Weekly UPSC Current Affairs Quiz 09.06.2019

Recently, the K. Kasturirangan Committee submitted its draft report of National Education Policy. With reference to this identify which of the following is/are among the recommendations of the Committee?

1) The Committee has recommended renaming Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) as Ministry of Education (MoE).

2) The Kasturirangan Committee has also recommended major changes in the curricular and pedagogical structure with Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) as an integral part of school education.

3) It recommended forming a new apex body Rashtriya Shiksha Aayog (RSA) which will be headed by the Prime Minister.

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The Govt cleared new initiative to control Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis.

With reference to this identify which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1) These diseases are very common amongst the livestock – cow-bulls, buffaloes, sheep, goats, pigs etc.

2) The infection of brucellosis can also be transmitted to the farm workers and livestock owners.

3) Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) causes infertility amongst the animals.

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India's Gaganyaan Mission which is scheduled to be launched by 2022 will make India the fourth nation in the world to launch a Human Spaceflight Mission.

With reference to this identify which are the other three nations which have launched human spaceflight missions so far.

1) USA

2) China

3) Russia

4) France

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Consider the following statements about the newly formed ‘Jal Shakti’ ministry?

1) The Jal Shakti’ Ministry has been formed by merging the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

2) The ministry will also address international and inter-states water disputes and the Namami Gange project

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

The fourth edition of the Quadrilateral meet, a Regional coalition known as the ‘Quad’ was held recently at Bangkok, Thailand.

With reference to this identify which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1) The quadrilateral formation includes Japan, India, United States and Australia.

2) Quad is an effort to secure Indo-Pacific by militarizing the region and to promote defence ties among the all four nations

3) The idea was first mooted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2007.

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Recently, the Delhi High Court held that the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), which adjudicates service matters, can exercise the same jurisdiction and powers, as a High Court, in respect of its contempt proceedings.

With reference to this identify The CAT exercises jurisdiction over all service matters concerning which of the following?

1) a member of any All-India Service

2) a person appointed to any civil service of the Union or any civil post under the union

3) a civilian appointed to any defence services or a post connected with defence

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The 14th summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was recently held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

With reference to this identify which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about OIC?

1) It is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations.

2) The Organization was established upon a decision of the historical summit which took place in Rabat, Morocco in 1969.

3) The OIC doesn't have any permanent secretariat and the members meet in each member countries every year on a rotation system.

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Some of those who won in the recent elections were elected from more than one constituency; some were already members of either Rajya Sabha or the legislature of a state.

With reference to this consider the following statements:

1) If an individual is elected from two constituencies then he has to resign one seat within 14 days of the declaration of the result, failing which both his seats shall fall vacant.

2) If any member of State legislature is elected to Lok Sabha, his seat in State Legislature shall automatically fall vacant.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS)?

1) JSS were established to provide vocational training to non-literate, neo-literate, as well as school dropouts by identifying skills as would have a market in the region of their establishment.

2) They were formerly known as Shramik Vidyapeeth.

3) JSS operates under the Ministry of Human Resources Development.

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Consider the following statements about “UN-Habitat Assembly” which was in news recently:

1) UN-Habitat Assembly is also known as the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, is the UN agency for human settlements and sustainable urban settlements.

2) The first session of UN-Habitat Assembly was held at Nagoya, Japan.

3) India was elected to the Executive Board of the first UN-Habitat Assembly at the Plenary Session of the Assembly.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?