10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | May 13 2021

• Statement 1 is incorrect: CARA is a statutory body under Ministry of Women and Child Development
• Statement 2 is incorrect: India has ratified the Hague Adoption Convention (Hague Convention on Protection of Children and cooperation in respect of Inter-country Adoption)

• The Government of India constituted an Expert Committee under the chairmanship of Dr. R.A. Mashelkar to examine all the aspects regarding the regulatory infrastructure and the extent and problem of spurious / substandard drugs in the country.
• It submitted its report in 2003

• Statement 1 is incorrect: Under the Drug and Cosmetics Act, the regulation of manufacture and sale of drugs is primarily the concern of the State authorities while the Central Authorities are responsible for approval of New Drugs, Clinical Trials in the country, laying down the standards for Drugs, control over the quality of imported Drugs, coordination of the activities of State Drug Control Organisations and providing expert advice with a view of bring about the uniformity in the enforcement of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act
• Statement 2 is correct: One of the missions of CDSCO is to safeguard and enhance the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and quality of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices.
• Statement 3 is correct: DTAB is highest statutory decision-making body on technical matters related to drugs in the country. It was constituted as per the Drugs and Cosmetics Act,1940. It is part of Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

• Statement 1 is correct: It is a broad spectrum anti-parasitic agent administered orally to the patients
• Statement 2 is incorrect: It is included in WHO essential medicines list for several parasitic diseases.

India is signatory to both the conventions.

India became the signatory to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-country Adoptions. Central Adoption Resource Authority was designated as the nodal agency to grant a no-objection certificate for all inter-country adoptions.

India is also a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: It provides a legal mandate of all authorities and courts to offer protection to children.

National Cadet Corps (NCC)

The NCC was formed in 1948 on the recommendation of the H. N. Kunzru Committee [1946].

Significance of NCC-

• NCC is the world’s largest uniformed youth volunteer service organization.
• The NCC cadets undergo basic military training at various levels and as well as academic curriculum basics related to the Armed forces and their functioning.

• Its gender ratio is higher than any other uniformed organization in the world. With female cadets responsible for one-third of the number.

Recently, The UGC has forwarded the proposal to universities to introduce NCC as an elective subject in the curriculum.

Two-state solution is encouraged between Israel and Palestine:

• It would create a sovereign Israel and Palestine. It would establish Palestine as an independent state in Gaza and most of the West Bank, leaving the rest of the land to Israel.
• It has been the goal of the international community for decades, dating back to the 1947 UN Partition Plan.
• The solution also identify a 1967 demarcation line known as the Green Line to partition Palestinian and Israeli land. It would also divide Jerusalem between the two states.
• Currently, India supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian issue.

ACCs are the new generation of advanced storage technologies that can store electric energy either as electrochemical or as chemical energy and convert it back to electric energy as and when required.

All the demand of the ACCs is currently being met through imports in India.

To reduce that, the Cabinet has recently approved the proposal of Department of Heavy Industry for implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for ‘National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage’. The scheme aims to achieve manufacturing capacity of Fifty (50) GigaWatt Hour (GWh) of ACC and 5 GWh of “Niche” ACC.

About Iron Dome:

• Iron Dome is a short-range, ground-to-air, air defence system. It is developed by Israeli manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems with support from the United States.
• Purpose: It is used for countering rockets, artillery & mortars (C-RAM). It will also counter aircraft, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles fired from distances of up to 70 kilometres.

How does Iron Dome work? The Iron Dome has three main systems. These systems will work together to provide a shield over the area where it is deployed, handling multiple threats

Other key Features:

• The missile is capable of being used in all weather conditions, including during the day and night.

• Israel claims the system has stopped thousands of enemy launches from hitting targets, with a success rate of more than 90%.

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