10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: November 18, 2020

Statement 1 is correct. Article 39(a) states that the State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing that the citizens, men and women equally, have the right to an adequate means of livelihood.
Statement 2 is correct. Article 39A states that the State shall secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice, on a basis of equal opportunity, and shall, in particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable legislation or schemes or in any other way, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities.

Statement 1 is correct. Article 161 of the Constitution states that the Governor of a State shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends.
Statement 2 is correct. Article 162 of the Constitution provides that subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive power of a State shall extend to the matters with respect to which the Legislature of the State has power to make laws:
Provided that in any matter with respect to which the Legislature of a State and Parliament have power to make laws, the executive power of the State shall be subject to, and limited by, the executive power expressly conferred by this Constitution or by any law made by Parliament upon the Union or authorities thereof.

President of India in exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India appoints the Judges of High Courts in India.
The provisions relating the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) has been struck down by the Supreme Court vide its order dated the 16th October, 2015 in the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association and Another Vs. Union of India.

The Chandipur beach in Odisha is one of the unique sea beaches in the country. The water of the sea recedes off shore and proceeds rhythmically after a regular interval twice a day.
Chandipur is also the location of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) where various missile development tests of DRDO take place.

Stepanakert is the de facto capital and the largest city of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), though the city is within internationally recognised borders of Azerbaijan.

Both statements are correct.
RNA vaccines work by introducing an mRNA sequence (the molecule which tells cells what to build) which is coded for a disease specific antigen, once produced within the body, the antigen is recognised by the immune system, preparing it to fight the real thing
RNA vaccines are faster and cheaper to produce than traditional vaccines, and a RNA based vaccine is also safer for the patient, as they are not produced using infectious elements
Production of RNA vaccines is laboratory based, and the process could be standardised and scaled, allowing quick responses to large outbreaks and epidemics

Statement 1 is correct. The immune response to viral infection comprises innate and adaptive defenses. The innate response functions continuously in a normal host without exposure to any virus. Most viral infections are controlled by the innate immune system.
The adaptive defense consists of antibodies and lymphocytes, often called the humoral response and the cell mediated response. The cells of the adaptive immune system are lymphocytes – B cells and T cells.
Statement 2 is correct. T cells originate from haematopoietic stem cells which are produced in the bone marrow. Some of these multipotent cells will becomes progenitor cells that leave the bone marrow and travel to the thymus via the blood. In the thymus these cells mature: T cells are named after their thymus-dependent development.

During the sixth BRICS Summit in Fortaleza (2014), the BRICS leaders signed the Agreement establishing the New Development Bank (NDB) having an initial authorized capital of US$ 100 billion.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (proposed by China) is a multilateral development bank that aims to improve economic and social outcomes in Asia.
The Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure operates in accordance with the SCO Charter, the Shanghai Convention on Combating Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism, the Agreement among the SCO member states on the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, as well as documents and decisions adopted in the SCO framework.

The Lilavati Awards 2020 is an initiative of the technical education regulator, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and it aims to recognise efforts by AICTE-approved institutions to treat women with ‘equality and fairness’.
With women empowerment as the theme, the objective of the award is to create awareness about issues like sanitation, hygiene, health, nutrition, literacy, employment, technology, credit, marketing, innovation, skill development, natural resources and rights among women.

Both statements are incorrect.
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is a Super Energy Service Company (ESCO), which enables consumers, industries and governments to effectively manage their energy needs through energy efficient technologies.
Founded in 2009, EESL is promoted by Ministry of Power, Government of India as a Joint Venture of four reputed public- sector undertakings NTPC Limited, Power Finance Corporation Limited, REC Limited and POWERGRID Corporation of India Limited.
EESL focuses on solution-driven innovation with no subsidy or capital expenditure (CAPEX). It is able to do so using its Pay-As-You-Save (PAYS) model, which obviates the need for any upfront capital investment by the consumer.
# Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and Department of New & Renewable Energy (DNRE), Goa, have signed a memorandum of understanding to discuss rolling out of India’s first Convergence Project in the State.