Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – October 11, 2022
October 11, 2022 October 10, 2022
1. Which of the following statements about Kumaraswami Kamaraj are correct?
- He served as the Chief Minister of Madras State (Tamil Nadu) from 1954 to 1963.
- He was the founder of the Indian National Congress.
- He served as the president of the Indian National Congress for three terms.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:- Kumaraswami Kamaraj was an Indian independence activist and politician.
- He served as the Chief Minister of Madras State (Tamil Nadu) from 1954 to 1963.
- He was the founder and the president of the Indian National Congress (Organisation).
- He was widely acknowledged as the “Kingmaker” in Indian politics during the 1960s.
- He also served as the president of the Indian National Congress for two terms.
- Kamraj Plan – In 1963 he suggested to Nehru that senior Congress leaders should resign from ministerial posts to take up organisational work. It was designed primarily to dispel from the minds of Congressmen the lure of power, creating in its place a dedicated attachment to the objectives and policies of the organisation.
2. Consider the following statements:
- The Knowledge Portal for Khadi is a platform developed by the Centre of Excellence for Khadi.
- The portal intends to create design intervention by simplifying the trends especially suitable for Khadi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: C [Both 1 & 2]
Notes:- The Knowledge Portal for Khadi is a platform developed by the Centre of Excellence for Khadi to provide design directions to the Khadi institutions. Knowledge Portal for Khadi attempts to disseminate design knowledge to a broader section of Khadi Institutions. The portal intends to create design intervention by simplifying the trends especially suitable for Khadi.
3. Consider the following statements:
- The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched the Platform of Platforms (POP) under the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM).
- With the introduction of POP, farmers will be facilitated to sell the produce outside their state borders.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: C [Both 1 & 2]
Notes:- The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, launched the Platform of Platforms (POP) under the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM).
- With the introduction of POP, farmers will be facilitated to sell the produce outside their state borders. This will increase farmers’ digital access to multiple markets, buyers and service providers and bring transparency in business transactions with the aim of improving price search mechanism and quality commensurate price realisation. The PoP will create a digital ecosystem, which will benefit from the expertise of different platforms in different segments of the agricultural value chain.
