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Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – June 14, 2022 [Mock Test]
Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – June 14, 2022 [Mock Test]
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1. Who among the following can be defined as a ‘flight risk’?
[A] Someone who is planning hijacking a flight
[B] Someone who is sexually harassing or abusing anyone on board the flight
[C] Someone who is trying to escape out of the country before his trial begins
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Someone who is trying to escape out of the country before his trial begins]
Notes:- A flight risk is someone who has been accused of a crime and is considered likely to try to escape out of the country or area before their trial begins.
- Recently, a district court in Delhi stayed a magistrate’s order directing the CBI to withdraw its Look Out Circular (LOC) against former Amnesty International India chief Aakar Patel, and asked him not to leave the country without the permission of the court. A Look Out Circular (LOC) is issued to prevent a person from leaving India. CBI has argued that Aakar Patel is a flight risk.
- Lookout Notices are also known as Lookout Circulars (LOC), which are opened to trace absconding criminals. Also, to effectively prevent and monitor the entry and exit of individuals who may be required by law enforcement authorities.
2. Identify the spiritual leader based on the following statements:
- The Punjab government has declared a gazette holiday on his birth anniversary.
- He authored the work ‘Bhagatmal’.
- He was part of the Ramananda tradition.
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
[A] Guru Ravidasa
[B] Sree Narayana Guru
[C] Guru Nabha Dass
[D] Devasahayam Pillai
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Correct Answer: C [Guru Nabha Dass]
Notes:
Guru Nabha Dass, a 16th-century saint of the Ramananda tradition, is known for writing ‘Bhagatmal’, a compilation of saint biographies. The Punjab government observes a gazetted holiday on his birth anniversary. Guru Ravidas was a Bhakti poet-saint; Sree Narayana Guru was an Advaita philosopher; Devasahayam Pillai was the first Indian layman declared a Catholic saint.
3. Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved a scheme to distribute fortified rice under government programmes. The fortified rice will contain which of the following nutrients?
- Iron
- Vitamin B-12
- Folic Acid
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:- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) defines fortification as “deliberately increasing the content of essential micronutrients in a food so as to improve the nutritional quality of food and to provide public health benefit with minimal risk to health”.
- 1 kg of fortified rice will contain the following: iron (28 mg-42.5 mg), folic acid (75-125 microgram), and vitamin B-12 (0.75-1.25 microgram). Rice may also be fortified with zinc (10 mg-15 mg), vitamin A (500-750 microgram RE), vitamin B-1 (1 mg-1.5 mg), vitamin B-2 (1.25 mg-1.75 mg), vitamin B-3 (12.5 mg-20 mg) and vitamin B-6 (1.5 mg-2.5 mg) per kg.
Originally written on
June 14, 2022
and last modified on
June 14, 2022.
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