10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : February 28, 2018

Statement 1 is incorrect. The National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous society under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India was formed on April 4, 1978.

Statement 2 is incorrect. NCSM, with its Headquarters in Kolkata, has its own network of 25 science museums/centres spread across the country and a Central Research & Training Laboratory (CRTL),.

Statement 3 is correct. The National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) aims to portray the growth of science and technology and their applications in industry and human welfare, with a view to develop scientific attitude and temper and to create, inculcate and sustain a general awareness amongst the people.

It strives to popularize science and technology in cities, urban and rural areas for the benefit of students and for the common man by organizing exhibitions, seminars, popular lectures, science camps and various other programs.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free Legal Services to the weaker sections of the society and to organize Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of disputes.

As per section 18(1) of the Act, a Lok Adalat shall have jurisdiction to determine and to arrive at a compromise or settlement between the parties to a dispute in respect of –

(1) Any case pending before; or

(2) Any matter which is falling within the jurisdiction of, and is not brought before, any court for which the Lok Adalat is organised.

Provided that the Lok Adalat shall have no jurisdiction in respect of matters relating to divorce or matters relating to an offence not compoundable under any law.

Statement 2 is correct. Under the NALSA Act, In every District, District Legal Services Authority has been constituted to implement Legal Services Programmes in the District. The District Legal Services Authority is situated in the District Courts Complex in every District and chaired by the District Judge of the respective district.

The Defence Ministry has started the process to set up the country’s first defence industrial corridor linking Chennai with four other cities of Tamil Nadu to promote industries manufacturing weapons and military equipment.

The ‘Quad’ or quadrilateral corridor will connect Chennai, Hosur, Coimbatore, Salem and Tiruchirappalli and the ministry is finalizing the broad contours of the project.

The Paracels and the Spratlys – two island chains located in the South China Sea. The Paracel Islands is also known as Xisha in Chinese and Hoàng Sa in Vietnamese.

Jordan is bordered on the north by Syria, to the east by Iraq, and by Saudi Arabia on the east and south. To the west is Israel and the occupied West Bank. It does not share border with Egypt.

All the statements are correct.

The Indian Ocean Rim Association is an inter-governmental organisation which was established on 7 March 1997.

The Indian Ocean Rim Association, “IORA” and which was formerly known as the

Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation or IOR-ARC;

The Secretariat of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) is hosted by the Government of the Republic of Mauritius which is based in Cyber City, Ebène, Mauritius.  It manages, coordinates, services and monitors the implementation of policy decisions, work programmes and projects adopted by the Council of Ministers.

Statement 1 is correct. The IORA Regional Centre for Science and Technology Transfer (IORA RCSTT, formerly IOR-ARC RCSTT) was established on 28 October 2008 pursuant to the recommendation of Academic Group of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA, formerly IOR-ARC), approved in the 7th meeting of the IORA Council of Ministers, held on 7-8 March, 2007 in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, and MOU dated 23 June 2008 between Islamic Republic of Iran and the IORA Secretariat.

Statement 2 is incorrect.  IORA RCSTT is headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It has the status of the subsidiary body of the IORA, functioning under authority of IORA secretariat and IORA Council of Ministers