INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (16 DECEMBER 2019) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• MAA – “Mothers Absolute Affection”: A nationwide programme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to promote breastfeeding.
• “Vatsalya – Maatri Amrit Kosh” is established in collaboration with the Norwegian government, Oslo University and Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2019/12/16/pib-breast-milk-banks/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: Here Directive Word is Not Correct!!

• Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), a flagship scheme of the Government for pregnant women and lactating mothers has achieved a significant milestone by crossing one crore beneficiaries
• It falls under the aegis of Ministry of Women and Child Development
• They receive a cash benefit of Rs. 5,000 in three installments on fulfilling the respective conditionality, early registration of pregnancy, ante-natal check-up and registration of the birth of the child and completion of first cycle of vaccination for the first living child of the family.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2019/12/16/pradhan-mantri-matru-vandana-yojana-pmmvy-2/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Under the Mission, Odisha’s Housing and Urban Development Department, in collaboration with Tata Trusts, is “transforming slums into liveable habitat with all necessary civic infrastructure and services at par with the better off areas within the same urban local body (ULB)”.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2019/12/16/odisha-jaga-mission/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Designed and developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC).
• It is being packaged for employees of Central and state government departments and organisations for intra and inter organisation communications.
• It is an Indian equivalent of popular messaging platforms, such as WhatsApp and Telegram, for secure internal use.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2019/12/16/government-instant-messaging-system-gims/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Ministry of Coal has decided to establish a ‘Sustainable Development Cell’ in order to promote environmentally sustainable coal mining in the country and address environmental concerns during the decommissioning or closure of mines.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2019/12/16/sustainable-development-cell-for-environmental-mitigation-measures/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Awarded by the World Economic Forum (WEF)
• Hosted by World Economic Forum’s World Arts Forum.
• The Award recognises as well as celebrates the achievements of leading artists and cultural figures whose leadership inspires inclusive and sustainable change

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2019/12/16/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-16-december-2019/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) refers to a market mechanism for achieving greenhouse gas emissions reduction and is defined in Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol – an international treaty for emissions reductions.

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• CSIR Aroma Mission
  • The CSIR Aroma Mission is envisaged to bring transformative change in the aroma sector through desired interventions. It is aimed at development of superior aroma crop varieties and their agro-technologies and assessment of their suitability for the large scale cultivation in specific agro-climatic regions;
• Objective
  • Popularization of superior varieties and agro-technologies, and assessment of their suitability for specific climatic regions.
  • Promotion of cultivation and processing of aromatic crops, enhancing area under selected aromatic crops through enabling interventions including setting up of distillation units.
  • Value-addition to aromatic crops (process development and chemical/biological transformations for the production of high-value aroma chemicals and products).
  • Organisation of various skill development activities to empower farmers and promote entrepreneurship.
  • Dissemination of mission activities and achievements using appropriate interfaces (graphical and digital).

Refer: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1556479

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• ALIMCO: It is a Miniratna category – II CPSU under the aegis of DEPwD, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt of India.
• ALIMCO provides Aids, Appliances and Components to around 02 Lakhs Disabled Persons (PwDs) in the country every year and is the largest Manufacturer of Aids and Appliances for Pwds in entire South Asia.
• Divyang Sarathi: This mobile application aims at providing all relevant information pertaining to the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities ( DEPwD ), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, including its various acts, rules, regulations and guidelines, schemes, information about the various outreach institutions, employment opportunities, and the disability market in an accessible format.
• The mobile application ‘Divyang Sarathi’ is compliant with the principles of UNCRPD for Universal Access and the provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The Act mandates that all information to be made available in an accessible form. The application is also an integral part of the ICT component of the Accessible India Campaign.
• Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
  • It is scheme for providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices for Senior citizens belonging to BPL category. This is a Central Sector Scheme, fully funded by the Central Government.
  • The expenditure for implementation of the scheme will be met from the “Senior Citizens’ Welfare Fund”. The Scheme will be implemented through the sole implementing agency – Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO), a PSU under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Ans: (a)

Explanation: Committees of the Constituent Assembly

• Drafting Committee – B. R. Ambedkar
• Union Power Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru
• Union Constitution Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru
• Provincial Constitution Committee – Vallabhbhai Patel
• Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas – Vallabhbhai Patel. This committee had the following subcommittees:
  • Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee – J. B. Kripalani
  • Minorities Sub-Committee – Harendra Coomar Mookerjee,
  • North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee – Gopinath Bordoloi
  • Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee – A V Thakkar
• Rules of Procedure Committee – Rajendra Prasad
• States Committee (Committee for Negotiating with States) – Jawaharlal Nehru
• Steering Committee – Rajendra Prasad
• National flag ad hoc committee – Rajendra Prasad
• Committee for the function of the consistution assembley – G V Mavlankar
• House committee – B Pattabhi Sitaramayya
• language committee – Moturi Satyanarayana
• Order of business committee – K M Munshi