QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 20 July 2019

Solution: d)

2019 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), covering 180 countries and territories.

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Solution: c)

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. The covenant commits its parties to respect the civil and political rights of individuals, including the right to life, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, electoral rights and rights to due process and a fair trial.

The ICCPR is part of the International Bill of Human Rights, along with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

The ICCPR is monitored by the United Nations Human Rights Committee.

China has signed the Covenant but not ratified it.

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Solution: d)

The Government aims to set up more Common Facility Centres (CFCs) under the ‘Scheme of Fund for Upgradation and Regeneration of Traditional Industries’ (SFURTI). This will facilitate cluster-based development to make the traditional industries more productive, profitable and capable for generating sustained employment opportunities. The focused sectors are Bamboo, Honey and Khadi clusters. SFURTI envisions setting up of 100 new clusters during 2019-20 to enable 50,000 artisans to join the economic value chain.

Through a focused Scheme – the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) – the Department of Fisheries will establish a robust fisheries management framework. This will address critical gaps in strengthening the value chain, including infrastructure, modernization, traceability, production, productivity, post-harvest management, and quality control.

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Solution: b)

India has abstained from voting on a United Nations General Assembly resolution aimed at examining options to end trade in goods used for capital punishment and torture. India said it is “unacceptable” to place death penalty on par with torture.

The General Assembly adopted the resolution ‘Towards torture-free trade: examining the feasibility, scope and parameters for possible common international standards’ yesterday.

India stated that incorporating capital punishment into the scope of this resolution “raises concerns that it may be an attempt to place it on par with torture.”

India stressed that it remains firmly committed to prevent torture and other such punishment. India added that where capital punishment is statutorily provided for, due process of law is followed.

In India, capital punishment is a statutory provision, but is used in the rarest of rare cases . Also, acts of torture are punishable under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code.

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Solution: c)

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched its first guidelines on self-care interventions for health in response to an estimate that by 2035 the world will face a shortage of nearly 13 million healthcare workers and the fact that currently at least 400 million people worldwide lack access to the most essential health services.

In its first volume, the guidelines focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Some of the interventions include self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) and sexually transmitted infections, self-injectable contraceptives, home-based ovulation predictor kits, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) self-testing and self-management of medical abortion.

These guidelines look at the scientific evidence for health benefits of certain interventions that can be done outside the conventional sector, although sometimes with the support of a health-care provider. They do not replace high-quality health services nor are they a shortcut to achieving universal health coverage.

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