{"id":129463,"date":"2024-09-03T15:34:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T10:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=daily-quiz&#038;p=129463"},"modified":"2024-09-03T15:34:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T10:04:47","slug":"daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-3rd-september-2024","status":"publish","type":"daily-quiz","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-quiz\/daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-3rd-september-2024","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Quiz for UPSC: 3rd September 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text\">        <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_content\" id=\"wpAdvQuiz_792\">\n                    <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_time_limit\">\n            <div class=\"time\">Time limit: <span>0<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_progress\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_checkPage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4 class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">Quiz-summary<\/h4>\n\n            <p>\n                <span>0<\/span> of 5 questions completed            <\/p>\n\n            <p>Questions:<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_box\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                            <li>3<\/li>\n                                            <li>4<\/li>\n                                            <li>5<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endQuizSummary\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\" \n\t\t\t\t    style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_infopage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4>Information<\/h4>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endInfopage\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\"\n\t\t\t\t   style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_text\">\n            <p>\n                <p>This quiz is based on <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/category\/todays-update\/daily-current\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS ARTICLES<\/a>\u00a0 posted regularly on PWOnlyIAS website for UPSC IAS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To view Solutions, follow these instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To Start quiz click on \u2013 \u2018<strong>Start Quiz<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Solve all <strong>Questions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u00a0\u2018<strong>Quiz Summary&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on \u2018<strong>Finish Quiz<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Click on <strong>\u2018View Questions<\/strong>\u2019 button to see the all <strong>Explanations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n            <\/p>\n\n            \n            <div>\n                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\" type=\"button\" value=\"Start quiz\"\n                       name=\"startQuiz\" style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_lock\">\n            <p>\n                You have already completed the quiz before. 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Consider the following statements regarding Parkinson\u2019s Disease:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parkinson&#8217;s disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It can lead to immobility and dementia over time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is primarily characterised by the loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the statements given above are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5187\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5187\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 and 2 only\r\n           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                              <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5187\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) 2 and 3 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5187\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) 1, 2 and 3 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, Parkinson\u2019s disease is the<\/span><b> second most common neurodegenerative disease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the U.S. It affects about 1 million Americans and more than 10 million people worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Parkinson\u2019s Disease:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is Correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">About: It is a common <\/span><b>neurodegenerative movement disorder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that progresses relentlessly.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is Correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0It gradually impairs a person\u2019s ability to function until they ultimately become <\/span><b>immobile and often develop dementia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Contributing Factors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Many factors may contribute to the development of <\/span><b>Parkinson\u2019s, both environmental and genetic.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Lack of Adequate Treatment: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is currently no treatment to <\/span><b>slow or halt Parkinson\u2019s disease. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Available drugs don\u2019t slow disease progression and can treat only certain symptoms.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Causes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The exact cause of Parkinson&#8217;s disease is<\/span><b> not fully known yet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but it is believed to involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is Correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is primarily characterised by the loss of <\/span><b>dopamine-producing neurons in the brain,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> leading to motor and non-motor symptoms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, Parkinson\u2019s disease is the<\/span><b> second most common neurodegenerative disease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the U.S. It affects about 1 million Americans and more than 10 million people worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Parkinson\u2019s Disease:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is Correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">About: It is a common <\/span><b>neurodegenerative movement disorder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that progresses relentlessly.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is Correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0It gradually impairs a person\u2019s ability to function until they ultimately become <\/span><b>immobile and often develop dementia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Contributing Factors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Many factors may contribute to the development of <\/span><b>Parkinson\u2019s, both environmental and genetic.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Lack of Adequate Treatment: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is currently no treatment to <\/span><b>slow or halt Parkinson\u2019s disease. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Available drugs don\u2019t slow disease progression and can treat only certain symptoms.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Causes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The exact cause of Parkinson&#8217;s disease is<\/span><b> not fully known yet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but it is believed to involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is Correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is primarily characterised by the loss of <\/span><b>dopamine-producing neurons in the brain,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> leading to motor and non-motor symptoms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               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<span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Consider the following statements regarding \u201cAgri Fund for Startups &amp; Rural Entrepreneurs\u201d (AgriSure):<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is launched to provide comprehensive support to agripreneurs by establishing a financing ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fund has been set up under the aegis of the Ministry of Finance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5188\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5188\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 only\r\n                                                <\/label>\n\n                  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class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5188\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Both 1 and 2\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5188\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Neither 1 nor 2\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Union Agriculture and Farmers\u2019 Welfare and Rural Development Minister<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched <\/span><b>AgriSURE Fund &amp; Krishi Nivesh Portal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">recently at PUSA, New Delhi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Agri Fund for Start-Ups &amp; Rural Enterprises (AgriSURE):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is Correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Government launched the <\/span><b>AgriSURE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to support<\/span><b> start-ups and agripreneurs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">through investments in sector-specific, sector-agnostic, and debt <\/span><b>Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, as well as direct equity <\/span><b>support to start-ups working in Agriculture and allied sectors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This initiative aims to <\/span><b>foster innovation and sustainability <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in India&#8217;s agricultural sector through the<\/span><b> establishment of a Rs 750 crore Category-II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF).\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fund will offer both<\/span><b> equity and debt support,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> specifically targeting high-risk, high- impact activities in the<\/span><b> agriculture value chain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is Incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ministry: <\/span><b>Ministry of Agriculture &amp; Farmers Welfare.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>NABVENTURES,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a wholly-owned subsidiary of <\/span><b>NABARD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, will be the <\/span><b>Fund manager of AgriSURE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fund is designed to operate for<\/span><b> 10 years,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> extendable by two or more years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Union Agriculture and Farmers\u2019 Welfare and Rural Development Minister<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched <\/span><b>AgriSURE Fund &amp; Krishi Nivesh Portal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">recently at PUSA, New Delhi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Agri Fund for Start-Ups &amp; Rural Enterprises (AgriSURE):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is Correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Government launched the <\/span><b>AgriSURE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to support<\/span><b> start-ups and agripreneurs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">through investments in sector-specific, sector-agnostic, and debt <\/span><b>Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, as well as direct equity <\/span><b>support to start-ups working in Agriculture and allied sectors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This initiative aims to <\/span><b>foster innovation and sustainability <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in India&#8217;s agricultural sector through the<\/span><b> establishment of a Rs 750 crore Category-II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF).\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fund will offer both<\/span><b> equity and debt support,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> specifically targeting high-risk, high- impact activities in the<\/span><b> agriculture value chain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is Incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ministry: <\/span><b>Ministry of Agriculture &amp; Farmers Welfare.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>NABVENTURES,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a wholly-owned subsidiary of <\/span><b>NABARD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, will be the <\/span><b>Fund manager of AgriSURE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fund is designed to operate for<\/span><b> 10 years,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> extendable by two or more years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; 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style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>3<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>3<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>&#8216;Project Bhediya&#8217; was launched for which of the following purposes?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5189\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5189\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  To hunt the militants in J&amp;K by Indian Army\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5189\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) To catch man-eating wolves by UP Government\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5189\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) To rehabilitate wolves into protected sanctuaries by Wildlife Institute of India\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5189\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) To train the commandos for combat in Naxal areas by Ministry of Home Affairs\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a bid to catch wolves that are targeting children and villagers in<\/span><b> Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Bahraich<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the forest department has initiated an innovative effort <\/span><b>\u2018Project Bhediya\u2019 to catch the wolves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About \u2018Project Bhediya\u2019:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bahraich region has been plagued by a series of <\/span><b>attacks by man-eating wolves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, prompting the <\/span><b>Uttar Pradesh government to launch \u2018Project Bhediya\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to catch the wolves.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use <\/span><b>colourful teddy dolls soaked in children\u2019s urine <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as bait to capture them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a bid to catch wolves that are targeting children and villagers in<\/span><b> Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Bahraich<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the forest department has initiated an innovative effort <\/span><b>\u2018Project Bhediya\u2019 to catch the wolves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About \u2018Project Bhediya\u2019:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bahraich region has been plagued by a series of <\/span><b>attacks by man-eating wolves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, prompting the <\/span><b>Uttar Pradesh government to launch \u2018Project Bhediya\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to catch the wolves.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use <\/span><b>colourful teddy dolls soaked in children\u2019s urine <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as bait to capture them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t     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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Consider the following statements regarding Telecom industry in India:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Telecommunications Act 2023 provides for the prohibition of use of equipment which block telecommunication unless permitted by the Central Government.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) consists of a chairperson and not more than two whole-time Members and not more than two part-time Members.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5190\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5190\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5190\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 2 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5190\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Both 1 and 2\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5190\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Neither 1 nor 2\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><b> Department of Telecommunications (DoT)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published four sets of draft rules under the <\/span><b>Indian Telecommunications Act, 2023<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Telecom industry in India:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Telecom industry in<\/span><b> India is the second largest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the world with a subscriber base of <\/span><b>1.096 Bn as of Jun 2024<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (wireless + wireline subscribers).\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India has an overall<\/span><b> tele-density of 85.95%, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of which, the <\/span><b>tele-density of the rural market,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which is largely untapped, <\/span><b>stands at 59.65% <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">while the tele-density of the <\/span><b>urban market is 133.46%.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Telecommunication Act 2023:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It aims to <\/span><b>amend and consolidate the law relating to development, expansion and operation of telecommunication services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and telecommunication networks; <\/span><b>assignment of spectrum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; and for matters connected therewith.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Telecommunication Act 2023 also seeks to<\/span><b> repeals existing legislative framework like Indian Telegraph Act 1885<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Indian Wireless Telegraph Act 1933<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> owing to huge technical advancements in the telecom sector and technologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Salient features of the sections that have been brought into force recently are:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Optimal utilization of spectrum: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Act provides a <\/span><b>legal framework for efficient utilization of scarce spectrum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> through processes such as secondary assignment, sharing, trading, leasing and surrender of spectrum.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It also enables the<\/span><b> utilisation of spectrum in a flexible, liberalised and technologically neutral manner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It also<\/span><b> empowers the Central Government t<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">o establish an enforcement and monitoring <\/span><b>mechanism for the purpose.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is Correct:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prohibition of use of <\/span><b>equipment which block telecommunications &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Acts prescribes, with immediate effect, the use of any equipment <\/span><b>which blocks telecommunication<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, unless <\/span><b>permitted by the Central Government.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Criteria for appointment as Chairperson and Members of TRAI: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Section 59(b) of the Act will amend <\/span><b>section 4 of the TRAI Act 1997<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and prescribes criteria for appointment o<\/span><b>f Chairperson and Members of TRAI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was established with effect from<\/span><b> 20th February 1997<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by <\/span><b>Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is Correct:\u00a0 Composition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> TRAI consists of a chairperson and <\/span><b>not more <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">than <\/span><b>two whole-time Members <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><b> not more than two part-time Members.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><b> Department of Telecommunications (DoT)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published four sets of draft rules under the <\/span><b>Indian Telecommunications Act, 2023<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Telecom industry in India:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Telecom industry in<\/span><b> India is the second largest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the world with a subscriber base of <\/span><b>1.096 Bn as of Jun 2024<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (wireless + wireline subscribers).\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India has an overall<\/span><b> tele-density of 85.95%, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of which, the <\/span><b>tele-density of the rural market,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which is largely untapped, <\/span><b>stands at 59.65% <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">while the tele-density of the <\/span><b>urban market is 133.46%.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Telecommunication Act 2023:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It aims to <\/span><b>amend and consolidate the law relating to development, expansion and operation of telecommunication services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and telecommunication networks; <\/span><b>assignment of spectrum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; and for matters connected therewith.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Telecommunication Act 2023 also seeks to<\/span><b> repeals existing legislative framework like Indian Telegraph Act 1885<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Indian Wireless Telegraph Act 1933<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> owing to huge technical advancements in the telecom sector and technologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Salient features of the sections that have been brought into force recently are:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Optimal utilization of spectrum: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Act provides a <\/span><b>legal framework for efficient utilization of scarce spectrum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> through processes such as secondary assignment, sharing, trading, leasing and surrender of spectrum.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It also enables the<\/span><b> utilisation of spectrum in a flexible, liberalised and technologically neutral manner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It also<\/span><b> empowers the Central Government t<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">o establish an enforcement and monitoring <\/span><b>mechanism for the purpose.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is Correct:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prohibition of use of <\/span><b>equipment which block telecommunications &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Acts prescribes, with immediate effect, the use of any equipment <\/span><b>which blocks telecommunication<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, unless <\/span><b>permitted by the Central Government.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Criteria for appointment as Chairperson and Members of TRAI: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Section 59(b) of the Act will amend <\/span><b>section 4 of the TRAI Act 1997<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and prescribes criteria for appointment o<\/span><b>f Chairperson and Members of TRAI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was established with effect from<\/span><b> 20th February 1997<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by <\/span><b>Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is Correct:\u00a0 Composition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> TRAI consists of a chairperson and <\/span><b>not more <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">than <\/span><b>two whole-time Members <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><b> not more than two part-time Members.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Consider the following statements regarding e-Shram Portal :<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">e-Shram is a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) launched by the Government of India under the Ministry of commerce and industry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UAN or Universal Account Number is a 10 digit number uniquely assigned to each unorganised worker after registration on e-Shram portal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5191\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5191\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  1 only\r\n           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                                       <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_792_5191\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Neither 1 nor 2\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span 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<\/span><b>primary purpose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is to facilitate delivery of <\/span><b>welfare benefits and social security measures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to <\/span><b>unorganised sector workers across the country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The platform aims to r<\/span><b>egister and provide identity card<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s to <\/span><b>unorganised workers, e<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nabling them to <\/span><b>access various government schemes, benefits, and services more efficiently.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Unorganised worker:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Any worker who is a home-based worker, self-employed worker or a wage worker working in the unorganised sector and not a member of ESIC or EPFO, is called an unorganised worker.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 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These units are not covered under ESIC &amp; EPFO<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is Incorrect: UAN or Universal Account Number<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a <\/span><b>12 digit numbe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">r uniquely assigned to each unorganised worker after registration on e-Shram portal.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UAN is a<\/span><b> permanent numbe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">r i.e., <\/span><b>once assigned, it<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will<\/span><b> remain unchanged for any worker.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a short span of three years since its launch,<\/span><b> eShram <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has registered more than <\/span><b>30 crore unorganised workers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> showcasing its rapid and widespread adoption among the unorganised workers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About e-Shram:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is Incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">e-Shram is a comprehensive <\/span><b>National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">launched by the Government of India under the <\/span><b>Ministry of Labour &amp; Employment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its <\/span><b>primary purpose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is to facilitate delivery of <\/span><b>welfare benefits and social security measures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to <\/span><b>unorganised sector workers across the country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The platform aims to r<\/span><b>egister and provide identity card<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s to <\/span><b>unorganised workers, e<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nabling them to <\/span><b>access various government schemes, benefits, and services more efficiently.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Unorganised worker:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Any worker who is a home-based worker, self-employed worker or a wage worker working in the unorganised sector and not a member of ESIC or EPFO, is called an unorganised worker.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Unorganised sector:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It comprises establishment\/ units which are engaged in the production\/ sale of goods\/ services and employs less than 10 workers. 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