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Consider the following statements:
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Solution (c)
The President of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted for by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly basis. The President is the chair and presiding officer of the General Assembly.
The presidency rotates annually between the five geographic groups: African, Asia-Pacific, Eastern European, Latin American and Caribbean, and Western European and other States. It is customary that no permanent member of the United Nations Security Council ever serves as UNGA president.
Election for the non-permanent members of UNSC is held by secret ballot. Candidates require a two-thirds majority in UNGA to be elected as non-permanent member. Five countries are elected to Council of 15-member (UNSC) as non-permanent members for two-year term.
Solution (c)
The President of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted for by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly basis. The President is the chair and presiding officer of the General Assembly.
The presidency rotates annually between the five geographic groups: African, Asia-Pacific, Eastern European, Latin American and Caribbean, and Western European and other States. It is customary that no permanent member of the United Nations Security Council ever serves as UNGA president.
Election for the non-permanent members of UNSC is held by secret ballot. Candidates require a two-thirds majority in UNGA to be elected as non-permanent member. Five countries are elected to Council of 15-member (UNSC) as non-permanent members for two-year term.
The term “Democracies 11” was recently seen in news in the wake of G7 summit. Along with G7 member nations which of the following countries are part of Democracies 11?
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Solution (b)
In the wake of G7 summit, India recently signed off on a joint statement by G-7 and guest countries on “open societies” that reaffirm and encourage the values of “freedom of expression, both online and offline, as a freedom that safeguards democracy and helps people live free from fear and oppression”.
The joint statement was signed by the G-7 countries, and India, South Korea, Australia and South Africa, with host British Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling them “Democracies 11”.
Democracies 11 is facing threats to freedom and democracy from rising authoritarianism, electoral interference, corruption, economic coercion, manipulation of information, including disinformation, online harms and cyber attacks, politically motivated internet shutdowns, human rights violations and abuses, terrorism and violent extremism.
Article Link: India signs joint statement at G-7 for freedom of expression
Solution (b)
In the wake of G7 summit, India recently signed off on a joint statement by G-7 and guest countries on “open societies” that reaffirm and encourage the values of “freedom of expression, both online and offline, as a freedom that safeguards democracy and helps people live free from fear and oppression”.
The joint statement was signed by the G-7 countries, and India, South Korea, Australia and South Africa, with host British Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling them “Democracies 11”.
Democracies 11 is facing threats to freedom and democracy from rising authoritarianism, electoral interference, corruption, economic coercion, manipulation of information, including disinformation, online harms and cyber attacks, politically motivated internet shutdowns, human rights violations and abuses, terrorism and violent extremism.
Article Link: India signs joint statement at G-7 for freedom of expression
Consider the following statements regarding PM Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana:
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Solution (c)
PM-SYM is a Central Sector Scheme administered by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and implemented through Life Insurance Corporation of India and Community Service Centers (CSCs)
This scheme seeks to benefit around 42 crore workers from the unorganized sector workers (home based workers, street vendors, mid-day meal workers, head loaders, landless labourers and similar other occupations) whose monthly income is Rs 15,000/ per month or less.
This scheme seeks to provide minimum assured pension. Each subscriber shall receive minimum assured pension of Rs 3000/- per month after attaining the age of 60 years.
During the receipt of pension, if the subscriber dies, the spouse of the beneficiary shall be entitled to receive 50% of the pension received by the beneficiary as family pension. Family pension is applicable only to spouse.
Article Link: Enrolment in pension scheme for low earners dipping fast
Solution (c)
PM-SYM is a Central Sector Scheme administered by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and implemented through Life Insurance Corporation of India and Community Service Centers (CSCs)
This scheme seeks to benefit around 42 crore workers from the unorganized sector workers (home based workers, street vendors, mid-day meal workers, head loaders, landless labourers and similar other occupations) whose monthly income is Rs 15,000/ per month or less.
This scheme seeks to provide minimum assured pension. Each subscriber shall receive minimum assured pension of Rs 3000/- per month after attaining the age of 60 years.
During the receipt of pension, if the subscriber dies, the spouse of the beneficiary shall be entitled to receive 50% of the pension received by the beneficiary as family pension. Family pension is applicable only to spouse.
Article Link: Enrolment in pension scheme for low earners dipping fast
What is the objective of PASIPHAE Survey, seen recently in news:
Solution (d)
Polar-Areas Stellar-Imaging in Polarisation High-Accuracy Experiment (PASIPHAE) is an international collaborative sky surveying project. It is an opto polarimetric survey aiming to measure the linear polarization from millions of stars.
The PASIPHAE polarimetric map will be used to perform magnetic tomography of the Milky Way Galaxy. That is, it will deduce the 3-dimensional structure of the magnetic field and the dust that resides in our own Galaxy.
Article Link: How PASIPHAE will peep into the unknown regions of the sky
Solution (d)
Polar-Areas Stellar-Imaging in Polarisation High-Accuracy Experiment (PASIPHAE) is an international collaborative sky surveying project. It is an opto polarimetric survey aiming to measure the linear polarization from millions of stars.
The PASIPHAE polarimetric map will be used to perform magnetic tomography of the Milky Way Galaxy. That is, it will deduce the 3-dimensional structure of the magnetic field and the dust that resides in our own Galaxy.
Article Link: How PASIPHAE will peep into the unknown regions of the sky
Which of the following conventions was the outcome of Earth Summit, 1992?
Solution (a)
Earth Summit 1992 is also known as The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).
Earth Summit 1992 succeeded in raising public awareness of the need to integrate environment and development.
The Earth Summit resulted in the following documents:
Moreover, important legally binding agreements (Rio Convention) were opened for signature:
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD):
Article Link: Prime Minister delivers keynote address at the UN ‘High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land degradation and Drought’
Solution (a)
Earth Summit 1992 is also known as The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).
Earth Summit 1992 succeeded in raising public awareness of the need to integrate environment and development.
The Earth Summit resulted in the following documents:
Moreover, important legally binding agreements (Rio Convention) were opened for signature:
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD):
Article Link: Prime Minister delivers keynote address at the UN ‘High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land degradation and Drought’
