Option (c) is correct

Explanation:

• Recently, the Delhi Police filed a chargesheet against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief for relatively minor offences such as outraging the modesty of a woman and stalking. 
• Statement 1 is not correct. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was enacted in 2012 under the Ministry of Women and Child Development to provide legal protection to children from sexual abuse, exploitation and pornography  and provide for establishment of Special Courts for trial of such offences and related matters and incidents.
• Statement 2 is not correct. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international treaty that legally obligates nations to protect children’s rights.

• General principles of the POCSO Act
  • The Act mentions 12 key principles which are to be followed by anyone, including the State Governments, the Child Welfare Committee, the Police, the Special Courts, NGOs, or any other professional present during the trial and assisting the child during the trial.
    • Right to life and survival
    • Best interests of the child
    • Right to be treated with dignity and compassion
    • Right to be protected from discrimination
    • Right to special preventive measures
    • Right to be informed
    • Right to be heard and to express views and concerns
    • Right to effective assistance
    • Right to Privacy
    • Right to be protected from hardship during the justice process
    • Right to safety
    • Right to compensation

Option (b) is correct

Explanation:

• Recently, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) asked the District Magistrate, Saharanpur, to take action against a circular that was issued by the Darul Uloom Deoband, asking its students not to learn English failing which they would be expelled from the campus.
• The Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary from where the Deobandi movement began. It was established by Muslim theologians in the wake of the failure of the 1857 War of Independence and focuses on reforming and uplifting the Muslim society.

• Statement 1 is not correct. NCPCR is a statutory body set up in March 2007 under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005 and is under the administrative aegis of the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
• The Commission’s mandate is to ensure that all laws, policies, programmes, and administrative mechanisms are in consonance with the child rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India and also the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
• Statement 2 is correct. It inquires into complaints relating to a child’s right to free and compulsory education under the Right to Education Act. 2009.
• Statement 3 is correct. It monitors the implementation of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.

Option (b) is correct 

Explanation:

• Recently, the Defence Acquisition Council approved the procurement of 31 armed MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from General Atomics, defence sources confirmed. 
• The Defense Acquisition Council is the highest decision-making body in the Defence Ministry for deciding on new policies and capital acquisitions for the three services of Army, Navy and Air Force and the Indian Coast Guard.
• Statement 1 is not correct. The Defence Acquisition Council is chaired by the Minister of Defence.
• Statement 2 is correct. It was formed, after the Group of Ministers recommendations on ‘Reforming the National Security System’, in 2001, post Kargil War (1999).

Option (c) is correct

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct. Recently, the Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs announced that the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit at the end of this year will adopt Bangkok Vision 2030.
• Statement 2 is not correct. He also stated that a marine transport cooperation agreement is expected to be concluded at the summit. He said that the Bangkok Vision 2030 would be an overarching kind of document and would give direction to the BIMSTEC.

• The BIMSTEC group comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka (countries from South Asia) Myanmar, and Thailand (countries from Southeast Asia).
• It came into being in 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration.
  • Initially, it was formed with four Member States Bangladesh, India, Sri-Lanka and Thailand and later it was renamed ‘BIMST-EC’ in 1997, following the inclusion of Myanmar.
  • With the admission of Nepal and Bhutan in 2004, the name of the grouping was changed to ‘Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation’ (BIMSTEC).
• Its Secretariat is in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Option (a) is correct 

Explanation:

• Recently, a former executive has alleged China’s ruling Communist Party that it dominates the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and uses it to further its interests, which prompted Canada to suspend participation in the institution.
• The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank with a mission to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia.
• It was established in 2015 by 57 founding members, which began its operations in January 2016.
• It is headquartered in Beijing.
• Its membership is open to all members of the World Bank or the Asian Development Bank and is divided into regional and non-regional members.
  • Regional members are those located within areas classified as Asia and Oceania by the United Nations.
• The USA and Japan are not the members of the group.

Option (d) is correct

Explanation:

• Recently, Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to elevate relations and increase its overall presence in West Asia. 
• Palestine is generally a region bounded on the east by the Jordan River, on the north by the border between modern Israel and Lebanon, on the west by the Mediterranean Sea (including the coast of Gaza), and on the south by the Negev, with its southernmost extension reaching the Gulf of Aqaba.

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