Weekly Current Affairs Quiz: 13/12/2021 to 18/12/2021

EXPLANATION:

• Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on April 14, 1891, in Mhow, India, and died on December 6, 1956, in New Delhi.  He was the chairman of the drafting committee of the constitution. Hence he is called the architect of the Indian constitution. Thus, statement 1 is correct 
• He never believed in extreme revolutionary activities. He believed that in British rule, first the status of Dalits should be improved. Without improving the status of Dalits British rule should not be ended. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
• From 1942 to 1946 he remained in the office of the Governor General's council. Hence statement 3 is correct.

EXPLANATION:

• Verghese Kurien, known as the "Father of the White Revolution" in India, was a social entrepreneur whose "billion-liter idea", Operation Flood, made dairy farming India's largest self-sustaining industry. Hence statement 1 is correct. 
• He was born on 26 November 1921 in Kozhikode Kerala and his therefore Gujrat is celebrating his 100th birthday on 26 Nov 2021. 
• The ‘local systems’ solutions should be practiced in the white revolution rather than ‘global (or national) scale’ solutions. For example, the resources in the local environment must be the principal resources of the farming enterprise. 
• White revolution achieved more success in some north and west states of India. It remained unsuccessful in several states of India because cattle rearing does not support them. Hence statement 2 is not correct. 

EXPLANATION: 

• The definitive biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, the nineteenth-century activist who founded the Indian National Congress, was the first British MP of Indian origin and inspired Gandhi and Nehru. Writer Dinyar Patel is the author of the book “Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism” He won Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• The Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize was instituted in 2018, the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize celebrates high-quality non-fiction literature on modern and contemporary India from writers of all nationalities published in the previous calendar year. Hence statement 2 is also correct.
• This book is Dedicated to Dadabhai Nauroji. Hence statement 3 is not correct.

EXPLANATION:

• Hornbill Festival is the local festival celebrated in Nagaland but now it has extended up to Tripura. Hence statement 1 is correct. 
• The state of Nagaland is home to several tribes, which have their own distinct festivals. More than 60% of the population of Nagaland depends on agriculture and therefore most of their festivals revolve around agriculture. The Nagas consider their festivals sacred, so participation in these festivals is essential. The Hornbill Festival is a celebration held every year from 1 to 10 December, in Nagaland, Northeast India. It is also called the 'Festival of Festivals'. Hence statement 2 is also correct. 
• This festival is not extended up to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Hence statement 3 is incorrect.

EXPLANATION:

• A forestation is a process of planting new trees on the earth.  In Afforestation the plantation is done in the desert areas or any unfertile areas. Hence statement 1 is correct. 
• Generally, afforestation term is used for alternative sources of forest resources or forest produce. Afforestation is not used in natural forests. Afforestation is of high importance to ensure the continued sustainability of our planet and here we will look at the importance, advantages, disadvantages, and even major efforts of Afforestation. Hence statement 2 is correct. 
• Reforestation is quite a different term from afforestation. Reforestation means the plantation of new trees in those areas where the forests are continuously decreasing. Deforestation means the destruction of the forest for the work of infrastructural development. Hence statement 3 is correct. 

To conserve the environment and to provide compensation against environmental degradation, by an order of the supreme court The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) was formed in 2001. The Government constituted Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) in 2006. Hence statement 4 is correct.

EXPLANATION : 

• The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) is constituted at the central level, state level, and district level. Hence statement 1 is correct. 
• If any company destroys the forest area of 100 acres, this company has to give compensation for this deforestation among which 80 % would be given to state CAMPA and 10 % to central CAMPA and center and state would use this fund for afforestation purposes and that company must provide that alternative land for such afforestation. Hence statement 2 is also correct. 

EXPLANATION: 

• The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act was formed in 2006. Even though it was recommended by the Supreme Court in 2001. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
• This act is passed by the parliament of India where it can be implemented in entire India except the region of Kashmir (After diluting art 370 also). 
• The CAF Act was passed by the center in 2016 and the related rules were notified in 2018. The CAF Act was enacted to manage the funds collected for compensatory afforestation which till then was managed by ad hoc Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA). Compensatory afforestation means that every time forest land is diverted for non-forest purposes such as mining or industry, the user agency pays for planting forests over an equal area of non-forest land, or when such land is not available, twice the area of degraded forest land.
• As per the rules, 90% of the CAF money is to be given to the states while 10% is to be retained by the Centre. Hence statement 2 is not correct.

EXPLANATION:

• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence is an Indian intelligence agency. It is India's apex anti-smuggling intelligence, investigations, and operations agency. It is the Government of India’s body. Hence statement 1 is correct 
• This body comes under the ministry of finance. And Our Finance minister Sitaram was addressing the 64th ‘Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Foundation Day. Hence statement 2 is not correct. 
• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), is an enforcement agency under the control of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). Hence statement 3 is not correct. 

EXPLANATION:

• Several tribal outfits in Tripura have joined hands to push their demand for a separate state for indigenous communities in the region. Because they have their own cultural identity. Hence statement 1 is correct.
• These people of Tripura are not separatist and demand a separate state of ‘Greater Tipraland’ for the indigenous communities in Tripura under Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution. Hence Statement 2 is correct. 
• Indian Constitution notified 19 Schedule tribes and Among the 19 notified Scheduled Tribes in Tripura, Tripuris (also known as Tipra and Tiprasas) are the largest. Hence statement 3 is correct. 

EXPLANATION:

• The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 replaced the old Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The Act states that the Central Government shall establish a Central Consumer Protection Authority to regulate matters relating to violation of rights of consumers, unfair trade practices and false or misleading advertisements and to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers as a class. Thus, statement 1 is correct.
• The State Government shall establish a District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, to be known as the District Commission, in each district of the State: Provided that the State Government may, if it deems fit, establish more than one District Commission in a district. Thus, statement 2 is correct.

The Central Government shall establish the Central Consumer Protection Council. The Central Council shall be an advisory council. The Minister-in-charge of the Department of Consumer Affairs in the Central Government, who shall be the Chairperson. Thus, statement 3 is also correct.

EXPLANATION:

• The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, promotes international financial stability and monetary cooperation. It also facilitates international trade, promotes employment and sustainable economic growth, and helps to reduce global poverty. The IMF is governed by and accountable to its 190 member countries. Hence statements 2 and 3 are correct. 
• Gita Gopinath, the India-born, first female chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She is the first Indian Deputy managing Director . Hence statement 1 is also correct 
• The IMF was conceived in July 1944 at the United Nations Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire, United States. The 44 countries in attendance sought to build a framework for international economic cooperation and avoid repeating the competitive currency devaluations that contributed to the Great Depression of the 1930s. Hence statement 4 is also correct.

EXPLANATION:

• Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on April 14, 1891, Mhow, India and died on December 6, 1956, New Delhi. In Buddha Tradition the death is also called Mahaparinairvan. In this way 6th Dec is the date of his mahaparinirvana . 
• Ambedkar served on the Defense Advisory Committee and the Viceroy's Executive Council as minister for labor. Upon India's independence on 15 August 1947, the new Congress-led government invited Ambedkar to serve as the nation's first Law Minister, which he accepted. On 29 August, he was appointed Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee, and was appointed by the Assembly to write India's new Constitution. Hence, statement 1 is correct. 

In 1936, Ambedkar founded the Independent Labor Party, which contested the 1937 Bombay election to the Central Legislative Assembly for the 13 reserved and 4 general seats, and secured 11 and 3 seats respectively. Hence, statement 2 is correct.