[Mission 2023] Current Affairs Quiz , 3 April 2023

Solution: c)

The doctrine of “essentiality” was invented by a seven-judge Bench of the Supreme Court in the ‘Shirur Mutt’ case in 1954. The court held that the term “religion” will cover all rituals and practices “integral” to a religion, and took upon itself the responsibility of determining the essential and non-essential practices of a religion.

Solution: c)

The Red Fort was built during the reign of Shah Jahan in the mid-seventeenth century.

The Red Fort was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 as part of the Red Fort Complex.

Bahadur Shah Zafar or Bahadur Shah II was the twentieth and last Mughal Emperor of India. The last Mughal emperor to occupy the fort, Bahadur Shah II, became a symbol of the 1857 rebellion against the British East India Company.

Solution: d)

Farmers are using the waste kinnow fruit to improve the pH level and soil fertility of their land by making Bio-enzymes from this waste fruit.

Spraying Bio-enzymes works as pest repellent and also improves the photosynthesis process of the crops.

Solution: c)

Economic science has dominated public policy since the 20th century. Debates have raged between “Keynesian” economists and “Friedman” economists: between “welfarists” who see the need for a government hand in the economy and “monetarists” who want governments out of the way to let private entrepreneurs loose and let an “invisible hand” produce good outcomes for all. Both sides agree that growth in GDP — the size of the economy measured in money terms — is essential.

Solution: b)

International organization partners:

The Ramsar Convention works closely with six other organisations known as international organization partners (IOPs). These are:

• BirdLife International
• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
• International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
• Wetlands International
• WWF International
• Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)

These organizations support the work of the convention by providing expert technical advice, helping implement field studies, and providing financial support. The IOPs also participate regularly as observers in all meetings of the conference of the parties and as full members of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel.