10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : March 13, 2019

All the options are correct.

National Green Tribunal banned rat-hole mining in Meghalaya in 201

Layers of rock above the coal removed during mining contain traces of iron, manganese and aluminium that get dissolved from mining sites through the acid run-off or are washed into streams as sediment.

The law applies to anyone who is found to be indulging in spying, sharing “secret” documents or information, unauthorised use of uniforms, communicating with “foreign agents”, harbouring spies, interfering with armed forces in restricted or prohibited areas and so on.

Section 5 of OSA, deals with sharing of information that can be in the form of “any sketch, plan, model, article, note, document or information which relates to or is used in a prohibited place”. Not just sharing this information, a person can be found guilty under the Act even for retaining such information in their possession.

Kerala was the first state to adopt a code of conduct for elections. In 1960, ahead of the Assembly elections, the state administration prepared a draft code that covered important aspects of electioneering such as processions, political rallies, and speeches.

On October 25, 2013, the Commission laid down guidelines to regulate the use of social media by parties and candidates. Candidates have to provide their email address and details of accounts on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc., and add the expenditure on advertisements posted on social media to their overall expenditure for the election.

• This species has been uplisted to Near Threatened on the basis that it is suspected that it will undergo a moderately rapid population decline over the next three generations owing to the impacts of diclofenac use in livestock, a drug that has caused drastic declines in other Gyps species and appears to be fatal to this species when ingested.  Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
• Closely related to the European griffon vulture (G. fulvus) and once considered a subspecies of it, this species is found along the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan Plateau. It is one of the two largest Old World vultures and true raptors. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
• The sightings were reported from Ramdevarabetta Vulture Sanctuary. Pala Rapu  cliff situated in Komaram Bheem Asifabad is a district in Telangana is a winter migration destination for the birds. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

The Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram Scheme is an ongoing Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and has been continuing since 12th Five Year Plan.  Hence, statement 1 is correct.

The Scheme aims to develop the personality and leadership qualities of the youth and to engage them in nation building activities. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

National Service Scheme (NSS) and Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) have been retained as separate Schemes due to the distinctive nature of their operational framework, all other Schemes have been merged into a new umbrella Scheme called ‘Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK)’. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

Makaravilakku is an annual festival held on Makar Sankranti in Kerala, India at the shrine of Sabarimala. The festival includes the Thiruvabharanam procession and a congregation at the hill shrine of Sabarimala.