INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 26 June 2020) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (C)

Explanation:

• Lajpat Rai adopted Mazzini as his own guru after reading Surendranath’s Speeches. In 1896, he wrote a series of books in Urdu, which he named the ‘Great Men of the World’. The first great man he chose was his Italian guru Giuseppe Mazzini, and then Garibaldi, along with Sivaji, Dayananda and Sri Krishna.
• His purpose in selecting Mazzini and Garibladi was to infuse patriotic sentiment in the youth of Punjab, who had no access to books in English.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/26/pune-ngo-aims-to-revive-spirit-of-lal-bal-pal/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: Brief overview of contributions made by Lal- Bal- Pal:

• The triumvirate had played a stellar role in the second phase of the Swadeshi movement which gathered momentum after the partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon in 1905, and which called for the boycott of all imported items and the use of Indian-made goods.
• Lal-Bal-Pal mobilized Indians across the country against the Bengal partition, and the demonstrations, strikes and boycotts of British goods that began in Bengal soon spread to other regions in a broader protest against the Raj.
• The nationalist movement gradually faded with the arrest of its main leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak and retirement of Bipin Chandra Pal and Aurobindo Ghosh from active politics.
• The Non-cooperation movement
  • It was launched on 5th September, 1920 by Mahatma Gandhi with the aim of self-governance and obtaining full independence as the Indian National Congress (INC) withdraw its support for British reforms following the Rowlatt Act of 21 March 1919, and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 14 April 1919.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/26/pune-ngo-aims-to-revive-spirit-of-lal-bal-pal/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• In 1895, Lal started the Punjab National Bank—the first Indian bank to begin solely with Indian capital, and that continues to function till date.
• In 1917, Lal founded the Indian Home Rule League of America there.
• In 1884, Tilak founded the Deccan Education Society in Pune, and under the banner, opened the New English School for primary studies and Fergusson College for higher education.
• Bipin Chandra Pal is known as the Father of Revolutionary Thoughts in India and was one of the freedom fighters of India. he was of a strong opinion that a mass reliance on Swadeshi goods would help people get rid of their poverty.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/26/pune-ngo-aims-to-revive-spirit-of-lal-bal-pal/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• 2020 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report released by UNESCO.
• In line with its mandate, the 2020 GEM Report assesses progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) on education and its ten targets, as well as other related education targets in the SDG agenda.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/26/global-education-monitoring-gem-report/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Stat1: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar, black fever, and Dumdum fever, is the most severe form of leishmaniasis and, without proper diagnosis and treatment, is associated with high fatality.
• Spread: Caused by protozoan parasites of the Leishmania genus, migrates to the internal organs such as the liver, spleen (hence “visceral”), and bone marrow
• Stat2: Source: The main route of transmission is related to the hematophagous sandfly vectors of the genus Lutzomyia (New World) and Phlebotomus (Old World). However, other routes of transmission may be mentioned, such as sexual, vertical, hematogenic without vector and others involved in VL epidemiology.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/26/kala-azar-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is the nodal drug law enforcement and intelligence agency of India responsible for fighting drug trafficking and the abuse of illegal substances.
• NCB is affiliated to Home Ministry, which was made responsible for administering The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
• The Director General of NCB is an officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS) or the Indian Revenue Service(IRS).
• The Narcotics Control Bureau was created on 17 March 1986 to enable the full implementation of The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and fight its violation through the Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988.
• India’s approach towards Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances is enshrined in Article 47 of the Constitution of India which mandates that the ‘State shall endeavour to bring about prohibition of the consumption except for medicinal purposes of intoxicating drinks and of drugs which are injurious to health’.
• Recently UNODC released World Drug Report 2020

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/26/international-day-against-drug-abuse-and-illicit-trafficking-2020/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• NITI Aayog and the International Transport Forum (ITF) of OECD jointly launched the ‘Decarbonizing Transport in Emerging Economies’ (DTEE) project in India on 24June.
• About the project:
• The ambitious five-year project will help India develop a pathway towards a low-carbon transport system through the development of modelling tools and policy scenarios.
• The project will design a tailor-made transport emissions assessment framework for India.
• The India project is carried out in the wider context of the International Transport Forum’s Decarbonizing Transport initiative.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/26/decarbonizing-transport-project/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Stat1: It is an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The scheme aims at improving the research ecosystem of India’s higher educational institutions by facilitating academic and research collaborations between Indian Institutions and the best institutions in the world.
• Stat2: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is the National Coordinating Institute to implement the SPARC programme.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/26/scheme-for-promotion-of-academic-and-research-collaboration-sparc/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• First global report on the illegal wildlife trade was recently released by FATF.
• It is called the “Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade” report.
• Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has described illegal wildlife trade as a “global threat”, which also has links with other organised crimes like modern slavery, drug trafficking and arms trade.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/26/global-report-on-the-illegal-wildlife-trade/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: Here the directive word is Incorrect!!

• Stat1: Madhya Pradesh (MP) this year surpassed Punjab to become the number one contributor of wheat. Punjab, however, is still a way ahead from MP as far as per hectare productivity of wheat is concerned, which is around 52 per cent more (per hectare) than MP.
• Stat2: Navigating the New Normal campaign launched by NITI Aayog, in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Centre for Social and Behavioural Change (CSBC), Ashoka University, and the Ministries of Health and WCD.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/06/26/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-26-june-2020/