INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 23 April 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S2: UNICEF relies entirely on voluntary contributions from governments and private donors.
• S1: UNICEF is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
• S3: It received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1965. https://www.un.org/en/about-us/nobel-peace-prize

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Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Turkey is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeastern Europe. Turkey is bordered by Greece and Bulgaria to its northwest, the Black Sea to its north, Georgia to its northeast, Armenia, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to its east, Iraq and Syria to its southeast, the Mediterranean Sea to its south, and the Aegean Sea to its west.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/23/armenian-genocide/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: About African Swine Fever (ASF):

• ASF is a highly contagious and fatal animal disease that infects domestic and wild pigs, typically resulting in an acute form of hemorrhagic fever.
• It was first detected in Africa in the 1920s.
• The mortality is close to 100 per cent, and since the fever has no cure, the only way to stop it spreading is by culling the animals.
• ASF is not a threat to human beings since it only spreads from animals to other animals.
• According to the FAO, “its extremely high potential for transboundary spread has placed all the countries in the region in danger and has raised the spectre of ASF once more escaping from Africa. It is a disease of growing strategic importance for global food security and household income”.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/23/swine-fever/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Codex Alimentarius, or “Food Code” is a collection of standards, guidelines and codes of practice adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The Commission, also known as CAC, is the central part of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme and was established by FAO and WHO to protect consumer health and promote fair practices in food trade.
• Codex standards ensure that food is safe and can be traded. The 188 Codex members have negotiated science based recommendations in all areas related to food safety and quality: food hygiene; maximum limits for food additives; residues of pesticides and veterinary drugs; and maximum limits and codes for the prevention of chemical and microbiological contamination. Codex food safety texts are a reference in WTO trade disputes.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/23/fifth-session-of-the-codex-committee-on-spices-and-culinary-herbs-ccsch/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: About the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC):

• It is an intergovernmental body established jointly by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1963, within the framework of the Joint Food Standards Programme.
• The Secretariat of the CAC is hosted at FAO headquarters in Rome.
• It was established to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade.
• It meets in regular session once a year alternating between Geneva and Rome.
• Currently, it has 189 Codex Members.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/23/fifth-session-of-the-codex-committee-on-spices-and-culinary-herbs-ccsch/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Perseverance is a Mars rover manufactured by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for use in NASA’s Mars 2020 mission.
• The Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission is a robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of the planet Mars.
• The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Hope mission is a Mars orbiter spacecraft, which will study the thin atmosphere of Mars.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/23/nasas-perseverance-mission-has-extracted-oxygen-on-mars/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• April 22 is Earth Day, an international event celebrated around the world to pledge support for environmental protection.
• About the Earth Day:
  • First observed in 1970.
  • The event was triggered by the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, as well as other issues such as smog and polluted rivers.
  • In 2009, the United Nations designated 22nd April as ‘International Mother Earth Day’.
  • Earth Day is now globally coordinated by ORG, which is a non profit organisation.
  • The Paris Agreement was also signed on Earth Day 2016.
• S2: The year 2021 marks the 51st anniversary of the annual celebrations.
  • This year’s theme for Earth Day is ‘Restore Our Earth’.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/23/earth-day-2021/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: CCI is a statutory body of the Government of India, responsible for enforcing the Competition Act, 2002 throughout India and to prevent activities that have an adverse effect on competition.
• S2: CCI consists of a Chairperson and 6 Members appointed by the Central Government.

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Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• What is the Opec+?
  • Opec+ refers to the alliance of crude producers, who have been undertaking corrections in supply in the oil markets since 2017.
  • OPEC plus countries include Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Russia, South Sudan and Sudan.
• What is OPEC?
  • The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in Baghdad, Iraq, with the signing of an agreement in September 1960 by five countries namely Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. They were to become the Founder Members of the Organization.
  • OPEC is a permanent, intergovernmental organization.
  • OPEC’s objective is to co-ordinate and unify petroleum policies among Member Countries, in order to secure fair and stable prices for petroleum producers; an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consuming nations; and a fair return on capital to those investing in the industry.
  • It is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
  • OPEC membership is open to any country that is a substantial exporter of oil and which shares the ideals of the organization.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/11/10/what-is-the-opec-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: The Finance Commission is constituted by the President under article 280 of the Constitution, mainly to give its recommendations on distribution of tax revenues between the Union and the States and amongst the States themselves.
• S2: The First Finance Commission was constituted vide Presidential Order dated 22.11.1951 under the chairmanship of Shri K.C. Neogy on 6th April, 1952.
• S3: Fifteenth Finance Commissions have been constituted so far at intervals of every five years.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/11/10/fifteenth-finance-commission/