10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: May 5, 2020

All are the factors that have potential to increase the zoonoses (disease or infection transmissible from animals to humans).

All given above are industry chambers in India. The chambers of industry are associations of business organisations which put forward the unified demand of industries to governments & try to maintain a healthy business environment by cooperation.

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) was established in 1927, on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi by GD Birla and PurshottamdasThakurdas, it one of the largest, and the apex business organization in India.

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is another non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India’s development process. It was founded in 1895 and is celebrating 125 years in 2020.

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) is one of the apex industry associations of India. The organisation represents the interests of trade and commerce in India, and acts as an interface between issues and initiatives. It was established in 1920.

The Nudol is a Russian anti-ballistic missile interceptor that also functions as an anti-satellite weapon. It is designed to deflect a nuclear attack on Moscow and important industrial regions of Russia.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver tissue. It is commonly caused by a viral infection.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Vaccine is available against hepatitis A and hepatitis B but not against hepatitis C. Hepatitis B vaccine also prevents hepatitis D. There is no globally recognized and available vaccine for hepatitis E, a vaccine to prevent hepatitis E virus infection has been developed and is licensed in China, but is not yet available elsewhere.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Odisha Livable Habitat Mission “JAGA” is a society under Housing & Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha. “JAGA” aims at transforming the slums into livable habitat with all necessary civic infrastructure and services at par with the better off areas within the same urban local body (ULB) and to continuously improve the standard of the infrastructure and services and access to livelihood opportunities.

Statement 2 is correct. World Habitat Awards recognise and highlight innovative, outstanding and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programmes from across the world. It is given by the World Habitat partnership with UN-Habitat. OdishaLiveable Habitat Mission won the Bronze award in 2019.

Both statements are incorrect.

This terminology is used for the prevailing conditions in a share market and economy. The bull market represents a rising market and sound economy while a bear market represents a declining market and slowing economy. Bulls are the investors expecting a rise in value of shares and bears are investors betting on decreasing value stocks.

Statement 1 is incorrect. A supermoon is a new orfull moon closely coinciding with the moon’s position on perigee.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Perigee is the closest point while apogee is the farthest position on the moon’s orbit with respect to earth.

Statement 1 is incorrect. China has the observer status while the USA and Russia are not having any status at NAM.

Statement 2 is correct. The principles that govern relations among large and small nations, known as the “Ten Principles of Bandung“, were proclaimed at Bandung Conference 1955. Such principles were adopted later as the main goals and objectives of the policy of non-alignment. The fulfillment of those principles became the essential criterion for Non-Aligned Movement membership.

Statement 1 incorrect. It is based on plasma transfusion which contains the antibodies; RBC and WBC are not part of blood plasma.

Statement 2 is incorrect. ICMR has not recommended the use of plasma therapy for general treatment. It is still being tested under clinical trials.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Indonesia has decided to move its capital from Jakarta (Java island) to Borneo island. The current capital, Jakarta, home to more than 10 million people, sits on swampy land and is sinking almost 25cm per year.

Statement 2 is correct. The equator passes through the following countries: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati.

Fifth Schedule.

Statement 1 is correct: The president is empowered to declare an area to be a scheduled area. He can also increase or decrease its area, alter its boundary lines, rescind such designation or make fresh orders for such re-designation on an area in consultation with the governor of the state concerned.

Statement 2 is correct: Each state having scheduled areas has to establish a tribe’s advisory council to advice on welfare and advancement of the scheduled tribes. It is to consist of 20 members, three-fourths of whom are to be the representatives of the scheduled tribes in the state legislative assembly.

UNFCCC stands for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Convention has near universal membership (197 Parties) and is the parent treaty of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The main aim of the Paris Agreement is to keep the global average temperature rise this century as close as possible to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The UNFCCC is also the parent treaty of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The ultimate objective of all three agreements under the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system, in a time frame which allows ecosystems to adapt naturally and enables sustainable development.

Producer Organization can be registered under any of the following legal provisions:

• Cooperative Societies Act/ Autonomous or Mutually Aided Cooperative Societies Act of the respective State
• Multi-State Cooperative Society Act, 2002
• Producer Company under Section 581(C) of Indian Companies Act, 1956, as amended in 2013
• Section 25 Company of Indian Companies Act, 1956, as amended as Section 8 in 2013
• Societies registered under Society Registration Act, 1860
• Public Trusts registered under Indian Trusts Act, 1882

Faced with the possibility of a steep rise in the rate of unemployment in villages following the arrival of large scale stranded migrant workers from other States, the Jharkhand government on Monday launched three labour intensive programmes to restore the rural economy. Three schemes are:

Birsa Harit Gram Yojana (BHGY): The BHGY is envisaged at bringing over two lakh acres of unused government fallow land under the afforestation programme. About five lakh families will be provided 100 fruit-bearing plants. The initial plantation, maintenance, land work and afforestation will be taken up through MNREGA.

Neelambar Pitambar JAL Sammridhi Yojana (NPJSY): As per NPJSY, the government is aiming at creating agro water storage units by arresting rainwater and runaway groundwater. Nearly 5 lakh acre of cultivable land can be irrigated through the initiative, said the State government. An estimated 10 crore person days will be generated through the scheme in the next 45 years.

Veer Sahid Poto Ho Khel Vikas Scheme (VSPHKVS): Under VSPHKVS, as many as 5,000 sports grounds will be developed across the State. The government hopes to generate one crore person days through the scheme in the current financial year.

Government of India (GoI) set up a High Level Committee (HLC) in August 2014 with Shri Shanta Kumar as the Chairman, six members and a special invitee to suggest restructuring or unbundling of FCI with a view to improve its operational efficiency and financial management.