Today in History (February 24^th, 1739)

In 1739, the Battle of Karnal took place between Iranian ruler Nader Shah and Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah. Nader Shah inflicted a crushing defeat and plundered Delhi, severely weakening the Mughal Empire and paving the way for the British invasion.

Let’s revise

1) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is a multi-disciplinary organization. It was established in which year?

1. 1956
2. 1986
3. 1976
4. 1965

Ans. a)

2) Directorate of Enforcement functions under theDepartment of Revenue of the Ministry of______

1. Finance
2. Economic affairs
3. Home affairs
4. Defence

Ans. b)

3) ED has been mandated with investigation of offences of______________

1. Money launderingand violations of foreign exchange laws
2. Terrorist attacks and arms smuggling
3. Internal security threats and defence technology related threats
4. External security threats and environmental threats

Ans. a)

4) At the beginning the name of ‘Enforcement Directorate’ was ______

1. ‘Enforcement Unit’
2. Enforcement agency
3. Enforcement commission
4. Enforcement General

Ans. a)

5) Respectively, Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, and Prevention of Money Laundering Act was passed in the years of ________

1. 2012 and 2021
2. 2018 and 2002
3. 2022 and 2023
4. 1998 and 2004

Ans. b)

6) There are five regional offices of the Directorate of Enforcement. Find correct pair.

1. Mumbai, Chennai, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Delhi.
2. Delhi, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai
3. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow
4. Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Gandhinagar

Ans. a)

7) Select the incorrect statement regarding the conditions for adoption of child

1. Married couple need consent of both spouses
2. Single female can adopt a child of any gender
3. Single male shall not adopt a girl child
4. Male person can adopt a girl child with permission of District Magistrate

Ans (d)

8) Which is the nodal body to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions of Indian children?

1. CARA
2. District Child welfare committee
3. State Child Welfare agency
4. National Child welfare agency

Ans. (a)

9) Which Article of the Indian Constitution Empowers SC to pass a decree or order for doing complete justice in any cause or matter pending before it?

1. 124
2. 142
3. 125
4. 148

Ans. (b)

10) What is T-50, recently seen in news?

1. India’s tunnel
2. Anti tank missile
3. Anti aircraft gun
4. New rocket launcher

Ans. (a)

Summary of Today’s News

Paruveta Festival

• The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is making efforts to secure UNESCO recognition for the annual ‘Paruveta’ festival.
• Paruveta Festival also known as the ‘mock hunting festival’,
• It is celebrated at the Sri Narasimha Swamy temple in the town of Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh.
• It is celebrated by all sections of people, irrespective of their caste.
• It is a festival of communal harmony, as devotees from other religious communities like Muslims also offer prayers to the Lord.

Fair and Remunerative Price

Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved rupees 340/quintal as the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for sugar season 2024-25 at sugar recovery rate of 10.25%.

Key Points

• It is the price declared by the government, which mills are legally bound to pay to farmers for the cane procured from them.
• The FRP is fixed by the Union government (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)) on the basis of recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).
• The payment of FRP across the country is governed by the Sugarcane Control order, 1966.
• According to this order payment within 14 days of the date of delivery of the cane is mandetory.
• Mills have the option of signing an agreement with farmers, which would allow them to pay the FRP in installments.
• FRP of sugarcane is calculated based on the following factors:-
  • cost of production of sugarcane
  • return to the growers from alternative crops and the general trend of prices of agricultural commodities
  • availability of sugar to consumers at a fair price
  • price at which sugar produced from sugarcane is sold by sugar producers;
  • recovery of sugar from sugarcane;
  • the realization made from sale of by-products viz. molasses, bagasse and press mud or their imputed value
  • reasonable margins for the growers of sugarcane on account of risk and profits

Albania (Capital: Tirana)

• Albania has announced to open an Embassy in India.
• Political Boundaries: Located in Southeastern Europe in the Balkan Peninsula.
• It shares land border with Montenegro (North West), Kosovo (North East), North Macedonia (East), and Greece (South and South East).
• Water Bodies: Adriatic Sea (West) and Ionian seas (South West)