QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 11 January 2017

Solution: c.

“The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the government to audit nearly 30 lakh NGOs which received public funds but consistently failed to explain how they spent the money.”

• The judicial order is unprecedented because defaulting NGOs so far have been only blacklisted by the government.
• Pulling up the government for failing to put in place a regulatory mechanism to keep a watch on the financial activities of NGOs and voluntary organisations, the apex court ordered that by next hearing, the government should have framed guidelines for their accreditation, the manner in which these organisations should maintain their accounts and the procedure for recovery in case they fail to submit their balance sheets.
• The General Financial Rules, 2005 mandate a regulatory mechanism for NGOs and voluntary organisations.

TH: SC orders audit of 30 lakh NGOs getting public funds;

—

Solution: d.

“Tamil Nadu, comprising 32 districts, will be declared drought affected in view of poor rainfall received during the northeast monsoon, Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam said on Tuesday.”

• Drought is generally considered as a deficiency in rainfall /precipitation over an extended period, usually a season or more, resulting in a water shortage causing adverse impacts on vegetation, animals, and/or people.
• There is no single, legally accepted definition of drought in India. Some states resort to their own definitions of drought.
• State Government is the final authority when it comes to declaring a region as drought affected.

TH: TN to be declared drought-hit, says CM;

Arthapedia: Drought;

—

Solution: b.

“Through the Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum quantifies the magnitude of gender disparities and tracks their progress over time, with a specific focus on the relative gaps between women and men across four key areas: health, education, economy and politics.”

WEForum: Global Gender Gap Report;

—

Solution: d.

The question, if asked in CSP, would in all likelihood be, “Which of the following is/are the key areas in which the relative gaps between women and men are measured by the World Economic Forum to compute the Global Gender Gap Index?” .. but since it would have given away the answer to the previous question, we omitted the text in bold, for this question.

“Through the Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum quantifies the magnitude of gender disparities and tracks their progress over time, with a specific focus on the relative gaps between women and men across four key areas: health, education, economy and politics.”

WEForum: Global Gender Gap Report;

Solution: c.

Since 2005-06, the Expenditure Division of the Ministry of Finance has been issuing a note on Gender Budgeting as a part of the Budget Circular every year. The Gender Budgeting Statement comprises two parts:

• Part A reflects Women Specific Schemes, i.e. those which have 100% allocation for women.
• Part B reflects Pro-Women Schemes, i.e. those where at least 30% of the allocation is for women.

Over the years, India has stood out for its implementation of gender budgeting, and with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) playing the central role, it has managed to successfully institutionalise the concept at both the national and State levels (16 States have embraced the exercise).

TH: Mind the Gender Gap;

Solution: d.

A map-based question. None of the countries mentioned in the list lie in East Africa. Image shows the current membership of the East African Community. The lake in the image is Lake Victoria.

Improvisation: TH: Reaching out to Africa;

Solution: c.

“India’s Africa policy is broadly in line with Agenda 2063, promoted by the African Union. However, some recalibration in New Delhi’s approach may be needed…”

• Agenda 2063 is a call for action to all segments of African society to work together to build a prosperous and united Africa based on shared values and a common destiny.
• In their 50th Anniversary Solemn Declaration, the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) laid down vision and eight ideals to serve as pillars for the continent in the foreseeable future, which Agenda 2063 will translate into concrete objectives, milestones, goals, targets and actions/measures.

About Agenda 2063;

Improvisation: TH: Reaching out to Africa;

—