[Mission 2023] QUED ( Questions from Editorials ) 8 May 2023

Solution: b)

Centre’s ambitious Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) which aims to develop infrastructure and open up villages to tourists along the China border will be integrated with the Prime Minister Gati Shakti mega project.

The digital platform of Gati Shakti brings 16 Ministries including Railways and Roadways together for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects and allows government departments to break operational silos.

One of the objectives of the VVP is to stop migration of border population.

On February 15, the Union Cabinet approved the programme to cover 2,967 villages in 46 border blocks of 19 districts in four States and one Union Territory – Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Ladakh along the China border.

MHA, the nodal Ministry to implement the scheme, informed the Rajya Sabha on March 29 that States have been asked to organise activities such as fairs and festivals, cultural programmes, visit of school children, visit of senior State and district officials, tourism-related activities, promotion of handicrafts etc., in the villages identified for coverage on priority.

Solution: c)

Mulching is a method of soil conservation where the bare ground between plants is covered with a layer of organic matter like straw. It helps to retain soil moisture.

Shelter Belts is a method of soil conservation practiced in the coastal and dry regions in which rows of trees are planted to check the wind movement to protect soil cover.

Solution: c)

Snow leopard, often referred to as Ghost of the Mountains because of its coat that helps it blend in a snowy-rocky environment.

Solution: c)

The Food Corporation of India is an organization created and run by the Government of India. It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India.

Objectives: 

• Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the poor farmers
• Distribution of food grains throughout the country for Public Distribution System (PDS)
• Maintaining a satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of food grains to ensure National Food Security
• Regulate market price to provide food grains to consumers at a reliable price.
• It has primary duty to undertake purchase, store, and move/transport, distribute and sell food grains and other foodstuffs.

Solution: b)

The US Food and Drug and Drug Administration (FDA) on October 12 announced a shortage of Adderall, medication used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

ADHD is one the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood, usually diagnosed at an early age and lasting into adulthood. According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), children with ADHD might have trouble paying attention or controlling impulsive behaviours, and can be overly active.

Many adults remain undiagnosed, and symptoms can cause difficulty at work, home or relationships. The CDC states that symptoms can appear different at older ages, for example, hyperactivity can appear as extreme restlessness.

For people diagnosed with ADHD, Adderall can help improve focus, concentration, impulse control and hyperactivity, because of its effects on the central nervous system