ALL EXAM QUIZ 5.03.2024

Explanation:

• Before implementing UCC, the Assam government decided to repeal the Muslim Marriage Act.
• Before introducing a bill like Uttarakhand on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Assam government decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act, 1935.
• On February 23, the state Cabinet approved the Assam Repeal Ordinance, 2024, to repeal the British-era Marriage and Divorce Act specific to Muslims.
• Under this Act, Muslim marriages and divorces will no longer be registered.
• After the repeal of the law, District Commissioners and District Registrars will be authorized to maintain registration records, which are currently held by 94 Muslim marriage registrars.
• Under this, overall supervision, guidance, and control will be with the Inspector General of Registration of the state.
• After the Act is repealed, a lump sum compensation of ₹2 lakh will be provided to each Muslim marriage registrar for their rehabilitation.
• The Muslim Marriage Act 1935, "provides scope for registering marriages of intended persons below the age of 21 years (for males) and 18 years (for females).

Explanation:

• Four astronauts have been named for India's first manned space mission.
• The four astronauts- Prashanth Nair, Angad Prathap, Ajit Krishnan, and Shubhanshu Shukla have been named for India's first manned space mission.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed the name of the four astronauts for the Gaganyaan Mission.
• The astronauts have undergone a year-long training course in Russia’s Zvyozdny Gorodok city.

Explanation:

• The world's first Vedic clock was inaugurated in Ujjain.
• This clock will display information about Vedic Hindu Panchang, planetary positions, Muhurat, and astrological calculations.
• It will also show time the Indian Standard Time (IST) and the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
• In this clock, period between the two sunrises has been divided into 30 parts whose one hour consists of 48 minutes according to ISD.
• Mohan Yadav laid the foundation stone of the Vedic clock on November 6, 2022.

Explanation:

• Justice AM Khanwilkar has been appointed as the new Lokpal by President Droupadi Murmu.
• He will take over as new Lokpal. Six other members have also been appointed along with him.
• The three judges who will serve as judicial members of the Lokpal are Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy, Justice Sanjay Yadav, and Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi.
• Ajay Tirkey, Pankaj Kumar, and Sushil Chandra are the other members of Lokpal.

Explanation:

• Mauritius government has amended the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India.
• For OCED’s proposal on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, the Mauritius government has decided to amend the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India.
• These amendments will create more challenging norms for multinationals investing in India.
• The Mauritius Cabinet has decided to amend the agreement to comply with the minimum standards of multilateral instruments (MLI) under Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) rules.
• The main aim of this amendment is to forestall opportunities for tax avoidance or minimisation through exploitative tactics.

Explanation:

• 21st edition of BioAsia started in Hyderabad.
• Asia's premier biotechnology and life sciences convention, BioAsia 2024, started in Hyderabad on 27th February.
• In the last two years, the life sciences sector has grown rapidly in Telangana.
• This convention has been inaugurated by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
• ‘Data & AI: Redefining Possibilities’ is the theme of the conclave.
• Biotech & biopharma companies, research institutions, academia, investors, service providers, and policymakers are participating in the summit.

Explanation:

• 10,000 genome sequencing of the Indian population has been performed to create a database.
• To create a database for gene-based remedies, Scientists have sequenced genomes of 10,000 Indians from diverse communities.
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that genome study or sequencing will help in creating healthcare strategies.
• The Indian population of 1.3 billion has more than 4,600 population groups.
• The UK, China and the US have sequenced around 1 lakh of their genomes.
• A database of Indian genomes will help researchers to learn about genetic variants that are unique to India's population groups.
• The genome is the entire set of DNA instructions found in a cell. A genome contains all the information needed for an individual to develop and function.

Explanation:

• Shafiqur Rahman Barq passed away at the age of 94.
• He was India's oldest MP in Parliament and Samajwadi Party leader.
• Barq was a four-time MLA He was elected MP from Sambhal in 2019.
• He was elected from Moradabad to the Lok Sabha on several occasions.
• He was elected 5 times as Lok Sabha MP. He died after suffering from a prolonged illness.

Explanation:

• Jharkhand government presented a budget of Rs 1.28 lakh crore for the 2024–25 fiscal year.
• It declared raising the limit for the farm loan waiver programme from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh.
• In addition, it declared that the state food security scheme will now cover five lakh more people.
• By 2029–2030, the government is targeting Jharkhand's economy to reach Rs 10 lakh crore.
• The fiscal year 2024–2025 budgetary estimates increased by 10.7% over the preceding budget.
• When compared to the 2019–20 estimates, they were 51% higher.
• This was the Champai Soren government's inaugural budget, which was newly formed.
• For the fiscal year 2024–2025, State Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon presented a budget of Rs 1,28,900 crore.
• A distinct 'Bal' budget has been introduced by the government to support students' inclusive growth.
• The whole estimates include an allocation of Rs 8,866 crore for this distinct budget.
• The budget proposes 'Abua Awas (Housing) Scheme' in which the government will build 3.50 lakh houses between 2024 and 2025.
• Government proposed to increase the number of beneficiaries under the state food security scheme from the 20 lakh to 25 lakh.

Explanation:

• Pankaj Kumar Chatterjee's Bengali translation 'Staliner's Diwan' won the Romain Rolland Book Award.
• A translation of Jean-Daniel Baltesat's 'Le Divan de Stalin' was published by New India Sahitya Kutir.
• Established in 2017, the Romain Rolland Book Prize awards the best translation of a French title into any Indian language, including English.
• The award aims to promote Francophone literature among Indian readers. This year's winner is Pankaj Kumar Chatterjee who has translated Jean-Daniel Baltasat's Le Diwan de Stalin into Bengali as Staliner Diwan.
• This is the second time that a Bengali title has received this award, the first being Kamel Dawood's translation of Meursault, illustrated by Trinanjan Chakraborty as Myorso Birudhyo Saksho, published by Patra Bharati in 2022.

Explanation:

• Namibian cricketer Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton has created cricket history by scoring the fastest century in T20 International cricket history in just 33 balls, breaking the previous record held by Nepal’s Kushal Malla
• Kushal Malla scored a brilliant century in 34 balls against Mongolia in the Asian Games 2023.