QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 25 JANUARY 2018

Solution: b.

The reform agenda is aimed at EASE – Enhanced Access and Service Excellence, focusing on six themes of

• customer responsiveness,
• responsible banking,
• credit off take,
• PSBs as Udyami Mitra,
• deepening financial inclusion & digitalisation and
• developing personnel for brand PSB.

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=175850;

Solution: a.

The same question has earlier been posted here.

In the news (http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-arc-to-southeast-asia/article22515403.ece): “Though the Modi government’s ‘Act East’ policy is aimed at enhancing India’s strategic profile in East and Southeast Asia, New Delhi’s main focus remains on South Asia and the Indian Ocean region. There has been a shift in emphasis, of course, with India moving away from SAARC to BIMSTEC..”

South Asia as a geographical region comprises Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Myanmar too is included sometimes.

• The sub-regional organization BIMSTEC (http://bimstec.org/overview/) came into being in 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration. It constitutes seven Member States: five deriving from South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and two from Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Thailand. The regional group constitutes a bridge between South and South East Asia and represents a reinforcement of relations among these countries.
• BIMSTEC has also established a platform for intra-regional cooperation between SAARC and ASEAN members.
• BIMSTEC is a sector-driven cooperative organization (it presently has 9-focus sectors).

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Solution: a.

• India’s NTAGI (http://www.nitag-resource.org/uploads/media/default/0001/01/6706ca25a105266e834edb78f7f81cec124420ec.pdf): The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) was established in August 2001 by the Department of Family Welfare. The NTAGI was intended to provide technical advice to inform decision-making on both technical and operational matters pertaining to immunisation and choice and scheduling of existing and planned vaccines.
• Procedure for introduction of a new vaccine in UIP (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=168805): NTAGI reviews disease burden and epidemiology of a particular vaccine preventable disease and vaccine availability along with its cost effectiveness before making recommendations for any new vaccine introduction. The Health Ministry introduces new vaccines only when NTAGI recommendations are subsequently approved by the empowered programme committee and Mission Steering Group (http://nhm.gov.in/monitoring/mission-steering-group.html).
• Empowered Programme Committee (http://nhm.gov.in/monitoring/empowered-programme-committee.html#) is an Executive Committee constituted under National Health Mission (NHM). All the Proposals brought before the MSG are first placed for examination before EPC.

Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/hpv-vaccine-gets-immunisation-nod/article22514484.ece

Solution: a.

Iran is not a Central Asian Republic.

Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/afghanistan-on-a-slow-fuse/article22515400.ece;

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Solution: a.

All regions refer to cities in Syria.

Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/more-fire/article22515398.ece;

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