Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – March 26-27, 2023 [Mock Test]
April 13, 2023 April 13, 2023
1. Which of the following can be inscribed into the UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage?
- Oral traditions
- Social practices
- Practices concerning nature
- Skills to produce traditional crafts
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:- UNESCO defines “intangible” as “expressions that have been passed from one generation to another, have evolved in response to their environments, and contribute to giving us a sense of identity and continuity.
- Intangible cultural heritage includes “oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge, and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts.”
- It ascribes importance to “the wealth of knowledge and skills that is transmitted through it from one generation to the next,” which necessitates their preservation.
- The adoption of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the ICH by the General Conference of UNESCO in 2003 was a crucial step towards preserving intangible heritage from across the globe.
- UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity was established in the year 2008.
2. Digi Yatra project is related to which of the following?
[A] Free rides to elderly in Maharashtra
[B] Digitization of sites under PRASAD scheme
[C] Contactless processing of passengers at Airports
[D] To give knowledge to school students about cultural sites of India
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Correct Answer: C [Contactless processing of passengers at Airports]
Notes:- Digi Yatra is a project conceived to achieve contactless, seamless processing of passengers at Airports, based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT).
- Launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- Digi Yatra Foundation, a not-for-profit company, is the nodal body for DigiYatra.
- It is a joint venture with AAI (26% share) and 5 Airports (BIAL, DIAL, GHIAL, MIAL and CIAL).
- Digi Yatra Foundation will be a pan-India entity and the custodian of the Passenger ID validation process.
3. Baguette, was in news recently, it is a:
[A] A place in France where prehistoric sites has been discovered recently
[B] French bread inscribed into the UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage
[C] The place where first joint military exercise FRINJEX-23 between India and France has been conducted
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [French bread inscribed into the UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage]
Notes:- Recently, Baguette — the staple French bread — was inscribed into the UN’s list of intangible cultural heritage (ICH).
- The baguette is a long and thin loaf made of flour, water, salt, and yeast, and is consumed as a staple in France. It gained its official name in 1920.
- Some believe that it was invented by August Zang, a baker and an entrepreneur from Vienna in 1839, who introduced the world to the taste of crusty bread with softer insides, using a steam oven.
- The history of the bread is uncertain, some also believe that Napoleon Bonaparte, the French military leader, ordered thin sticks of bread for consumption by his soldiers as they could be carried from one place to another more conveniently.
