{"id":145390,"date":"2024-12-03T14:53:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T09:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=daily-quiz&#038;p=145390"},"modified":"2024-12-03T14:53:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T09:23:53","slug":"daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-3rd-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"daily-quiz","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-quiz\/daily-current-quiz-for-upsc-3rd-december-2024","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Quiz for UPSC: 3rd December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_content\" id=\"wpAdvQuiz_941\">\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>With reference to PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation) Platform, consider the following statements:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> PRAGATI is a single-purpose platform that primarily focuses on monitoring the execution of government schemes related to agriculture and rural development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 2: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The platform facilitates real-time transparency and accountability among key stakeholders to monitor the progress of government schemes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5933\"\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_941_5933\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct, and Statement 2 is the correct explanation for Statement 1\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_941_5933\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct, but Statement 2 is not the correct explanation for Statement 1\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_941_5933\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Statement 1 is correct, but Statement 2 is not correct\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_941_5933\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Statement 1 is not correct, and Statement 2 is correct\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\">A <\/span><b>recent study by Oxford University\u2019s Sa\u00efd Business School (SBS) has lauded India\u2019s PRAGATI infrastructure monitoring system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for accelerating 340 projects worth $205 billion across the country and bringing about economic transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The study entitled<\/span><b> \u201cFrom Gridlock to Growth: How Leadership Enables India\u2019s PRAGATI Ecosystem to Power Progress\u201d.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation), as the name suggests, is aimed at starting<\/span><b> a culture of Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is<\/span><b> a multi-purpose and multi-modal platform <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that is aimed at <\/span><b>addressing common man\u2019s grievances, and simultaneously monitoring and reviewing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">important programmes and projects of the Government of India as well as projects flagged by State\/UT Governments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0It is a<\/span><b> 3-tier system involving the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO), Union Government Secretaries, and Chief Secretaries of the States (promotes cooperative federalism).<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is also a robust system for bringing<\/span><b> e-transparency and e-accountability with real-time presence and exchange among the key stakeholders. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The platform was launched on March 25, 2015.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The platform facilitates <\/span><b>real-time transparency and accountability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> among key stakeholders to monitor the progress of government schemes.<\/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\">A <\/span><b>recent study by Oxford University\u2019s Sa\u00efd Business School (SBS) has lauded India\u2019s PRAGATI infrastructure monitoring system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for accelerating 340 projects worth $205 billion across the country and bringing about economic transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The study entitled<\/span><b> \u201cFrom Gridlock to Growth: How Leadership Enables India\u2019s PRAGATI Ecosystem to Power Progress\u201d.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation), as the name suggests, is aimed at starting<\/span><b> a culture of Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is<\/span><b> a multi-purpose and multi-modal platform <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that is aimed at <\/span><b>addressing common man\u2019s grievances, and simultaneously monitoring and reviewing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">important programmes and projects of the Government of India as well as projects flagged by State\/UT Governments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0It is a<\/span><b> 3-tier system involving the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO), Union Government Secretaries, and Chief Secretaries of the States (promotes cooperative federalism).<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is also a robust system for bringing<\/span><b> e-transparency and e-accountability with real-time presence and exchange among the key stakeholders. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The platform was launched on March 25, 2015.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The platform facilitates <\/span><b>real-time transparency and accountability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> among key stakeholders to monitor the progress of government schemes.<\/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:  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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                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div 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>2<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <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>\u00a0Consider the following statements regarding \u201cBiofortification\u201d:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is the process of increasing the nutrient density of food crops using conventional plant breeding, improved agronomic practices, and modern biotechnology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is recognized as a nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention to reduce vitamin and mineral deficiencies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bt brinjal is the first biofortified crop commercially available in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Select the correct answer using the codes given below:<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5934\"\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_941_5934\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 only\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_941_5934\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 1 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_941_5934\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) 1 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_941_5934\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) 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: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scientists, policymakers and industry representatives who participated in the <\/span><b>13th edition of the three-day National Seed Congress (NSC) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">resolved to work more on innovative seed technologies for farmers in the country. The<\/span><b> focus will be on hybrid and biofortified crops, stress-tolerant varieties, and accelerated breeding cycles.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The theme of this year\u2019s NSC is<\/span><b> \u2018Innovating for a Sustainable Seed Ecosystem\u2019.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is correct:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biofortification involves<\/span><b> increasing the nutrient density of food crops through plant breeding, agronomic practices, and biotechnology.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biofortification is the<\/span><b> process of improving the nutritional content of food crops.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is done <\/span><b>to increase the levels of essential vitamins and minerals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the crops.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biofortification<\/span><b> primarily targets staple crops like rice to provide essential <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">micronutrients, especially to populations with limited access to diverse diets.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Methods of Biofortification:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Agronomic Practices: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using specific farming techniques to enhance nutrient content in crops.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Conventional Breeding:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Selecting and crossbreeding plants with high nutrient levels to produce more nutritious crop varieties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Biotechnology Approaches: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advanced methods like genetic engineering and genome editing are used to directly modify the genetic makeup of crops for better nutrition.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biofortification is recognized as<\/span><b> a nutrition-sensitive intervention to reduce deficiencies in vitamins and minerals, improving overall public health.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is incorrect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Bt brinjal is an example of a transgenic crop, not biofortification. <\/span><b>Bt brinjal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is not the first biofortified crop commercially available in India, but it was the <\/span><b>first genetically modified (GM) food crop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to be approved for commercial cultivation in India<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Initially, only conventional biofortified crops were explored, until the development in 1999 of Golden Rice as the first biofortified staple crop that was genetically engineered to tackle vitamin A deficiency.<\/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\">Scientists, policymakers and industry representatives who participated in the <\/span><b>13th edition of the three-day National Seed Congress (NSC) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">resolved to work more on innovative seed technologies for farmers in the country. The<\/span><b> focus will be on hybrid and biofortified crops, stress-tolerant varieties, and accelerated breeding cycles.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The theme of this year\u2019s NSC is<\/span><b> \u2018Innovating for a Sustainable Seed Ecosystem\u2019.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is correct:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biofortification involves<\/span><b> increasing the nutrient density of food crops through plant breeding, agronomic practices, and biotechnology.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biofortification is the<\/span><b> process of improving the nutritional content of food crops.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is done <\/span><b>to increase the levels of essential vitamins and minerals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the crops.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biofortification<\/span><b> primarily targets staple crops like rice to provide essential <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">micronutrients, especially to populations with limited access to diverse diets.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Methods of Biofortification:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Agronomic Practices: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using specific farming techniques to enhance nutrient content in crops.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Conventional Breeding:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Selecting and crossbreeding plants with high nutrient levels to produce more nutritious crop varieties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Biotechnology Approaches: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advanced methods like genetic engineering and genome editing are used to directly modify the genetic makeup of crops for better nutrition.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is correct:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biofortification is recognized as<\/span><b> a nutrition-sensitive intervention to reduce deficiencies in vitamins and minerals, improving overall public health.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is incorrect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Bt brinjal is an example of a transgenic crop, not biofortification. <\/span><b>Bt brinjal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is not the first biofortified crop commercially available in India, but it was the <\/span><b>first genetically modified (GM) food crop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to be approved for commercial cultivation in India<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Initially, only conventional biofortified crops were explored, until the development in 1999 of Golden Rice as the first biofortified staple crop that was genetically engineered to tackle vitamin A deficiency.<\/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; 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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>With reference to \u2018Minimum Support Price (MSP) Scheme\u201d, consider the following statements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is a statutory government policy that is enforceable by Union laws.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Ministry of Agriculture in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs\u00a0 announces the MSP for certain crops on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The MSP is applicable only to kharif crops.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the statements given above is\/are <\/b><b><i>incorrect<\/i><\/b><b>?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5935\"\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_941_5935\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) Only one\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_941_5935\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Only two\r\n                      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          <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\">Recently, the protest was organised by the Bhartiya Kisan Parishad (BKP) along with other farmer groups, and it was being held to<\/span><b> demand compensation and benefits related to agricultural reforms, including a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MSP <\/span><b>does not have statutory backing; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">it is a policy decision and not enforceable by law.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MSP is <\/span><b>a form of market intervention<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by the Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices during bumper production years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0The <\/span><b>Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) announces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the MSP for certain crops on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is incorrect:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The applicability of MSP is<\/span><b> not just limited to kharif crops<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Crops Under MSP \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> CACP recommends MSPs for 22 mandated crops and Fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Mandated crops include \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 14 crops of the kharif season, 6 rabi crops and 2 other commercial crops.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Kharif Crops (14) \u2192 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paddy, Bajra, Jowar, Maize, Arhar (Pigeon Pea), Ragi, Moong (Green Gram), Groundnut-in-shell, Urad (Black Gram), Soyabean, Niger seed, Sunflower, Sesamum, Cotton.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Rabi Crops (6) \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Barley, Wheat, Gram, Rapeseed\/Mustard seed, Masur (Lentil), Safflower<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Other Commercial Crops (2) \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Copra &amp; Jute<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>In addition \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> MSP for Toria and de-husked coconut is also fixed based on MSPs of rapeseed &amp; mustard, and copra, respectively.<\/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: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, the protest was organised by the Bhartiya Kisan Parishad (BKP) along with other farmer groups, and it was being held to<\/span><b> demand compensation and benefits related to agricultural reforms, including a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MSP <\/span><b>does not have statutory backing; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">it is a policy decision and not enforceable by law.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MSP is <\/span><b>a form of market intervention<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by the Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices during bumper production years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0The <\/span><b>Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) announces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the MSP for certain crops on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 3 is incorrect:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The applicability of MSP is<\/span><b> not just limited to kharif crops<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Crops Under MSP \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> CACP recommends MSPs for 22 mandated crops and Fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Mandated crops include \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 14 crops of the kharif season, 6 rabi crops and 2 other commercial crops.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Kharif Crops (14) \u2192 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paddy, Bajra, Jowar, Maize, Arhar (Pigeon Pea), Ragi, Moong (Green Gram), Groundnut-in-shell, Urad (Black Gram), Soyabean, Niger seed, Sunflower, Sesamum, Cotton.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Rabi Crops (6) \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Barley, Wheat, Gram, Rapeseed\/Mustard seed, Masur (Lentil), Safflower<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Other Commercial Crops (2) \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Copra &amp; Jute<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>In addition \u2192<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> MSP for Toria and de-husked coconut is also fixed based on MSPs of rapeseed &amp; mustard, and copra, respectively.<\/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 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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>Which of the following statements about Madhav National Park is\/are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is located on the borders of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is characterised by Wet Evergreen and Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests.<\/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=\"5936\"\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_941_5936\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                    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                                                              <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_941_5936\"\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_941_5936\"\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: D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a landmark conservation move, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has granted in-principle approval for the designation of<\/span><b> Madhav National Park in Shivpuri district as a Tiger Reserve.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145389 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-78.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-78.webp 490w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-78-300x204.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>This is set to make Madhav the 9th tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with an official notification from the state government now pending.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Madhav National Park is located in Madhya Pradesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The park&#8217;s vegetation includes<\/span><b> Northern tropical dry deciduous mixed forests and Dry Thorn Forests.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wet Evergreen Forests and Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests are not characteristic of this region.<\/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\">In a landmark conservation move, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has granted in-principle approval for the designation of<\/span><b> Madhav National Park in Shivpuri district as a Tiger Reserve.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145389 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-78.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-78.webp 490w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/unnamed-78-300x204.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>This is set to make Madhav the 9th tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with an official notification from the state government now pending.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is incorrect:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Madhav National Park is located in Madhya Pradesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 2 is incorrect: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The park&#8217;s vegetation includes<\/span><b> Northern tropical dry deciduous mixed forests and Dry Thorn Forests.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wet Evergreen Forests and Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests are not characteristic of this region.<\/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 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schemes.<\/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=\"5937\"\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_941_5937\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 only\r\n           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style=\"font-weight: 400\">The primary aim of the Windfall Tax is to <\/span><b>redistribute excess profits for the greater social good and fund social welfare schemes.<\/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><b>India has scrapped the windfall profit tax on domestically-produced crude oil and exported jet fuel, diesel, and petrol, due to declining international oil prices.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Statement 1 is correct:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A windfall tax is <\/span><b>a tax levied by governments against certain industries when economic conditions allow those industries 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