QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 03 May 2017

Solution: d.

TH: MP shifts fiscal year;

Solution: a.

The slogan “Zero Defect Zero Effect” was given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it signifies two things: Production mechanisms wherein products have no defects and Production processes which have zero adverse environmental and ecological effects.

• Zero Defect, Zero Effect (ZED) scheme is for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
• The aim is to help MSMEs evolve and grow by providing them adequate training and funding to move up the value chain and produce quality products.
• There will be sector-specific assessment parameters for each industry such as food processing, textiles, leather, auto parts, etc.

Improvisation: PIB;

GKtoday; Page 54, Insights PT Revision Module: Government Schemes and Programmes;

Solution: d.

These foods share some or all of the following (preferable) characteristics:

• They are consumed by a large proportion of the population, including (or especially) the population groups at greatest risk of deficiency.
• They are consumed on a regular basis, in adequate and relatively consistent amounts.
• They can be centrally processed (central processing is preferable for a number of reasons, but primarily because the fewer the number of locations where fortificants are added, the easier it is to implement quality control measures; monitoring and enforcement procedures are also likely to be more effective).
• Allow a nutrient premix to be added relatively easily using low-cost technology, and in such a way so as to ensure an even distribution within batches of the product.
• Are used relatively soon after production and purchase. Foods that are purchased and used within a short period of time of processing tend to have better vitamin retention, and fewer sensorial changes due to the need for only a small overage.

Improvisation: TH: Powering up food;

Source: WHO: Part III, Guidelines on food fortification on micronutrients;

Solution: b.

Oceania is traditionally divided into three parts: Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia.

“Tuvalu is a small island nation in the South Pacific and home to about 10,000 people. It is likely to be under water in less than 70 years. Due to the rising sea level caused by global warming, other low-lying island nations such as Kiribati, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Vanuatu, Micronesia and Nauru are destined to suffer the same fate.”

Improvisation: TH: Refuge from the sinking islands;

Solution: c.

These walls of photographs of all Param Vir Chakra awardees will come up on 1000 campuses across the country.

PIB: Vidya Veerta Abhiyan; PIB: ‘Wall of Valour’ launched;

TH: ‘Walls of heroes’ planned on campuses across country;

Solution: a.

• It will help clear the myths and misconceptions of the public regarding mobile towers and emissions from them. The portal will empower common man to know at the convenience of a mouse click, about towers working in a particular locality and whether they are compliant to the EMF emission norms defined by the Government.
• The portal has ‘EMF Overview’ and ‘Learn’ Sections, which provide numerous articles, booklets and videos, to further educate the citizens about EMF and coverage of telecom services.
• The portal will also allow users to get a tower or base station checked for radiation emission, for a fee of Rs 4,000.
• There are several thousand studies by WHO in the last 30 years on the subject and there is no proof that EMF radiation has any harmful effect on human health. Furthermore, Indian norms have prescribed 10 times stricter limits for radiation emission in comparison to global standards.

TH: Portal to bust power signal myths;

PIB: DoT launches Tarang Sanchar, a web portal for information sharing on mobile towers and EMP emission compliance;