INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 8 May 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Economic Survey released by the Union Ministry of Finance on January 29, 2021 highlighted the concept of setting up a social stock exchange (SSE) in India for raising capital by orgnanisations working for the realisation of a social welfare objective. It will be under the regulatory ambit of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the survey said.
• What is social stock exchange (SSE)?
  • It is a novel concept in India and such a bourse is meant to serve private and non-profit sector providers by channelling greater capital to them.
  • As per the proposal, SSE can be housed within the existing stock exchange such as the BSE and/or National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/08/social-stock-exchanges-sses/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: Lumpy Skin Disease is a viral illness that causes prolonged morbidity in cattle and buffaloes. Caused by the poxvirus Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV).
  • It spreads through mosquitoes, flies and ticks and also through saliva and contaminated water and food.
• S2: It spreads through mosquitoes, flies and ticks and also through saliva and contaminated water and food.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/08/lumpy-skin-disease/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Serial number 15 (SN15), a prototype of the futuristic Starship rocket developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company, was able to launch and successfully land on Wednesday, heralding a new era in space exploration for NASA.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/08/spacexs-starship-landing/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Stardust 1.0 is a launch vehicle suited for student and budget payloads.
  • The rocket is manufactured by bluShift, an aerospace company based in Maine that is developing rockets that are powered by bio-derived fuels.
• New Shepard is a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing, crew-rated suborbital launch vehicle that is being developed by Blue Origin.
• SpaceX has developed three launch vehicles.
  • small-lift Falcon 1, medium-lift Falcon 9 and the heavy-lift Falcon Heavy

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/08/spacexs-starship-landing/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S2: India currently imports uranium from Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, France and Canada and plans to also purchase the fuel from Australia.
• S1: In India, Uranium deposits occur in the Dharwar rocks.
• S3: Significant quantity of reserves were recently discovered in parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana between Seshachalam forest and Sresailam (Southern edge of Andhra to Southern edge of Telangana).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/08/about-uranium-and-its-uses/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• It is the largest tiger reserve forest in India and a critical tiger habitat.
• Significant quantity of reserves were recently discovered in parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana between Seshachalam forest and Sresailam (Southern edge of Andhra to Southern edge of Telangana).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/08/about-uranium-and-its-uses/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) was launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and six countries — Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States — on 16 February 2012.
• It is a voluntary partnership of governments, intergovernmental organizations, businesses, scientific institutions and civil society organizations committed to protecting the climate and improving air quality through actions to reduce short-lived climate pollutants.
• The program is managed out of the United Nations Environmental Programme through a Secretariat in Paris, France.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/08/un-report-on-human-caused-methane-emissions/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The report, titled Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions was recently released by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and the United Nations Environment Programme.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/08/un-report-on-human-caused-methane-emissions/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Kabasura Kudineer:
• Kabasura Kudineer is a traditional formulation used by Siddha practitioners for managing common respiratory health.
• It is a herbal concoction, comprising dry ingredients of ginger, pippali, clove, cirukancori root, mulli root, kadukkai, ajwain and many other herbs.
• The ingredients are powdered and mixed with water, then boiled to make a decoction of one-fourth of its initial volume.
• Context:
• The Ministry of Ayush has launched a massive nationwide campaign to distribute its proven poly herbal Ayurvedic drug AYUSH 64 and Siddha drug Kabasura Kudineer for the benefit of the vast majority of out of hospital COVID patients.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/08/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-08-may-2021/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: e-Sanjeevani OPD:

• The e-Sanjeevani OPD is a flagship telemedicine platform of the Government, developed by the Centre for Development of Advance Computing (C-DAC), Mohali under the aegis of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
• It provides free consultations to Indian citizens.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/08/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-08-may-2021/