INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 3 May 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• A study published in Geophysical Research Letters of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) says that due to the significant melting of glaciers because of global temperature rise, our planet’s axis of rotation has been moving more than usual since the 1990s.
• While this change is not expected to affect daily life, it can change the length of the day by a few milliseconds, experts say.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/03/climate-change-causing-a-shift-in-earths-axis/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Earth’s axis of rotation is the line along which it spins around itself as it revolves around the Sun. The points on which the axis intersects the planet’s surface are the geographical north and south poles.
• The location of the poles is not fixed, however, as the axis moves due to changes in how the Earth’s mass is distributed around the planet. Thus, the poles move when the axis moves, and the movement is called “polar motion”.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/03/climate-change-causing-a-shift-in-earths-axis/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/03/how-to-measure-unpaid-care-work-and-address-its-inequalities/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S2: Chief Election Commissioner of India can be removed from his office by the President on the basis of a resolution passed to that effect by both the houses of parliament with a two-thirds majority in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on the grounds of proved misbehavior or incapacity.
• S1: Since its inception in 1950 and till 15 October 1989, the election commission functioned as a single member body consisting of the Chief Election Commissioner. On 16 October 1989, the president appointed two more election commissioners to cope with the increased work of the election
• S3: EC determine the territorial areas of the electoral constituencies throughout the country on the basis of the Delimitation Commission Act of Parliament.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/03/cec-moves-supreme-court-against-madras-hcs-comments/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: Special Leave Petition is discretionary power vested in the Supreme Court of India and the court may in its discretion refuse to grant leave to appeal. The aggrieved party cannot claim special leave to appeal under Article 136 as a right, but it is privilege vested in the Supreme Court of India to grant leave to appeal or not.
• S2: As per the Civil Procedure Code and the Supreme Court Rules, any person aggrieved by a ruling can seek a review. This implies that it is not necessary that only parties to a case can seek a review of the judgment.
• S3: A curative petition may be filed after a review plea against the final conviction is dismissed. It is meant to ensure there is no miscarriage of justice, and to prevent abuse of process. A curative petition is usually decided by judges in chamber, unless a specific request for an open-court hearing is allowed.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/03/cec-moves-supreme-court-against-madras-hcs-comments/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• J&K govt. teacher dismissed under Article 311 without inquiry.
• Article 311 deals with dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of persons employed in civil capacities under the Union or a State.
• Article 311(2), sub clause (c) notes that where the President or the Governor, as the case may be, is satisfied that in the interest of the security of the State, it is not expedient to hold such inquiry into the allegations against a person, enquiry may be skipped.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/03/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-02-may-2021/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: Xylophis deepaki:

• It is a new snake species discovered recently in Tamil Nadu.
• It is a tiny snake of just 20 cm length with iridescent scales.
• The species is named in honour of Indian herpetologist Deepak Veerappan for his contribution in erecting a new subfamily Xylophiinae to accommodate wood snakes.
• This new species is found in the drier regions and in lower altitudes around Agasthyamalai hills. The other Xylophis were reported from cold higher altitudes, of 1,700 m and above, in the Nilgiris and the Anaimalai.
• Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve
  • located in the southernmost end of the Western Ghats
  • It encompass the wildlife sanctuaries Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, and Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/03/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-02-may-2021/

Ans: (b)

Explanation;

• 3 May, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day.
• Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO’s General Conference.
• Theme: “Information as a Public Good”.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/03/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-02-may-2021/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S3: China is bordered by 14 countries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam. Furthermore it shares maritime borders with Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Taiwan.
• S1: Vorukh is a jamoat (administrative division) in northern Tajikistan
• S2:

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/03/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-02-may-2021/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: P-8I patrol aircraft:

• S. clears sale of six P-8I patrol aircraft to India.
• S1: P-8I is a long-range, multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft manufactured by Boeing for the Indian Navy.
• S2: The P-8I aircraft is designed to protect the vast coastline and territorial waters of India.
• It can conduct anti-submarine warfare, intelligence, maritime patrol, and surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/03/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-02-may-2021/