Current Affairs Quiz , 19 Dec 2018

1) Gender Gap Index 2018 was recently released by

a) World Bank
b) World Economic Forum
c) UNESCO
d) United Nations Development Programme

Answer: b
• The Global Gender Gap Report by WEF benchmarks 149 countries on their progress towards gender parity across four thematic dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment.
• India has been ranked 108th in World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index, same as 2017, while recording improvement in wage equality for similar work and fully closing its tertiary education gender gap for the first time

2) Consider the following statements about the recently passed Transgender Rights Bill, 2016

1. According to the bill, a transgender person is somebody whose gender does not match the gender assigned to that person at birth
2. It states that a person will be recognised as transgender on the basis of a certificate of identity issued through a district screening committee

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: c
• According to the bill, a transgender person is somebody “whose gender does not match the gender assigned to that person at birth and includes trans-men or trans-women, persons with intersex variations, gender-queers, and persons having socio-cultural identities such as kinnar, hijras, aravani, and jogta”
• A person will be recognised as transgender on the basis of a certificate of identity issued through the district screening committee, and that certificate will be a proof of identity as transgender and confer rights under this Bill.

3) Consider the following statements about NAVIC satellite system

1. It is an autonomous regional satellite navigation system that provides accurate real-time positioning and timing services
2. It covers India and a region extending 15,000 km around it
3. It is a constellation of seven satellites, of which three are geostationary and four are inclined geosynchronous orbit

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: c
• The Tamil Nadu government gave 200 ISRO-developed satellite enabled communication devices to 80 fishing boat groups on Monday to enable them to access real-time alerts on cyclone and weather updates.
• Indian version of the American GPS (Global Positioning System), the NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation)-enabled communication devices provides fishermen with real-time updates
• The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), with an operational name of NAVIC is an autonomous regional satellite navigation system that provides accurate real-time positioning and timing services
• It covers India and a region extending 1,500 km (930 mi) around it, with plans for further extension.
• The constellation consists of 7 satellites. Three of the seven satellites are located in geostationary orbit and the remaining four satellites are in inclined geosynchronous orbit (GSO).

4) Which of the following is the most-distant body ever observed in our solar system discovered recently?

a) Oumuamua
b) Farout
c) Eris
d) Ceres

Answer: b
• Astronomers found a new dwarf planet in our Solar System and it’s the most distant object ever observed in our Solar System.
• The tiny planet is called 2018 VG18 – later nicknamed “Farout” by the team that discovered it – and it’s about 3.5 as far away as Pluto, some 18 billion kilometers (11.2 billion miles) away. That’s more than 100 times the distance between the Earth and the Sun

5) Consider the following statements about the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) Project

1. It enables automation of entire law making process, tracking of decisions and documents, sharing of information
2. It is a Mission Mode Project (MMP) comes under the Digital India Programme.
3. Ministry of Home Affairs (MoPA) is the nodal ministry for its implementation in all the 31 States/UTs with Legislatures.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: a
• NeVA aims to bring all the legislatures of the country together, in one platform thereby creating a massive data depository without having the complexity of multiple applications,
• It enables automation of entire law making process, tracking of decisions and documents, sharing of information
• It is a Mission Mode Project (MMP) included in Digital India Programme and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) is the ‘Nodal Ministry’ for its implementation in all the 31 States/ UTs with Legislatures.