10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : January 28, 2019

Harappans were credited with several present day traditions such as the folded hands greeting or namaste, chicken tandoor, use of the bindi and yoga, also seemed to have started the marriage system.

Forensic facial reconstruction technique

While the technique in itself is not new, with forensic scientists having helped investigators probe crimes by recreating faces using this technology, it will be the first instance when it will be used in India for the ancient population. The technique has also been used to recreate faces for the inhabitants of Egyptian and the Mesopotamian civilizations, but never for the Harappan population.

Statement 1 is incorrect : It was framed by National Human Rights commision(NHRC)

Statement 2 is correct:  It is based on the assumption that ‘patient’s rights are human rights,’  protects various rights of the patients and if any of the rights mentioned in the draft are violated, the NHRC can issue notice to the hospital or the medical professional involved.

Statement 1 is incorrect: it is a treaty between India and Pakistan.

Statement 2 is correct: It was brokered by World Bank

Statement 3 is correct: Under the Indus Water Treaty, waters flowing in three of Indus tributaries — the Sutlej, the Beas and the Ravi — have been allotted to India; while the Chenab, Jhelum and Indus waters have been allotted to Pakistan.

Statement 1 is incorrect:- It attacks crops while they are growing, but can also develop when cereals are stored without being dried fully.

Statement 2 is correct:- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India does not impose maximum limits for zearalenone, though the European Union (EU) does.

Statement 1 is correct -microbeads, a type of microplastic, are very tiny pieces of manufactured polyethylene plastic that are added as exfoliants to health and beauty products, such as some cleansers and toothpastes. These tiny particles easily pass through water filtration systems and end up in the ocean and Great Lakes, posing a potential threat to aquatic life.

Statement 2 is correct-“Beat Plastic Pollution”, the theme for World Environment Day 2018, is a call to action for all of us to come together to combat one of the great environmental challenges of our time. Chosen by this year’s host, India, the theme of World Environment Day 2018 invites us all to consider how we can make changes in our everyday lives to reduce the heavy burden of plastic pollution on our natural places, our wildlife – and our own health.

The person need to cross- Sikkim – West Bengal – Odisha – Andhra Pradesh – Tamil Nadu

Statements 1 and 2 are correct

The CPI (urban),CPI (rural) and CPI (combined) series is published by the Central Statistical Organisation, the others are published by the Department of Labour.

Statements 3 is incorrect

CPI(AL) is published by Ministry of labour.

The Packaging sector uses almost 40% of the total plastic usage. Automobile uses 8.9%, Electronics uses 5.8% and Agriculture uses the least at 3.3%

Sickle cell disease is a group of disorders that affects hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells that delivers oxygen to cells throughout the body. People with this disorder have atypical hemoglobin molecules called hemoglobin S, which can distort red blood cells into a sickle, or crescent, shape.

The sickling occurs because of a mutation in the haemoglobin gene. Red Blood Cells alter shape and threaten to damage internal organs.