PIB 247 – 9th to 10th November 2023

Q.1) Which country is hosting the 2nd World Local Production Forum (WLPF) with the
theme “Galvanizing regional partnerships for sustainable local production and equitable
access”?

[a] Switzerland

[b] Norway

[c] Finland

[d] Denmark

[e] Netherlands

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 World Local Production Forum

➢What: India will be participating in the 2nd World Local Production

Forum at The Hague, Netherlands.

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 About WLPF

• Objective: To increase access to medicines and other health

technologies.
• It is a platform created by the World Health Organisation.
▪ The 1st WLPF was conducted virtually in 2021.
• Secretariat: It is located at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland
• Function: It is a platform to shape strategies, and foster partnerships on
sustainable local production to improve timely and equitable access to
quality-assured health products.

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 About 2nd WLPF

• Objectives:
▪ To provide a global platform to discuss key challenges in promoting
local production and technology transfer
▪ To promote sustainable local production capacity to improve access
to quality, safe and effective health products and technologies
• Theme: “Galvanizing regional partnerships for sustainable local
production and equitable access”.
• Organiser: Local Production and Assistance (LPA) Unit at the WLPF
Secretariat in collaboration of the Netherlands.

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Q.2) Which Ministry/ies has recently launched implementation of Digital Consent
Acquisition to tackle the issue of unsolicited commercial messages sent via SMS or voice
calls?

[a] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

[b] Ministry of Communications

[c] Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

[d] A and B

[e] A, B and C

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 Digital Consent Acquisition
➢What: The TRAI has issued a directive under Telecom Commercial
Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2018 (TCCCPR-2018).

➢Why: For the development and deployment of a Digital Consent

Acquisition (DCA) facility by all Access Providers.

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 About DCA system

• Objective: To create a unified platform for telecom subscribers to

register their consent digitally for receiving commercial
communications from various entities.
▪ Such entities are banks, financial institutions, insurance
companies, trading companies etc - known as Principal Entities
(PEs) or Senders.
• DCA will offer a solution by allowing customers to seek, maintain, and
revoke their consent as per the regulations set out in TCCCPR-2018.

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Q.3) Legal Literacy and Legal Awareness Program (LLLAP) under the DISHA Scheme has
reached more than 6 lakh people through 14 implementing agencies. DISHA Scheme is
being implemented from ____ to ____. Fill the gap

[a] 2021 to 2026

[b] 2020 to 2025

[c] 2019 to 2024

[d] 2018 to 2023

[e] 2022 to 2027

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 DISHA Scheme
➢What: Legal Literacy and Legal Awareness Program (LLLAP) under the
DISHA Scheme has reached more than 6 lakh people through 14
implementing agencies.

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 About Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice
(DISHA) Scheme

• Objectives:
▪ To design and consolidate various initiatives to provide citizen-
centric delivery of legal services.
▪ To secure “Justice” to the people of India as enunciated in the
Preamble and under Articles 39A, 14 and 21 of the Constitution of
India.
• Implementing Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice
• Duration: 5 years (2021-2026)

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 Under it following programs are being implemented
• Tele-Law: Reaching the Unreached
• Nyaya Bandhu (Pro Bono Legal Services)
• Legal Literacy and Legal Awareness programmes

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Q.4) Which Ministry has organised the first INDUS-X Investors Meet in New Delhi ahead of
2+2 Indo-US Ministerial Dialogue?

[a] Ministry of Defence

[b] Ministry of Commerce and Industry

[c] Ministry of Science and Technology

[d] Ministry of MSME

[e] Ministry of Home Affairs

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 1st INDUS-X Investors Meet
➢What: The first INDUS-X Investors Meet has been organised in Delhi
ahead of 2+2 Indo-US Ministerial Dialogue.

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 About Meet

• Organizers: Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) under the

Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence and US
Department of Defence
• It evinced the interest of investors in the start-ups and MSMEs operating
in the defence sector and the emerging opportunities under the INDUS-X
initiative.
• INDUS-X Educational Series (Gurukul): It was also launched during the
event.
▪ It is aimed to help the innovators /startups to navigate in the defence
eco-system of the US and India.

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 About India-US Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X)

• Objective: To expand strategic technology partnership and defence

industrial cooperation among governments, businesses, and academic
institutions of India and the US.
• Launch Year: 2023
• It serves as a defence innovation bridge which includes Joint Challenges,
Joint Innovation Fund, Academia engagement, Industry-startup connect,
investment by private entities in defence projects, mentoring by experts,
niche technology projects etc.

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 Questions in Short

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Q.5) Where has the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine organized Children Science
Festival?

[a] New Delhi

[b] Mumbai

[c] Chennai

[d] Bengaluru

[e] Hyderabad

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Q.6) Government has recently authorised the State Bank of India to issue and encash
Electoral Bonds through its 29 authorised branches in the XXIX Phase of sale. These Electoral
Bonds shall be valid for _________ calendar days from the date of issue. Fill the gap

[a] 10

[b] 15

[c] 20

[d] 25

[e] 30

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Q.7) With which country has India recently signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) on
cooperation in the field of medical product regulation?

[a] Singapore

[b] Vietnam

[c] Netherlands

[d] France

[e] Germany

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Q.8) Where will be the first Australia-India Education and Skill Council meeting held?

[a] New Delhi

[b] Gandhinagar

[c] Mumbai

[d] Chennai

[e] Bengaluru

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Q.9) NTPC Renewable Energy Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC, recently has
declared the commercial operation of its first wind project 50 MW capacity at Dayapar.
Where is it located?

[a] Uttar Pradesh

[b] Rajasthan

[c] Tamil Nadu

[d] Gujarat

[e] Maharashtra

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Q.10) Which Ministry is organising Global Bio-India 2023, a mega international congregation
on biotechnology stakeholders at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi?

[a] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

[b] Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

[c] Ministry of Science and Technology

[d] Ministry of Commerce and Industry

[e] Ministry of Education

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