[Mission 2022] QUIZ – 2021: Insights Current Affairs Quiz , 28 February 2022

Solution: b)

In the absence of a special penal law creating vicarious liability, an admin of a WhatsApp group cannot be held liable for the objectionable post by a group member. There is no law by which an admin of any messaging service can be held liable for a post made by a member in the group. A WhatsApp admin cannot be an intermediary under the IT Act.

Vicarious liability in a broader sense, is the responsibility imposed on one person for the wrongful actions of another person. This often occurs in the context of civil law—for example, in employment cases. In a criminal context, vicarious liability assigns guilt, or criminal liability, to a person for wrongful acts committed by someone else.

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Solution: c)

The International Space Station is the only operational space laboratory as of now, orbiting the earth in a trajectory that is about 400 km above the land surface. It is operated by more than 15 partner countries. Apart from Russia and the United States, Canada, Japan and several members of the European Space Agency are partners in the ISS.

The ISS has been manned continuously since the start of operations in 1998. At any given time, there is a crew of six astronauts on board.

According to NASA, 240 individuals from 19 countries have so far been to the ISS. The facility is used for carrying out a variety of zero-gravity experiments, space exploratory studies, and technology development.

Solution: d)

The Reserve Bank cancelled the Certificate of Registration (CoR) issued to P C Financial Services Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, which was primarily engaged in mobile app-based lending operations through an app called ‘Cashbean’.

The RBI said the CoR of the company has been cancelled on account of supervisory concerns such as gross violations of RBI directions on outsourcing and know your customer norms.

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Solution: a)

• Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection caused by the bacteria of the genus Brucella.
• The bacterial infection can spread from animals to humans, most commonly through the consumption of raw or unpasteurized dairy products.
• Animals that are most commonly infected include sheep, cattle, goats, pigs, and dogs, among others.
• Sometimes, the bacteria that cause brucellosis can spread through the air or through direct contact with infected animals.

Solution: d)

Reverse osmosis can remove many types of dissolved and suspended chemical species as well as biological ones (principally bacteria) from water.

Reverse Osmosis Systems will remove common chemical contaminants (metal ions, aqueous salts), including sodium, chloride, copper, chromium, and lead; may reduce arsenic, fluoride, radium, sulfate, calcium, magnesium, potassium, nitrate, and phosphorous.