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Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – April 4, 2023 [Mock Test]
Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – April 4, 2023 [Mock Test]
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1. Which of the following places is/are included in the Ambedkar Circuit?
- London
- Delhi
- Mumbai
- Nagpur
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 4
[B] Only 3 & 4
[C] Only 1, 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:- The five cities in the tourist circuit as announced are Mhow (his birthplace), London (where he resided and studied), Nagpur (also studied here), Delhi (where he passed away) and finally Mumbai (where he was cremated).
- Janma Bhoomi– Ambedkar’s birthplace in Madhya Pradesh’s Mhow
- Shiksha Bhoomi– the place in London where he stayed while studying in the UK
- Deeksha Bhoomi– the place in Nagpur where he embraced Buddhism
- Mahaparinirvan Bhoomi- the place of his demise in Delhi and
- Chaitya Bhoomi- the place of his cremation in Mumbai
2. Consider the following statements regarding the legal framework for regulation of exit polls in India:
- The Representation of the People Act, 1950 imposes specific restrictions on the conduct and publication of exit polls.
- Violation of these restrictions attracts a maximum imprisonment term of ten years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: D [Neither 1 nor 2]
Notes:
The Representation of the People Act, 1950 does not impose restrictions on exit polls; such restrictions are provided under Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The punishment for violating Section 126A is imprisonment for up to two years, not ten, or with a fine, or both. Thus, neither statement is correct.
3. Which of the following organization has recently announced the launch of applications for Community Innovator Fellowship (CIF) and under which programme/mission?
[A] NITI Aayog, India Innovation Mission
[B] Ministry of Education, Atal Innovation Mission
[C] NITI Aayog, Atal Innovation Mission
[D] Ministry of Education, India Innovation Mission
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Correct Answer: C [NITI Aayog, Atal Innovation Mission]
Notes:- Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog has recently announced the launch of applications for Community Innovator Fellowship (CIF).
- The initiative aims at facilitating knowledge building and provides infrastructure support to aspiring community innovators essential for their entrepreneurship journey.
- Currently there are 22 Community Innovator fellows being incubated at the Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC) program of AIM.
- A Community Innovator Fellow is an individual with an entrepreneurial mind-set, with an idea to solve a community challenge through her or his enterprise.
- This is a one-year-long intensive fellowship program wherein an aspiring community innovator can apply irrespective of their socio-eco
- AIM has been setting up Atal Community Innovation Centres across the country.
- Currently there are 14 such centres, spread across 9 states and 36 more are coming up in the near future to take the collective number to 50 such Centres.
Originally written on
April 25, 2023
and last modified on
April 25, 2023.
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