10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: April 26, 2020

Statement 1 is correct. The Secretary General of the LokSabha is the administrative head of the LokSabha Secretariat. He/she is appointed by the Speaker of the LokSabha.

Statement 2 is correct. Secretary-General, LokSabha’s  pay scale, position and status etc. is equivalent to that of the highest ranking official in the Government of India i.e. Cabinet Secretary.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The present items in the list have been collated from the projects sanctioned under the scheme for ‘Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India’ formulated by the Ministry of Culture.

Statement 2 is correct. MahapurushSankardev created the instrument Khol with his own ideas for the purpose of using it in the play ‘Chihnayatra’. The egg-shaped body of the Khol, like Mridanga, is made of clay. This egg-shaped body is known as Khol or Khola.

Statement 1 is incorrect. NASA has selected the SunRISE mission to study how the Sun generates and releases giant space weather storms called solar particle storms, into planetary space.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The mission is to deploy six CubeSats in Geosynchronous-orbit. Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) is an array of six CubeSats operating as one very large radio telescope

Case fatality rate in epidemiology is the proportion of people who die from a specified disease among all individuals diagnosed with the disease over a certain period of time.

Both statements are correct. Immigration is the act of entering a foreign country, Emigrate is from the point of view of the departure, i.e. people leaving their country of origin.

Both statements are correct.

Section 151A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 states “a bye-election for filling any vacancy referred to in any of the said sections shall be held within a period of six months from the date of the occurrence of the vacancy: Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply if—

(a) the remainder of the term of a member in relation to a vacancy is less than one year; or

(b) the Election Commission in consultation with the Central Government certifies that it is difficult to hold the bye-election within the said period.”

Statement 1 is incorrect. Article 124(1) in the Constitution Of India  says “there shall be a Supreme Court of India constituting of a Chief Justice of India and, until Parliament by law prescribes a larger number, of not more than seven other Judges”. Parliament through the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2019 increased the strength to 33 besides the Chief Justice of India.

Statement 2 is incorrect. There is no bar on judges for taking up post retirement jobs under government.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The World Gold Council is a nonprofit association of the world’s leading gold producers. It is a market development organisation for the gold industry.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Its propose is not to reduce but to stimulate and sustain demand for gold. The WGC is an advocate for gold consumption.

National Ambient Air Quality Standards are the nationwide standards for ambient air quality set by the Central Pollution Control Board, it CPCB has been conferred this power by the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The National Company Law Tribunal has jurisdiction over Companies and Limited Liability Partnership firms.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Debt Recovery Tribunal has jurisdiction over individuals and partnership firms

Researchers from IIT Delhi have developed a web-based dashboard named PRACRITI-Prediction and Assessment of Corona Infections and Transmissions in India. It aims To predict the COVID-19 cases in India for a three-week period by providing R0 values of each district and state based on the data available from sources such as the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA) and WHO.

Both statements are incorrect.

Statement 1 is incorrect: The Krishi kalyan Abhiyaan will be undertaken in 25 Villages with more than 1000 population each in Aspirational Districts identified in consultation with Ministry of Rural Development as per directions of NITI Aayog. In districts where number of villages (with more than 1000 population) is less than 25, all villages will be covered.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The Ministry of Agriculture and farmers’ welfare (Nodal agency) in line with the Hon’ble Prime Minister vision of doubling farmers’ income by 2022 has launched the Krishi kalyan Abhiyaan from 1st June, 2018 till 31st July, 2018 so as to aid, assist and advice farmers on how to improve their farming techniques and raise their incomes.

Abdul Ghaffar Khan and other leaders of the Khudai Khidmatgar were arrested on April 23, 1930 by British police after he gave a speech at a gathering in the town of Utmanzai in the North-West Frontier Province. A respected leader well-known for his non-violent ways, Khan’s arrest spurred protests in neighbouring towns, including Peshawar. Protests spilled into the Qissa Khwani Bazaar in Peshawar on the day of Khan’s arrest. British soldiers entered the market area to disperse crowds that had refused to leave. In response, British army vehicles drove into the crowds, killing several protesters and bystanders. British soldiers then opened fire on unarmed protestors, killing even more people.

The GEF is charged with eliminating the most harmful chemicals, which are covered by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

The Exercise Naseem-Al-Bahr (sea breeze) is a naval exercise between the Indian Navy and Oman. The exercise is being conducted since 1993. The exercise will have two phases namely the harbour phase in Goa followed by sea phase off the Goa coast. During the harbour phase, the countries will conduct subject matter expert exchanges on professional topics. On the other hand, sea phase will have reciprocal receptions and planning conferences.