Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – July 01, 2022 [Mock Test]
July 1, 2022 July 1, 2022
1. Consider the following pairs of India’s first and respective states:
- 1st Seaweed Park – Tamil Nadu
- 1st Gender Park – Kerala
- 1st Pollinator Park – Himachal Pradesh
- 1st Fire Park – Odisha
Which of the pairs given above are matched correctly?
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 2, 3 & 4
[C] Only 1, 2 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1, 2 & 4]
Notes:- For the first time in the country, a seaweed park will be set up in Tamil Nadu to improve the livelihood of fishermen by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
- The Gender Park was established in 2013. It is an initiative of the Government of Kerala to work towards gender equality and empowerment in the state.
- The country’s first pollinator parkwith over 40 species of butterflies, honeybees, birds and insects has been developed over four acres at Haldwani, Uttarakhand.
- The ‘Fire Park’, a first of its kind initiative in the country, to bring awareness on fire safety measures has been inaugurated in Odisha.
2. Which of the following Indian sites are included in the proposed sites to the Ramsar Convention?
- Kottuli Wetland
- Nanda Lake
- Tampara Lake
- Pala Wetland
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 1 & 4
[C] Only 2, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:- The Kottuli wetland is located in Kozhikode, Kerala.
- The Nanda Lake is located in Goa. It is among the several water bodies notified by the state government last year as its official wetlands under the 2017 Central Government Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules.
- Tampara Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Ganjam, Odisha.
- Pala wetland is located in Saiha district, Aizwal, Mizoram.
- Nanda, Tampara, Pala are included in the proposed 26 sites to the Ramsar Convention.
3. Which of the following provisions as proposed in ‘Digital Services Act’ are correct?
- It proposes to ban ‘Dark Patterns’ or “misleading interfaces”.
- It proposes to add “new procedures for faster removal” of content deemed illegal or harmful.
- It proposes to allow independent vetted researchers to have access to public data.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:- Digital Services Act (DSA) is a landmark legislation to force big Internet companies to act against disinformation and illegal and harmful content, and to “provide better protection for Internet users and their fundamental rights”. It was proposed by the EU Commission (anti-trust)
- The DSA will tightly regulate the way intermediaries, especially large platforms such as Google, Facebook, and YouTube, function when it comes to moderating user content. Instead of letting platforms decide how to deal with abusive or illegal content, the DSA will lay down specific rules and obligations for these companies to follow.
- A wide range of proposals seeks to ensure that the negative social impact arising from many of the practices followed by the Internet giants is minimised or removed.
- Online platforms and intermediaries will have to add “new procedures for faster removal” of content deemed illegal or harmful.
- Marketplaces such as Amazon will have to “impose a duty of care” on sellers who are using their platform to sell products online.
- An obligation for very large digital platforms and services to analyse systemic risks they create and to carry out risk reduction analysis.
- The Act proposes to allow independent vetted researchers to have access to public data from these platforms to carry out studies to understand these risks better.
- The DSA proposes to ban ‘Dark Patterns’ or “misleading interfaces” that are designed to trick users into doing something that they would not agree to otherwise.
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