INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 10 June 2020) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The 69th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1991 provided a special status to the Union Territory of Delhi, and redesignated it the National Capital Territory of Delhi and designated the administrator of Delhi as the lieutenant (lt.) governor. It created a legislative assembly and a council of ministers for Delhi. Previously, Delhi had a metropolitan council and an executive council.
• The strength of the assembly is fixed at 70 members, directly elected by the people. The elections are conducted by the election commission of India.
• The assembly can make laws on all the matters of the State List and the Concurrent List except the three matters of the State List, that is, public order, police and land. But, the laws of Parliament prevail over those made by the Assembly.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/10/delhis-decision-to-limit-health-services/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Godavari is India’s second longest river after the Ganga. Its source is in Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra.
• Tributaries
  • Left: Banganga, Kadva, Shivana, Purna, Kadam, Pranahita, Indravati, Taliperu, Sabari
  • Right: Nasardi, Darna, Pravara, Sindphana, Manjira, Manair, Kinnerasani

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/10/krishna-and-godavari-water-utilisation/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Krishna River is the fourth-biggest river in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Godavari and Brahmaputra.
• The river’s source is at Mahabaleshwar
• Tributaries
  • Left: Bhima, Dindi, Peddavagu, Musi, Paleru, Munneru
  • Right: Kudali (Niranjna) Venna, Koyna, Panchganga, Dudhaganga, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Tungabhadra

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/10/krishna-and-godavari-water-utilisation/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• UV radiation is the portion of the Electro Magnetic spectrum between X-rays and visible light.

• Key features:
  • UVA rays have the longest wavelengths, followed by UVB, and UVC rays which have the shortest wavelengths.
  • While UVA and UVB rays are transmitted through the atmosphere, all UVC and some UVB rays are absorbed by the Earth’s ozone layer. So, most of the UV rays you come in contact with are UVA with a small amount of UVB.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/10/does-using-uv-ray-mechanism-on-food-items-kill-the-coronavirus/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• North Korea has cut off all inter-Korean communication lines with the South, including a hotline between the two nations’ leaders.
• The North said this was the first in a series of actions, describing South Korea as “the enemy”.
• This move was triggered by South Korean activists who sent anti-Pyongyang messages in balloons across the border.
• Key facts:
  • It is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.
  • The country is bordered to the north by China and by Russia along the Amnok and Tumen rivers, and to the south by South Korea, with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/10/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-10-june-2020/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), not CBDT, has launched its flagship programme Turant Customs, at Bengaluru and Chennai.
• Under this, Importers will now get their goods cleared from Customs after a faceless assessment is done remotely by the Customs officers located outside the port of import.
• Now, the goods imported at Chennai may be assessed by the Customs officers located at Bengaluru and vice versa, as assigned by the Customs’ automated system.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/10/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-10-june-2020/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB), the first international regulatory framework for safe transfer, handling and use of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) was negotiated under the aegis of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The protocol was adopted on 29th January 2000. The Protocol entered into force on 11 September 2003.
• The objective of the Protocol is to contribute to ensuring an adequate level of protection in the field of the safe transfer, handling and use of LMOs resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health, and specifically focusing on transboundary movements.
• The Protocol establishes a Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) to facilitate information exchange, and contains provisions on capacity building and financial resources, with special attention to developing countries and those without domestic regulatory systems.

Refer: https://bch.cbd.int/protocol

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• ICCWC is the collaborative effort of five inter-governmental organizations working to bring coordinated support to the national wildlife law enforcement agencies and to the sub-regional and regional networks that, on a daily basis, act in defense of natural resources. The ICCWC partners are
  • The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Secretariat,
  • INTERPOL,
  • the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,
  • the World Bank and
  • the World Customs Organization.
• This powerful alliance was formally established in 2010 in St. Petersburg, Russia during the International Tiger Forum.
• ICCWC’s mission is to strengthen criminal justice systems and provide coordinated support at national, regional and international level to combat wildlife and forest crime to ensure perpetrators of serious wildlife and forest crime will face a formidable and coordinated response.

Refer: https://cites.org/eng/prog/iccwc.php

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Mangroves for the Future (MFF) is a unique partner-led initiative to promote investment in coastal ecosystem conservation for sustainable development. Co-chaired by IUCN and UNDP, MFF provides a platform for collaboration among the many different agencies, sectors and countries which are addressing challenges to coastal ecosystem and livelihood issues.
• Mangroves are the flagship of the initiative, but MFF is inclusive of all types of coastal ecosystem, such as coral reefs, estuaries, lagoons, sandy beaches, sea grasses and wetlands.
• The MFF grants facility offers small, medium and large grants to support initiatives that provide practical, hands-on demonstrations of effective coastal management in action.

Refer: https://www.iucn.org/regions/asia/our-work/regional-projects/mangroves-future-mff

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Common characteristics of Invasive alien species include rapid reproduction and growth, high dispersal ability, phenotypic plasticity (ability to adapt physiologically to new conditions), and ability to survive on various food types and in a wide range of environmental conditions. A good predictor of invasiveness is whether a species has successfully or unsuccessfully invaded elsewhere.

Refer: https://www.cbd.int/invasive/WhatareIAS.shtml