10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: May 17, 2020

Statement 1 is correct. The Department of Consumer Affairs has partnered with tech startups Safejob and Seekify to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at the Kirana store level.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Under the initiative these Kirana stores (owners) will be educated, certified and validated to follow common minimum health standards as well as safety checklists.

Both statements are correct.Kawasaki disease (KD), also known as Kawasaki syndrome, is an acute illness of unknown cause that primarily affects children younger than 5 years of age. It causes inflammation in the walls of some blood vessels in the body. Clinical signs include fever, rash, swelling of the hands and feet, irritation and redness of the whites of the eyes, swollen lymph glands in the neck, and irritation and inflammation of the mouth, lips, and throat.

The disease was first described in Japan by Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967. It has recently been linked to some children fatalities in New York who had contracted COVID-19.

Both statements are correct.

A team of astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have discovered a black hole 1,000 light-years from Earth. It is the closest black hole to our solar system discovered till date. It was found in a system called HR 6819, in the constellation Telescopium.

Both statements are correct.

EESL is a Joint Venture of four public-sector undertakings under the Ministry of Power Government of India – NTPC Limited, Power Finance Corporation Limited., REC Limited, and POWERGRID Corporation of India Limited.

Government of India’s Smart Meter National Programme (SMNP) is being implemented through Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), it aims to replace 25 crore conventional meters with smart meters across India.

Kalapani is in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand which borders with Nepal.

PangongTsoLake is a saline lake extending from Union territory of Ladakh, India to Tibetan Autonomous Region, China.

Naku La is a pass is at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres above the mean sea level in Sikkim.

Statement 1 is incorrect. C/2020 F8 (SWAN) or Comet SWAN is a newly discovered comet; it was discovered on April 11, 2020 by analyzing data from SWAN camera (Solar Wind Anisotropies instrument) of NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). Comet SWAN was closest to Earth on May 12 to May 13, passing by from a distance of about 0.56 astronomical units – more than half the distance to the Sun. Its periodic cycle around Sun is yet to be predicted accurately, some simulations suggest it could be around 25 million years.

Halley’s Comet was discovered by Edmond Halley (1656-1742), Halley correctly predicted the comet’s return in 1758-1759 — 16 years after his death.

Statement 2 is correct. Halley was last seen in Earth’s skies in 1986. It will return in 2061 on its regular 76-year journey around the Sun.

Prohibition of employment of children in factories is provided by article 24 of the constitution.

Article 23 in the Constitution of India provides:

“Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour

(1) Traffic in human beings and begar and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law

(2) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from imposing compulsory service for public purpose, and in imposing such service the State shall not make any discrimination on grounds only of religion, race, caste or class or any of them”.

Statement 1 is correct. Gandhi Peace Prize Awards given by Government of India is for Social, Economic and Political transformation through Non-violence; it was instituted in the year 1995. The Award can be divided between two persons / institutions that are considered by the Jury to be equally deserving of recognition. Posthumous awards are not given; if, however, the death occurred after a proposal having been submitted to the Jury, then a Posthumous Award may be made.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The Award comprises an amount of Rs. One Crore and Citation.

India has ratified 6 out of 8 core ILO conventions. These are:

-Forced Labour Convention (No. 29)

-Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (No.105)

-Equal Remuneration Convention (No.100)

-Discrimination (Employment Occupation) Convention (No.111)

-Minimum Age Convention (No.138)

-Worst forms of Child Labour Convention (No.182)

India is yet to ratify Freedom of Association and Protection of Right to Organised Convention (No.87) and Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (No.98).

Gig economy refers to economic activities that involve the use of temporary or freelance workers to perform jobs.

Option 1 is correct. Working in the gig economy provides freedom and flexibility, as a gig worker, you get to choose when and where you work.

Option 2 is correct. Gig work comes with inconsistent income since one only get paid when they’re doing gigs. Unlike a traditional job gig work income is not guaranteed and can fluctuate up and down.

Option 3 is incorrect. Full-time employment is feature of traditional economy and not gig economy.