10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : August 23, 2018

Statement 1 is correct:

International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) has launched

Kerala Heritage Rescue Initiative to assess damage to rich cultural

and built heritage sites by the recent flood in Kerala.

Statement 2 is incorrect:

International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is global NGO

and does not come under UN or any of its bodies like UNESCO.but it is

an advisory body to UNESCO.

Statement 3 is incorrect:It is headquartered in paris. It was founded in 1965 in warsaw as a result of venice charter of 1964

The Ministry of tourism organises the International Buddhist Conclave every two years. This year the conclave was held in New Delhi with the theme ‘Buddha Path – The Living Heritage”. The main objective of conducting this conclave is to boost tourism with Buddhist countries, encourage tourism and to showcase the rich Buddhist Heritage of India.

The famed Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai has been adjudged the best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’ (clean place) in India. Ten spots were identified by the Central government as part of the ‘Swachh Iconic Places’ initiative earlier this year. The Swachh Iconic Places is an initiative under the Swachh Bharat Mission. It is a special cleanup initiative focused on select iconic heritage, spiritual and cultural places in the country. The initiative is being coordinated by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in association with the Ministry of Urban

Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana :

A Pan India scholarship program for school children called Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana to

increase the reach of Philately. Under the scheme of SPARSH (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby), it is proposed to award annual scholarships to children of Standard VI to IX having good academic record and also pursuing Philately as a hobby through a competitive selection

process in all postal circles. To avail this scholarship, a child must be a student of a recognized school within India and the concerned school should have a Philately Club and the candidate should be a member of the Club. In case the school Philately Club hasn’t been established a student having his own Philately

Deposit Account will also be considered. Every prospective school, which participates in the competition, would be assigned a Philately mentor to be chosen from amongst the renowned Philatelists. The Philately mentor would help in formation of the School level Philately Club, providing guidance to young and aspiring Philatelists on how to pursue the hobby and also helping the aspiring Philatelists on their Philately Projects etc.

Statement 1: is correct – Initially it was only dealing with developing policies to combat money laundering. But in 2001 its purpose was expanded to act against terrorism financing.

Statement 2: is correct – It is an inter‐governmental policy making body established in 1989 during the G7 Summit in Paris (France) to combat the growing problem of money laundering.

Statement 3: Is wrong – It monitors progress in implementing the FATF Recommendations through “peer reviews” (“mutual evaluations”) of member countries

Statement 1: is wrong. The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD, also known as the Quad) is an informal strategic dialogue not economic. Although the primary aim of this dialogue is to expand membership in this security focused group, the ulterior motive behind this is seen by many to form a strategic partnership deal against China’s rise in the region.

Statement 2: Is wrong. India, United States, Japan and Australia are its founding member.