10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : February 6, 2019

Both the statements are correct

Sanjay Gandhi National Park is an 87 km² protected area near Mumbai in Maharashtra State in India. It was formerly known as Borivali National Park. It is notable as one of the major national parks existing within a metropolis limit and is one of the most visited parks in the world.

A committee, chaired by Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan, has accorded wildlife clearance to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed train corridor that encroaches upon a flamingo sanctuary and the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, the home to leopards, in Mumbai.

Statements 1 is incorrect

Money Laundering is the concealment of the origins of illegally obtained money, typically by means of transfers involving foreign banks or legitimate businesses.

Statement 2 is correct

There are three stages involved in money laundering; placement, layering and integration. Placement –This is the movement of cash from its source. On occasion the source can be easily disguised or misrepresented.

Statement 1 is incorrect

Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is an integral part of social and economic development. Targets related to promoting education for sustainable development under SDG# 4, such as building and upgrading education facilities and ensuring healthy lives, as well as targets under SDG#11 (cities) and under SDG# 9 (building resilient infrastructure) reaffirm the interrelationship between disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. amongst others can be cited.

Statement 2 is correct

UN DESA (United Nation Department of Economic and Social Affairs)  has commissioned a survey to help understand the progress of voluntary initiatives and partnerships around the SDGs, the challenges they face, and the kinds of support that would prove most effective.

Statement 1 is incorrect

EC has already decided to use VVPAT in all booths in accordance with a 2013 Supreme Court directive.

Statement 2 is correct

The VVPAT, or Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail, is an EVM-connected verification printer device. It allows voters to verify if their vote has indeed gone to the intended candidate by leaving a paper trail of the vote cast.

Raqqa is a city in Syria located on the northeast bank of the Euphrates River, about 160 kilometres east of Aleppo.

Aleppo – It is the most populous Syrian governorate.

Tripoli – It is the capital of Libya

Statement 1 is incorrect- The National Board for Wildlife is chaired by India’s Prime Minister and its vice chairman is Minister of Environment.

Statement 2 is correct– Primary function of the Board is to promote the conservation and development of wildlife and forests.It has power to review all wildlife-related matters and approve projects in and around national parks and sanctuaries.No alternation of boundaries in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries can be done without approval of the NBWL

Statement 1 is incorrect- Income Tax act 1961 extends  to whole of India.

Statement 2 is correct– Centre set up a five-member working committee to look into revising the norms of the Angel tax imposed on start-ups. The tax, which was first introduced in 2012 to curb money-laundering through the sale of shares of private unlisted companies at bloated prices, has caused a lot of anguish among startup investors in the country.

Statement 1 is incorrect-The report is a joint product of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five United Nations regional commissions (Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)). The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) also contributed to the report.

Statement 2 is correct– World Economic Situation and Prospects for 2019 illustrates how rising economic, social and environmental challenges hamper progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Both Statements are correct– The two major schemes of Government in the LPG sector. PAHAL scheme, the first, involves direct cash transfers to LPG consumers for 12 numbers of 14.2 kg cylinders per year. The second scheme, the Ujjwala Yojana, seeks to give free LPG connections to poor households.

Statement 1 is correct-The National Statistical Commission (NSC) of India is an autonomous body which formed in July 2005.

Statement 2 is incorrect– The Government of India ordered setting up National Statistical Commission on 1 June 2005 on the recommendation of Rangarajan commission.