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Nov 27th, 2021 - Daily Quiz

1. The terms ‘DTrack and Chrysaor’ sometimes mentioned in the news are related to (a) Exoplanets (b) Nanosatellites (c) Cryptocurrencies (d) Cyberattacks   2. Consider the following statement in the context of the National Cyber Coordination Centre 1. NCCC has been set up to scan the country’s web traffic to detect cybersecurity threats. 2. The National Cyber Coordination Centre(NCCC) is constituted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Which of the statement given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 3. With reference to the Gaganyan Mission, consider the following statements 1. Under this mission, the country plans to construct a crew vehicle which can accommodate 2 or 3 astronauts. 2. India will send an astronaut to space in the year 2023. 3. For this mission 250 crores INR of budget allocated by the Government of India. Which of the statement given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 2 and 3   4. With reference to the PM-Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan, consider the following statements 1. This Scheme seeks to provide high-speed broadband to all the panchayats in the country. 2. Illiterate people in the age group 14-60 years are qualified for the scheme. 3. The marginalised sections of society like Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, Minorities, Below Poverty Line, differently-abled, all will be part of this scheme. Which of the statement given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 3 only (d) 2 and 3 only 5. With reference to the National Broadband Mission, consider the following statement 1. The National Broadband Mission launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. 2. This mission seeks to provide broadband access to all villages by 2025. 3. Develop a Broadband Readiness Index (BRI) to measure the availability of digital communications infrastructure and conducive policy ecosystem within a State/UT. Which of the statement given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 Answers 1. (d) Dtrack is a virus that has been developed by a North Korean hacker group called Lazarus. It allows hackers to get complete control over a device and they can extract data, remotely. Recently Dtrack RAT (remote administration tool) infiltrate security systems of Nuclear Plants in India.
Both Pegasus and Chrysaor are harmful spyware. Pegasus is spyware that can be installed on devices running certain versions of iOS, Apple's mobile operating system, developed by the Israeli cyber arms firm, NSO Group. Chrysaor Malware is the Android version of Pegasus Spyware. Pegasus and Chrysaor spyware are in the news after Whatsapp Snooping row.
2. (a)
Statement 1 is Correct: NCCC is a multi-stakeholder cyber-security and e-surveillance agency has been set up to scan the country’s web traffic to detect cybersecurity threats.
Statement 2 is Incorrect: NCCC is implemented by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MEITY).
  3. (a)
Statement 1 is correct: The Country plans to construct a crew vehicle which can accommodate 2 or 3astronausts along with its GSLV Mk-3 launcher.
Statement 2 is Incorrect: The Prime Minister of India in his Independence Day address announced that an Indian astronaut would go into space by 2022.
Statement 3 is Incorrect: A proposal for manned space flight, at a budget of INR 12.4 billion, with the usage of a fully autonomous orbital vehicle carrying two or three crew members to 400 km low orbit was proposed for seven days and back.
4. (d)
Statement 2 and 3 is correct: PMGDISHA is a government initiative with an objective to impart digital literacy among the people residing in rural areas. It is an important initiative under Modi’s vision of ‘Digital India’ that intends at making one person in every family digitally literate.
This scheme will focus on making at last six crore people in rural areas (across States/UTs) digitally literate. By March 31, 2019, it is expected to reach around 40 per cent rural households in the country.
Under free of cost PMGDISHA scheme, people in the rural area will be trained to operate a computer, tablet, smartphones, etc. They will be taught how to access the Internet, government services, undertake digital payment, compose e-mails, etc.
The citizens of rural India will be taught to use applications related to digital payments so they can participate in the process of nation-building. This scheme will help to connect the digital divide.
The marginalised sections of society like Scheduled Castes (SC)/Scheduled Tribes (ST), Minorities, Below Poverty Line (BPL), differently-abled, all will be a part of this scheme. The scheme aims to empower women in rural India.
Illiterate people between the age group 14-60 years, nominated from every eligible rural household, are qualified for the scheme.
 
 
5. (b)
Statement 1 and 2 is Incorrect and statement 3 is Correct: The Ministry of Communications has launched ‘National Broadband Mission’ that will facilitate universal and equitable access to broadband services across the country, especially in rural and remote areas. Features of National Broadband Mission is as follows: Broadband access to all villages by 2022. Significantly improve the quality of services for mobile and internet. Develop a Broadband Readiness Index (BRI) to measure the availability of digital communications infrastructure and conducive policy ecosystem within a State/UT. Creation of a digital fibre map of the Digital Communications network and infrastructure, including Optical Fiber Cables and Towers, across the country. Laying of incremental 30 lakhs route km of Optical Fiber Cable and an increase in tower density from 0.42 to 1.0 tower per thousand of the population by 2024. The Centre will work with States and UTs for having consistent policies pertaining to expansion of digital infrastructure including for Right of Way (RoW) approvals required for laying of optical fibre cable. Investment from stakeholders of Rs 7 Lakh Crore including Rs 70,000 crore from Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).


POSTED ON 27-11-2021 BY ADMIN
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