Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is In 1956.

• In 1956 the "Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act" was enacted.

Key Points

• Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act
  • This Act may be called the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.
  • It extends to the whole of India.

Additional Information

• Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act
  • ​In pursuance of the International Convention signed by India in 1950 pertaining to the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking, a comprehensive Act called Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act was enacted in 1956.
  • It makes the sexual exploitation of male and female a cognizable offence.

• The blue litmus paper will turn red when it comes into contact with an acidic solution.
• When a litmus paper is put in a solution, depending on what the solution is, the indicator will react with the solution and will change its colour.
• On the other hand, red litmus paper reacts to alkaline substances by turning blue.
• Note: Acid will turn red litmus paper to red only.No change.

All are mammal except Lizard.

The disease Kala-Azar is caused by the protozoan Leishmania donovani

Leishmania donovani: 

• It is a parasitic protozoan belonging to the class Mastigophora or flagellata.
• It is a human parasite that is dimorphic (i.e. shows two forms) & digenetic in nature
• It causes the disease Kala-azar or Dumdum fever by sand fly (phelobotomus)
• The disease is spread by the bite of infected sand-fly
• It can affect the Skin (Cutaneous Leishmaniasis), the mucous membrane of the mouth, throat, and nose (Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis), Liver, lymph nodes, spleen, and bone marrow (Visceral Leishmaniasis)
• Symptoms include: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis - Skin ulcers
• Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis - Ulcers in mouth, throat, and nose, Nosebleed, Difficulty in breathing.
• Visceral Leishmaniasis - Weakness, weight loss, loss of appetite, enlarged spleen, liver, lymph nodes, a decrease in the production of blood cells.

Diagram showing the two different forms of Leishmania donovani

The correct answer is State, Central and Local bodies.

Key Points 

• The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) was set up in March 2007 under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005, an Act of Parliament (December 2005).
• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is a statutory body under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005 under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India. 
• 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.
• The Child is defined as a person in the 0 to 18 years age group.
• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) works at State, Central and Local bodies. 
• Independent monitoring of the implementation of the Act is assigned to the National Council of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the main responsibilities are:
  • examine and review safeguards for rights under this Act, and recommend measures for effective implementation
  • inquire into complaints relating to child’s right to free and compulsory education
  • conduct periodic social audit of the status of implementation and review
• Hence, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) works at ​State, Central and Local bodies.