INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 10 May 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (b)’

Explanation: Maharana Pratap

• He was the eldest son of Udai Singh II (founder of city of Udaipur).
• He is known for his bravery in the Battle of Haldighati. It was fought in 1576 between Maharana and the forces of Akbar led by Man Singh of Amber.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/10/maharana-pratap-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S3: He was instrumental in the formation of the Minto-Morley Reforms of 1909, which eventually became law.
• S2: Affectionately known as “The Grand Old Man of India”, Dadabhai Naoroji was an ardent patriot, a great social and political reformer and a prominent nationalist of progressive views. He was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament, the first Indian to sit on a Royal Commission (the Welby Commission) and more importantly, the first Indian to claim self-government or “Swaraj”.  He was thrice elected the President of the Indian National Congress.  Dadabhai’s dedicated and selfless services to the country in all fields led him to be acclaimed as the “Father of Indian Politics and Economics”. https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/picture_gallery/dadabhai.asp
• S1: He served as Secretary of the Deccan Education Society.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/10/gopal-krishna-gokhale-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association. Along with him were a small group of educated Indians, as Natesh Appaji Dravid, Gopal Krishna Deodhar, Surendra Nath Banerjee and Anant Patwardhan who wanted to promote social and human development and overthrow the British rule in India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/10/gopal-krishna-gokhale-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Deccan Education Society is an organisation that runs 43 education establishments in Maharashtra, India. It is based in Pune.
• In 1880 Vishnushastri Chiplunkar and Bal Gangadhar Tilak founded the New English School in Pune.
• In 1884 they created the Deccan Education Society with Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi, V.S.Apte, V.B.Kelkar, M.S. Gole and N.K. Dharap.
• Congress party leader, Gopal Krishna Gokhale and social reformer, Dhondo Keshav Karve were also life members of the society and taught at the college in the 1890s.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/10/gopal-krishna-gokhale-2/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• About the disease:
  • It is a rare but serious fungal infection.
  • Also known as mucormycosis.
  • The disease often manifests in the skin and also affects the lungs and the brain.
  • Caused by a group of moulds known as mucormycetes present naturally in the environment.
• Vulnerability:
  • It mainly affects people who are on medication for health problems that reduces their ability to fight environmental pathogens.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/10/black-fungus/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The Arctic Council calls itself “the leading intergovernmental forum” for discussing and addressing issues concerning the Arctic region, including scientific research, and peaceful and sustainable use of resources in the region.
  • The Council was established by the eight Arctic States — the countries whose territories fall in the Arctic region — through the Ottawa Declaration of 1996. The eight Arctic States — Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States — are the only members of the Arctic Council.
• Since 2013, India enjoys ‘Observer’ status in the Arctic Council with twelve other countries (Japan, China, France, Germany, UK, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Netherlands, Singapore, and South Korea).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/10/arctic-science-ministerial/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Long March-5B Y2 rocket was carrying the Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, module, which is the first of three key components for the construction of China’s space station, which will be completed by the end of next year.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/10/china-rocket-debris-falls-in-indian-ocean-near-maldives/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Located in Indonesia. The volcano has been active since 2010 when it erupted after nearly 400 years of inactivity.
• Indonesia is home to many active volcanoes owing to its location in the “Ring of Fire” or the Circum-Pacific Belt — an area along the Pacific Ocean characterised by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.

Refer: fact for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/10/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-10-may-2021/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• It is a small bird-like nocturnal dinosaur that lived 70 million years ago.
• It was a pheasant-sized, two-legged Cretaceous Period dinosaur weighing about as much as a small house cat.
• It employed excellent night vision and superb hearing to thrive.
• Lacking the strong jaws and sharp teeth of many carnivorous dinosaurs, it had a remarkably bird-like and lightly built skull and many tiny teeth like grains of rice.

Refer: fact for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/10/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-10-may-2021/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: During the early 1900s, Gandhi was instrumental in getting the indentured labour system abolished in the British Empire. See https://www.mkgandhi.org/articles/mauritius&mg.htm
• S2: He supported it. Pasting this section from B.R. Nanda’s book:
• See https://tinyurl.com/yxroyhnd
• S3: This is quite well known

Refer: UPSC CSE 2019