10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : March 1, 2019

Both statements are correct. Act cover “unlawful activity”, in relation to an individual or association.

Under act, “unlawful activity”, in relation to an individual or association,  also include activities which causes or is intended to cause disaffection against India.

To achieve the vision of NPSP-2019, the Policy has the following five Missions:

1. To promote the creation of a sustainable Indian software product industry, driven by intellectual property (IP), leading to a ten-fold increase in India share of the Global Software product market by 2025.
2. To nurture 10,000 technology startups in software product industry, including 1000 such technology startups in Tier-II and Tier-III towns & cities and generating direct and in-direct employment for 3.5 million people by 2025.
3. To create a talent pool for software product industry through (i) up-skilling of 1,000,000 IT professionals, (ii) motivating 100,000 school and college students and (iii) generating 10,000 specialized professionals that can provide leadership.
4. To build a cluster-based innovation driven ecosystem by developing 20 sectoral and strategically located software product development clusters having integrated ICT infrastructure, marketing, incubation, R&D/testbeds and mentoring support.
5. In order to evolve and monitor scheme & programmes for the implementation of this policy, National Software Products Mission will be set up with participation from Government, Academia and Industry.

2nd statement is incorrect as Policy is aiming to increase the role of private sector and reducing the role of PSUs.

The National Mineral Policy 2019 includes provisions which will give boost to mining sector such as

• introduction of Right of First Refusal for RP/PL holders,
• encouraging the private sector to take up exploration,
• auctioning in virgin areas for composite RP cum PL cum ML on revenue share basis,
• encouragement of merger and acquisition of mining entities and
• transfer of mining leases and creation of dedicated mineral corridors to boost private sector mining areas.
• The 2019 Policy proposes to grant status of industry to mining activity to boost financing of mining for private sector and for acquisitions of mineral assets in other countries by private sector
• It also mentions that Long term import export policy for mineral will help private sector in better planning and stability in business
• The Policy also mentions rationalize reserved areas given to PSUs which have not been used and to put these areas to auction, which will give more opportunity to private sector for participation
• The Policy also mentions to make efforts to harmonize taxes, levies & royalty with world benchmarks to help private sector

Canada is not a member country of UNSC, while France and China are permanent members, South Africa is a non-permanent member of group.

Smart India Hackathon 2019 is a nationwide initiative to provide students a platform to solve some of pressing problems we face in our daily lives, and thus inculcate a culture of product innovation and a mindset of problem solving.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Fifteenth Finance Commission was constituted by a Presidential Order in November, 2017 under the Chairmanship of Shri N. K. Singh to decide the formula for devolution of revenue between Centre and States, for a period of 5 years – April, 2020 to March, 2025.

Statement 2 and 3 are correct.