Daily Current Affairs Quiz 13 April 2023

a) Uttar Pradesh

Suhelva Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Balrampur, Gonda and Sravasti districts of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is one of the important places in the Bhabar-Tarai Eco-System area which is rich in biodiversity. The Suhelwa Wild Life Division is situated on the Indo-Nepal International Border.

Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh is a new area where photographic evidence of tigers has been recorded for the first time.

d) Maldives

INS Tarmugli is being transferred to Maldives in line with India’s SAGAR Mission The vessel was commissioned on May 23, 2016 and was based at Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command.
It is an indigenously built highly manoeuvrable water jet fast attack craft. Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd of Kolkata, INS Tarmugli is the first follow-on water jet fast attack craft (WJFAC).

c) Raman Research Institute

Indian Navy has entered into an agreement with Raman Research Institute (RRI) to develop Secure Maritime Communication. RRI is an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST). Quantum technologies will be used in the development of this maritime communication. Raman Research Institute is a scientific research institute located in Bangalore, India. It was founded by Nobel laureate CV Raman in 1948.

b) El Salvador

Central American country El Salvador has started an initiative to license crypto firms. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has become the first cryptocurrency company to receive an official license in El Salvador. This license will allow Bitfinex to provide crypto-related services in the country as per the legal provisions of the country. El Salvador became the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as a payment option in 2021.

b) 3 only

The ECI has laid down the technical criterion for a party to be recognised as a national/state party in the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order 1968, as amended from time to time. A party may gain or lose national/state party status from time to time. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.

A political party would be considered (if it satisfies any of the below conditions) a national party if: it is ‘recognised’ in four or more states as a state party; or if its candidates polled at least 6% of total valid votes in any four or more states in the last Lok Sabha or Assembly elections and has at least four MPs in the last Lok Sabha polls; or if it has won at least 2% of the total seats in the Lok Sabha from not less than three states. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.

If a party is recognised as a State Party, it is entitled for exclusive allotment of its reserved symbol to the candidates in the State in which it is so recognised. If a party is recognised as a National Party, it is entitled for exclusive allotment of its reserved symbol to the candidates throughout India. Further, they get broadcast/telecast facilities over Akashvani/Doordarshan during general elections. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

The Election Commission (ECI) recognised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a national party, while revoking that status of the All-India Trinamool Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Communist Party of India (CPI).