INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 4 March 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1 & S2: The NPR is a register of usual residents of the country. It is mandatory for every usual resident of India to register in the NPR. It includes both Indian citizens as well as a foreign citizen.
• The objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database of every usual resident in the country.
• The first National Population Register was prepared in 2010 and updating this data was done during 2015 by conducting door to door survey.
• S3: It is being prepared at the local (Village/sub-Town), sub-District, District, State and National level under provisions of the Citizenship Act 1955 and the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003.
• What is the meaning of usual resident?
  • According to the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003, a usual resident is a person who has resided in a local area for the past 6 months or more or a person who intends to reside in that area for the next 6 months or more.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/03/04/national-population-register/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, founded in 1961 by Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs.
• S2: The responsibility of conducting the decennial Census rests with the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India under Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/03/04/national-population-register/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The report “Freedom in the World 2021: Democracy under Siege” was recently released by US think-tank Freedom House.
• Key findings:
  • Freedoms in India have reduced resulting in India being classified as ‘partly free’.
  • India’s score was 67, a drop from 71/100 from last year downgrading it from the free category last year.
• Reasons for the downgrade: The government and its State-level allies continued to crack down on critics during the year.
  • The private media are vigorous and diverse, and investigations and scrutiny of politicians do occur. However, attacks on press freedom have escalated dramatically under the Modi government, and reporting has become significantly less ambitious in recent years.
  • Security, defamation, sedition and contempt of court laws have been used to quiet critical media voices.
  • Revelations of close relationships between politicians, business executives and lobbyists on one hand and leading media personalities and owners of media outlets, on the other, have dented public confidence in the press.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/03/04/u-s-thinktank-report-classifies-india-as-partly-free/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Brazil has the highest export volume of sugar of any country, at 19.3 million metric tons as of 2019.2020. The second largest sugar exporter, Thailand, has a little over half of the export volume of Brazil, at about 10.65 million metric tons of sugar.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/03/04/minimum-selling-price-for-sugar/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Central Government announces Fair and Remunerative Prices which are determined on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) and are announced/approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, which is chaired by Prime Minister.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/03/04/minimum-selling-price-for-sugar/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: An anti-dumping duty is a protectionist tariff that a domestic government imposes on foreign imports that it believes are priced below fair market value.
• According to global trade norms, a country is allowed to impose tariffs on such dumped products to provide a level-playing field to domestic manufacturers. The duty is imposed only after a thorough investigation by a quasi-judicial body, such as DGTR in India
• S2: In India, Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry conducts anti-dumping investigations.
  • The Finance Ministry takes the final call to impose the duty.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/03/04/anti-dumping-duty/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: here the directive word is not correct!!

• Nag River:
  • The Nag River is a river flowing through the city of Nagpur in Maharashtra, India.
  • It is known for providing the etymology for the name Nagpur.
  • Forming a part of the Kanhan-Pench river system, the Nag River originates in Lava hills near wadi.
• Context:
• The Nag River Pollution Abatement Project has been approved at a cost of Rs. 2,117.54 crores.
• It will be implemented by the National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD). More>>

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/03/04/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-4-march-2021/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Star Rating Of Garbage Free Cities , an initiative launched by the Ministry Of Housing And Urban Affairs
• The star rating conditions are based on 25 key parameters across the solid waste management spectrum and has been designed to both help cities assess their progress while encouraging them to move towards a better rating thereby improving their cities’ overall cleanliness and aesthetics.
• How cities are give ratings?
  • The Star Rating is supported by self-assessment and self-verification for achieving a certain star rating.
  • It also ensures the involvement of citizen groups for a transparent system of self-declaration.
  • The self-declaration is further verified through an independent third party agency appointed by MoHUA.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/05/20/garbage-free-star-rating-for-the-cities/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Factors responsible for the intensification of cyclones in BoB:
• Higher than normal temperatures in the Bay of Bengal (BoB) may be whetting ‘super cyclones’ and the lockdown, indirectly, may have played a role.
  • Cyclones gain their energy from the heat and moisture generated from warm ocean surfaces. This year, the BoB has posted record summer temperatures a fall-out, as researchers have warned, of global warming from fossil fuel emissions that has been heating up oceans.
  • Lockdown impact: Reduced particulate matter emissions during the lockdown meant fewer aerosols, such as black carbon, that are known to reflect sunlight and heat away from the surface.
• El Nino affects the flow of moisture-bearing winds from the cooler oceans towards India, negatively impact the summer monsoon, which accounts for over 70% of annual rainfall. It remains to be seen how it would actually evolve over the next few months, but if it does retain its strength after the summer, it could mar the prospects of a good monsoon in India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/05/20/hotter-oceans-spawn-super-cyclones/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Stat2: Source: The Delhi High Court has been told by the AAP government that under the penal law, food adulteration is a cognisable offence against which the police can take action, including registration of FIRs.
• Stat1: The chemical widely used for artificially ripening fruits is calcium carbide (CaC2) which contains arsenic and phosphorus, both of which can prove fatal for human beings. CaC2 is a known carcinogen – an agent having the ability to alter human cells into cancerous cells.

Refer: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/food-adulteration-offence-under-ipc-says-govt/article30995150.ece