10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #48 December 28, 2019

Explanation: About Bar-headed Goose:
•The Bar-headed goose (Anser Indicus) are found in central China and Mongolia and they breed there.
•They start migration to the Indian sub-continent during the winter and stay till the end of the season.
•They return to their homes by crossing the Himalayan ranges.The migration of Bar-headed Goose has been a fascination as they cross the Himalayas on one of the most high-altitude migrations in the world.
•The bar-headed goose is also one of the world’s highest-flying birds having been heard flying across Mount Makalu – the fifth highest mountain on earth.
•The species is classified as “Least Concerned” as per the IUCN Red List.
About Karingali Puncha:
•The wetlands of Karingali Puncha is a major birding spot in Kerala.
•It was reported to have the highest bird count in the Asian Waterbird Census of 2015.

Explanation: The PURPLE Book:
It is a handbook on diets for diseases. The book provides general guidelines for hospitals on suitable diets for common medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer, gut disorders among others. The “Purple Book” lists biological products, including any biosimilar and interchangeable biological products, licensed by FDA under the Public Health Service Act (the PHS Act).
The Purple Book includes the date a biological product was licensed under 351(a) of the PHS Act and whether FDA evaluated the biological product for reference product exclusivity under section 351(k)(7) of the PHS Act.
The Purple Book, in addition to the date licensed, also includes whether a biological product licensed under section 351(k) of the PHS Act has been determined by FDA to be biosimilar to or interchangeable with a reference biological product (an already-licensed FDA biological product).

Explanation: Government has decided to make Aadhaar mandatory for subscribers of the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY).
About Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana(PMVVY):
•Government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) in 2017.
•Aim: To provide social security during old age and to protect elderly persons aged 60 and above against a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions.
•The scheme is implemented by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).There is no maximum age for entry in the scheme.
•‎The scheme provides an assured return of 8% per annum for 10 years. It is also exempted from Goods and Services Tax.
•‎The differential return which is the difference between return generated by LIC and the assured return of 8% per annum would be borne by the Government of India as subsidy on an annual basis.
•In Budget 2018, government has increased the limit of Rs7.5 lakh per senior citizen to Rs15 lakh. The budget has also decided to keep the scheme open for investment till March 2020.

Explanation: About Universal Postal Union (UPU):
•UPU is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It was established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874.
•It is the second oldest international organization worldwide after International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
•It is headquarters in Bern, Switzerland. It consists of 192 member countries. India joined the UPU in 1876.
•UPU is the primary forum for cooperation between postal sector players. It helps to ensure a truly universal network of up-to-date products and services.
•It also oversees the Telematics and Express Mail Service (EMS) cooperatives. Each member agrees to the same terms for conducting international postal duties.
•Further, it also coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system.
Significance of ratification:
•The approval enables the Postal Administration of India to have the Instrument of Ratification signed with the Director-General of the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union through diplomatic channels along with the approval of other Acts of the Union.
•It will also enable the Department of Posts to bring out any administrative orders to implement the provisions of the UPU Convention in India.

Explanation: Haryana Government has devised a scheme named Run through files mechanism to clear files quickly. This mechanism was formulated so that government matters don’t get delayed owing to conflicting hierarchical and departmental priorities.
About the scheme:
•The scheme aims to ensure that important government matters don’t get delayed owing to conflicting hierarchical and departmental priorities.
•A file shall be marked as Run Through Files (RTF) only by the Chief Minister in the CFMS.
•Every file marked as RTF has to be cleared on priority greater than that is currently being accorded to the files marked top priority.
•A system generated SMS and email will automatically be sent on each downward or upward movement of the file.
•The movement of these files and time taken in clearing the file shall be personally reviewed by the Chief Minister and only he will be able to mark and close the file as Run Through File.