10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: April 25, 2020

Statement 1 is incorrect: The Global Education Coalition has been launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Statement 2 is incorrect: Multilateral partners, including the International Labor Organization, the UN High Commission for Refugees, The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization, the World Bank, the World Food Programme and the International Telecommunication Union. The private sector, including, Microsoft, GSMA, Weidong, Google, Facebook. Philanthropic and non-profit organizations, including Khan Academy, Dubai Cares, Profuturo and Sesame Street are also part of the Coalition, and Media outlets are also invited to join the Coalition, as has done the BBC World Service as part of its commitment to supporting young people in lockdown across the globe.

Statement 3 is Correct: At a time of when 87% of the world’s student population is affected by COVID-19 school closures, UNESCO is launching a global education coalition to support countries in scaling up their best distance learning practices and reaching children and youth who are most at risk.

Greenland is the world’s largest island located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is an autonomous Denmark territory with limited self-government and its own parliament.

Vasini Bai, a women innovator from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has developed ten varieties of Anthurium, a flower with high market value, by cross-pollination. Anthurium (Anthurium spp.) is a vast group of beautiful blooming plants available in a wide range of colors. The plants of the varieties are having high demands due to its use as indoor decorative plants.

The Lebanese Parliament legalised medicinal use of cannabis this week to bolster the export that can help revive the crippling economy that is in dire need of foreign currency.

Manipur government has commemorated ‘Khongjom Day’ at Khongjom War Memorial Complex. Khongjom Day is marked to pay tribute to the warriors who fought in the 1891 Anglo-Manipur war. The Anglo-Manipur was an armed conflict between British Government and the Kingdom of Manipur. The battle was fought at Kheba hills of Khongjom in Manipur which resulted in the victory of British.

Statement 1 is incorrect. It is an agreement between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States + Germany).

Statement 2 is correct. The purpose of the agreement is nuclear non-proliferation. Iran agreed on a roadmap limiting the enriched uranium production and eliminating its stockpile of medium-enriched uranium. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will have regular access to all Iranian nuclear facilities. United States has withdrawn from agreement in 2018.

Statement 1 is incorrect. A government bond or sovereign bond is issued by National governments of countries across the world. These are debt instruments issued by Governments to raise funds to meet their expenditure needs.

Statement 2 is incorrect. They can be denominated in both foreign and domestic currency.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The agreement includes 10 ASEAN countries, Japan, China, South Korea from Asia and Australia, New Zealand from Australia Continent.

Statement 2 is correct. India opted out of RCEP in November, 2019 in ASEAN+3 summit, citing, the adverse impact the deal would have on its business & citizens.

Statement 1 is correct. Bandhani is a type of tie-dye textile decorated by plucking the cloth with the fingernails into many tiny bindings that form a figurative design.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Most of the Bandhani making centers are situated in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Punjab region of the country. In Tamil Nadu, it is known as Sungudi.

DehingPatkai Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts of Assam. This sanctuary is also a part of DehingPatkai Elephant Reserve.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Its charter was formally adopted on December 8, 1985 by the Heads of State or Government of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the First Summit meeting in Dhaka.

Statement 2 is correct. There are currently nine Observers to SAARC: (i) Australia; (ii) China; (iii) the European Union; (iv) Iran; (v) Japan; (vi) the Republic of Korea; (vii) Mauritius; (viii) Myanmar; and (ix) the United States of America.

There is a moratorium on the admission of new Observers to SAARC at present.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Sixth schedule provides for provisions as to the administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.

Statement 2 is correct. Sixth schedule provides that Parliament may from time to time by law amend by way of addition, variation or repeal any of the provisions of Schedule. No such law shall be deemed to be an amendment to the Constitution for the purposes of article 368.

Statement 1 is correct. National Institute of Virology, Pune is one of the major Institutes of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). It was established at Pune, Maharashtra State in 1952 as Virus Research Centre (VRC) under the auspices of the ICMR and the Rockefeller Foundation (RF), USA.

Statement 2 is correct. The Institute was designated as one of the collaborating laboratories of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1967. In 1995 it wasredesignated as the WHO Collaborating Centre for Arbovirus and Haemorrhagic Fever Reference and Research and Rapid Diagnosis of Viral Diseases. NIV is also the National Centre for Hepatitis and Influenza. National Influenza Centers collect virus specimens in their country and perform preliminary analysis. They ship representative clinical specimens and isolated viruses to WHO for advanced antigenic and genetic analysis.

Statement 1 is correct. Coal India Limited (CIL) the state owned coal mining corporate of India. It is the single largest coal producer in the world.

Statement 2 is incorrect. CIL is one of the Maharatna PSUs. Other maharatna PSUs are National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Coal India Limited (CIL), Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID).

The Paris Club is an informal group of creditor nations whose objective is to find workable solutions to payment problems faced by debtor nations. The London Club is an informal group of private creditors on the international stage, and is similar to the Paris Club of public lenders.