10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : April 10, 2019

Mizoram shares boundary with Bangladesh and Myanmar only.

Sikkim shares international boundary with Bhutan in the East, China in the north and Nepal in the west.

West Bengal shares international boundary with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. Arunachal Pradesh shares international boundary with Myanmar, China and Bhutan.

Article 33 empowers the Parliament to restrict or abrogate the FR of the members of armed forces, para military forces, police forces, intelligence agencies and analogous forces. This power is conferred only on Parliament and not on state legislatures.

Any such law made by Parliament cannot be challenged in any court on the ground of contravention of any of the Fundamental Rights.

A parliamentary law enacted under Article 33 can also exclude the court martials (tribunals established under the military law) from the writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the high courts, so far as the enforcement of Fundamental Rights is concerned.

World Economic Outlook (WEO) report is released by The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that global growth will be 3.3% in 2019 as against 3.6% in 2018 and 4% in 2017.

This lower projection is due to

(a) lower global expansion in the second half of 2018 caused by U.S.-China trade tensions

(b) macroeconomic stress in Turkey and Argentina

(c) tighter credit policies in China and

(d) financial tightening in advanced economies

The temple is dedicated to the Lord Shiva. It is situated in Palampet Village, near Warangal in Telangana.

The temple was built during the reign of Kakatiya dynasty in 1213 century AD. For the year 2019, it is the only nomination for the World Heritage site selection process from India.

National Pension System (NPS) is a government-sponsored pension scheme. It was launched in 2004 for government employees. However, in 2009, it was opened to all sections.It is regulated by PFRDA .

Pension fund regulatory and Development Authority(PFRDA) is planning on a minimum assured return scheme (MARS) for the subscribers of its flagship social security programme,National Pension System(NPS).

Currently, returns on the National Pension System (NPS) are linked to the returns of the underlying instruments such as equity, debt or a mix of both. And if the minimum assured return scheme(MARS) scheme comes into play under the NPS, then subscribers will be assured of a minimum return over a specified period. And any lag in the return will be compensated by the sponsor of the scheme.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes Candida auris as “an emerging fungus that presents a serious global health threat”