Current Affairs Question - 21 June 2022

Consider the following statements with reference to the Indus Water Treaty:

1. The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan with the help of the World Bank, which is also a signatory.
2. The Treaty allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan and the Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India.
3. It sets out a mechanism for cooperation and information exchange between the two countries regarding their use of the rivers, known as the Permanent Indus Commission, which has a Commissioner appointed by World Bank.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

With reference to the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

1. It is a statutory body constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
2. It functions under the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change.
3. The body also looks into proposals regarding the use of living modified organism that comes in the risk category III and above in the import/manufacture of recombinant pharma products, or where the end-product of the recombinant pharma product is a modified living organism.

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Consider the following statements with reference to the Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF):

1. RUTF is the gold standard for effectively treating severely wasted children in complex emergency settings.
2. RUTF is a past made using peanuts, sugar, oil, and milk powder, packaged in individual sachets.
3. It can be consumed without adding water, eliminating the risk of contamination.

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