Daily Current Affairs Quiz – July 06, 2020
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July 06, 2020 – Daily Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC, State PSC and Other Competitive Exams
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Question 1 of 4
1. Question
Which of the following statements regarding Science, Technology & Innovation Policy (STIP) 2020 is/are correct?
- STIP 2020 is initiated jointly by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
- The new policy STIP 2020 revolves around the core principles of being centralized, top-down approach.
- Science Policy Forum – is a dedicated platform for soliciting inputs from larger public and expert pool during and after the policy drafting process.
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Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) 2020
The STIP 2020 Secretariat has been established jointly by the Office of Pricipal Scientific Adviser (PSA) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) to coordinate and execute the entire STIP 2020 policy-making process.
The formulation of the new policy is initiated jointly by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (Office of PSA) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST). This is only the fifth such policy for India that follows
- The Science Policy Resolution 1958 which aimed to “foster, promote and sustain” the “cultivation of science and scientific research in all its aspects”
- The Technology Policy Statement 1983 which emphasized the need to attain technological competence and self reliance, with the objective to “integrate programmes of socio-economic sectors with the national R&D system and the creation of a national innovation system”
- The Science and Technology Policy 2003 which brought the benefits of Science and Technology to the forefront and also focused on the investment required for research and development along with the national innovation system.
- The Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2013 which focussed on the large demographic dividend and set the paradigm “Science technology and innovation for the people.”
- The new policy STIP 2020 revolves around the core principles of being decentralized, evidence-informed, bottom-up, experts-driven and inclusive.
The STIP 2020 formulation process is organised into 4 highly interlinked tracks, which will reach out to around 15,000 stakeholders for consultation in the policy formulation. Track I involves an extensive public and expert consultation process through Science Policy Forum – a dedicated platform for soliciting inputs from larger public and expert pool during and after the policy drafting process.
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Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) 2020
The STIP 2020 Secretariat has been established jointly by the Office of Pricipal Scientific Adviser (PSA) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) to coordinate and execute the entire STIP 2020 policy-making process.
The formulation of the new policy is initiated jointly by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (Office of PSA) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST). This is only the fifth such policy for India that follows
- The Science Policy Resolution 1958 which aimed to “foster, promote and sustain” the “cultivation of science and scientific research in all its aspects”
- The Technology Policy Statement 1983 which emphasized the need to attain technological competence and self reliance, with the objective to “integrate programmes of socio-economic sectors with the national R&D system and the creation of a national innovation system”
- The Science and Technology Policy 2003 which brought the benefits of Science and Technology to the forefront and also focused on the investment required for research and development along with the national innovation system.
- The Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2013 which focussed on the large demographic dividend and set the paradigm “Science technology and innovation for the people.”
- The new policy STIP 2020 revolves around the core principles of being decentralized, evidence-informed, bottom-up, experts-driven and inclusive.
The STIP 2020 formulation process is organised into 4 highly interlinked tracks, which will reach out to around 15,000 stakeholders for consultation in the policy formulation. Track I involves an extensive public and expert consultation process through Science Policy Forum – a dedicated platform for soliciting inputs from larger public and expert pool during and after the policy drafting process.
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Question 2 of 4
2. Question
Which of the following statements about Parliamentary Accounts Committee is/are True?
- The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) consists of not more than 30 members, fifteen each from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
- The chairperson is appointed by the Lok Sabha speaker.
- PAC is one of the three financial standing committees of the Parliament of India.
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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a committee of selected members of parliament, constituted by the Parliament of India, for the purpose of auditing the revenue and the expenditure of the Government of India. They check that parliament exercises over the executive stems from the basic principle that parliament embodies the will of the people.
This committee along with the Estimates committee (EC) and Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU) are the three financial standing committees of the Parliament of India.
The Public Accounts Committee consists of not more than twenty-two members, fifteen elected by Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, and not more than seven members of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament. The members are elected every year from amongst its members of respective houses according to the principle of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.
The chairperson is appointed by the Lok Sabha speaker. The term of office of the members is one year.
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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a committee of selected members of parliament, constituted by the Parliament of India, for the purpose of auditing the revenue and the expenditure of the Government of India. They check that parliament exercises over the executive stems from the basic principle that parliament embodies the will of the people.
This committee along with the Estimates committee (EC) and Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU) are the three financial standing committees of the Parliament of India.
The Public Accounts Committee consists of not more than twenty-two members, fifteen elected by Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, and not more than seven members of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament. The members are elected every year from amongst its members of respective houses according to the principle of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.
The chairperson is appointed by the Lok Sabha speaker. The term of office of the members is one year.
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Question 3 of 4
3. Question
Recently artefacts such as pottery and jewellery were discovered at Failakah Island, The Failakah island belongs to which country?
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The Failakah island belongs to Kuwait.
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The Failakah island belongs to Kuwait.
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Question 4 of 4
4. Question
Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which country?
