INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 10 April 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: The Act says that no person shall convert any place of worship of any religious denomination into one of a different denomination or section. It contains a declaration that a place of worship shall continue to be as it was on August 15, 1947.
• S2: The 1991 Act will not apply in some cases. It will not apply to ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains that are covered by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. It will also not apply to any suit that has been finally settled or disposed of, any dispute that has been settled by the parties before the 1991 Act came into force, or to the conversion of any place that took place by acquiescence.
  • The Act specifically exempted from its purview the place of worship commonly referred to as Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. It was done to allow the pending litigation to continue as well as to preserve the scope for a negotiated settlement.
• S3: In the 2019 Ayodhya verdict, the Constitution Bench led by former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi referred to the law and said it manifests the secular values of the Constitution and strictly prohibits retrogression.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/10/places-of-worship-act-1991/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: Fundamental rights available to both citizens and foreigners except enemy aliens

• Equality before law and equal protection of laws (Article 14).
• Protection in respect of conviction for offences (Article 20).
• Protection of life and personal liberty (Article 21).
• Right to elementary education (Article 21A).
• Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases (Article 22).
• Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour (Article 23).
• Prohibition of employment of children in factories etc., (Article 24).
• Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion (Article 25).
• Freedom to manage religious affairs (Article 26).
• Freedom from payment of taxes for promotion of any religion (Article 27).
• Freedom from attending religious instruction or worship in certain educational institutions (Article 28).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/10/sc-turns-down-release-of-rohingya-in-jammu/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: Diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan were established in 1968 with the appointment of a resident representative of India in Thimphu. Before this our relations with Bhutan were looked after by our Political Officer in Sikkim. The basic framework of India – Bhutan bilateral relations is the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation of 1949 between the two countries, which was updated in February 2007.
• S3 and S2: Diphu Pass is a mountain pass around the area of the disputed tri-point borders of India, China, and Myanmar. West Bengal shares border with Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/10/bhutan-china-to-schedule-boundary-discussions/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• An exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has special rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind
• India’s EEZ is bordered to the west by Pakistan, to the south by the Maldives and Sri Lanka and to the east by Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/10/freedom-of-navigation-operation-fonop/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: Panna National Park is a national park located in Panna and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh in India.
• S2: Kanha tiger reserve is now the first in India to have an official mascot – ‘Bhoorsingh the barasingha’. The barasingha or swamp deer is the state animal of Madhya Pradesh and is found only in the Kanha tiger reserve, across Mandla and Balaghat districts.
• S3: Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written to Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar, asking him not to implement the Ken-Betwa river linking project. It is because Panna Tiger reserve will be damaged by the river linking project. The state government’s open estimate is that around 40 per cent of the area of the tiger reserve will be irretrievably damaged.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/10/ken-betwa-project/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Situated in the Vindhyan mountain range in the northern part of Madhya Pradesh, Panna Tiger Reserve is spread over the Panna and Chhatarpur districts. The terrain here consists of extensive plateaus and gorges. This reserve contains the last remaining tiger habitat of North Madhya Pradesh.
• S1 and S2: It forms the northern most tip of the natural teak forests and the eastern most tip of the natural Anogeissus pendula (Kardhai) forests.
• S3: Rock Art in Panna – What does it mean to the people who live there?
  • https://www.leidenanthropologyblog.nl/articles/rock-art-in-panna

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/10/ken-betwa-project/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: NanoSniffer:

• It is a microsensor based explosive trace detector.
• It is the world’s first microsensor based Explosive Trace Detector (ETD) developed by NanoSniff Technologies, an IIT Bombay incubated startup.
• NanoSniffer is a 100% ‘Made in India’ product in terms of research, development & manufacturing. The core technology of NanoSniffer is protected by patents in the U.S. & Europe.
• NanoSniffer can detect explosives in less than 10 seconds and it also identifies and categorizes explosives into different classes.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/10/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-10-april-2021/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: Jerdon’s Courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus) is a nocturnal cursorial bird found only in the State of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the world’s rarest bird species and is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
  • Bird known only from Eastern Ghats.
  • It inhabits open patches within scrub-forest. More>>
• S2: The Himalayan quail is native to India, found only in the mountains of Uttarakhand in north-west Himalayas. The last sightings recorded before 1877 were from Mussourie and Nainital hill stations, suggesting that they prefer higher altitudes. They are known to inhabit long grass and scrubs on steep hillsides, particularly south facing slopes between the altitudes of 1,650 and 2,400 metres. More>>
• S3: Himalayan serows are herbivores, and are typically found at altitudes between 2,000 metres and 4,000 metres (6,500 to 13,000 feet). They are known to be found in eastern, central, and western Himalayas, but not in the Trans Himalayan region. More>>

Refer: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/its-a-goat-its-a-pig-its-a-serow-explaining-an-unusual-sighting-in-the-spiti-cold-desert-7105007/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Two new red algal seaweed species, which can be a potential raw material for those involved in jelly and ice cream production, have been discovered along India’s coastline.
• Both varieties—Hypnea indica and Hypnea Bullata—were discovered in Kanyakumari. The fine and hairy algae Hypnea indica was discovered in Shivrajpur and Somnath Pathan in Gujarat, whereas Hypnea Bullata grew along the coastline of Daman and Diu.

Refer: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/two-new-seaweed-species-discovered-along-indias-coastline-7250122/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Botanists have discovered a new species of wild Sun Rose from the Eastern Ghats in India. The new species, named Portulaca laljii, discovered from Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh has unique features such as a tuberous root, no hair in its leaf axils, a reddish pink flower, prolate-shaped fruits, and copper brown seeds without lustre. These morphological features distinguish the species from other species of genus Portulaca.

Refer: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/new-species-of-sun-rose-found-in-the-eastern-ghats/article33424396.ece