10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: June 16, 2020

All statements are correct.

Antibodies or immunoglobulin (Ig) are proteins produced by the immune system in response to an infection and are specific to that infection.

The first antibodies to be produced in a humoral immune response to an infection are IgM, it is also the largest antibody.

IgG antibodies take time to appear and remain in blood stream even after the infection has passed, largely responsible for long-term immunity.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Shyok River does not drain into the Pangong Tso, it originates in the Karakoram range and is a tributary of the Indus river.

Statement 2 is correct. ‘Col Chewang Rinchen Setu’ is a bridge built by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) over River Shyok, connecting Durbuk and Daulat Beg Oldie in Eastern Ladakh.

Statement 3 is correct. The Chang Chen Mo River, Galwan River, Nubra River and Saltoro River are the tributaries of Shyok River.

Option 1 and 2 are incorrectly matched.

Sahakar Mitra: Scheme on Internship Program (SIP) will provide the young professionals an opportunity of practical exposure and learning from the working of NCDC and cooperatives as a paid intern.

`The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP)’ is a program for providing internship opportunities to fresh graduates in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Smart Cities across the country.

Government of India launched the initiative SWADES (Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support) to conduct a skill mapping exercise of the returning citizens under the Vande Bharat Mission.

Statement 1 is correct. A sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is a state-owned investment fund which comprises of pools of money derived from a country’s reserves, assets or other commodities – that is then invested in shares, bonds, property or other areas of potential growth.

Statement 2 is correct. Santiago Principles promoted by International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) are designed to promote good governance, accountability, transparency and prudent investment practices whilst encouraging a more open dialogue and deeper understanding of SWF activities.

The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) often referred as India’s Sovereign wealth fund has 49% contribution from the government of India.

Statement 1 is correct. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) recognizes five states as nuclear-weapon states: United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and China (also the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council).

Statement 2 is correct. Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START), 2010 is a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation. It is set to expire in 2021.

All statements are correct.

Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana (PMVDY) is a Market Linked Tribal Entrepreneurship Development Program for forming clusters of tribal SHGs and strengthening them into Tribal Producer Companies.

TRIFED is nodal agency at national level for the scheme aiming at socio-economic development of the tribal population of the country.

It is an initiative targeting livelihood generation for tribal gatherers and transforming them into entrepreneurs. It aims to set-up tribal community owned Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) in predominantly forested tribal districts.

Statement 1 is correct. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) was constituted under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 to protect the interests of consumers and entities engaged in specified activities relating to petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas and to promote competitive markets.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The Chairman of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) is the Finance Minister and its members include the heads of financial sector Regulators (RBI, SEBI, PFRDA, IRDA) Finance Secretary and/or Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, and Chief Economic Adviser. The Council can invite experts to its meeting if required.

Talamaddale is an ancient form of art practiced in the coastal regions of Karnataka and northern Kerala. It is now popular in Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Shimoga districts of Karnataka and Kasaragod district of Kerala.

A typical Tala-Maddale show consists of artists sitting in a circular fashion along with a Bhagavata (the singer, with “Tala” or pair of small hand cymbals) and a “Maddale” (a type of drum) player. Artists assume the characters depicted in the story, typically, from Ramayana, Mahabharata, and other puranas.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Standard Q COVID-19 Ag detection kit is not based on RT-PCR, it rather is an antigen detection kit that detects the viral proteins expressed on the outer surface of the virus.

Statement 2 is incorrect.  Standard Q COVID-19 Ag detection kit is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for detection of specific antigens to SARS-CoV-2. It has been developed by SD Biosensor; a South Korea based company.

In view of its high specificity while relatively low sensitivity, ICMR recommended [14-06-2020] the use of Standard Q COVID-19 Ag detection assay as a point of care diagnostic assay for testing in specific containment zones, symptomatic ILI patients, asymptomatic patients of high-risk group.

Both statements are correct.

Amoghavarsha was a scholar in Kannada and Sanskrit literature. His writing Kavirajamarga is a landmark literary work in the Kannada language.

Amoghavrasha I was said to have endorsed Jainism and so a lot of Jain scholars flourished in his court, including the Jain mathematician Mahavirachariya.

He moved the Rashtrakuta regal capital from Mayurkhandi in the Bidar district to Manyakheta in the Gulbarga district in the modern Karnataka state.