QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 08 September 2017

Solution: d.
Railway traffic signals are invisible with the naked eye in foggy conditions. Anti-fog lights can improve the visibility for the loco pilot who then can respond appropriately to traffic signals. This ensures safety of passengers. Regarding LHB coaches (statement 2) we have earlier asked questions specific to it.
• At the meeting held to comprehensively review Safety measures for train operations, two major causes leading to accidents were identified as: a) Unmanned Level Crossings and b) Derailments due to defects in tracks.
• The Minister of Railways gave the following directions to ensure Safety in train operations: a) All unmanned level crossings should be eliminated expeditiously on the entire Indian Railway network in a year’s time from now, b) Track Replacement/renewal should be accorded Priority & the tracks (rails) earmarked for use for constructing new lines should be diverted to places/ stretches which are prone to accidents & where replacement is due, c) procurement of new rails should be expedited on a large scale with a view to complete construction of new lines in time and two other measures are mentioned in the options to the question above.

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=170598;
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Solution: b.
The theme announced by UNESCO for International Literacy Day (ILD) 2017 is `Literacy in a digital world’. SDG 4 (“Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”) has targets that encompass many different aspects of education.
• The National Literacy Mission Authority (NLMA) is the nodal agency for overall planning, management and funding of adult education programmes and institutions. It is an autonomous wing of the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
• The NLMA started celebrating ILD every year from 1988 onwards. The occasion of ILD is used for raising public awareness to eradicate illiteracy and create environment in favour of adult education programmes.
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=170592;
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Solution: a.
Why this is relevant – Fighter jets cost. A lot. Purchase of fighter jets in large numbers will naturally impact our relations with the countries involved. If we don’t purchase the F-18s or F-16s (both made in USA), it may be a cause for some degree of discomfort in bilateral relations albeit, perhaps, temporarily. If we purchase, say, the Gripen (made in Sweden), our relations with Sweden will only get better. The country that manages to sell us their planes will be creating a lot of jobs for their people. Following is a list of aircrafts whose manufacturers are competing for being acquired by our armed forces:
Single Engine fighter acquisition for the IAF:
• F-16: Manufactured by Lockheed Martin, USA
• Gripen: Manufactured by Saab, Sweden
Twin Engine fighter acquisition for the Indian Navy:
• Rafale: Manufactured by Dassault Aviation, France
• F-18: Manufactured by Boeing, USA
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/trump-regime-supports-sale-of-f-16-and-f-18/article19637853.ece;

Solution: c.
• “The country-specific amendment to the draft declaration was proposed at the eleventh hour by selective countries which referred to the violence in Rakhine state of Myanmar. India argued that specifying a particular country is unjustified as this Forum is focussed on SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and inclusive development for all countries based on cooperative and collaborative approach to achieve the 2030 Agenda for the world,” a press release said.
• India also said, “Never before ‘country-specific’ issues have been included in the declaration as these dilute the objective of these Forums which require unity and focussed efforts of all the countries,”.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/india-keeps-off-bali-declaration/article19639837.ece;
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-refuses-to-join-declaration-of-international-meet-against-myanmar-4833551/;
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Solution: a.
The government recently set up a five-member committee chaired by former Supreme Court judge, Justice (retd.) B.N. Srikrishna, to draw up a draft Data Protection Bill. The Bill, if made law, will be India’s first exclusive statute providing protection to online users’ personal data from breach by state AND non-state players.

One of the primary guiding factors for the committee would be the exhaustive report submitted in October 2012 by a group of experts on privacy led by former Delhi High Court Chief Justice A.P. Shah, which was constituted by the erstwhile Planning Commission. Both the government and the court have agreed that this would be the “conceptual foundation for legislation protecting privacy” in the form of the new Data Protection Bill.

Additional Information: One of the rights enshrined in the UN Declaration of Human Rights – “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home, or correspondence.”

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/for-a-robust-data-protection-regime/article19638172.ece;
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