INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 29 April 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Qualification to Become a High Court Judge
  • A person to be appointed as a judge of a high court, should be a citizen of India.
  • He should have held a judicial office in the territory of India for ten years
  • should have been an advocate of high court(s) for ten years.
  • There is no minimum age fixed for high Court judges, and unlike in Supreme Court, there is no provision for appointment of a distinguished jurist as a judge of a high court.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/29/article-217-of-the-constitution-of-india/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed Smt. Justice Vimla S. Kapoor, Additional Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court, to be Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court with effect from the date she assumes charge of her office.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/29/article-217-of-the-constitution-of-india/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Constitution of India makes a mention of these committees at different places, but without making any specific provisions regarding their composition, tenure, functions, etc. All these matters are dealt by the rules of two Houses. Accordingly, a parliamentary committee means a committee that:
  • Is appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the Speaker / Chairman
  • Works under the direction of the Speaker / Chairman
  • Presents its report to the House or to the Speaker / Chairman
  • Has a secretariat provided by the Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha
• The consultative committees, which also consist of members of Parliament, are not parliamentary committees as they do not fulfill above four conditions.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/29/leaders-call-for-house-panels-meet/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Standing Committees not only supervise the work of various departments but also their budget, their expenditure and bills that come up in the house relating to the department.
• It is a permanent and regular committee which is constituted from time to time according to the provisions of an Act of Parliament or Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business.
• The work done by the Indian Parliament is not only voluminous but also of a complex nature, hence a good deal of its work is carried out in these Parliamentary Committees.
• There are two types of Parliamentary Committee, the Standing Committee and the Ad hoc Committee. Public Accounts Committee is an example of Standing Committee. Members of the Standing committees are selected from both Houses, except for Estimates Committee where all the members are from Lok Sabha Only.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/29/leaders-call-for-house-panels-meet/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Committee of Subordinate Legislation examines and reports to the House whether the powers to make regulations, rule, sub-rules and by laws delegated by the parliament or conferred by the constitution to the executive are being properly exercised by it. In both the houses the committee consists of 15 members. It was constituted in 1953.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/29/leaders-call-for-house-panels-meet/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• According to the new policy, commercial vehicles of more than 15 years and passenger vehicles of more than 20 years will have to be mandatorily scrapped if they don’t pass the fitness and emission tests. Also, government departments will have to let go of their vehicles after they are used for 15 years.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/29/vehicle-scrappage-policy/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: About the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund:

• S1: It is a medium – long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and credit guarantee.
  • The duration of the scheme is from FY2020 to FY2029 (10 years).
  • Under the scheme, Rs. 1 Lakh Crore will be provided by banks and financial institutions as loans with interest subvention of 3% per annum and credit guarantee coverage under CGTMSE for loans up to Rs. 2 Crores.
• S2: It will be managed and monitored through an online Management Information System (MIS)

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/29/agriculture-infrastructure-fund-2/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: About Aditya- L1 mission:

• It is India’s first solar mission. It will be launched using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in XL
• It will have seven payloads (instruments) on board.
• It seeks to study the Sun’s corona, solar emissions, solar winds and flares, and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), and will carry out round-the-clock imaging of the Sun.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/29/aditya-l1-support-cell/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: Python-5:

• DRDO conducts maiden trial of Python-5 Air to Air Missile.
• Python is a family of air-to-air missiles (AAMs) built by the Israeli weapons manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
• Python 5 can engage enemy aircraft from very short ranges and near beyond visual range.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/29/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-29-april-2021/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Stat1: An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s lithosphere that creates seismic waves and all natural earthquakes take place in the lithosphere.
• Stat2: An earthquake’s point of initial rupture is called its hypocenter or focus. The epicenter is the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.
• Stat3: Geographical statistics of India show that almost 54% of the land is vulnerable to earthquakes. The latest version of seismic zoning map of India given in the earthquake resistant design code of India assigns four levels of seismicity for India in terms of zone factors. In other words, the earthquake zoning map of India divides India into 4 seismic zones (Zone 2, 3, 4 and 5) unlike its previous version, which consisted of five or six zones for the country. According to the present zoning map, Zone 5 expects the highest level of seismicity whereas Zone 2 is associated with the lowest level of seismicity.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/04/29/assam-earthquake/