QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz- 46

Solution: d.

Exercise with Sri Lanka – Mitra Shakti
Exercise with Maldives – Ekuverin
Exercise with Seychelles – Ex Limtaye
Exercise with Indonesia – Garuda Shakti

Exercise with Nepal – Suryakiran
Exercise with China, Pakistan and Thailand – Cobra Gold (hosted by Thailand)

Solution: d.

Both statements are true.

Tantia Tope, also spelled Tatya Tope or Tantia Topi, (original name Ramchandra Panduranga, born c. 1813–19, Pune, India—died April 18, 1859, Shivpuri), was a leader of the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58.

Tantia Tope was a Maratha Brahman in the service of the former peshwa (ruler) of the Maratha confederacy, Baji Rao (Peshwa Baji Rao II), and of his adopted son Nana Sahib, who was also prominent in the mutiny.

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=136456

Solution: d.

“An independent body, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) monitors safety. The safety standards formulated by AREB are at par with those recommended by the international bodies such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). The mission of the Board is to ensure that the use of ionizing radiation and nuclear energy in India does not cause undue risk to health and the environment.”

“The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board was constituted on November 15, 1983 by the President of India to carry out certain regulatory and safety functions under the Act. The regulatory authority of AERB is derived from the rules and notifications promulgated under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986.”

Dr Jitendra Singh said, the safeguards for the purpose are observed as per the rules, procedures and principles laid down by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) under the DAE are among the best practices in the world.

Solution: a.

There have been a few reports in media that this medicine under the National Deworming Programme is responsible for complications in children.

Soil-transmitted helminth infections are among the most common infections worldwide and affect the poorest and most deprived communities. The National Deworming Programme seeks to rid children of worms that cause these infections.

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=136450

Ans: b.

“The Minister said ADR methods such as Lok Adalats and Arbitration have gained considerable traction as an effective means of dispute resolution. However, there is still considerable resistance on the part of litigants to opt for mediation due to the lack of proper statutory framework for the mediation process. It is in this regard the third agenda item explored the pre-litigation dispute resolution scenario in India and the need to give statutory backing to mediation by enacting a standalone law.”