Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – July 20, 2022 [Mock Test]
July 20, 2022 July 20, 2022
1. Which of the following are correct about the Rocket-Propelled Grenade, which was used to attack the Punjab Police’s Intelligence headquarters?
- It is a Chinese origin weapon.
- It is an anti-tank grenade launcher.
- It is portable, shoulder fired weapon.
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: B [Only 2 & 3]
Notes:- The RPG is a weapon of Soviet origin, and its initials stand for Rucknoy Peotivotankovvy Granaromyot, which roughly translated means a handheld anti-tank grenade launcher. It is a portable, shoulder fired weapon, which is easy to operate and can cause widespread damage whether used in an anti-personnel mode, against armoured vehicles or against buildings.
2. Which of the following sections of Aadhar Act allows disclosure of information of a user in the interest of national interest?
[A] Section 33(1)
[B] Section 33 (2)
[C] Section 47
[D] Section 57
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Correct Answer: A [Section 33(1)]
Notes:- The court struck down Section 33(2) of the Aadhar Act which allows disclosure of information of a user in the interest of national security. However, the court held that the power of determination of such an eventuality should be given to an officer higher than the rank of a Joint Secretary.
- Section 33(1) of the Aadhar Act which prohibits disclosure of information, including identity and authentication information, except when it is by an order of a district judge or higher court, the court ordered that an individual, whose information is sought, shall be afforded an opportunity of hearing.
- Section 47 of the Aadhaar Act refers to cognizance of offences. No court is allowed to take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act, except on a complaint made by the authority of officer or person authorised by it. The Section also disallows courts below that of a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate or a Chief Judicial Magistrate to try any offence punishable under this Act.
- Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act refers to the use of Aadhaar data by any “body corporate or person” to establish the identity of an individual. It was held unconstitutional. It was under this provision that private companies like Paytm and Airtel Payments Bank sought Aadhaar details from customers.
3. Which of the following business models are based on Deep Tech?
- Uber taxi model
- E-books for digital download
- Block-chain technology
- Computer imaging
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 1, 3 & 4
[C] Only 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 3 & 4]
Notes:- Deep tech, or deep technology, refers to those start-ups whose business model is based on high tech innovation in engineering, or significant scientific advances.
- Shallow tech is a relatively simple technological advance moving a business from a non-digital business model to a digital one. For example, a telephone-based delivery service now offered in digital fashion through a phone app, or a bookshop now offering e-books for digital download, would both be examples of shallow tech.
- Uber, while it disrupted the taxi market completely, doesn’t qualify as deep tech, because it leveraged an already existing concept (the sharing economy) and built a platform using pre-existing, readily available digital technologies on it.
- Deep tech startups are likely to be based on artificial intelligence or machine learning like block-chain, computer imaging, and VR. Examples of deep tech might include AI applied to predict natural disasters or molecular imaging technologies that identify disease or predisposition to disease far before any other existing test possible could.
