10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: October 13th,2020

Both statements are correct.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a protein on the surface of many cell types. It is an enzyme that generates small proteins – by cutting up the larger protein angiotensinogen.
ACE2 is present in many cell types and tissues including the lungs, heart, blood vessels, kidneys, liver and gastrointestinal tract. It is present in epithelial cells, which line certain tissues and create protective barriers.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus binds to ACE2, using the spike-like protein on its surface, prior to entry and infection of cells. Hence, ACE2 acts as a cellular receptor for the virus that causes COVID-19.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The sample for the rapid Antigen test is taken through a Nasal or throat swab. The Antibody test on the other hand requires a blood sample.
Statement 2 is incorrect. An antigen test reveals if a person is currently infected with a pathogen such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Once the infection has gone, the antigen disappears. It is a diagnosis for an active infection.
Antigen tests detect proteins or glycans, such as the spike proteins found on the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

A Loya Jirga, or “grand council” in Pashto, is a mass national gathering that brings together representatives from the various ethnic, religious, and tribal communities in Afghanistan.
Loya Jirga is a centuries-old institution that has been convened at times of national crisis or to settle national issues. Historically, it has been used to approve a new constitution, declare war, choose a new king, or to make sweeping social or political reforms.
It is considered the “highest expression” of the Afghan people, but its decisions are not legally binding and any verdict it hands out must be approved by the Afghan parliament and the President.

Statement 1 is correct. In May 2016, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934 was amended to provide a statutory basis for the implementation of the flexible inflation targeting framework.
The amended RBI Act also provides for the inflation target to be set by the Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank, once in every five years. Accordingly, the Central Government has notified 4 per cent Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation as the target for the period from August 5, 2016 to March 31, 2021 with the upper tolerance limit of 6 per cent and the lower tolerance limit of 2 per cent.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Under the amended RBI Act: The Monetary Policy Committee consists of the following Members:
–the Governor of the Bank—Chairperson, ex officio;
–Deputy Governor of the Bank, in charge of Monetary Policy—Member, ex officio;
–one officer of the Bank to be nominated by the Central Board—Member, ex officio; and
–three persons to be appointed by the Central Government—Members.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is required to meet at least four times in a year.
-The quorum for the meeting of the MPC is four members.
-Each member of the MPC has one vote, and in the event of an equality of votes, the Governor has a second or casting vote.

National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) aims to liberate citizens from the challenges of finding the right doctors, seeking appointment with them, payment of consultation fee, making several rounds of hospitals for prescription sheets.
Statement 1 is correct. Every person in the country will get a digital health ID which is basically a digital format of all his/her health records which will be linked to the registry of doctors and health facilities across the country.
The platform has been planned to improve efficiency, effectiveness and transparency of health service delivery. The health ID will be in the form of a mobile application of website.
Statement 2 is incorrect. National Health Authority (NHA) will design, build, roll-out and implement the NDHM. The scheme would first be tested in the Union Territories of Chandigarh, Ladakh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

Option 1 is correct. The Quad or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is an informal strategic forum between the United States, Japan, Australia and India.
Option 2 is incorrect. MIKTA is an informal partnership between Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey and Australia.
Option 3 is incorrect. The Five Eyes (FVEY) is an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Option 1 is correctly matched. The National Digital Health Blueprint was prepared by a Health Ministry panel headed by J. Satyanarayana with an objective to create a framework for the national health stack proposed in 2018 by the NITI Aayog.
Option 2 is correctly matched. Union Home Ministry constituted a high-level committee to introduce reforms in criminal laws under the chairmanship of Ranbir Singh, ViceChancellor, National Law University (NLU).
Option 3 is correctly matched. A panel was set up by SEBI in September 2019 under the Chairmanship of Ishaat Hussain to recommend on the norms for setting up Social Stock Exchange in India as declared by Finance Minister in 2019-20 Budget Speech.

Contaminated water and poor sanitation are linked to transmission of diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid, and polio.
Diarrhoea is the most widely known disease linked to contaminated food and water but there are other hazards. In 2017, over 220 million people required preventative treatment for schistosomiasis – an acute and chronic disease caused by parasitic worms contracted through exposure to infested water.
In 2017, 71% of the global population (5.3 billion people) used a safely managed drinking water service – that is, one located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination.
In 2010, the UN General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation.
# Data Source: World Health Organisation Website.

Statement 1 is correct. AstroSat is the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission aimed at studying celestial sources in X-ray, optical and UV spectral bands simultaneously.
The payloads cover the energy bands of Ultraviolet (Near and Far), limited optical and X-ray regime.
One of the unique features of AstroSat mission is that it enables the simultaneous multiwavelength observations of various astronomical objects with a single satellite.
# AstroSat has detected extreme UV light from a galaxy called AUDFs01, 9.3 billion lightyears away from Earth in a discovery by a global team led by scientists of the Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA).
Statement 2 is incorrect. AstroSat is a multi-wavelength astronomy mission on an IRS-class satellite in a 650-km, near-earth equatorial orbit. It was launched by the Indian launch vehicle PSLV from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in 2015.
# Geosynchronous orbit is a high Earth orbit that allows satellites to match Earth’s rotation. Located at 22,236 miles (35,786 kilometers) above Earth’s equator, this position is a valuable spot for monitoring weather, communications and surveillance.

Option 1 is correctly matched. Etikoppaka toys (Etikoppaka Bommalu) are traditional toys are made by artisans in Etikoppaka village located on banks of river Varaha in Visakhapatnam district of the Andhra Pradesh. This craft form is protected as a geographical indication (GI).
Option 2 is correctly matched. Kandhamal Haladi, a variety of turmeric indigenous to South Odisha and mostly cultivated in Kandhamal district. It is protected as a geographical indication (GI).
Option 3 is incorrectly matched. Channapatna toys are a particular form of wooden toys (and dolls) that are manufactured in the town of Channapatna in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka. This traditional craft is protected as a geographical indication (GI).