UPSC Current Affairs Quiz : 21 February 2024

Solution: b)

Article 142 of the Constitution of India gives the Supreme Court the power to pass any decree or make any order to ensure complete justice in any matter pending before it

Any decree so passed or order so made shall be enforceable throughout the territory of India.

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Solution: c)

SAFEETY, developed by the Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER) under MeitY’s guidance, features conveyorized loading and unloading of grain bags with RFID traceability, online weight and moisture measurement, and Radio Frequency Based Removal of Moisture from Grain.

This advanced system can handle nearly one truckload (approximately 28 tons) of grains in just 40 minutes.

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Solution: a)

Only statement 2 is correct.

Inflation:

• Inflation refers to the rise in the prices of most goods and services of daily or common use, such as food, clothing, housing, recreation, transport, consumer staples, etc.
• Inflation measures the average price change in a basket of commodities and services over time.
• The opposite and rare fall in the price index of this basket of items is called ‘deflation’.
• Inflation is indicative of the decrease in the purchasing power of a unit of a country’s currency.
• RBI through its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Controls Money supply in the market.
• Inflation is measured by a central government authority, which is in charge of adopting measures to ensure the smooth running of the economy. In India, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation measures inflation.
• Inflation is primarily measured by two main indices — WPI (Wholesale Price Index) and CPI (Consumer Price Index), which measure wholesale and retail-level price changes, respectively.

Solution: b)

Statement 3 is incorrect.

‘Primary forests’ are forests predominant with native tree species, undisturbed with little to no human interference (roads, dams, mining, etc.), and the ecological processes are not significantly disrupted.  These forests are the densest, wildest, and of most ecological importance on Earth. They cover a large geographical area expanding from the snow-covered boreal region to the humid tropics, though 75% of them are found in 7 countries i.e., Russia, Canada, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United States, Peru, and Indonesia.

Solution: c)

Seven products from Odisha, ranging from the Similipal Kai chutney made with red weaver ants to the embroidered Kapdaganda shawl, have bagged the coveted Geographical Indication (GI) tag.

Woven and embroidered by the women of the Dongria Kondh tribe, a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) in the Niyamgiri hills in Odisha’s Rayagada and Kalahandi districts, the shawl reflects the rich tribal heritage of the Dongria Kondhs.

The shawl is worn by both men and women and the Dongrias gift it to their family members as a token of love and affection.

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