QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 07 August 2019

            Solution: d)

The gas pipeline project aims to provide piped cooking gas to residents of Varanasi and later to millions of people in states like Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha.

Solution: c)

A GI is primarily an agricultural, natural or a manufactured product (handicrafts and industrial goods) originating from a definite geographical territory.

Typically, such a name conveys an assurance of quality and distinctiveness, which is essentially attributable to the place of its origin.

Once the GI protection is granted, no other producer can misuse the name to market similar products. It also provides comfort to customers about the authenticity of that product.

Karnataka has the highest number of GI tagged products.

Solution: b)

The primary objective of Chandrayaan-2 is to demonstrate the ability to soft-land on the lunar surface and operate a robotic rover on the surface. Scientific goals include studies of lunar topography, mineralogy, elemental abundance, the lunar exosphere, and signatures of hydroxyl and water ice.

According to ISRO, the lunar south pole is an interesting surface area, which remains in shadow as compared to the north pole.

What makes Chandrayaan 2 special?

1^st space mission to conduct a soft landing on the Moon’s south polar region.

1^st Indian expedition to attempt a soft landing on the lunar surface with home-grown technology

1^st Indian mission to explore the lunar terrain with home-grown technology

4^th country ever to soft land on the lunar surface

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Solution: d)

The Tenth Schedule was inserted in the Constitution in 1985 by the 52nd Amendment Act. It lays down the process by which legislators may be disqualified on grounds of defection by the Presiding Officer of a legislature based on a petition by any other member of the House.

The decision on question as to disqualification on ground of defection is referred to the Chairman or the Speaker of such House.

The law initially stated that the decision of the Presiding Officer is not subject to judicial review. This condition was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1992, thereby allowing appeals against the Presiding Officer’s decision in the High Court and Supreme Court. However, it held that there may not be any judicial intervention until the Presiding Officer gives his order.

Legislators may change their party without the risk of disqualification in certain circumstances. The law allows a party to merge with or into another party provided that at least two-thirds of its legislators are in favour of the merger. In such a scenario, neither the members who decide to merge, nor the ones who stay with the original party will face disqualification.

Solution: c)

SCO comprises of two regional bodies – SCO Secretariat and SCO-RATS (Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure). SCO-RATS is a permanent body of the SCO and is intended to facilitate coordination and interaction between competent authorities of the SCO Member States in the fight against terrorism, extremism and separatism. The main functions of SCO-RATS are coordination and information sharing.

India became a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on 09 June 2017 with the support of all the SCO Member States. Since becoming a member India has been participating in the activities of SCO-RATS.