Current Affairs Quiz 31 October 2024

Ans;- d) All of the above

Explanation;-

• The sixty percent of all active volcanoes occur at the boundaries between tectonic plates.

• The most volcanoes are found along a belt, called the “Ring of Fire” that encircles the Pacific Ocean, as shown in the below image where many interaction of plates takes place like Convergence and Divergence forces.

• Some volcanoes, like those that form the Hawaiian Islands, occur in the interior of plates at areas called “hot spots.”

Solution: A
Justification: Statement 1 and 4: Love marriage was a common practice in the Sangam age. Women were allowed to choose their life partners. However, the life of widows was miserable. The practice of Sati was prevalent in the higher strata of society. Even in Cholas, the practice of ‘Sati’ was prevalent among the royal families.
Statement 2: The devadasi system or dancing girls attached to temples emerged during the Chola period. There is evidence that they were often subjected to harassment by priests and officials.
Statement 3: Women poets like Avvaiyar, Nachchellaiyar, and Kakkaipadiniyar flourished in the Sangam period and contributed to Tamil literature.

Correct Answer: D) The CTBT requires ratification by eight specific nations known as Annex-2 states, including the US and China, who have not yet ratified it.

Correct Answer: B) The NCISM focuses on developing policies for regulating medical institutions and professionals, assessing resource needs, ensuring regulatory compliance, and facilitating coordination within its structure.

Answer: B

What is measles?
• Measles or as it is called ‘khasra’, is a highly contagious viral disease which affects mostly children.
• It is one of the leading causes of death and disability among young children.
• There is no specific treatment for measles but there is a vaccine to stay protected from the disease, which is both safe as well as cost effective.
• Death due to measles are caused by the complications associated with the disease like blindness, encephalitis, severe diarrhoea and pneumonia.

Spread:
• Measles spreads by coughing and sneezing, close personal contact or direct contact with infected nasal or throat secretions.
• As per reports, an infected child with measles can spread the virus to others for about eight days, starting four days before the rash appears and ending when the rash has been present for four days.

What are the symptoms?
• Symptoms appear around 10 to 14 days after exposure to the virus.
• The main symptoms are fever, dry cough, running nose, sore throat and rash.
• The rashes look like small red spots which remain slightly raised and give the skin a splotchy red appearance.
• The face of the rash breaks out first. Within days, it spreads to the rest of the body.