QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 11 July 2019

Solution: c)

Go Tribal campaign, was launched by Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India) in association with Amazon Global.

The collaboration aims to create awareness and promote tribal arts and crafts as well as aid in socio-economic welfare of over 700 Indian tribes.

TRIFED is an organization under Ministry of Tribal Affairs and is engaged in marketing development of tribal products including tribal art and craft under the brand name “TRIBES INDIA”.

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Solution: a)

The Foreigners’ Tribunals — 100 existing and 200 more to be functional by September 1 — are quasi-judicial bodies meant to “furnish opinion on the question as to whether a person is or is not a foreigner within the meaning of Foreigners Act, 1946”.

In 1964, the Centre passed the Foreigners’ (Tribunals) Order under provisions of Section 3 of the Act.

The FTs get two kinds of cases: those against whom a “reference” has been made by border police, and those whose names in the electoral rolls have a D (Doubtful) against them.

The MHA has amended the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964,

Changes proposed as per the amendment:

• It has empowered district magistrates in all States and Union Territories to set up tribunalsto decide whether a person staying illegally in India is a foreigner or not.
• The amended Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 2019 also empowers individuals to approach the Tribunals.
• The amended order also allows District Magistrates to refer individuals who haven’t filed claims against their exclusion from NRCto the Tribunals to decide if they are foreigners or not.

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Solution: d)

Though the Indian Constitution does not have any explicit provision regarding right to food, the fundamental right to life enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution may be interpreted to include right to live with human dignity, which may include the right to food and other basic necessities. About two thirds of the population therefore is covered under the Act to receive highly subsidized foodgrains.

The Act legally entitles upto 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population to receive subsidized foodgrains under Targeted Public Distribution System.

The Act is being implemented in all the States/UTs.

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Solution: c)

• The Act also has a special focus on the nutritional support to women and children. Besides meal to pregnant women and lactating mothers during pregnancy and six months after the child birth, such women will also be entitled to receive maternity benefit of not less than Rs. 6,000.
• Children upto 14 years of age will be entitled to nutritious meals as per the prescribed nutritional standards.
• In case of non-supply of entitled foodgrains or meals, the beneficiaries will receive food security allowance.
• The Act also contains provisions for setting up of grievance redressal mechanism at the District and State levels.
• Separate provisions have also been made in the Act for ensuring transparency and accountability.

Solution: c)

It was brokered by the World Bank. The Treaty also provides arbitration mechanism to solve disputes amicably.