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Current Affairs Quiz 13 May 2023 for UPSC Prelims

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  1. Question 1 of 5

    Which of the following statements regarding National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme isare correct?
    1. It is a Centrally Sponsered Scheme
    2. Since 1988, the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme has been carried out by the Ministry of Labour and Employment with the goal of rehabilitating child labourers.
    Select the correct answer from the code below.

    Correct

    Answer: B

    About National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme
    • The NCLP Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme .
    • Since 1988, the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme has been carried out by the Ministry of Labour and Employment with the goal of rehabilitating child labourers.
    • The NCLP rescues or removes children between the ages of 9 and 14 from employment and places them in NCLP Special Training Centers.
    • Through strong collaboration with the SarvaShikshaAbhiyan, children between the ages of 5-8 are directly connected to the formal education system.
    • A dedicated online portal named PENCiL (Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour) is developed for better monitoring and implementation.

    Objectives of NCLP:
    • The Scheme seeks to adopt a sequential approach with focus on rehabilitation of children working in hazardous occupations & processes in the first instance.
    • Under the Scheme, survey of child labour engaged in hazardous occupations & processes has been conducted.
    • The identified children are to be withdrawn from these occupations & processes and then put into special schools in order to enable them to be mainstreamed into formal schooling system.
    • Project Societies at the district level are fully funded for opening up of special schools/Rehabilitation Centres for the rehabilitation of child labour.

    The special schools/Rehabilitation Centres provide:
    • Non-formal/bridge education
    • Skilled/vocational training
    • Mid Day Meal
    • Stipend @ Rs.150/- per child per month.
    • Health care facilities through a doctor appointed for a group of 20 schools.

    Incorrect

    Answer: B

    About National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme
    • The NCLP Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme .
    • Since 1988, the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme has been carried out by the Ministry of Labour and Employment with the goal of rehabilitating child labourers.
    • The NCLP rescues or removes children between the ages of 9 and 14 from employment and places them in NCLP Special Training Centers.
    • Through strong collaboration with the SarvaShikshaAbhiyan, children between the ages of 5-8 are directly connected to the formal education system.
    • A dedicated online portal named PENCiL (Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour) is developed for better monitoring and implementation.

    Objectives of NCLP:
    • The Scheme seeks to adopt a sequential approach with focus on rehabilitation of children working in hazardous occupations & processes in the first instance.
    • Under the Scheme, survey of child labour engaged in hazardous occupations & processes has been conducted.
    • The identified children are to be withdrawn from these occupations & processes and then put into special schools in order to enable them to be mainstreamed into formal schooling system.
    • Project Societies at the district level are fully funded for opening up of special schools/Rehabilitation Centres for the rehabilitation of child labour.

    The special schools/Rehabilitation Centres provide:
    • Non-formal/bridge education
    • Skilled/vocational training
    • Mid Day Meal
    • Stipend @ Rs.150/- per child per month.
    • Health care facilities through a doctor appointed for a group of 20 schools.

  2. Question 2 of 5

    PENCIL portal is related to,

    Correct

    Answer: A

    About PENCIL Portal:
    • The Union Home Ministry launched the Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour (PENCIL) Portal at the National Conference on Child Labour organised by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
    • The PENCIL is an electronic platform that aims at involving Centre, State, District, Governments, civil society and the general public in achieving the target of child labour free society.
    • Ministry also launched the Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the enforcement of legal framework against child labour.
    • The SOP is aimed at creating a ready reckoner for trainers, practitioners and monitoring agencies to ensure complete prohibition of child labour and protection of adolescents from hazardous labour ultimately leading to Child Labour Free India.

    Incorrect

    Answer: A

    About PENCIL Portal:
    • The Union Home Ministry launched the Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour (PENCIL) Portal at the National Conference on Child Labour organised by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
    • The PENCIL is an electronic platform that aims at involving Centre, State, District, Governments, civil society and the general public in achieving the target of child labour free society.
    • Ministry also launched the Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the enforcement of legal framework against child labour.
    • The SOP is aimed at creating a ready reckoner for trainers, practitioners and monitoring agencies to ensure complete prohibition of child labour and protection of adolescents from hazardous labour ultimately leading to Child Labour Free India.

  3. Question 3 of 5

    Consider the following statements with reference to the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958:
    1. This act is invoked to control insurgency in the North-East and J&K.
    2. Only the governor of the state or the administrator of UT can declare an area as a disturbed area.
    3. It is presently enforced in all the states under the sixth schedule.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    Correct

    Answer: D
    • The Central Government or the Governor of the State or administrator of the Union
    Territory can declare the whole or part of the State or Union Territory as a disturbed area.
    Hence statement 2 is not correct.
    • AFSPA is currently in force in Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, 3 districts of Arunachal Pradesh,
    and areas falling within the jurisdiction of 8 police stations in Arunachal Pradesh bordering
    Assam. Hence statement 3 is not correct.
    • In Jammu and Kashmir, a separate law Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers
    Act, 1990 has been in force. Hence statement 1 is not correct.

    Incorrect

    Answer: D
    • The Central Government or the Governor of the State or administrator of the Union
    Territory can declare the whole or part of the State or Union Territory as a disturbed area.
    Hence statement 2 is not correct.
    • AFSPA is currently in force in Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, 3 districts of Arunachal Pradesh,
    and areas falling within the jurisdiction of 8 police stations in Arunachal Pradesh bordering
    Assam. Hence statement 3 is not correct.
    • In Jammu and Kashmir, a separate law Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers
    Act, 1990 has been in force. Hence statement 1 is not correct.

  4. Question 4 of 5

    Which of the following statements regarding NGT i.e. National Green Tribunal are true?

    (a) It is a specialized body set up under the National Green Tribunal Act 2001
    (b) India became the first country in the world to set up a specialized environmental tribunal.
    (c ) NGT is mandated to make disposal of applications or appeals finally within 1year of filing of the same.

    Correct

    Ans;- 4) None of the above

    Explanation;-
    National Green Tribunal (NGT)
    • It is a specialized body set up under the National Green Tribunal Act (2010) for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources.
    • With the establishment of the NGT, India became the third country in the world to set up a specialized environmental tribunal, only after Australia and New Zealand, and the first developing country to do so.
    • NGT is mandated to make disposal of applications or appeals finally within 6 months of filing of the same.
    • The NGT has five places of sittings, New Delhi is the Principal place of sitting and Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai are the other four.

    Incorrect

    Ans;- 4) None of the above

    Explanation;-
    National Green Tribunal (NGT)
    • It is a specialized body set up under the National Green Tribunal Act (2010) for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources.
    • With the establishment of the NGT, India became the third country in the world to set up a specialized environmental tribunal, only after Australia and New Zealand, and the first developing country to do so.
    • NGT is mandated to make disposal of applications or appeals finally within 6 months of filing of the same.
    • The NGT has five places of sittings, New Delhi is the Principal place of sitting and Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai are the other four.

  5. Question 5 of 5

    Which one of the following links all the ATMs in India ?

    Correct

    Ans;- c) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

    About National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI)
    ○ The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is an umbrella organisation for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India.
    ○ It founded in 2008, the NPCI is a not-for-profit organisation registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013, established by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Indian Banks Association (IBA).
    ○ The organisation is owned by a consortium of major banks, and has been promoted by the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India.
    ○ The NPCI was incorporated in December 2008 and the Certificate of Commencement of Business was issued in April 2009.

    Incorrect

    Ans;- c) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

    About National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI)
    ○ The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is an umbrella organisation for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India.
    ○ It founded in 2008, the NPCI is a not-for-profit organisation registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013, established by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Indian Banks Association (IBA).
    ○ The organisation is owned by a consortium of major banks, and has been promoted by the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India.
    ○ The NPCI was incorporated in December 2008 and the Certificate of Commencement of Business was issued in April 2009.


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