1. ‘NeVA’ which is in news recently, is related to the digitization of which of the following?
[A] MSME
[B] Legislatures
[C] Land Records
[D] Judiciary
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Correct Answer: B [Legislatures]
Notes:- “National eVidhan Application (NeVA)” is a Mission Mode Project for Digital Legislatures to make the functioning of all Legislative Houses in the country paperless. It has been developed on the theme of ‘One Nation – One Application’.
- Bihar Legislative Council became the first House in the country to transit to NeVA platform completely on 25thNov, 2021 and conducted Winter Session, 2021 on the NeVA platform in paperless mode. They have also conducted the ensuing Budget Session, 2022 on the NeVAplatform. Odisha Assembly also presented their budget 2021 in paperless mode using NeVA.
- NeVA is a Unicode compliant software having provision for easy access to various documents like List of Questions, List of Business, Reports etc. bilingually viz. English and any regional language. This application is spearheading the principle of ‘One Nation- One Application’ with the objective of Cloud First and Mobile First to serve Members’ FIRST.
2. Which of the following are potential application areas of Cyber Physical Systems?
- Driverless Cars
- Home Sensors to detect health conditions
- Agriculture
- Climate change
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[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: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
Cyber Physical Systems have applications in autonomous vehicles (driverless cars), healthcare (home health-monitoring sensors), agriculture (advanced monitoring and automation), and addressing climate change (smart monitoring and mitigation). All four fields listed are valid application areas as identified by the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems launched by the Department of Science & Technology.
3. Which of the following statements regarding the Ganges Dolphin are correct:
- It is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
- It is included in the First Schedule of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- It is the national aquatic animal of India.
- October 5 is celebrated as National Ganga River Dolphin Day.
Select the correct option 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:
Ganges Dolphin is listed as Endangered (not Critically Endangered) by IUCN. It is included in the First Schedule of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, is the national aquatic animal of India, and October 5 is celebrated as National Ganga River Dolphin Day by the National Mission for Clean Ganga. Hence, only statements 2, 3, and 4 are correct.
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