QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 19 May 2017

Solution:  c.

• The act  provides  for  the continued use of English (even after 1965), in addition to Hindi, for all official purposes of the Union and also for the transaction of business in  Notably, this act enables the use of English indefinitely (without any time-limit). Further, this act was amended in 1967 to make the use of English, in addition to Hindi, compulsory in certain cases.
• These include: (a) resolutions, general orders, rules, notifications, administrative or other reports or press communications issued by the Central government; (b) administrative and other reports and official papers laid before Parliament; and (c) contracts and agreements executed, licences, permits, notices, etc, issued by the Central government or by a corporation or a company owned by the Central government.

Chapter ‘Official Language’, Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;

Improvisation: TH: Should Hindi be the sole official language;

Solution: c.

The same question was posted here a few days ago.

• Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations allows consular officers the right to access, converse and correspond with nationals in prison, custody or detention and arrange private legal representation — a lawyer of the nationals’ own choice — to defend them during trial.

‘Explained’ Page, Indian Express, 19^th May 2017;

IE;

Solution: c.

‘Reprieve’ implies a stay the execution of a sentence for a temporary period.

‘President’, Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;

Improvisation: TH: Karnak approaches President;

Solution: b.

• The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free Legal Services to the weaker sections of the society and to organize Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of disputes.
• In every State, State Legal Services Authority has been constituted to give effect to the policies and directions of the NALSA and to give free legal services to the people and conduct Lok Adalats in the State.
• The State Legal Services Authority is headed by Hon’ble the Chief Justice of the respective High Court who is the Patron-in-Chief of the State Legal Services Authority.
• In the news: NALSA under the chairmanship of a SC judge, will set up State Legal Services Authorities’ offices all over the country with facilities that enable litigants to access court documents, case status and connect to their advocates online and through dedicated phone numbers. The facility called ‘Legal Assistance Establishments’ or ‘Nyaya Sanyog’ will cater to poor litigants and the families of undertrials languishing in jails to get quick access to justice.

NALSA;

Solution: b.

TH: Now, Victoria memorial on Arts and Culture;

Solution: b.

How Are PHWRs Different From Light Water Reactors?

PHWRs reactors use heavy water as a neutron moderator and coolant and natural uranium as fuel, unlike Light Water Reactors (LWRs) which use uranium enriched up to 3 to 5 per cent as fuel and normal water as both its coolant and neutron moderator. Another major difference between the two is that a PHWRs produce more plutonium and tritium as a by-product compared to LWRs. Also, PHWRs do not need to be shut down for refuelling while LWRs are refuelled after shutdown.

PIB; SwarajyaMag: Why India is betting big on heavy water reactors;

Improvisation: TH: Ending nuclear dependency;

Solution: a.

The 3 stages of our Nuclear Power Programme are :

• Stage-I : envisages, construction of Natural Uranium, Heavy Water Moderated and Cooled Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs). Spent fuel from these reactors is reprocessed to obtain Plutonium.
• Stage-II : envisages, construction of Fast Breeder Reactors (FBRs) fuelled by Plutonium produced in stage-I. These reactors would also breed U-233 from Thorium.
• Stage-III : would comprise power reactors using U-233 / Thorium as fuel.

PIB: About Nuclear Power;

Improvisation:  TH: Ending nuclear dependency;