Recently, a new database was launched, (Unite Aware platform) to record crimes against UN peacekeepers and monitor progress in holding perpetrators accountable. It was launched by the Group of Friends (GOF) initiative in its second meeting to promote accountability for crimes against peacekeepers.

The database will serve as an online repository to monitor and address cases of malicious acts against Peacekeepers. It will facilitate comprehensive analysis and drive effective strategies for promoting accountability. It is hosted on the Unite Aware platform. It implements the provisions of UN Security Council resolution 2589 (adopted in August 2021) which called upon troops hosting member states to bring to justice perpetrators of all acts of violence against United Nations personnel.

Source – https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/india

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The Supreme Court on April 5 stayed the operation of High Court judgment which struck down law regulating madrasas and ordered the transfer of their students to regular schools.
A three-judge Bench decided to freeze the implementation of the High Court judgment of March 22 in an interim order even as the state government said it had learnt to “accept” the High Court verdict.
The State claimed to have fought tooth and nail for the survival of the Act in the High Court. However, it has now reconciled to the High Court’s point of view that the Act threatened the principles of secularism and was violative of the Basic Structure of the Constitution.

Source- https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-stays-allahabad-hc-judgment-

6th APR 2024

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Passage 1

1. The database was launched by which country?

A. India

B. UAE

C. France

D. Egypt

2. On 16th December of which year, a ‘Group of Friends’ to promote accountability for crimes against peacekeepers was launched?

A. 2020

B. 2021

C. 2022

D. 2023

3. Which of this is not true about the GOF?

A. It comprises 14 member states.

B. Co-chairs: India, Bangladesh, Egypt, France, Morocco and Nepal.

C. The GoF will convene two meetings of its members per year, organise and host one event per year to inform and galvanise support for promoting accountability for crimes against peacekeepers.

D. None

4. The GOF calls on member states to investigate, arrest, and prosecute perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers. Peacekeepers are also denoted by the phrase?

A. White helmets

B. Blue helmets

C. White army

D. Blue army

5. With reference to the “United Nations Credentials Committee”, consider the following statements: 1. It is a committee set up by the UN Security Council and works under its supervision. 2. It traditionally meets in March, June and September every year 3. It assesses the credentials of all UN members before submitting a report to the General Assembly for approval. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 3 only

B. 1 and 3

C. 2 and 3

D. 1 and 2

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6. The impugned decision was given by which High Court?

A. Delhi HC

B. Allahabad HC

C. Calcutta HC

D. Patna HC

7. The act which is in dispute here is of which year?

A. 1994

B. 1997

C. 2004

D. 2006

8. The Act's provisions were criticised for failing to ensure quality compulsory education up to the age of 14 years, as mandated by Article __ of the Constitution.

A. 21

B. 21A

C. 21B

D. 22A

9. Which Article of the Constitution states that the State shall endeavour to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years?

A. 42

B. 43

C. 45

D. 46

10. Identify the wrong one.

A. The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002, provided the Right to Education as a fundamental right in Part III of the Constitution and made education a fundamental right for children between the ages of six and fourteen.

B. Concerns were raised regarding the exclusion of madrasas from the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 potentially depriving students of universal and quality school education.

C. The Act was deemed to conflict with Section 22 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956, raising questions about its compatibility with higher education standards.

D. None