INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 3 February 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (d)

Explanation: About the temple:

• Lingaraja Temple is a temple dedicated to Shiva.
• Built by king Jajati Keshari of Soma Vansh.
• It is built in red stone and is a classic example of Kalinga style of architecture.
• Located to the north of the temple is Bindusagar Lake.
• The temple has images of Vishnu, possibly because of the rising prominence of Jagannath sect emanating from the Ganga rulers who built the Jagannath Temple in Puri in the 12th century.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/02/04/lingaraj-temple/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Bindusagar Lake is located in the right side of the Talabazar road leading from Kedargouri Chowk to Lingaraja Temple, Old Town, Bhubaneswar.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/02/04/lingaraj-temple/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant but short phase of the Indian independence movement from British rule. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and lasted from 1920 to February 1922.
• September 1920 At a special session in Calcutta, the Congress approved a non-cooperation programme till the Punjab and Khilafat wrongs were removed and swaraj was established. The programme was to include—
  • boycott of government schools and colleges;
  • boycott of law courts and dispensation of justice through panchayats instead;
  • boycott of legislative councils;
  • boycott of foreign cloth and use of khadi instead; also practice of hand-spinning to be done;
  • renunciation of government honours and titles
• December 1920 At the Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress— The programme of non-cooperation was endorsed.
• The non-cooperation movement was withdrawn because of the Chauri Chaura incident.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/02/04/chauri-chaura-centenary-celebrations/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Gandhiji, who had been in close touch with the Khilafat leaders for quite some time, and was a special invitee to the Khilafat Conference in November 1919. In February 1920, he suggested to the Khilafat Committee that it adopt a programme of non-violent non-cooperation to protest the Government’s behaviour. On 9 June 1920, the Khilafat Committee at Allahabad unanimously accepted the suggestion of non-cooperation and asked Gandhiji to lead the movement.
• The movement was launched formally on 1 August 1920, after the expiry of the notice that Gandhiji had given to the Viceroy in his letter of 22 June, in which he had asserted the right recognized ‘from time immemorial of the subject to refuse to assist a ruler who misrules.’ Lokamanya Tilak passed away in the early hours of 1 August, and the day of mourning and of launching of the movement merged as people all over the country observed hartal and took out processions.
• Congress met in September at Calcutta and accepted non-cooperation as its own. By December, when the Congress met for its annual session at Nagpur, the opposition had melted away; the elections were over and, therefore, the boycott of councils was a non-issue

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/02/04/chauri-chaura-centenary-celebrations/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Mahatma Gandhi, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and others felt that the government had no right to restrict people’s basic freedoms (context: Rowlatt Satyagraha). Gandhiji asked the Indian people to observe 6 April 1919 as a day of non-violent opposition to this Act, as a day of “humiliation and prayer” and hartal (strike). Satyagraha Sabhas were set up to launch the movement.
• The Rowlatt Satyagraha turned out to be the first all-India struggle against the British government although it was largely restricted to cities. In April 1919 there were a number of demonstrations and hartals in the country and the government used brutal measures to suppress them. The Jallianwala Bagh atrocities, inflicted by General Dyer in Amritsar on Baisakhi day (13 April), were a part of this repression.
• NCERT Class 8 Our Pasts III Part-2;

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/02/04/chauri-chaura-centenary-celebrations/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• About the Scheme:
• The Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBAR-DHAN) scheme is implemented under the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin-Phase 2, by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Jal Shakti ministry.
• It was launched in 2018.
• The scheme aims to augment income of farmers by converting biodegradable waste into compressed biogas (CBG).
• The initiative aims at attracting entrepreneurs for establishing community-based CBG plants in rural areas.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/02/04/gobardhan-scheme/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Ramsar Convention:
• The Ramsar Convention is an international agreement promoting the conservation of wetlands.
• The Convention was adopted at Ramsar in Iran in 1971 and came into force in 1975. Almost 90% of the UN member states are part of the Convention.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/02/04/world-wetlands-day/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: here the directive word is incorrect!!

• The Convention on Wetlands, called the Ramsar Convention, is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.
• The Convention was adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971 and came into force in 1975. Since then, almost 90% of UN member states, from all the world’s geographic regions, have acceded to become “Contracting Parties”.
• The Convention uses a broad definition of wetlands. It includes all lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands, peatlands, oases, estuaries, deltas and tidal flats, mangroves and other coastal areas, coral reefs, and all human-made sites such as fish ponds, rice paddies, reservoirs and salt pans.
• Montreux Record under the Convention is a register of wetland sites on the List of Wetlands of International Importance where changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring, or are likely to occur as a result of technological developments, pollution or other human interference.
• It is maintained as part of the Ramsar List.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/02/04/world-wetlands-day/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Wetlands in India:
• India has rich wetlands famous for its biodiversity. As of December 2020, there are 42 Ramsar sites in India.
• These are of global significance and are included in the Ramsar list of wetlands.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/02/04/world-wetlands-day/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The organization was first established as Indian Ocean Rim Initiative in Mauritius on March 1995 and formally launched on 6–7 March 1997. It is an international organization consisting of coastal states bordering the Indian Ocean.
  Priority areas are to promote the sustained growth and balanced development of the region and of the Member States, and to create common ground for regional economic co-operation. Six priority areas were identified at the 11th Council of Ministers, in Bengaluru are:
• Maritime Safety & Security, Trade & Investment Facilitation, Fisheries Management, Disaster Risk Management, Academic, Science & Technology Tourism & Cultural Exchanges, Gender empowerment
  Source: http://iora.net/

Refer: facts for prelims:  https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/02/04/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-3-february-2021/