INSIGHTS CURRENT Affairs RTM - 2019
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
4 pointsConsider the following statements:
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- Global Network against Food Crises was launched by UNDP during the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit (WHS).
- Chronic hunger is when a person’s inability to consume adequate food puts their lives or livelihoods in immediate danger.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Stat1: A new edition of the annual Global Report on Food Crises has been released by the Global Network Against Food Crises.
- About the Global Network against Food Crises:
- It was launched by the European Union, FAO and WFP during the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) to respond to the WHS’s call for new approaches to tackle protracted crises and recurrent disasters, reduce vulnerability, and manage risk, by bridging the divide between development and humanitarian partners.
- Stat2: Acute food insecurity is when a person’s inability to consume adequate food puts their lives or livelihoods in immediate danger. It is more severe than / not the same as chronic hunger, as reported on each year by the UN’s annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report.
- Chronic hunger is when a person is unable to consume enough food over an extended period to maintain a normal, active lifestyle.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/global-report-on-food-crises/
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Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Stat1: A new edition of the annual Global Report on Food Crises has been released by the Global Network Against Food Crises.
- About the Global Network against Food Crises:
- It was launched by the European Union, FAO and WFP during the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) to respond to the WHS’s call for new approaches to tackle protracted crises and recurrent disasters, reduce vulnerability, and manage risk, by bridging the divide between development and humanitarian partners.
- Stat2: Acute food insecurity is when a person’s inability to consume adequate food puts their lives or livelihoods in immediate danger. It is more severe than / not the same as chronic hunger, as reported on each year by the UN’s annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report.
- Chronic hunger is when a person is unable to consume enough food over an extended period to maintain a normal, active lifestyle.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/global-report-on-food-crises/
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
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- 100% reservation to the Scheduled Tribe candidates is permissible under the Constitution for the post of teachers in schools located in the Scheduled Areas of the State.
- In India, job reservations, promotion quotas not a fundamental right.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Ans: (b)
Explanation:
- Stat1: The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has held it unconstitutional to provide 100% reservation for tribal teachers in schools located in Scheduled Areas across the country.
- What has the Court said?
- 100% reservation is not permissible under the Constitution as the outer limit is 50% as specified in Indra Sawhney case, 1992.
- The citizens have equal rights and the total exclusion of others by creating an opportunity for one class is not contemplated by the Constitution.
- It also deprives SCs and OBCs of their due representation.
- The opportunity of public employment cannot be denied unjustly to the incumbents and it is not the prerogative of few.
- Stat2: In a major judgement, the Supreme Court has said that there is “no fundamental right which inheres in an individual to claim reservation in promotions”, and also no court can order a state government to provide for reservation to SC/STs.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/no-100-quota-for-tribal-teachers-sc/
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Ans: (b)
Explanation:
- Stat1: The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has held it unconstitutional to provide 100% reservation for tribal teachers in schools located in Scheduled Areas across the country.
- What has the Court said?
- 100% reservation is not permissible under the Constitution as the outer limit is 50% as specified in Indra Sawhney case, 1992.
- The citizens have equal rights and the total exclusion of others by creating an opportunity for one class is not contemplated by the Constitution.
- It also deprives SCs and OBCs of their due representation.
- The opportunity of public employment cannot be denied unjustly to the incumbents and it is not the prerogative of few.
- Stat2: In a major judgement, the Supreme Court has said that there is “no fundamental right which inheres in an individual to claim reservation in promotions”, and also no court can order a state government to provide for reservation to SC/STs.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/no-100-quota-for-tribal-teachers-sc/
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about world food programme(WPF):
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- WPF is the world’s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security
- It is a member of the United Nations Development Group and part of its executive committee
- “Zero Hunger in 2030” is one of the objectives that the WFP hopes to achieve
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Stat1: World Food Programme (WFP) is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security.
- Stat2: From its headquarters in Rome and from more than 80 country offices around the world, the WFP works to help people who cannot produce or obtain enough food for themselves and their families. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group and part of its executive committee
- Stat3: The WFP strives to eradicate hunger and malnutrition, with the ultimate goal in mind of eliminating the need for food aid itself.
- The objectives that the WFP hopes to achieve are to:
- “Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies”
- “Support food security and nutrition and (re)build livelihoods in fragile settings and following emergencies”
- “Reduce risk and enable people, communities and countries to meet their own food and nutrition needs”
- “Reduce under-nutrition and break the inter-generational cycle of hunger”
- “Zero Hunger in 2030”
- WFP food aid is also directed to fight micronutrient deficiencies, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, and combat disease, including HIV and AIDS. Food-for-work programmes help promote environmental and economic stability and agricultural production.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/in-news-world-food-programme/
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Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Stat1: World Food Programme (WFP) is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security.
- Stat2: From its headquarters in Rome and from more than 80 country offices around the world, the WFP works to help people who cannot produce or obtain enough food for themselves and their families. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group and part of its executive committee
- Stat3: The WFP strives to eradicate hunger and malnutrition, with the ultimate goal in mind of eliminating the need for food aid itself.
- The objectives that the WFP hopes to achieve are to:
- “Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies”
- “Support food security and nutrition and (re)build livelihoods in fragile settings and following emergencies”
- “Reduce risk and enable people, communities and countries to meet their own food and nutrition needs”
- “Reduce under-nutrition and break the inter-generational cycle of hunger”
- “Zero Hunger in 2030”
- WFP food aid is also directed to fight micronutrient deficiencies, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, and combat disease, including HIV and AIDS. Food-for-work programmes help promote environmental and economic stability and agricultural production.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/in-news-world-food-programme/
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 points‘Feluda’, sometimes mentioned in the news, with reference to this, which of the following statements is/are true about ‘Feluda’?
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Scientists at the CSIR”s Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology have come up with a low-cost coronavirus test that will not require any expensive machines for detection of the pathogen.
- Named after ”Feluda”, the detective character in legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s stories, the test has been developed by Debojyoti Chakraborty and Souvik Maiti as a simpler way of detecting SARS-coV2 presence in clinical samples,
- CSIR is a department under the Union Ministry of Science and Technology.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/feluda-and-crispr-technology/
Incorrect
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Scientists at the CSIR”s Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology have come up with a low-cost coronavirus test that will not require any expensive machines for detection of the pathogen.
- Named after ”Feluda”, the detective character in legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s stories, the test has been developed by Debojyoti Chakraborty and Souvik Maiti as a simpler way of detecting SARS-coV2 presence in clinical samples,
- CSIR is a department under the Union Ministry of Science and Technology.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/feluda-and-crispr-technology/
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about
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- Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR), which replicates natural defence mechanism in bacteria to fight virus attacks, using a special protein called Cas9.
- Cas9 is an enzyme, which uses a synthetic guide RNA to introduce a double strand break at a specific location within a strand of DNA.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- Stat1: Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) is a gene editing technology, which replicates natural defence mechanism in bacteria to fight virus attacks, using a special protein called Cas9.
- Stat2: CAS-9 (CRISPR-associated protein 9) is an enzyme. It uses a synthetic guide RNA to introduce a double strand break at a specific location within a strand of DNA. It is a system used by bacterial cells to recognize and destroy viral DNA as a form of adaptive immunity.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/feluda-and-crispr-technology/
Incorrect
Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- Stat1: Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) is a gene editing technology, which replicates natural defence mechanism in bacteria to fight virus attacks, using a special protein called Cas9.
- Stat2: CAS-9 (CRISPR-associated protein 9) is an enzyme. It uses a synthetic guide RNA to introduce a double strand break at a specific location within a strand of DNA. It is a system used by bacterial cells to recognize and destroy viral DNA as a form of adaptive immunity.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/feluda-and-crispr-technology/
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
1 points‘VidyaDaan 2.0’ has been launched by
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Launched by Union HRD Ministry, it is a national program for inviting e-learning Content contributions.
- VidyaDaan is conceptualised as a common national program for individuals and organizations across the country to contribute e-learning resources for both school and higher education to ensure continuity of quality learning.
- The content will be used on the DIKSHA app to help millions of children across the country to continue their learning anytime and anywhere.
Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-april-2020/
Incorrect
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Launched by Union HRD Ministry, it is a national program for inviting e-learning Content contributions.
- VidyaDaan is conceptualised as a common national program for individuals and organizations across the country to contribute e-learning resources for both school and higher education to ensure continuity of quality learning.
- The content will be used on the DIKSHA app to help millions of children across the country to continue their learning anytime and anywhere.
Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-april-2020/
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsBorder Road Organisation builds a permanent bridge on which one of the following river to connect Kasowal enclave along Pak border to rest of the India?
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Explanation:
- It is a 484- metre long permanent bridge on the river Ravi to connect the Kasowal enclave of Punjab along the Pakistan border to the rest of the country.
- Built by the Borders Roads Organization.
- Kasowal enclave is around 35 square km. It was till now connected through a pontoon bridge of limited load capacity.
Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-april-2020/
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Explanation:
- It is a 484- metre long permanent bridge on the river Ravi to connect the Kasowal enclave of Punjab along the Pakistan border to the rest of the country.
- Built by the Borders Roads Organization.
- Kasowal enclave is around 35 square km. It was till now connected through a pontoon bridge of limited load capacity.
Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-april-2020/
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 pointsThe Education for Justice (E4J) initiative was launched by
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- The Education for Justice (E4J) initiative was launched by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes to teach next generation about crime prevention and address problems under law.
- The initiative seeks to prevent crime and promote a culture of lawfulness through education activities designed for primary, secondary and tertiary levels.
- The E4J initiative is under the Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration.
Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-april-2020/
Incorrect
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- The Education for Justice (E4J) initiative was launched by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes to teach next generation about crime prevention and address problems under law.
- The initiative seeks to prevent crime and promote a culture of lawfulness through education activities designed for primary, secondary and tertiary levels.
- The E4J initiative is under the Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration.
Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-april-2020/
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsNoor Satellite is a military satellite launched recently by
Correct
Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- It is a military satellite launched recently by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps — a branch of the country’s armed forces.
- The satellite flew into orbit on top of a multi-stage Qased rocket.
Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-april-2020/
Incorrect
Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- It is a military satellite launched recently by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps — a branch of the country’s armed forces.
- The satellite flew into orbit on top of a multi-stage Qased rocket.
Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/04/23/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-april-2020/
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsRecently Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) based vehicle trackers system has been made compulsory to all commercial vehicles in India. With reference to NavIC, its applications include:
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- Terrestrial, Aerial and Marine Navigation
- Disaster Management
- Precise Timing
- Mapping and Geodetic data capture
Select the correct answer using the code below:
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- What is NAVIC?
- Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is an independent regional navigation satellite system designed to provide position information in the Indian region and 1500 km around the Indian mainland.
- Services provided:
- IRNSS would provide two types of services, namely Standard Positioning Services available to all users and Restricted Services provided to authorised users.
- Its applications include:
- Terrestrial, Aerial and Marine Navigation.
- Disaster Management.
- Vehicle tracking and fleet management.
- Integration with mobile phones.
- Precise Timing.
- Mapping and Geodetic data capture.
- Terrestrial navigation aid for hikers and travellers.
- Visual and voice navigation for drivers.
- How many satellites does NAVIC consist of?
- It is a regional system and so its constellation will consist of seven satellites. Three of these will be geostationary over the Indian Ocean, i.e., they will appear to be stationary in the sky over the region, and four will be geosynchronous – appearing at the same point in the sky at the same time every day. This configuration ensures each satellite is being tracked by at least one of fourteen ground stations at any given point of time, with a high chance of most of them being visible from any point in India.
- Why it is necessary to have indigenous global navigation system?
- Having a global navigation system bolsters the ability of a nation to serve as a net security provider, especially through the guarantee of such assurance policies. It can also play a significant role in relief efforts post disasters such as the tsunami in the Indian Ocean region in 2004 and the Pakistan-India earthquake in 2005.
Incorrect
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- What is NAVIC?
- Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is an independent regional navigation satellite system designed to provide position information in the Indian region and 1500 km around the Indian mainland.
- Services provided:
- IRNSS would provide two types of services, namely Standard Positioning Services available to all users and Restricted Services provided to authorised users.
- Its applications include:
- Terrestrial, Aerial and Marine Navigation.
- Disaster Management.
- Vehicle tracking and fleet management.
- Integration with mobile phones.
- Precise Timing.
- Mapping and Geodetic data capture.
- Terrestrial navigation aid for hikers and travellers.
- Visual and voice navigation for drivers.
- How many satellites does NAVIC consist of?
- It is a regional system and so its constellation will consist of seven satellites. Three of these will be geostationary over the Indian Ocean, i.e., they will appear to be stationary in the sky over the region, and four will be geosynchronous – appearing at the same point in the sky at the same time every day. This configuration ensures each satellite is being tracked by at least one of fourteen ground stations at any given point of time, with a high chance of most of them being visible from any point in India.
- Why it is necessary to have indigenous global navigation system?
- Having a global navigation system bolsters the ability of a nation to serve as a net security provider, especially through the guarantee of such assurance policies. It can also play a significant role in relief efforts post disasters such as the tsunami in the Indian Ocean region in 2004 and the Pakistan-India earthquake in 2005.
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