QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 11 November 2019

Solution: c)

Ministry of Culture, Government of India organised the 10th edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav under the Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat initiative in Madhya Pradesh from 14th to 21st October 2019.

The Rashtriy Sanskriti Mahotsav will cover a profusion of folk-art forms from 22 States and it would offer the chance to experience the best in established and emerging virtuosity. The RSM will reconnect the people-especially the youth- with their indigenous culture, its multi-faceted nature, magnificence, opulence and historical importance in the context of India as a Nation over the millennia.

Being the flagship and premier festival of Ministry of Culture, Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav was conceived in the year 2015 and after the grand success of the First Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav in November-2015, the Ministry of Culture decided to organize it with an intent to showcase the rich cultural heritage of the Country in all its rich and varied dimensions, viz Handicrafts, Cuisine, Painting, Sculpture and Performing Arts-Folk, Tribal, Classical and Contemporary- all in one place.

The Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme was launched by the Prime Minister on 31st October, 2016 to promote engagement amongst the people of different States/UTs so as to enhance mutual understanding and bonding between people of diverse cultures, thereby securing stronger unity and integrity of India.

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                Solution: a)

Presently, the SCO comprises eight member states, namely the Republic of India, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan;

                Solution: c)

Presently, NIA is functioning as the Central Counter Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency in India.

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Solution: d)

• ILO is the only tripartite U.N. agency, since 1919 that brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 member States, to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men.
• India being a founding member has played an active role in every field of the organization. India has ratified 47 out of 189 ILO conventions during the century.
• ILO is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019.
• In order to understand and to respond effectively to new challenges, ILO launched a “Future of Work initiative” in order to advance its mandate for social justice.

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Solution: c)

The ‘One Nation One FASTag’ scheme will be implemented from December 1 and can be availed upon activation by new cars having Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags on national and state highways throughout the country.

FASTags are stickers that are affixed to the windscreen of vehicles and use RFID technology to enable digital, contactless payment of tolls without having to stop at toll gates.

The tags are linked to bank accounts and other payment methods. As a car crosses a toll plaza, the amount is automatically deducted, and a notification is sent to the registered mobile phone number. Sensors are placed on toll barriers, and the barriers open for vehicles having valid FASTags.

A FASTag is valid for five years and needs to be recharged only as per requirement.

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