10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : February 7, 2019

Statement 1 is correct – UNICEF works with the United Nations and its agencies to make sure that children are on the global agenda

Statement 2 is correct- UNICEF’s work is carried out in 192 countries through country programmes and National Committees. Some 85 per cent of the organization’s posts are located in the field. There are seven regional offices as well as country offices worldwide, a research centre in Florence, a supply operation in Copenhagen, a shared services centre in Budapest and offices in Geneva, Tokyo and Brussels. UNICEF headquarters are in New York.

Both statements are correct-  India’s first “career portal”, addressing the needs of secondary and higher secondary students for information on scholarships and career choices, was launched with the support of United Nations Children’s Fund. The portal is expected to help the students take “informed decisions” about their academic and professional pursuits.It is a big step of the government towards providing employment-oriented education to students. The portal is developed with support from UNICEF and is a first-of-its-kind in the country .

Statement 1 is correct -The Bill creates three different types of offences: (i) running of unregulated deposit schemes, (ii) fraudulent default in regulated deposit schemes, and (iii) wrongful inducement in relation to unregulated deposit schemes

Statement 2 is correct- Bill would ban unregulated deposit taking activities altogether, by making them an offence ex-ante rather than the existing legislative-cum-regulatory framework that only comes into effect ex-post with considerable time lags. The Bill provides for “severe punishment and heavy pecuniary fines” to act as a deterrent.

statement 1 is incorrect -With West Bengal, Telangana, Delhi and Odisha not joining Ayushman Bharat, the question arises whether the scheme is hurting the idea of cooperative federalism.

Statement 2 is incorrect- The government will provide cashless services up to 5 lakh rupees so that there is no chance for any corruption or any illegal activity in the scheme. Direct fund transfer facility to the hospital and not the individual to avoid corruption.

Both Statement are correct- The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country.

Both Statement are correct -Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited (ANIIDCO) was incorporated on 28th June 1988 under the Companies Act 1956 for rapid economic growth of the Islands. The main objective of the corporation is to develop and commercially exploit the natural resources for the balanced and environment friendly development of the territory.

Statement 1 is correct

Contempt of court, often referred to simply as “contempt”, is the offense of being disobedient to or disrespectful toward a court of law and its officers in the form of behavior that opposes or defies the authority, justice and dignity of the court.

Statement 2 is incorrect

Article 129 and 215 of the Constitution of India empowers the Supreme Court and High Court respectively to punish people for their respective contempt. Section 10 of The Contempt of Courts Act of 1971 defines the power of the High Court to punish contempts of its subordinate courts.

Thantri or Tantri is the Vedic head priest of Hindu temples in Kerala and a very few temples of coastal Karnataka in southern India. It is a position held hereditarily. It is the thantri who installs the murti of the deity called prana pratishtha, and from that moment he assumes the position of the guru of the deity. The thantri is the authority on the rites and rituals of the temple.

Kunduz and Baghlan is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan.

The U.S. and Russia have accepted the idea that peace in Afghanistan is not possible without major concessions to the Taliban, including dialogue without insisting on a cessation of violence. In the duration of the Moscow conference alone, Taliban fighters killed 47 security forces personnel in attacks in Kunduz, Baghlan and Samangan provinces.