QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,29 June 2018

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UN: In December 2016 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution, declaring 30 June International Asteroid Day  in order to “observe each year at the international level the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation, on 30 June 1908, and to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard.”

International Asteroid Day is to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard and inform the public about the crisis communication actions to be taken at the global level in case of a credible near-Earth object threat.

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Solution: c.

A US military negotiating team was in Delhi recently to respond to Indian objections and formulate a mutually acceptable text for the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement.

COMCASA is meant to provide a legal framework for the transfer of communication security equipment from the US to India that would facilitate “interoperability” between their forces — and potentially with other militaries that use US-origin systems for secured data links. It is part of a set of three military agreements that the US considers “foundational” for a functional military relationship.

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Every few years, the Health Ministry, in consultation with experts, draws up a National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM). These medicines, deemed essential for the treatment of common conditions, automatically come under price control. Under NLEM 2015, a total 376 drugs are under price control. In addition, the government has the power to bring any item of medical necessity under price control. (Para 19 of the Drug Price Control Order, 2013) This provision was used to regulate the prices of cardiac stents and knee implants.

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Solution: c.

PM LPG Panchayats consist of meetings of Ujjwala beneficiaries. These meetings will serve as platforms for the government to interface with the beneficiaries, harness their experiences and integrate them to create a knowledge base for triggering a sustainable and viable movement around Ujjwala. These meetings will also reaffirm the need for safe and regular LPG usage.

Such panchayats bring together about 100 (women) LPG customers together near their living areas on an interactive platform to discuss about safe and sustainable usage of LPG, it’s benefits and the linkage between use of clean fuel for cooking and women empowerment.

One Lakh LPG Panchayats will be conducted across India before 31st March 2019.

Why LPG Panchayats;

What is LPG Panchayat;

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Solution: b.

UNCITRAL is the core legal body of the United Nations system in the field of international trade law.

Structured to ensure that the various geographic regions and the principal economic and legal systems of the world are represented, the 60 member States include 14 African States, 14 Asian States, 8 Eastern European States, 10 Latin American and Caribbean States and 14 Western European and other States. The General Assembly elects members for terms of six years; every three years the terms of half of the members expire. As a general rule, elections are held towards the end of the year before the year in which membership expires.

Membership does not entail any additional financial contribution, as UNCITRAL is a permanent commission of the General Assembly and its secretariat is part of the United Nations Secretariat. The UNCITRAL secretariat is not involved in the election of members of the Commission.

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A guide to UNCITRAL (PDF);

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