Daily Current Affairs Quiz 29 April 2023

c) Operation Kaveri

The government of India launched the rescue operation ‘Operation Kaveri’ to evacuate Indians from crisis-hit Sudan. This mission was started on April 24, 2023. It is named after one of the major rivers of India ‘Kaveri’. The Government of India is evacuating the Indians trapped there and reached Jeddah. The Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan is in charge of this operation to ensure smooth functioning.

b) 04

The Government of India has approved the National Medical Device Policy. Under this, four Medical Device Parks will be set up in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Presently 26 projects worth Rs 1,206 crore have been approved under the scheme. The National Medical Device Policy 2023 aims to ensure orderly growth of the medical device sector. This sector is expected to grow from $11 billion to $50 billion by 2030.

a) European Commission

Digital Services Act (DSA) is an EU regulation which came into force in EU law in November 2022 and will be directly applicable across the EU. The act aims to address several issues related to digital services, including online safety, content moderation, and the responsibilities of online platforms. The legislation includes new rules for large online platforms, such as social media networks and online marketplaces, to ensure greater accountability and transparency in their operations.

The European Union (EU) has confirmed the names of 19 platforms that will be subject to its landmark online content rules.

d) India

The ‘Asia-Pacific Leaders’ Conclave on Malaria Elimination’ will be organized in New Delhi by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in partnership with the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) as a precursor to World Malaria Day.
Its goal is to reaffirm political commitment to achieve malaria elimination by 2030.

b) 1 and 2 only

The Great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures in India, and an important monument of Indian Architecture. It was originally commissioned by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BCE. Its nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure built over the relics of the Buddha. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

Although made of stone, the torana gateways were carved and constructed in the manner of wood and the gateways were covered with narrative sculptures. It has also been suggested that the stone reliefs were made by ivory carvers from nearby Vidisha. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

On these stone carvings the Buddha was never depicted as a human figure, due to aniconism in Buddhism. Instead the artists chose to represent him by certain attributes, such as the horse on which he left his father’s home, his footprints, or a canopy under the bodhi tree at the point of his enlightenment. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

Sanchi, a world heritage site located in Madhya Pradesh, is all set to become India’s first solar city.