ALL EXAM QUIZ 11.10.2023

Explanation:

• For the socio-economic upliftment and comprehensive development of Scheduled Caste students, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched 'Residential Education Scheme for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas' (SHRESHTA).
• This scheme will be implemented in two different ways.
• Around 3,000 Scheduled Caste students, whose parents' annual income falls within the range of Rs 2.5 lakh, will be selected through a national level examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) every year.

Explanation:

• Election Commission of India announced dates for assembly elections in five states.
• The date of assembly elections of Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana have been announced.
• The election will be conducted in Chhattisgarh in two phases on the 7th and 17th of November.
• The voting will take place on 17th November in Madhya Pradesh.

Explanation:

• India’s unemployment rate declined to 6.6% in urban areas in the first (April-June) quarter of this fiscal.
• The quarterly bulletin of PLFS released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on 09 October, 2023 showed this.
• The unemployment rate for urban areas was at the lowest level since the launch of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) bulletin in 2018.
• The urban unemployment rate, based on the current weekly status for persons above 15 years for males decreased to 5.9% in the April-June quarter from 6.0% in the previous quarter and 7.1% in the year-ago period.
• In the case of females, this rate declined to 9.1% in April-June from 9.2% in the previous quarter and 9.5% in the year-ago period.

Explanation:

• Indian Navy has launched a '360 degree appraisal mechanism'.
• It has introduced a '360 degree appraisal mechanism' for promotion boards to address the limitations of the current top-down approach.
• Under the new mechanism, an officer's professional knowledge, leadership attributes, suitability in war/crisis, and potential for higher ranks will be assessed through large-scale surveys from peers and subordinates.
• Inputs obtained from the surveys will be analyzed by a Board of Officers, headed by a Flag Officer.
• This will also be provided as feedback to the officers for behavioural changes and improvements.
• The Indian Navy aims to adopt best practices. It aims to maintain a combat-ready and future-proof force.

Explanation:

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that it successfully performed Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM).
• ISRO said that TCM was performed to correct the trajectory. TCM ensures that the spacecraft is on its intended path towards the Halo orbit.
• Aditya-L1 spacecraft is moving towards the Lagrangian 1 (L1) point which lies between the sun-earth line.
• L1 is about 1.5 million km from the earth. It is approximately 1% of the earth-sun distance.
• Aditya-L1 is expected to arrive at the L1 point by January 2024.
• Aditya-L1 is the first Indian space-based observatory to study the Sun.
• Aditya L1 was successfully launched on September 2 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota.

Explanation:

• RBI doubled bullet repayment gold loan limits for urban co-op banks to Rs 4 lakh.The doubling of lending limits for gold loans under the bullet repayment scheme for urban cooperative banks to Rs 4 lakh has been announced by the RBI.
• The existing limit for gold loans under the bullet repayment scheme has been increased from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 4 lakh for Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs), who have met the overall target and sub-targets under the Priority Sector Lending (PSL).

Explanation:

• Government along with Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (IDMA) celebrated Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) Day on 10th October 2023
• CGMP Day was celebrated for the first time. This day is dedicated to the entire pharmaceutical industry to create awareness on cGMP guidelines.
• GMP regulations set the standards required to enhance product quality.
• Presently, GMP is under revision under Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rule.

Explanation:

• Every year on 10 October, World Mental Health Day is observed.
• It is observed to promote global mental health education and to spread awareness.
• It gives an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to discuss their work.
• The theme of the World Mental Health Day 2023 is 'Mental health is a universal human right'.
• On October 10, 1992, World Mental Health Day was observed for the first time.
• This day was started by Deputy Secretary General Richard Hunter.

Explanation:

• Every year on 10 October, World Mental Health Day is observed.
• It is observed to promote global mental health education and to spread awareness.
• It gives an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to discuss their work.
• The theme of the World Mental Health Day 2023 is 'Mental health is a universal human right'.

Explanation:

• Israel has named the ongoing fight against Hamas as Operation Iron Sword. Hamas is a Palestinian militant group that controls some areas of the Gaza Strip.
• The Gaza Strip is a 41 km (25 mi) long and 10 km wide area between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. About 2.3 million people live here, which is one of the highest population density areas in the world.