INSIGHTS CURRENT Affairs RTM - 2020
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As revision is the key to success in this exam, we are starting a new initiative where you will revise current affairs effectively through MCQs (RTM) that are solely based on Insights Daily Current Affairs.
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
1 pointsIn India, the use of carbofuran, methyl parathion, phorate and triazophos is viewed with apprehension. These chemicals are used as
Correct
Ans: (a)
Explanation:
- Carbofuran is one of the most toxic carbamate pesticides. It is marketed under the trade names Furadan, by FMC Corporation and Curater, among several others. It is used to control insects in a wide variety of field crops, including potatoes, corn and soybeans.
- Excerpts from a news report:
- “CARDAMOM Planters Marketing Co-operative Society in Kerala has appealed to the high court to suspend the ban on the use of extremely toxic and highly toxic pesticides.
- To promote organic farming in Kerala, the state agriculture department had ordered a ban on the use of these two categories of pesticides on May 7. The order was to be implemented within 10 days.
- During this period the Kerala Agriculture University was asked to provide alternatives to the banned pesticides, which include carbofuran, phorate, methyl parathion, monocrotophos, methyl demethon, prophenophos and triazophos. The university suggested less hazardous pesticides, like acephate, carbaryl, dimethoate and flubendiamide.”
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/pesticides-management-bill-2020-2/
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Ans: (a)
Explanation:
- Carbofuran is one of the most toxic carbamate pesticides. It is marketed under the trade names Furadan, by FMC Corporation and Curater, among several others. It is used to control insects in a wide variety of field crops, including potatoes, corn and soybeans.
- Excerpts from a news report:
- “CARDAMOM Planters Marketing Co-operative Society in Kerala has appealed to the high court to suspend the ban on the use of extremely toxic and highly toxic pesticides.
- To promote organic farming in Kerala, the state agriculture department had ordered a ban on the use of these two categories of pesticides on May 7. The order was to be implemented within 10 days.
- During this period the Kerala Agriculture University was asked to provide alternatives to the banned pesticides, which include carbofuran, phorate, methyl parathion, monocrotophos, methyl demethon, prophenophos and triazophos. The university suggested less hazardous pesticides, like acephate, carbaryl, dimethoate and flubendiamide.”
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/pesticides-management-bill-2020-2/
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
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- If a chemical figures in the prior informed consent (PIC) of Rotterdam Convention, the exporting country has to take the importing nation’s prior consent before exporting it.
- The Convention creates legally binding obligations for the implementation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- Pesticide Action Network (PAN), a civil society group, came up with a report on paraquat usage in India in 2015. It said paraquat dichloride is being used for 25 crops in India, whereas it is approved to be used on only nine crops by the Central Insecticide Board and Registration Committee. This is a violation of the Indian Insecticides Act.
- Paraquat is yet to be listed in the prior informed consent (PIC) of Rotterdam Convention, is an international treaty on import/export of hazardous chemicals signed in 1998, he said.
- Stat1: India is also a party to the convention, which has 161 parties. If a chemical figures in the PIC, the exporting country has to take the importing nation’s prior consent before exporting it.
- Stat2: The Convention creates legally binding obligations for the implementation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure. It built on the voluntary PIC procedure, initiated by UNEP and FAO in 1989 and ceased on 24 February 2006
- “The industry has been able to bulldoze all efforts to bring it under the PIC list and to regulate it in any way possible.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/pesticides-management-bill-2020-2/
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Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- Pesticide Action Network (PAN), a civil society group, came up with a report on paraquat usage in India in 2015. It said paraquat dichloride is being used for 25 crops in India, whereas it is approved to be used on only nine crops by the Central Insecticide Board and Registration Committee. This is a violation of the Indian Insecticides Act.
- Paraquat is yet to be listed in the prior informed consent (PIC) of Rotterdam Convention, is an international treaty on import/export of hazardous chemicals signed in 1998, he said.
- Stat1: India is also a party to the convention, which has 161 parties. If a chemical figures in the PIC, the exporting country has to take the importing nation’s prior consent before exporting it.
- Stat2: The Convention creates legally binding obligations for the implementation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure. It built on the voluntary PIC procedure, initiated by UNEP and FAO in 1989 and ceased on 24 February 2006
- “The industry has been able to bulldoze all efforts to bring it under the PIC list and to regulate it in any way possible.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/pesticides-management-bill-2020-2/
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Trans-fats.
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- Trans fats are a form of unsaturated fat that come in both natural and artificial forms.
- Industrial trans-fats are used in vegetable fats / oils and baked foods for longer shelf life.
- FSSAI aims to reduce the industrially produced trans-fats on food supply to less than two per cent by 2022.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Stat1: Tran’s fats, or trans-fatty acids, are a form of unsaturated fat. They come in both natural and artificial forms. Natural trans fats occur in the meat and dairy from ruminant animals, such as cattle, sheep, and goats.
- Stat2: Industrial trans-fats are used in vegetable fats / oils, vanaspati, margarine and baked foods for longer shelf life.
- Stat3: FSSAI aims to reduce the industrially produced trans-fats on food supply to less than two per cent by 2022.
- India targets to eliminate trans-fat by 2022, a year ahead of the global target by the World Health Organization.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/what-are-trans-fats/
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Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Stat1: Tran’s fats, or trans-fatty acids, are a form of unsaturated fat. They come in both natural and artificial forms. Natural trans fats occur in the meat and dairy from ruminant animals, such as cattle, sheep, and goats.
- Stat2: Industrial trans-fats are used in vegetable fats / oils, vanaspati, margarine and baked foods for longer shelf life.
- Stat3: FSSAI aims to reduce the industrially produced trans-fats on food supply to less than two per cent by 2022.
- India targets to eliminate trans-fat by 2022, a year ahead of the global target by the World Health Organization.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/what-are-trans-fats/
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Trans-fats.
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- Trans-fat is a type of unsaturated fat.
- Trans fats also occur naturally.
- Trans fats give food a desirable taste and texture.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Trans fat, also called trans-unsaturated fatty acidsor trans fatty acids, is a type of unsaturated fat that occurs in small amounts in nature, but became widely produced industrially from vegetable fats starting in the 1950s for use in margarine, snack food, packaged baked goods, and for frying fast food.
- Naturally-occurring trans fats are produced in the gut of some animals and foods made from these animals (e.g., milk and meat products) may contain small quantities of these fats.
- Artificial transfats (or trans fatty acids) are created in an industrial process that adds hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils to make them more solid.
- Transfats are easy to use, inexpensive to produce and last a long time. Trans fats give foods a desirable taste and texture.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/what-are-trans-fats/
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Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Trans fat, also called trans-unsaturated fatty acidsor trans fatty acids, is a type of unsaturated fat that occurs in small amounts in nature, but became widely produced industrially from vegetable fats starting in the 1950s for use in margarine, snack food, packaged baked goods, and for frying fast food.
- Naturally-occurring trans fats are produced in the gut of some animals and foods made from these animals (e.g., milk and meat products) may contain small quantities of these fats.
- Artificial transfats (or trans fatty acids) are created in an industrial process that adds hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils to make them more solid.
- Transfats are easy to use, inexpensive to produce and last a long time. Trans fats give foods a desirable taste and texture.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/what-are-trans-fats/
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
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- The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is an attached office under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
- Integrated Road Accident Database Project will be implemented by the National Informatics Centre.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- Stat1: The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is an attached office under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in the Indian government. The NIC provides infrastructure to help support the delivery of government IT services and the delivery of some of the initiatives of Digital India.
- Stat2: iRAD stands for Integrated Road Accident Database Project.
- The primary purpose of IRAD is to enhance road safety.
- Developed by:
- Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) and will be implemented by the National Informatics Centre.
Incorrect
Ans: (c)
Explanation:
- Stat1: The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is an attached office under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in the Indian government. The NIC provides infrastructure to help support the delivery of government IT services and the delivery of some of the initiatives of Digital India.
- Stat2: iRAD stands for Integrated Road Accident Database Project.
- The primary purpose of IRAD is to enhance road safety.
- Developed by:
- Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) and will be implemented by the National Informatics Centre.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
1 points- Which of the following statements are correct about the deposits of ‘methane hydrate?
- Global warming might trigger the release of methane gas from these deposits.
- Large deposits of ‘methane hydrate’ are found in Arctic Tundra and under the seafloor.
- Methane in atmosphere oxidizes to carbon dioxide after a decade or two.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- S1 and S2: Large but poorly known amounts of methane are trapped in the sediments beneath the sea floor (in Tundra region and elsewhere), frozen into a form of water ice called methane hydrate.
- At low temperatures the methane hydrates on the sea floor are stable, but if the water and the sea floor become warmer, then the hydrates can break down. Because microorganisms then oxidize the resulting methane gas to form the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2), methane hydrates have recently become a topic of intense discussion within the context of climate change. See https://worldoceanreview.com/en/wor-1/energy/methane-hydrates/
- S3: Methane is relatively short-lived in the atmosphere; a molecule of methane is oxidized to water and carbon dioxide within a decade or so, mainly by reaction with another trace gas, the hydroxyl radical OH-. Thus, unlike the case of carbon dioxide (which stays in the atmosphere longer than methane), a concerted effort to reduce methane emissions would have almost immediate results in terms of reduction of greenhouse effect. See http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/virtualmuseum/climatechange1/03_3.shtml
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/methane-in-krishna-godavari-kg-basin/
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Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- S1 and S2: Large but poorly known amounts of methane are trapped in the sediments beneath the sea floor (in Tundra region and elsewhere), frozen into a form of water ice called methane hydrate.
- At low temperatures the methane hydrates on the sea floor are stable, but if the water and the sea floor become warmer, then the hydrates can break down. Because microorganisms then oxidize the resulting methane gas to form the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2), methane hydrates have recently become a topic of intense discussion within the context of climate change. See https://worldoceanreview.com/en/wor-1/energy/methane-hydrates/
- S3: Methane is relatively short-lived in the atmosphere; a molecule of methane is oxidized to water and carbon dioxide within a decade or so, mainly by reaction with another trace gas, the hydroxyl radical OH-. Thus, unlike the case of carbon dioxide (which stays in the atmosphere longer than methane), a concerted effort to reduce methane emissions would have almost immediate results in terms of reduction of greenhouse effect. See http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/virtualmuseum/climatechange1/03_3.shtml
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/methane-in-krishna-godavari-kg-basin/
- Which of the following statements are correct about the deposits of ‘methane hydrate?
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsConsider the following:
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- Carbon monoxide
- Methane
- Ozone
- Sulphur dioxide
Which of the above are released into atmosphere due to the burning of crop/biomass residue?
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Agricultural crop residue burning contribute towards the emission of greenhouse gases (CO2, N2O, CH4), air pollutants (CO, NH3, NOx, SO2, NMHC, volatile organic compounds), particulates matter and smoke thereby posing threat to human health.
- Satellite observations have revealed elevated levels of O3 (Ozone), CO and aerosols over vast areas of Central Africa and South America, over the tropical Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean due to long-range transport of pollutants emitted from biomass burning.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/methane-in-krishna-godavari-kg-basin/
Incorrect
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Agricultural crop residue burning contribute towards the emission of greenhouse gases (CO2, N2O, CH4), air pollutants (CO, NH3, NOx, SO2, NMHC, volatile organic compounds), particulates matter and smoke thereby posing threat to human health.
- Satellite observations have revealed elevated levels of O3 (Ozone), CO and aerosols over vast areas of Central Africa and South America, over the tropical Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean due to long-range transport of pollutants emitted from biomass burning.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/methane-in-krishna-godavari-kg-basin/
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 points‘Living planet report’ is released by which of the following?
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Released by international non-profit World Wide Fund for Nature.
- This year’s Living Planet Report, a collaboration between WWF International and the Zoological Society of London, is the 13th edition of the biennial publication tracking wildlife populations around the world.
- Key findings:
- The population of vertebrate species declined by around 68 per cent between 1970 and 2016. Living Planet Index was used by the report to calculate this decline.
- Wildlife populations in freshwater habitats suffered a decline of 84 per cent, equivalent to four per cent per year, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- The average two-thirds decline in global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish in less than 50 years in large parts is due to the same environmental destruction, which is contributing to emergence of zoonotic diseases such as Covid-19.
- 75 per cent of earth’s ice-free land has been significantly altered, most of the oceans polluted and over 85 per cent area of wetlands lost ~ all due to human activity.
- One in five plants is threatened with extinction.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/living-planet-report-2020/
Incorrect
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- Released by international non-profit World Wide Fund for Nature.
- This year’s Living Planet Report, a collaboration between WWF International and the Zoological Society of London, is the 13th edition of the biennial publication tracking wildlife populations around the world.
- Key findings:
- The population of vertebrate species declined by around 68 per cent between 1970 and 2016. Living Planet Index was used by the report to calculate this decline.
- Wildlife populations in freshwater habitats suffered a decline of 84 per cent, equivalent to four per cent per year, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- The average two-thirds decline in global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish in less than 50 years in large parts is due to the same environmental destruction, which is contributing to emergence of zoonotic diseases such as Covid-19.
- 75 per cent of earth’s ice-free land has been significantly altered, most of the oceans polluted and over 85 per cent area of wetlands lost ~ all due to human activity.
- One in five plants is threatened with extinction.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/living-planet-report-2020/
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsDibru-Saikhowa National Park is located in:
Correct
Ans: (b)
Explanation:
- The sprawling Dibru Saikhowa National Park, spread over an area of 650sq km, is located close to the eastern border of Assam, straddling both the districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia.
- An identified Important Bird Area (IBA), it is most famous for the rare white-winged wood ducks as well as feral horses.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/assam-oil-well-fire-gas-leakage-largely-tamed/
Incorrect
Ans: (b)
Explanation:
- The sprawling Dibru Saikhowa National Park, spread over an area of 650sq km, is located close to the eastern border of Assam, straddling both the districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia.
- An identified Important Bird Area (IBA), it is most famous for the rare white-winged wood ducks as well as feral horses.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/assam-oil-well-fire-gas-leakage-largely-tamed/
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsThe Constituent assembly of India adopted Hindi as the official language of the country on September 14, 1949 under which one of the following article of the Constitution of India?
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- National Hindi Divas or Hindi Day is observed every year on September 14.
- Objective: The day is a celebration of the Hindi language and its cultural heritage and values among the people of the country and abroad.
- Rajbhasha award: As a part of the Hindi Diwas celebration every year, the President of India presents the Rajbhasha award to people who have contributed towards the language.
- Why do we celebrate National Hindi Diwas?
- The Constituent assembly of India adopted Hindi as the official language of the country on September 14, 1949 under Article 343.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-14-september-2020/
Incorrect
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- National Hindi Divas or Hindi Day is observed every year on September 14.
- Objective: The day is a celebration of the Hindi language and its cultural heritage and values among the people of the country and abroad.
- Rajbhasha award: As a part of the Hindi Diwas celebration every year, the President of India presents the Rajbhasha award to people who have contributed towards the language.
- Why do we celebrate National Hindi Diwas?
- The Constituent assembly of India adopted Hindi as the official language of the country on September 14, 1949 under Article 343.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/09/14/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-14-september-2020/