Current Affairs Quiz 08 October 2022

Ans;- b) Only 2 and 3

• The space segment consists of the IRNSS constellation of eight satellites, NavIC. Three satellites are located in suitable orbital slots in the geostationary orbit and the remaining four are located in geosynchronous orbits with the required inclination and equatorial crossings in two different planes. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

• It is designed to provide accurate position information service to users in India as well as the region extending up to 1500 km from its boundary, which is its primary service area. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.

• There are long term plans to extend it to SAARC region, but not by 2019.

There are plans to add 4 more satellites to the present constellation. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

Answer : a) 1 only
Explanation:
Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) was started in 2012 and aims to improve the safety and performance of selected existing dams and associated appurtenances in a sustainable manner.
DRIP also has the objective of strengthening the dam safety institutional setup in participating states as well as at the central level and exploring alternative incidental means in few of selected dams to generate the incidental revenue for sustainable operation and maintenance of dams.
It also aims at ensuring the safety of downstream population and property that are affected in the case of a dam failure or operational failure.

Answer: C

Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)
○ The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was set up in 1985

○ The CAT exercises original jurisdiction in relation to recruitment and all service matters of public servants covered by it.

○ The CAT is a multi-member body consisting of a chairman and members. Earlier, the CAT consisted of a Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and members.

○ With the amendment in Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 in 2006, the members have been given the status of judges of High Courts.

○ Members are drawn from both judicial and administrative services making CAT a Quasi judicial body.

○ They hold office for a term of five years or until they attain the age of 65 years, in case of chairman and 62 years in case of members,

○ The appointment of Members in CAT is made on the basis of recommendations of a high powered selection committee chaired by a Sitting judge of Supreme Court who is nominated by the Chief Justice of India.

Answer : B

What is Lassa fever?

• The Lassa fever-causing virus is found in West Africa and was first discovered in 1969 in Lassa, Nigeria.
• The discovery of this disease was made after two nurses died in Nigeria.
• The death rate associated with this disease is low, at around one per cent.
• But the death rate is higher for certain individuals, such as pregnant women in their third trimester.
• According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, about 80 per cent of the cases are asymptomatic and therefore remain undiagnosed. Some patients may need to be hospitalised and develop severe multi-system disease. Fifteen per cent of the hospitalised patients may die.

How does it spread?

• The fever is spread by rats and is primarily found in countries in West Africa including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and Nigeria where it is endemic.
• A person can become infected if they come in contact with household items of food that is contaminated with the urine or feces of an infected rat.
• It can also be spread, though rarely, if a person comes in contact with a sick person’s infected bodily fluids or through mucous membranes such as the eyes, nose or the mouth. Person-to-person transmission is more common in healthcare settings.
• Even so, people don’t usually become contagious before symptoms appear and cannot transmit the infection through casual contact such as through hugging, shaking hands or sitting near someone who is infected.

Symptoms

• Mild symptoms include slight fever, fatigue, weakness and headache and more serious symptoms include bleeding, difficulty breathing, vomiting, facial swelling, pain in the chest, back, and abdomen and shock.
• Symptoms typically appear 1-3 weeks after exposure.
• Death can occur from two weeks of the onset of symptoms, usually as a result of multi-organ failure.
• The most common complication associated with the fever is deafness.

Ans;- c) Both 1 and 2
Both the statements are correct.