QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 18 April 2017

Solution: a.

• The temples built in the 12-13th centuries under the patronage of the Hoysalas of Mysore, are at Somnathpur, Belur and Halebid.
• The well-known Kesava temple at Somnathpur, and the Hoysala temple at Halebid and Belur are veritable treasure houses of ornamental and decorative elements, carved in niches, and intricate vegetal and floral carvings.
• Not an inch of space is left uncarved. The decoration is elaborate, the emphasis being more on ornamentation than movement or the grace of the human body.

CCRT: Temple Architecture;

CCRT: Medieval School of Sculpture;

Solution: b.

The HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill passed by Parliament does not guarantee access to anti-retroviral drugs and treatment for opportunistic infections (those caused by pathogens that take advantage of an opportunity not normally available, such as a host with a weakened immune system). The requirement for the ombudsman to make public the periodic reports on compliance will exert pressure on States to meet their obligations.

• The Bill lists the various grounds on which discrimination against HIV positive persons and those living with them is prohibited. These include the denial, termination, discontinuation or unfair treatment with regard to: (i) employment, (ii) educational establishments, (iii) health care services, (iv) residing or renting property, and (v) standing for public or private office.
• An ombudsman shall be appointed by each state government to inquire into complaints related to the violation of the Act and the provision of health care services. The ombudsman shall submit a report to the state government every six months stating the number and nature of complaints received, the actions taken and orders passed.

TH: HIV/AIDS Bill: Legally EnablingG;

PRS MPR: March 2017;

Solution: b.

• The Central Council of Indian Medicine is the statutory body constituted under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970. It has been framing and implementing various regulations relating to the Indian Systems of Medicine of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Sowa-Rigpa.
• Under the Homeopathy Central Council Act, 1973, the Central Council of Homeopathy was constituted to regulate the Indian system of medicine of Homeopathy.
• In the news (March, 2017): The committee set up by NITI Aayog to examine the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 and the the Homeopathy Central Council Act, 1973, recently submitted its report. The Committee proposes a National Commission for Indian Systems of Medicine to replace the Central Council of Indian Medicine and the National Commission for Homoeopathy to replace the Central Council of Homeopathy.

About Central Council of Indian Medicine;

Solution: a.

• The Constitution of India provides certain privileges/concessions to the members of Scheduled Castes which are notified under the provisions of Article 341 of the Constitution of India.
• First list of Scheduled Castes in relation to a State or Union Territory is to be issued by a notified Order of the President after having consultation with the State Government concerned.
• Any subsequent inclusion in or exclusion from the list of Scheduled Castes can be effected through an Act of Parliament as envisaged under clause (2) of Article 341.
• In the news (March 2017): The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was passed by Lok Sabha. The Bill amends the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950. The Bill includes a couple of castes, Sualgiri, Swalgiri as synonyms to the Sabakhia caste in the list of SCs for the state of Odisha.

February: Cabinet approves amendments: PIB;

Solution: c.

The Fund and Reform Tracker will monitor RUSA projects from the minute they are sanctioned and track their progress till their final completion. It will also be a sort of a report card of states with details of their higher education policies, plans and best practices.

PIB: Minister of HRD launches the Fund and Reform Tracker of RUSA;

Solution: a.

• PRS MPR March 2017: Working group on migration submits report: As per Census 2011, migration in India is majorly between rural to rural areas (4%), followed by urban to urban areas (22.6%), rural to urban areas (22.1%), and urban to rural areas (7.9%). Between Census 2001 and 2011, rural to urban migration increased marginally from 21.8% to 22.1%, and urban to urban migration increased from 15.2% to 22.6%.
• In urban areas, about 33% of the male workforce, and 56% of the female workforce is composed of migrant workers.