10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : March 17, 2018

The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network issues the World Happiness Report.

The World Happiness Report, 2018 ranked 156 countries based on factors (parmaters) such as inequality, life expectancy, GDP per capita, social freedom, generosity, public trust (i.e. a lack of corruption in government and business) and social support.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) is an international and intergovernmental institution, owned and managed by its Member States, for the generation and application of early warning information. It registered with the United Nations on 1 July 2009; but is not directly managed by the UN.

Statement 2 is incorrect. RIMES operates from its regional early warning center located at the campus of the Asian Institute of Technology in Pathumthani, Thailand.

RIMES evolved from the efforts of countries in Africa and Asia, in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, to establish a regional early warning system within a multi-hazard framework for the generation and communication of early warning information, and capacity building for preparedness and response to trans-boundary hazards.

RIMES was established on 30 April 2009.  

The Odisha government will collaborate with Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for strengthening its early warning services and enhancing preparedness for management of hazards in state.

Both the statements are correct.

ISCA was started in the year 1914 at its headquarters in Kolkata. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 105th session of Indian Science Congress (ISC) at Manipur Central University in Imphal. The focal theme of 5-day ISC is “Reaching the Unreached Through Science & Technology.’

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched LaQshya program aimed at improving quality of maternity care in labour room and maternity Operation Theatre (OT). It is being implemented to ‘fast-track’ interventions for achieving tangible results.

Statement 1 is incorrect. No-Confidence Motion can be moved against the entire council of ministers only.
Statement 2 is correct. If it is passed in the Lok Sabha, the council of ministers must resign from office.

All the statements are correct.

The MAB Programme strives to:

1. Identify and assess the changes in the biosphere resulting from human and natural activities and the effects of these changes on humans and the environment, in particular in the context of climate change;
2. Study and compare the dynamic interrelationships between natural/near-natural ecosystems and socio-economic processes, in particular in the context of accelerated loss of biological and cultural diversity with unexpected consequences that impact the ability of ecosystems to continue to provide services critical for human well-being;
3. Ensure basic human welfare and a liveable environment in the context of rapid urbanization and energy consumption as drivers of environmental change;
4. Promote the exchange and transfer of knowledge on environmental problems and solutions, and to foster environmental education for sustainable development.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The National School of Drama was set up by the Sangeet Natak Akademi as one of its constituent units in 1959. In 1975, it became an independent entity and was registered as an autonomous organization under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, fully financed by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.  Thus, it is no longer a unit of Sangeet Natak Akademi.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Bharat Rang Mahotsav was established a decade ago by the National School of Drama to stimulate the growth and development of theatre across the country.

The Theatre Olympics is an international festival that brings together finest productions of well-known theatre practitioners from around the world. It was established in 1993 in Delphi, Greece as an initiative of noted Greek theatre director Theodorus Terzopoulus.