10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : February 9, 2018

Statement 1 is correct. The Competition Commission of India has mandate for prevention and elimination of anti-competitive agreements, practices and arrangements (Section 3 of e Competition Act, 2002).

Statement 2 is incorrect. The Commission is required to give opinion on competition issues on a reference received from a statutory authority established under any law and to undertake competition advocacy, create public awareness and impart training on competition issues.

Key areas of work for the Commission are:

1. Prevention and elimination of anti-competitive agreements, practices and arrangements (Section 3)
2. Prohibition of abuse of dominant position (Section 4);
3. Regulation of Combinations (Section 5 & 6); and
4. Competition Advocacy (Section 49)3

Pairs 2 and 3 are correctly matched.

Rohtang Pass connects Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The National Flag was adopted by the Constitutional Assembly of India on July 22, 1947.

Statement 2 is correct. The ratio of the length to the height (width) of the National Flag of India shall be 3:2.

Statement 3 is correct. The National Anthem of India ‘Jana-gana-mana’ was first sung on December 27, 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.

Bostswana and Zimbabwe share borders with South Africa.

Congo does not share border with South Africa. Congo shares border with Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.

Zambia does not share border with South Africa. It shares border with Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe.

Statement 1 is incorrect.  CERN as an organization is world’s largest nuclear and particle physics laboratory. It is situated in North West suburbs of Geneva on France-Swiss Border. It was established in 1954. It is not an initiative of the European Union.

The name CERN is derived from the acronym for the French “Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire”, or European Council for Nuclear Research, a provisional body founded in 1952 with the mandate of establishing a world-class fundamental physics research organization in Europe. At that time, pure physics research concentrated on understanding the inside of the atom, hence the word “nuclear”.

Statement 2 is correct. India formally became an associate member of CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) with the government completing the internal approval procedures for the agreement it signed in November 2016.

Prior to it, in September 2016, CERN Council had adopted a resolution upgrading India’s position as associate member from earlier ‘observer’ status (since 2004).

Statement 1 is correct. Kathakali is a blend of dance, music and acting and dramatizes stories, which are mostly adapted from the Indian epics.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Padams are verses. In Kathakali dance, The dancer expresses himself /herself through codified hastamudras and facial expressions, closely following the verses(padams).

Kathakali is a visual art where aharya, costume and make-up are suited to the characters, as per the tenets laid down in the Natya Shastra.

The face of the artist is painted over to appear as though a mask is worn. The lips, the eyelashes and the eyebrows are made to look prominent. A mixture of rice paste and lime is applied to make the chutti on the face which highlights the facial make-up.
Statement 3 is incorrect. The characters in a Kathakali performance are broadly divided into satvika, rajasika and tamasika types. Satvika characters are noble, heroic, generous and refined. In pacha, green colour dominates and kirita (headgear) is worn by all.

Global Dialogue on Happiness (GDH) is an initiative of World Government Summit Organization.

The 6th edition of World Government Summit (WGS) 2018 will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from February 11 to 13. The Indian delegation will be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The summit acts as a knowledge exchange hub between government officials, thought leaders, policy makers and private sector leaders, and as an analysis platform for the future trends, issues and opportunities facing humanity.

In light of the World Government Summit’s vision of shaping future governments, and especially the future of humankind, its fifth session in February 2017 dedicated a day to the first-ever Global Dialogue for Happiness, in search of ways to achieve happiness in societies and sharing the best international practices and scientific research pertinent to happiness and wellbeing.