Daily Current Affair Quiz: 24th September 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. CBI is a statutory body which draws its powers from DPSE act 1946.
2. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: b
Justification:
- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigating agency of India. Operating under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
- CBI is not a statutory body as it is not established by an Act of the Parliament. CBI investigates cases related to economic crimes, special crimes, cases of corruption and other high-profile cases.
2. Kedarnath vs state of bihar case is related to?
(a) The basic structure doctrine of the constitution
(b) Sedition law
(c) VVPAT Introduction in to Election
(d) Citizenship amendment bill
Ans: b
Justification:
- Kedar Nath Singh vs. State of Bihar in 1962: A Constitutional Bench of SC upheld the validity of Section 124-A but laid down that a person can be charged with sedition only if there is incitement to violence in his speech or writing or an intention or tendency to create disorder or disturbance of law and order.
- Maneka Gandhi case of 1978: Supreme Court held that criticising and drawing general opinion against the government’s policies and decisions within a reasonable limit that does not incite people to rebel is consistent with the freedom of speech.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is an international partnership that will support countries- developed and developing- to build climate and disaster resilient infrastructure
2. The Coalition’s secretariat is based in Copenhagen.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI): An international partnership that will support countries- developed and developing- to build climate and disaster resilient infrastructure. The Coalition’s secretariat, based in Delhi, will facilitate knowledge exchange, provide technical support and support capacity building.
- The Government of India, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and partners have together worked on the CDRI initiative in response to the Prime Minister of India’s call for action to reduce damage to critical infrastructure at the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2016.
4. Mandal commission recommendations are associated with?
(a) Preventive detention Law
(b) Police reforms
(c) Prison Reforms and advocacy for open prison system
(d) Reservation Policy of Government of India
Ans: d
Justification:
- In the beginning of 1990s, central government implemented the mandal commission recommendations for reservation of other backward classes. This created a chaos in various sections of the society. Consequently, PIL was filed, and resulted in one of the most significant judgment namely “Indra Sawhney case”. Also known as Mandal Case became the corner stone in the present reservation structure of the country.
5. UMMID initiative is associated with?
(a) Orphan diseases
(b) Genetic disorders
(c) Robotic Surgery
(d) IVF Technology
Ans: b
Justification:
- The Government of India has launched UMMID (Unique Methods of Management and Treatment of Inherited Disorders) initiative to tackle inherited genetic diseases of newborn babies.
- The UMMID initiative aims:
- To establish NIDAN (National Inherited Diseases Administration) Kendras to provide counselling, prenatal testing and diagnosis, management, and multidisciplinary care in Government Hospitals wherein the influx of patients is more.
- To produce skilled clinicians in Human Genetics,
- To undertake screening of pregnant women and newborn babies for inherited genetic diseases in hospitals at aspirational districts.
- To create awareness about genetic disorders amongst clinicians and to establish molecular diagnostics in hospitals.
