10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : February 5, 2019

Statement 1 is correct-PM-KISAN, the new income support scheme was announced  in the Union Budget

Statement 2 is correct- The central government’s fully funded scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan), will be implemented from this year and the first installment will be transferred by March.

Statement 1 is correct-One of the key components of the National Rural Health Mission is to provide every village in the country with a trained female community health activist ASHA or Accredited Social Health Activist. ASHA will be trained to work as an interface between the community and the public health system.

Statement 2 is incorrect- It is a community health worker instituted by the government of India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) as a part of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

Statement 1 is correct-Launched on 2nd October, 1975, the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is one of the flagship programmes of the Government of India and represents one of the world’s largest and unique programmes for early childhood care and development.

Statement 2 is incorrect- The beneficiaries under the Scheme are children in the age group of 0-6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers.

Statement 1 is correct-The core principle is non-refoulement, which asserts that a refugee should not be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom.

This is now considered a rule of customary international law.

Statement 2 is incorrect- India is a not a signatory to this Convention.

Statement 1 is correct- The chapter on fundamental rights in the Constitution differentiates citizens from persons while all rights are available to citizens, persons including foreign citizens are entitled to the right to equality and the right to life, among others.

Statement 2 is correct- Article 51 of the Constitution imposes an obligation on the state to endeavour to promote international peace and security. Article 51(c) talks about promotion of respect for international law and treaty obligations. Therefore, the Constitution conceives of incorporation of international law into the domestic realm.

Both the statements are correct

Using five-year age cohorts, Lancet found that for six of the 12 obesity-related cancers (multiple myeloma, colorectal, uterine, gallbladder, kidney and pancreatic) the risk for disease increased in adults in the 25- 49 age bracket, with the magnitude of the increases steeper with younger age.

At the same time, incidence decreased for smoking-related and infection-related cancers.

The ‘angel tax’, as it is commonly called, is a tax on the excess capital raised by an unlisted company through the issue of shares over and above the fair market value of those shares. This excess capital is treated as income and taxed accordingly. This tax most commonly affects start-ups and the angel investors who back them.

Senkaku Islands are a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea. They are located roughly due east of Mainland China, northeast of Taiwan, west of Okinawa Island, and north of the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands. They are also known as the Diaoyu Islands

As a result of the discovery of potential undersea oil reserves in 1968 in the area sovereignty of the island is under dispute.

Statement 1 is incorrect

is a government programme in India which provides food, preschool education, and primary healthcare to children under 6 years of age and their mothers. The scheme was launched in 1975

Statement 2 is correct

It has following objectives:

• To create a base for proper mental, physical and social development of children in India.
• To reduce instances of mortality, malnutrition and school dropouts among Indian children.
• To coordinate activities of policy formulation and implementation among all departments of various ministries involved in the different government programmes and schemes aimed at child development across India.
• To provide health and nutritional information and education to mothers of young children to enhance child rearing capabilities of mothers in the country of India.
• To provide nutritional food to the mothers of young children & also at the time of pregnancy period.

Both the statements are correct

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly.

Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland and it is a member of the United Nations Development Group.

UNHCR together with its partners and civil society provides a range of services to support refugees and asylum-seekers in health, education, legal counseling, vocational skills and livelihoods.