QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 08 January 2020
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2019
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding International Human Solidarity Day.
- The United Nations General Assembly identified solidarityas one of the fundamental and universal values that should underline relations between people from around the world in the 21st century.
- The International Human Solidarity Day is based on the Sustainable Development Agenda.
- International Human Solidarity Day aims to Celebrate unity in diversity.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: d)
On December 22, 2005, the United Nations General Assembly identified solidarity as one of the fundamental and universal values that should underline relations between people from around the world in the 21st century. The General Assembly, thus, proclaimed December 20 of each year as International Human Solidarity Day.
According to the United Nations, International Human Solidarity Day aims to:
- Celebrate unity in diversity.
- Remind governments to respect their commitments to international agreements.
- Raise public awareness on the importance of solidarity.
- Encourage debate on the ways to promote solidarity for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, including poverty eradication.
- Encourage new initiatives for poverty eradication.
The International Human Solidarity Day is based on the Sustainable Development Agenda, which in itself is centered towards lifting people out of a number of debilitating aspects like poverty, hunger and disease.
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Solution: d)
On December 22, 2005, the United Nations General Assembly identified solidarity as one of the fundamental and universal values that should underline relations between people from around the world in the 21st century. The General Assembly, thus, proclaimed December 20 of each year as International Human Solidarity Day.
According to the United Nations, International Human Solidarity Day aims to:
- Celebrate unity in diversity.
- Remind governments to respect their commitments to international agreements.
- Raise public awareness on the importance of solidarity.
- Encourage debate on the ways to promote solidarity for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, including poverty eradication.
- Encourage new initiatives for poverty eradication.
The International Human Solidarity Day is based on the Sustainable Development Agenda, which in itself is centered towards lifting people out of a number of debilitating aspects like poverty, hunger and disease.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- Department of Military Affairs (DMA) has been created in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and it will be headed by the Defence Minister.
- General Bipin Rawat was appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) which is a high military office that oversees and coordinates the working of the three Services of Indian Armed Forces.
- Chief of Defence Staff is not a ministerial position and it is the first time in the history of independent India that a uniformed individual will head a government department.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c)
A Department of Military Affairs (DMA) has been created in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and it will be headed by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
The decision to appoint a CDS is a huge step towards achieving seamless coordination and greater effectiveness in higher defence management structures by creating an enabling architecture that permits fuller expression on the part of our professional armed forces.
The Kargil Review Committee’s report in 2000 and the Group of Ministers’ Report of 2001 had recommended that serious steps be taken towards integration of our armed forces.
This is the first time in the history of independent India that a uniformed individual will head a government department. The CDS is not a ministerial position. He will be empowered under the Allocation of Business Rules to run his department.
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Solution: c)
A Department of Military Affairs (DMA) has been created in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and it will be headed by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
The decision to appoint a CDS is a huge step towards achieving seamless coordination and greater effectiveness in higher defence management structures by creating an enabling architecture that permits fuller expression on the part of our professional armed forces.
The Kargil Review Committee’s report in 2000 and the Group of Ministers’ Report of 2001 had recommended that serious steps be taken towards integration of our armed forces.
This is the first time in the history of independent India that a uniformed individual will head a government department. The CDS is not a ministerial position. He will be empowered under the Allocation of Business Rules to run his department.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Section 144 CrPC.
- It gives power to a District Magistrate on behalf of the State Government to issue an order to an individual or the general publicin a particular place or area to “abstain from a certain act”.
- Mere apprehension of danger is sufficient to curb citizens’ rights by invoking Section 144 CrPC.
- Section 144 also empowers the authorities to block the internet access.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
What is Section 144?
- It gives power to a District Magistrate, a sub- divisional Magistrate or any other Executive Magistrate on behalf of the State Government to issue an order to an individual or the general public in a particular place or area to “abstain from a certain act” or “to take certain order with respect to certain property in his possession or under his management”.
- This order can be passed against a particular individual or general public. The order can be passed even ex-parte.
- As held by the Supreme Court, mere apprehension of danger is not a sufficient ground to curb citizens’ rights by invoking Section 144 CrPC.
Implications:
- Section 144 restricts carrying any sort of weapon in that area where it has been imposed and people can be detained for violating it. The maximum punishment for such an act is three years.
- According to the order under this section, there shall be no movement of public and all educational institutions shall also remain closed and there will be a complete bar on holding any kind of public meetings or rallies during the period of operation of this order.
- Section 144 also empowers the authorities to block the internet access.
Duration of Section 144 order:
- No order under Section 144 shall remain in force for more than two months but the state government can extent the validity for two months and maximum up to six months. It can be withdrawn at any point of time if situation becomes normal.
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Solution: b)
What is Section 144?
- It gives power to a District Magistrate, a sub- divisional Magistrate or any other Executive Magistrate on behalf of the State Government to issue an order to an individual or the general public in a particular place or area to “abstain from a certain act” or “to take certain order with respect to certain property in his possession or under his management”.
- This order can be passed against a particular individual or general public. The order can be passed even ex-parte.
- As held by the Supreme Court, mere apprehension of danger is not a sufficient ground to curb citizens’ rights by invoking Section 144 CrPC.
Implications:
- Section 144 restricts carrying any sort of weapon in that area where it has been imposed and people can be detained for violating it. The maximum punishment for such an act is three years.
- According to the order under this section, there shall be no movement of public and all educational institutions shall also remain closed and there will be a complete bar on holding any kind of public meetings or rallies during the period of operation of this order.
- Section 144 also empowers the authorities to block the internet access.
Duration of Section 144 order:
- No order under Section 144 shall remain in force for more than two months but the state government can extent the validity for two months and maximum up to six months. It can be withdrawn at any point of time if situation becomes normal.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Leader of the Opposition in either House of the Parliament of India.
- The position of Leader of the Opposition received statutory recognition through the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977
- When no party in the Lok Sabha secures required seats to form an opposition party and to designate a Leader of opposition, the matter is then decided by the President of India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a)
The Leader of the Opposition is the politician who leads the official opposition in either House of the Parliament of India. To claim the status of “official opposition” in either house a party has to secure 55 seats (10%) of the seats in the Lok Sabha and likewise 25 (10%) of the seats in the Rajya Sabha.
It received statutory recognition through the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 which defines the term “Leader of the Opposition” as that member of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha who, for the time being, is the Leader of that House of the Party in Opposition to the Government having the greatest numerical strength and recognised, as such, by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha or the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
As per the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 by which the post has got official and statutory status, the majority required is decided by the heads of the houses, that is speaker and chairman as the case may be.
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Solution: a)
The Leader of the Opposition is the politician who leads the official opposition in either House of the Parliament of India. To claim the status of “official opposition” in either house a party has to secure 55 seats (10%) of the seats in the Lok Sabha and likewise 25 (10%) of the seats in the Rajya Sabha.
It received statutory recognition through the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 which defines the term “Leader of the Opposition” as that member of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha who, for the time being, is the Leader of that House of the Party in Opposition to the Government having the greatest numerical strength and recognised, as such, by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha or the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
As per the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 by which the post has got official and statutory status, the majority required is decided by the heads of the houses, that is speaker and chairman as the case may be.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF).
- The fund will mainly be used by the coastal states to invest in infrastructure facilities for deep-sea fishing, post-harvesting and export promotion of fish and marine products.
- The fund will provide subsidised finance to any farmer collectives, cooperatives, individuals and marine entrepreneurs.
- State Bank of India (SBI) will act as nodal entity for providing “concessional finance” under the fund.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a)
The Centre has created a 7,522.48 crore package for infrastructure development of the fisheries sector, especially in coastal states, in line with the objective of doubling farmers’ incomes.
The fund will mainly be used by the coastal states to invest in infrastructure facilities for deep-sea fishing, post-harvesting, cage culture and export promotion of fish and marine products.
As part of the initiative, the first tripartite memorandum of agreement has been signed between the department of fisheries, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) and the Tamil Nadu government for marine infrastructure development of farmers under the Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Fund (FIDF).
The fund will provide subsidised finance to eligible farmer collectives, cooperatives, individuals and marine entrepreneurs.
The National Cooperatives Development Corporation, Nabard and all scheduled banks will act as nodal entities for providing “concessional finance” under the fund
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Solution: a)
The Centre has created a 7,522.48 crore package for infrastructure development of the fisheries sector, especially in coastal states, in line with the objective of doubling farmers’ incomes.
The fund will mainly be used by the coastal states to invest in infrastructure facilities for deep-sea fishing, post-harvesting, cage culture and export promotion of fish and marine products.
As part of the initiative, the first tripartite memorandum of agreement has been signed between the department of fisheries, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) and the Tamil Nadu government for marine infrastructure development of farmers under the Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Fund (FIDF).
The fund will provide subsidised finance to eligible farmer collectives, cooperatives, individuals and marine entrepreneurs.
The National Cooperatives Development Corporation, Nabard and all scheduled banks will act as nodal entities for providing “concessional finance” under the fund