10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: May 13, 2020

Both statements are correct.

The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified members elected for three-year terms.

The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. The Health Assembly is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Global Nutrition Report is published as a multi-stakeholder initiative, consisting of a Stakeholder Group, Independent Expert Group and Report Secretariat.

Statement 2 is incorrect. According to the Global Nutrition Report 2020, India is among 88 countries that are likely to miss global nutrition targets by 2025. As per the report India will miss targets for all four nutritional indicators for which data is available: stunting among under-5 children, anaemia among women of reproductive age, childhood overweight and exclusive breastfeeding.

Global nutrition targets were adopted by World Health Assembly in 2012.

Disaster Management Act 2005 mandates formulation of a National Plan as a plan of disaster management for the whole country.

Statement 1 is incorrect. As per the act National Disaster Management Authority chaired by Prime Minister approves the National Plan.

Statement 2 is correct. The National Executive Committee assists the NDMA in the discharge of its functions and has the responsibility for implementing the policies and plans. As per the act “the National Plan shall be prepared by the National Executive Committee having regard to the National Policy and in consultation with the State Governments and expert bodies or organisations in the field of disaster management to be approved by the National Authority.”

All statements are incorrect.

Sohrai and Khovar are traditional tribal mural art forms of Hazaribagh region in Jharkhand. These are commonly seen on mud houses of various tribes in Hazaribagh such as Munda, Santhal, Agaria, Ganju, Kurmi and Jarwadhi.

Khovar refers to the decoration of the marriage chambers while Sohrai is the harvest season paintings on the mud houses, repairing it after the rains and offering a thanksgiving to the forces of Nature.

Jharkhand’s Sohrai Khovar painting and Telangana’s Telia Rumal have been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag recently.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The bill for amendment to the constitution under Article 368 can be introduced in either house of the parliament.

Statement 2 is correct. Article 312 of the constitution states “… if the Council of States has declared by resolution supported by not less than two thirds of the members present and voting that it is necessary or expedient in the national interest so to do, Parliament may by law provide for the creation of one or more all India services…”

Statement 1 is correct. The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a welfare programme being administered by the Ministry of Rural Development. This programme is being implemented in rural areas as well as urban areas.

Statement 2 is incorrect. NSAP at present comprises of Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS), Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS), National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) and Annapurna.

Statement 1 is correct. As per article 248(1) Parliament has exclusive power to make any law with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or State List.

248(2) states “such power shall include the power of making any law imposing a tax not mentioned in either of those Lists”

Statement 2 is correct. Public health and sanitation; hospitals and dispensaries; are part of state list.

Statement 3 is correct. “Prevention of the extension from one State to another of infectious or contagious diseases or pests affecting men, animals or plants” is part of concurrent list.

Statement 1 is correct. ACE2 is an enzyme attached to the outer surface (cell membranes) of cells in the lungs, arteries, heart, kidney, and intestines.

Statement 2 is correct. As a transmembrane protein, ACE2 serves as the main entry point into cells for some coronaviruses, including the SARS-COV-2 that causes COVID-19. The spike protein of the virus binds to ACE2 to enter the cellular systems.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Article 32(2) in The Constitution Of India states “the Supreme Court shall have power to issue directions or orders or writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, whichever may be appropriate, for the enforcement of any of the rights conferred by this Part”.

The High Court’s power to issue writs for the enforcement of any of the rights conferred by Part III and for any other purpose is under article 226 of the constitution.

Statement 2 is correct. As per Article 32(3) “Parliament may by law empower any other court to exercise within the local limits of its jurisdiction all or any of the powers exercisable by the Supreme Court under clause 32(2)”.

Statement 1 is incorrect. It is a saline lake but freezes in winter. It has an endorheic basin, i.e. it retains its water and does not allow outflow to other external water bodies, such as oceans and rivers.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The Pangong Tso Lake is a landlocked transboundary lake in Ladakh Union Territory of India and Tibetan Autonomous Region, China; and it is not part of Indus river system.