INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (31 January 2020) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The President or a Governor cannot refuse to perform the constitutional duty of delivering an address to the legislature. But there can be situations when they deviate from the text of the speech prepared by the government.
• So far, there have been no instances of President doing so. But there has been an occasion when a Governor skipped a portion of the address to the Assembly.
• In 1969, the Governor of West Bengal, Dharma Vira, skipped two paragraphs of the address prepared by the United Front government. The skipped portion described as unconstitutional the dismissal of the first United Front government by the Congress-ruled central government.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/01/31/presidents-address-to-both-houses-of-parliament-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:  Who is a star campaigner? How are they chosen?

• Star campaigners are nominated by parties to campaign in a given set of constituencies. These persons are, in almost all cases, prominent and popular faces within the party.
• A recognised political party can have 40 star campaigners and an unrecognised (but registered) political party can have 20.
• The list of star campaigners has to be communicated to the Chief Electoral Officer and Election Commission within a week from the date of notification of an election.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/01/31/who-is-a-star-campaigner/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO (INCCU)

• Initially Setup in 1949, it is a governmental body functioning under the Department of Secondary and Higher Education in the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
• A permanent Commission was established in 1951.
• The objective of the Commission is to advise the Government in matters relating to the UNESCO.
• The Constitution of the UNESCO mandates each member to form a national commission to function as agencies of liaison between the national government and UNESCO.
• Composition:
  • The Minister for Human Resource Development is the President of the Commission.
  • The Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Higher Education is the Secretary-General of the Commission.

Refer: https://w ww.insightsonindia.com/2020/01/31/indian-national-commission-for-cooperation-with-unesco-inccu/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) maintains and compiles the no-fly list based on inputs given by airlines about the incidents.
• In March 2017, the then Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad assaulted an Air India employee. Months later another incident came into light when MP Diwakar Reddy refused boarding at Visakhapatnam airport creating a ruckus for other passengers.
• The increasing incidents of violence with the crew members and airport staff-led DGCA to make a set of rules to put passengers on a No-Fly list. Notified on September 8, 2017, under the Civil Aviation Requirements, Section 3, Air Transport Series M Part VI, the rules focused on the handling of unruly passengers.
• In 2018, Mumbai man, who left a fake threat note inside flights’ toilet, became the first to be put on the no-fly list in India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/01/31/indias-no-fly-list/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: UN’s new rules for ships in the Arctic region:

• The IMO has banned ships from using fuels with a sulphur content above 0.5 per cent, compared with 3.5 per cent previously.
• The new limits are monitored and enforced by national authorities of countries that are members of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex VI.
• Under the new policy, only ships fitted with sulphur-cleaning devices, known as scrubbers, are allowed to continue burning high-sulphur fuel.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/01/31/uns-new-rules-for-ships-in-the-arctic-region/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: Here Directive word is Not Correct!!

• World Sustainable Development Summit:
  • It is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
  • It is the sole Summit on global issues taking place in the developing world.
• Johannesburg Summit 2002 – the World Summit on Sustainable Development – brought together tens of thousands of participants, including heads of State and Government, national delegates and leaders from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), businesses and other major groups to focus the world’s attention and direct action toward meeting difficult challenges, including improving people’s lives and conserving our natural resources in a world that is growing in population, with ever-increasing demands for food, water, shelter, sanitation, energy, health services and economic security.
• Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) was conceived by TERI and developed with Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, is a national rating system for green buildings in India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/01/31/world-sustainable-development-summit-2/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Sampriti – India and Bangladesh
• Ekuverin – India and Maldives
• Red Flag – India and USA

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/01/31/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-31-january-2020/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The ‘Recognition of Prior Learning’ scheme — underway across construction sites in five states — to certify skills acquired by workers through traditional learning channels.
• The project may be of particular relevance to a country where just 2 per cent of the workforce is certified as skilled.
• Most deemed to be outside the skilled category in India are those who have typically picked up a skill while on the job, without any formal degree to back this up.

Refer: https://www.msde.gov.in/pmkvy.html

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• It is a NGO, not a bureau under UNEP also TRAFFIC is governed by the TRAFFIC Committee, a steering group composed of members of TRAFFIC’s partner organizations, WWF and IUCN.
• It is working globally on Wildlife trade monitoring network.
• It specializes in investigating and analysing wildlife trade trends, patterns, impacts and drivers to provide the leading knowledge base on trade in wild animals and plants.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2018/11/11/rajya-sabha-tv-in-depth-maneaters-of-india/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Ryotwari system was devised by Alexander Read and Thomas Munro at the end of the 18th century. It was later introduced by Thomas Munro when he was governor (1820–27) of Madras.
• The principle behind Roytwari was the direct collection of the land revenue from each individual cultivator by government agents.

Refer: https://www.britannica.com/topic/ryotwari-system