10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : August 30, 2018

The Mohd. Ahmad Khan vs. Shah Bano Begum & Ors. or the Shah Bano maintenance case is seen as one of the legal milestones in battle for protection of rights of Muslim women during Instantaneous talaq — or talaq-e-bidat. The case laid the ground for Muslim women’s fight for equal rights in matters of marriage and divorce in regular courts.

While the Supreme Court upheld the right to alimony in the case, the judgment set off a political battle as well as a controversy about the extent to which courts can interfere in Muslim personal law.

The supreme court delivered a judgment favoring maintenance given to an aggrieved divorced Muslim woman.

e-Shakti is a pilot project of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

for digitisation of Self Help Groups (SHGs). It was initiated to address certain concerns like improving the quality of book keeping of SHGs and to enable banks to take informed credit decisions about the group through a Management Information System (MIS).

No SHG has been de-recognised on account of, or, after digitisation. The digitisation project does not impact the profit/ loss position of the SHGs.

Namami Barak festival is organised to revive humanistic values, to discover resources and possibilities of the land. It is an effort to ensure that the people of Barak valley can move forward in equal footing with the rest of the state just like Namami Brahmaputra. Though it is yet not the cleanliness drive.

Hence statement 1 is incorrect.

Geographical location of the Barak valley gives it the potential to become a hub for inter-state and international trade. And this festival is an attempt to showcase of Barak’s potential to emerge as a hub of trade and commerce. Hence statement 2 is incorrect.

So, Barak river rises in the Manipur state but the festival is held in the state of Assam Hence

statement 3 is incorrect.

Statement 1: Is correct. National Crime Records Bureau is nodal agency function under Ministry of Home affairs.
Statement 2: It must be noted that the NCRB figures merely reflect the number of crimes registered by the police. These may or may not reflect the actual situation on the ground as generally well-policed states have a high crime rate as the police ensures the registry of all cases.

Statement 1: O-SMART is a umbrella scheme and not a system. The scheme covers a total of 16 sub-projects, which address ocean development activities such as services, technology, resources, observations and science.
Statement 2: is correct. Other Key Missions included in O-SMART

Strengthening of Ocean Observations and Modelling,
Strengthening of Ocean Services for fishermen
Setting up marine observatories for monitoring marine pollution
Setting up Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Plant (OTEC) in Kavaratti
Acquiring two coastal research vessels
Continuation of ocean survey and exploration of minerals and living resources.
Technology development for Deep Ocean Mining and manned submersibles.
Setting up six desalination plants in Lakshadweep.

Statement 1:is wrong. India is going to host inaugural 2+2 Dialogue with United States in September 2018 in New Delhi.
Statement 2:is wrong. The inaugural meeting will cover broad range of bilateral, regional and global issues of shared interest, with a view to strengthening strategic and security ties between the two countries. Both nations will discuss strengthening of strategic, security and defence cooperation.