and is expressed in units of kg/m², resulting from mass in kilograms and height in metres. BMI takes into account natural variations in body shape, giving a healthy weight range for a particular height.

By basic mathematics, you can derive the height of a person from his BMI if weight is given. For this, the person’s age is not required.

A person’s micro-nutritional status and body fat cannot be determined through BMI.

Solution: c)

The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM) is under the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce.

The Controller General supervises the working of the Patents Act, 1970, as amended, the Designs Act, 2000 and the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and also renders advice to the Government on matters relating to these subjects.

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Solution: b)

The Godavari is the largest Peninsular river in India.

The major tributaries of the river can be classified as the left bank tributaries which include the Purna, Pranhita, Indravati, and Sabari River and the right bank tributaries include Pravara, Manjira, and Manair.

It drains into the Bay of Bengal. Its drainage basin is also the largest among the peninsular rivers.

The Musi river is one of the major tributaries of Krishna River.

Solution: b)

Excise duty and VAT or Sales tax on fuel constitute an important source of revenue for both the Centre and the states. The Centre also levies additional cesses on petroleum products.