15, 16 January 2016 Current Affairs Questions

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Current Affairs Questions on 15, 16 January 2016:

Indian Army Day id celebrated each year on ?
A. 15th September
B. 15th January
C. 11th March
D. 26th January
Answer: B
Explanation: Indian Army celebrated its 68th Army Day on 15th January 2016. General Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff reviewed the Parade at Army Parade Ground, Delhi Cantonment and awarded fifteen Sena Medals (including five posthumously) for individual acts of Gallantry and thirteen COAS Unit Citations for commendable performance of their respective units. Every year Indian Army celebrates 15th January as ‘Army Day’ to commemorate the day when General (later Field Marshal) K.M Carriappa took over the command of Army from General Sir F.R.R Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949 and became the first Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army post Independence.

Health Minister, J P Nadda on 15th January Launches which Mobile Health Services to Strengthen Public Health Infrastructure ?
A. Mobile Academy
B. Kilkari
C. M-Cessation
D. All of above
Answer: D
Explanation: Shri J P Nadda Launches Mobile Health Services– Mobile Academy, Kilkari, M-Cessation and TB Missed Call initiative – to Strengthen Public Health Infrastructure. This launch, which is part of the Government’s Digital India programme, is in line with its commitment to prioritise public health and strengthen citizen-centric health services by leveraging India’s expanding mobile phone penetration.

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 comes into force from which date ?
A. 15th January, 2016
B. 7th May, 2015
C. 22nd December, 2015
D. 31st December 2016
Answer: A
Explanation: The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 has come into force from today, 15th January, 2016 and repeals the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015 was passed by Lok Sabha on 7th May, 2015; was passed by Rajya Sabha on 22nd December, 2015 and received Presidential assent on 31st December, 2015. The JJ Act, 2015 provides for strengthened provisions for both children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law. Some of the key provisions include: change in nomenclature from ‘juvenile’ to ‘child’ or ‘child in conflict with law’, across the Act to remove the negative connotation associated with the word “juvenile”;  inclusion of several new definitions such as orphaned, abandoned and surrendered children.