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Sunday 6 August 2017

03.08.2017 Current Affairs Quiz


1) According to CERT-In report, a total of ___________ incidents involving ransamware were reported between 2014 to 2017 till June.
(A) 35
(B) 65
(C) 72
(D) 83
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Answer-(B) 65
Explanation:
  • According to IT Minister, “Cyber attack on India is minimum”.
  • He terms the 'hackers' as ‘digital fugitives’ and said data protection was crucial for any country as ‘data is new oil’.
  • Since 12th May 2017, Propagation of ransomware called “Wanna Cry / Wanna Crypt” has been reported in many countries including India.
  • Since 27th June 2017, Propagation of another ransomeware ‘Petya’ was also reported.

  • 2) A nine Judge Constitutional bench of Supreme Court headed by ___________ has been deciding on protection of the concept of privacy.
    (A) Chief Justice J S Khehar
    (B) Justice Dipak Misra
    (C) Justice Jasti Chelameswar
    (D) Justice Ranjan Gogoi
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    Answer-(A) Chief Justice J S Khehar
    Explanation:
    1. The bench will decide whether privacy is a fundamental right or not on 27th august 2017.
    2. What is Privacy? – One’s right to not to be disturbed by others & choose what information to share with others & what to keep to oneself.
    3. Article 12 of the ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ (UDHR) – Privacy as human right.
    4. India is a signatory of the 1948 UDHR charter that recognises privacy as a human right.
    5. Article 17 of the ‘International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights’ (ICCPR) – protects a person against ‘arbitrary & unlawful interference with his privacy’.
    6. India signed & ratified the ICCPR on April 10, 1979.
    7. Article 21 of the Indian Constitution – Privacy is a part of Right to life.
    8. The two past verdicts on privacy held that it was not a fundamental right.
  • Kaharak Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh
  • M.P Sharma vs Satish Chandra

  • 3) The Indus Water Treaty was signed on __________ after 9 years of negotiations between India & Pakistan with the help of the World Bank which is also a signatory.
    (A) 4th August 1960
    (B) 12th August 1960
    (C) 19th September 1960
    (D) 30th September 1960
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    Answer-(C) 19th September 1960
    Explanation:
    1. The treaty was signed in Karachi by
  • Indian Prime Minister – Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Pakistan President – Ayub Khan
  • 2. According to this agreement,
  • Control over the 3 ‘Eastern’ rivers – The Beas, the Ravi & the Sutlej was given to India.
  • Control over the 3 ‘Western’ rivers – The Indus, the Chenab and the Jhelum – was given to Pakistan.
  • 3. Pakistan opposes the construction of two hydroelectric power plant being built by India.
  • The Kishanganga hydroelectric power plant in Jhelum (330 MW)
  • Ratle hydroelectric power plant (850 MW) in Chenab
  • 4. On 2nd August 2017, World Bank has said “under the Indus Water Treaty, India is permitted to construct hydroelectric power facilities on the tributaries of the Jhelum & Chenab with certain restrictions”.

    Current Affairs Quiz

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