Solution(a)

Statement Analysis:

Guru Ravidas was an Indian mystic poet-sant of the Bhakti movement and founder of Ravidassia religion during the 15th to 16th century CE The songs of Guru Ravidas discuss Nirguna-Saguna themes, as well as ideas that are at the foundation of Nath Yoga philosophy of Hinduism. Jnanadeva was a 13th-century Indian Marathi saint, poet, philosopher and yogi of the Vaishnava tradition. Whereas, Guru Ravidas lived during the 15th to 16th century CE.

Solution(b)

Statement Analysis:

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an intergovernmental organization or cartel of 13 countries. OPEC has 13 member countries: five in the Middle East (Western Asia), seven in Africa, and one in South America. The stated mission of the organization is to “coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its member countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets, in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, a steady income to producers, and a fair return on capital for those investing in the petroleum industry.”

Solution(c)

Statement Analysis:

A lower SLR gives banks more room to lend. This is inadvisable when there is a high rate of inflation Increasing the Repo rate increases the cost of borrowing and increasing Reverse Repo rate discourages the bank from lending. This is advisable when there is high rate of inflation. MSF rate which is slightly higher than the repo rate is a borrowing window for the banks. A lower MSF encourages borrowing. This is again inadvisable during high rate of inflation.

b)

Solution(d)

Statement Analysis:

The International Court of Justice is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN). It settles disputes between states in accordance with international law and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues. The Court may entertain two types of cases: legal disputes between States submitted to it by them (contentious cases) and requests for advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by United Nations organs and specialized agencies (advisory proceedings). While the judgments of contentious cases are final and binding without appeal, advisory opinions are essentially advisory; in other words, unlike the Court’s judgments, they are not binding.

Answer : d
Cabinet approves extension of tenure of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis for three years.

National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK)

The NCSK was established in the year 1993 as per the provisions of the NCSK Act 1993 initially for the period upto 31.3.1997.
Later the validity of the Act was initially extended upto 31.3.2002 and thereafter upto 29.2.2004.
The NCSK Act ceased to have effect from 29.2.2004. After that the tenure of the NCSK has been extended as a non-statutory body from time to time through resolutions.
The tenure of the present Commission is upto 31.3.2022.
The major beneficiaries would be the Safai Karamcharis and identified manual scavengers in the country.
Background

The NCSK has been giving its recommendations to the Government regarding specific programmes for welfare of Safai Karamcharis, study and evaluate the existing welfare programmes for Safai Karamcharis, investigate cases of specific grievances etc.
Also as per the provisions of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, the NCSK has been assigned the work to monitor the implementation of the Act, tender advice for its effective implementation to the Centre and State Governments and enquire into complaints regarding contravention/non-implementation of the provisions of the Act.
Supreme Court Judgement in Safai Karamchari Andolan and Others Vs. Union of India.

The practice of manual scavenging has been directed to be closed.
Entering sewer lines without safety gears should be made a crime even in an emergency situation.
The persons included in the final list of manual scavengers have been directed to be rehabilitated as per the provisions of Part IV of the 2013 Act.
Compensation of Rs.10 lakhs has been directed to be paid to the dependent family members of all persons, who had died in sewerage work (manholes, septic tanks) since 1993.

audi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is bounded by seven countries and three bodies of water.
To the west, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea form a coastal border of almost 1,800 kilometers that extends south to Yemen and follows a mountain ridge for approximately 320 kilometers to the vicinity of Najran.
The countries that border Saudi Arabia are Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Oman, and Yemen.
Saudi Arabia

Answer : c
Vaccine Complacency is an attitude to delay getting vaccinated.
According to reports, COWIN data suggest It is a behaviour of distrusting vaccines there is a lot of vaccine complacency in India.

Answer : c
Activities of 2022 discussed at BRICS STI Steering Committee: India to host 5 events.

BRICS

BRICS is an acronym for the grouping of the world’s leading emerging economies, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
The grouping was formalized during the first meeting of BRIC Foreign Ministers’ in 2006.
South Africa was invited to join BRIC in December 2010, after which the group adopted the acronym BRICS.
The BRICS brings together five of the largest developing countries of the world, representing 41% of the global population, 24% of the global GDP and 16% of the global trade.
The chairmanship of the forum is rotated annually among the members, in accordance with the acronym B-R-I-C-S.
During the Sixth BRICS Summit in Fortaleza (Brazil) in 2014, the leaders signed the Agreement establishing the New Development Bank (NDB – Shanghai, China).
They also signed the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement to provide short-term liquidity support to the members.
India has successfully handed over the BRICS Chairmanship to China from January 2022.
The theme for BRICS 2022 is “Foster High-Quality BRICS Partnership, Usher in a New Era for Global Development”.

Answer : b
Recently, the Ministry of Education has announced a new National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT 3.0) to use technology for better learning outcomes in Higher Education.

NEAT Scheme

It is based on a Public-Private Partnership model between the Government and the Education Technology (Ed-Tech) companies of India.
The objectives of NEAT are to bring the best technological solutions in education, on a single platform for the convenience of Economically and Socially weaker sections of society.
Under this, the government plans to distribute free coupons for an array of courses offered by ed-tech companies.
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) will be the implementing agency.