Daily Quiz 11 September 2023

Explanation:

• Option (1) is correct but option (2) is incorrect: The Education Ministry has been persuading the States to open Vidya Samiksha Kendras (VSKs) under the National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR). Vidya Samiksha Kendras (VSKs) is an initiative by the Ministry of Education. Vidya Samiksha Kendras are data repositories that will have data from all schemes run by the Ministry.
• Option (3) is correct: Vidya Samiksha Kendras (VSKs) aims to monitor the real-time status of various projects/ activities under the ambit of Samagra Shiksha. VSKs collect data from the following:
• PM-POSHAN mid-day meal programmes
• Teacher training data from the National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement portal
• Textbook content from the Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing
• School dropout and attendance-related data on the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE+)
• Vidya Samiksha Kendras from the National Achievement Survey
• Performance Grading Index which evaluates school education system at the State and Union Territory (UT) level.

However, it’s important to note that while these sources provide valuable data for VSKs, they are not the only ones. The VSKs aim to integrate data from all schemes run by the Ministry of Education for a comprehensive overview of the education system.

• Option (4) is correct: Vidya Samiksha Kendras (VSKs) aims to keep track of enrolled student’s dropouts, including learning outcomes. VSKs aims to monitor and track field level academic and non-academic activities at state level and also empower administrators and teachers in the field to take data driven decisions.

Explanation: 

• Statement 1 is correct: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has directed the drugs controllers of the States and Union Territories to keep a strict vigil on the sale and distribution of falsified versions of the liver medication Defitelio and cancer drug, Adcetris (injection). The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) heads the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) department. DCGI is responsible for approval of licenses of specified categories of Drugs such as blood and blood products, I. V. Fluids, Vaccine and Sera.
• Statement 2 is incorrect but statement 3 is correct: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) is the Central Drug Authority for discharging functions assigned to the Central Government under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. CDSCO Head quarter is located in Delhi. CDSCO functions under Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. CDSCO aims to safeguard and enhance the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and quality of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices. CDSCO is responsible for:
• approval of New Drugs,
• clinical Trials in the country,
• laying down the standards for Drugs,
• control over the quality of imported Drugs,
• coordination of the activities of State Drug Control Organisations and
• Providing expert advice with a view of bring about the uniformity in the enforcement of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.

Explanation: 

• Statement 1 is correct: Under the G20’s New Delhi Declaration the 55-member African Union (AU) was formally made permanent member of the G20, on par with the European Union, in order to make the grouping more representative. Until now only South Africa was a member of the G20. The entry of the AU would provide greater voice to the Global South within the G20 where the G7 countries have long played a dominant role.
• Statement 2 is correct: The Declaration underscores the commitment of G20 central banks to achieve price stability, prioritize central bank independence. It acknowledges the pivotal role of the private sector in establishing inclusive and resilient global value chains. The declaration also underscores the importance of a rules-based, fair, transparent multilateral trading system with the
• Statement 3 is correct: For the first time the G20 leaders have adopted a comprehensive definition of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). India plans to create a Global Digital Public Infrastructure Repository (GDPIR), and the proposal of the One Future Alliance (OFA), a voluntary initiative to implement DPI in low and middle-income countries.

Explanation: 

• Statement 1 is incorrect: The Parliament has cleared amendments to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) laws to facilitate the levy of 28% GST on the face value of all bets made in casinos, horse-racing and online gaming. The online gaming and horse racing were included in Schedule-III of the Central GST Act 2017, deeming them as taxable actionable claims. The uniform levy of 28 per cent tax will beapplicable on:
  • The face value of the chips purchased in the case of casinos,
  • The full value of the bets placed with bookmaker/totalisator in the case of horse racing, and
  • The full value of the bets placed in case of online gaming.
• Statement 2 is correct: The term “online gaming” refers to games that can only be played with an internet connection. Any online gaming platform (domestic or foreign) offering real money online games to users of India will have to be a legal entity incorporated under Indian law. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act of 2002 will treat these platforms as “reporting entities.” These platforms will be required to notify the Financial Intelligence Unit India of any suspicious transactions.

Explanation: 

• Statement 1 is incorrect: Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox a global health emergency. Monkeypox, or Mpox, is a viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus is an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus of the Orthopoxvirus genus in the Poxviridae family, which includes variola, cowpox, vaccinia and other viruses.
• Statement 2 is correct: Anyone can get mpox. It spreads from contact with infected:
• persons, through touch, kissing, or sex
• animals, when hunting, skinning, or cooking them
• materials, such as contaminated sheets, clothes or needles
• Pregnant persons, who may pass the virus on to their unborn baby.
• Statement 3 is incorrect: Getting an mpox vaccine can help prevent infection. Several antivirals, such as tecovirimat, originally developed to treat smallpox have also been used to treat mpox. In the European region, new cases have been reported from Spain and the U.K. The African region has also experienced a surge in cases in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria. China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan, Pakistan and Japan have also reported cases of mpox.