3rd June 2021 Current Affairs Quiz

Ans. C
Members of SCO are Russia, China, Krygystan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, India and Pakistan

Answer: B

Port Blair, on the South Andaman Island, is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Answer: C
Both the statements are correct.

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
• The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is an Indian Statutory Body established by an Act of Parliament, the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.
• The Commission works under the aegis of Ministry of Women and Child Development, GoI.
• The Commission is mandated under section 13 of CPCR Act, 2005 “to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes, and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
• As defined by the commission, child includes person up to the age of 18 years.
• Also, NCPCR cannot enquire into any matter which is pending before a State Commission or any other Commission duly constituted.
• The commission consist of the following members:
a. A chairperson who, is a person of eminence and has done a outstanding work for promoting the welfare of children; and
b. Six members, out of which at least two are woman, from the following fields, is appointed by the Central Government from amongst person of eminence, ability, integrity, standing and experience in:
§ Education,
§ Child health, care, welfare or child development,
§ Juvenile justice or care of neglected or marginalized children or children with disabilities,
§ Elimination of child labour or children in distress
§ Child psychology or sociology
§ Laws relating to children

Answer: A

• MPLADS is a Plan Scheme fully funded by Government of India. The annual MPLADS fund entitlement per MP constituency is Rs. 5 crore.
• MPs are to recommend every year, works costing at least 15 per cent of the MPLADS entitlement for the year for areas inhabited by Scheduled Caste population and 7.5 per cent for areas inhabited by S.T. population.
• In order to encourage trusts and societies for the betterment of tribal people, a ceiling of Rs. 75 lakh is stipulated for building assets by trusts and societies subject to conditions prescribed in the scheme guidelines.
• Lok Sabha Members can recommend works within their Constituencies and Elected Members of Rajya Sabha can recommend works within the State of Election (with select exceptions). Nominated Members of both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha can recommend works anywhere in the country.
All works to meet locally felt infrastructure and development needs, with an emphasis on creation of durable assets in the constituency are permissible under MPLADS as prescribed in the scheme guidelines. Expenditure on specified items of non durable nature are also permitted as listed in the guidelines.

Answer: B
Varuna is a tributary of river Yamuna and Koyna is a tributary of river Krishna.