QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 10 April 2018

Solution: b.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43655391;

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Solution: d.

GEBCO’s aim is to provide the most authoritative publicly-available bathymetry of the world’s oceans. It is a non-profit organisation that operates under the joint auspices of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) (of UNESCO). GEBCO has its origins at the beginning of the 20th century.

• Gebco and the Nippon Foundation announced in 2017 the Seabed 2030, a project that aims to map the entire sea floor by the year 2030 using data gathered from vessels around the world.

Regarding statement 2: A GEBCO-Nippon Foundation team is participating in the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE, a global competition challenging teams to advance deep-sea technologies for ocean floor exploration.

Source/Improvisation: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180404-the-quest-to-map-the-mysteries-of-the-ocean-floor;

About GEBCO: https://www.gebco.net/about_us/overview/;

Solution: b.

The International Hydrographic Organization is an intergovernmental consultative and technical organization that was established in 1921 to support safety of navigation and the protection of the marine environment.

• Its headquarters (the IHB) is permanently established in Monaco.
• India is a member.

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), established in 1960 as a body with functional autonomy within UNESCO, is the only competent organization for marine science within the UN system.

https://www.iho.int/srv1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=298&Itemid=297&lang=en;

http://www.ioc-unesco.org;

Improvisation (Solution, Q2): “GEBCO is a non-profit organisation that operates under the joint auspices of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) (of UNESCO).”

Solution: b.

In  the  famous Gopalan case (1950),  the  Supreme  Court  had taken  a  narrow  interpretation  of  the Article  21.  It  held  that  the  protection  under Article  21  is  available  only  against  arbitrary  executive action and not from arbitrary legislative action. This means that the State can deprive the right to life and  personal  liberty  of  a  person  based  on  a  law.  This  is  because  of  the  expression  ‘procedure established  by  law’  in  Article  21,  which  is  different  from  the  expression  ‘due  process  of  law’ contained in the American Constitution.

But, in Menaka case (1978), the Supreme Court overruled its judgement in the Gopalan case  by  taking a wider interpretation of the Article 21. Therefore, it ruled that the right to life and personal liberty of a person can be deprived by a law provided the procedure prescribed by that law is reasonable, fair and just. In other words, it has introduced the American expression ‘due process of law’.

Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;

Source/Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-case-to-withdraw-the-triple-talaq-bill/article23474331.ece;

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Solution: c.

“With many ministries dealing with logistics, the need was felt for a nodal, coordinating agency for synergy among its various segments… The challenge for us is how to integrate these various modes into one actionable pathway.. So, the multi-modal transport issue is now being addressed by the new logistics division under the Commerce Ministry. It is the first time that logistics as a subject is being dealt with at the level of the Government of India,” the Minister said.

Mr. Prabhu said that the logistics industry would serve as a key element that would allow entrepreneurship to blossom further in the country.

Additional Information: The government is working on creating a logistics index that would score States on their performance in the logistics sector.

http://commerce.gov.in/InnerContent.aspx?Type=leftmenu&Id=364;

Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/states-to-compete-on-new-logistics-index/article23446518.ece;

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