Quiz 109 – Answers
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Q.1
d) Central African Republic
EXPLANATION –
The Anti-balaka is an alliance of militia groups based in the Central African Republic. The Séléka and the anti-balaka engaged in a cycle of increasing violence.
Q.2
c) Study developmental aspects of denotified and nomadic tribes in India.
EXPLANATION –
- The interim Budget 2019 for the second time has set the ball rolling for the Classification of Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities. Provisions in the Budget The Budget has made following announcements related to the denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities: Formation of a committee under the NitiAayog, which would identify and classify these tribes. Constitution of a Welfare Board under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for the purpose of implementing welfare and development programmes for denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic communities.
The Renke Commission and the Idate Commission have done commendable work in studying the various problems faced by Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities and recommending measures to address the issues more comprehensively.
Q.3
a) USA
EXPLANATION –
President Trump has signed a directive- Space Policy Directive-4 (SPD-4)- to create a Military Space Force.
- Accordingly, the Pentagon will establish the Space Force as the sixth branch of the United States military, to go along with the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard.
- However, the challenge ahead is that the Congress must approve the creation of any new military branch.
Q.4
b) 2 only
EXPLANATION –
Statement 1 is incorrect:
Reason:
Statement 2 is correct:
Reason: The objectives of the FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.
Statement 3 is incorrect:
Reason: FATF maintains two different lists of countries: those that have deficiencies in their AML/CTF regimes, but they commit to an action plan to address these loopholes, and those that do not end up doing enough. The former is commonly known as grey list and latter as blacklist.
Once a country is blacklisted, FATF calls on other countries to apply enhanced due diligence and counter measures, increasing the cost of doing business with the country and in some cases severing it altogether. As of now there are only two countries in the blacklist — Iran and North Korea — and seven on the grey list, including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Syria and Yemen.
Q.5
b) 1 and 3 only
EXPLANATION –
Statement 1 is correct:
Reason: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been established under Food Safety and Standards , 2006 which consolidates various acts & orders that have hitherto handled food related issues in various Ministries and Departments.
Statement 2 is incorrect:
Reason: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India is the Administrative Ministry for the implementation of FSSAI.
Statement 3 is correct:
Reason: Various central Acts like Prevention of Food Adulteration Act,1954,Fruit Products Order, 1955, Meat Food Products Order,1973,
Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order, 1947,Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation)Order 1988, Solvent Extracted Oil, De- Oiled Meal and Edible Flour (Control) Order, 1967, Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992 etc will be repealed after commencement of FSS Act, 2006.
