Current Affairs - 2019-20

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In Finland, 2,000 unemployed people are being provided with monetary compensation each month for a span of two years with very little or no preconditions.

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The United Nations Public Service Day is observed every year on June 23 to recognize the work of public servants and to encourage young people to pursue careers in the public sector. The day is also observed to celebrate value and virtue of public service to the community and to raise awareness regarding the contribution of public service in the development of society and honouring the work of public servants.

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The International Day of Forests is observed every year on March 21 to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside forests for the benefit of current and future generations. The 2017 theme is ‘Forests and Energy’. The theme highlights the importance of wood energy in improving people’s lives, powering sustainable development and mitigating climate change.
 

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AB = 10cm
BD = 5 cm
∠ADB = 90°
∴ AD =




Hence option [C] is the right answer.

Notes:
∠BCD = ∠DCA = 30°
∠DCE = 180°
∴ ∠ACE = 180° – 30° = 150°
AC = CE
∴ ∠CAE = ∠CEA =
Hence option [A] is the right answer.

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In an effort to expand the fight against the tobacco epidemic, the WHO has introduced the MPOWER package of six proven policies. These are:

• Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies;
• Protect people from tobacco smoke;
• Offer help to quit tobacco use
• Warn about the dangers of tobacco
• Enforce bans on tobacco advertising
• Promotion and sponsorship
• Raise taxes on tobacco

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The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has recently signed an institutional agreement with Punjab State Council of Science and Technology to set up India’s first Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) in Punjab. This initiative has been taken under the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) TISC programme. It aims to stimulate a dynamic, vibrant, and balanced Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) system in the country to foster creativity and innovation and promote entrepreneurship.

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Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm is a joint venture between India and Sri Lanka.

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President Vladimir Putin has recently signed a decree to withdraw Russia’s signature from the International Criminal Court treaty. Russia in 2000 signed the Rome treaty that established the Hague-based court but never ratified it. International Criminal Court is based in Hague, Netherlands, and is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal. Currently, there are 124 states which are party to Rome Statute and therefore members of the ICC. Both India and China are not its members.

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First statement is incorrect because SRESTHA (Special Railway Establishment for Strategic Technology & Holistic Advancement) would be headed by an eminent scientist reporting directly to Chairman, Railway Board and would be staffed with scientists and a limited number of Railway experts. RDSO functioning will be made totally transparent with time bound results.