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Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province is located in which of the following mountain range?
Solution (b)
China will take full control of a military base in Tajikistan near the Afghan border that it has been quietly operating and will also build a new base for the Tajik Government
It will be located in the eastern Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous province near the Pamir Mountains, and Chinese troops will not be stationed there
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/eye-on-afghanistan-china-to-build-military-base-in-tajikistan/article37223576.ece
Solution (b)
China will take full control of a military base in Tajikistan near the Afghan border that it has been quietly operating and will also build a new base for the Tajik Government
It will be located in the eastern Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous province near the Pamir Mountains, and Chinese troops will not be stationed there
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/eye-on-afghanistan-china-to-build-military-base-in-tajikistan/article37223576.ece
With respect to the Governors of the Reserve Bank of India, consider the following statements
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (a)
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India is the chief executive officer of India’s central bank and the ex-officio chair of its Central Board of Directors.
The Governor of Reserve Bank of India is a member of the Strategic Policy Group headed by National Security Advisor
The term of office typically runs for three years and can, in some cases, be extended for another two years.
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/govt-extends-rbi-governor-dass-tenure-for-3-more-years/article37244848.ece
Solution (a)
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India is the chief executive officer of India’s central bank and the ex-officio chair of its Central Board of Directors.
The Governor of Reserve Bank of India is a member of the Strategic Policy Group headed by National Security Advisor
The term of office typically runs for three years and can, in some cases, be extended for another two years.
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/govt-extends-rbi-governor-dass-tenure-for-3-more-years/article37244848.ece
With respect to Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (c)
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is an autonomous and statutory body of Ministry of Women and Child Development in the Government of India. It was set up in 2015. It functions as the nodal body for the adoption of Indian children and is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions. CARA is designated as the Central Authority to deal with inter-country adoptions in accordance with the provisions of the 1993 Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption, ratified by Government of India in 2003.
Child Welfare Committee
For the Children in need and care of protection, State Government may, by notification in Official Gazette, constitute for every district or group of districts, specified in the notification, one or more Child Welfare Committees for exercising the powers in relation to child in need of care and protection under this Act.
The Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and four other members, of whom at least one shall be a woman and another, an expert on matters concerning children. The Committee shall function as a Bench of Magistrates.
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/centre-proposes-stricter-regulations-for-cwc/article37223604.ece
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Adoption_Resource_Authority
Solution (c)
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is an autonomous and statutory body of Ministry of Women and Child Development in the Government of India. It was set up in 2015. It functions as the nodal body for the adoption of Indian children and is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions. CARA is designated as the Central Authority to deal with inter-country adoptions in accordance with the provisions of the 1993 Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption, ratified by Government of India in 2003.
Child Welfare Committee
For the Children in need and care of protection, State Government may, by notification in Official Gazette, constitute for every district or group of districts, specified in the notification, one or more Child Welfare Committees for exercising the powers in relation to child in need of care and protection under this Act.
The Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and four other members, of whom at least one shall be a woman and another, an expert on matters concerning children. The Committee shall function as a Bench of Magistrates.
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/centre-proposes-stricter-regulations-for-cwc/article37223604.ece
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Adoption_Resource_Authority
With respect to The Wakhan Corridor, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (b)
The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow strip of territory in Afghanistan, extending to China and separating Tajikistan from Pakistan
From this high mountain valley the Panj and Pamir rivers emerge and form the Amu Darya. A trade route through the valley has been used by travellers going to and from East, South and Central Asia since antiquity
The northern part of the Wakhan, populated by the Wakhi and Pamiri peoples, is also referred to as the Pamir
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/eye-on-afghanistan-china-to-build-military-base-in-tajikistan/article37223576.ece
Solution (b)
The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow strip of territory in Afghanistan, extending to China and separating Tajikistan from Pakistan
From this high mountain valley the Panj and Pamir rivers emerge and form the Amu Darya. A trade route through the valley has been used by travellers going to and from East, South and Central Asia since antiquity
The northern part of the Wakhan, populated by the Wakhi and Pamiri peoples, is also referred to as the Pamir
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/eye-on-afghanistan-china-to-build-military-base-in-tajikistan/article37223576.ece
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (c)
The Director-General is WHO’s chief technical and administrative officer.
The next Director-General will be appointed by secret ballot at the Health Assembly.
A Director-General can be re-elected once. Therefore the incumbent Director-General is eligible to be proposed for a second term of five years.
Article Link:
https://www.who.int/about/governance/election
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/tedros-set-to-continue-as-who-chief/article37244885.ece
Solution (c)
The Director-General is WHO’s chief technical and administrative officer.
The next Director-General will be appointed by secret ballot at the Health Assembly.
A Director-General can be re-elected once. Therefore the incumbent Director-General is eligible to be proposed for a second term of five years.
Article Link:
https://www.who.int/about/governance/election
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/tedros-set-to-continue-as-who-chief/article37244885.ece
