INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 7 June 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S2: The children of foreign diplomats posted in India and enemy aliens cannot acquire Indian citizenship by birth.
• S1: The Constitution deals with the citizenship from Articles 5 to 11 under Part II. It empowers the Parliament to enact a law to provide for such matters and any other matter relating to citizenship.
• S3: All categories of persons acquiring citizenship of India must take an oath of allegiance before they are registered as citizens of India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/07/npr-slips-valid-for-long-term-visas/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Ministry of Education has released the Performance Grading Index for 2019-20.
  • Performance Grading Index is initiated by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL).
• PGI is a tool to grade all States and UTs on their performance across 70 indicators on school education.
• Objective: To encourage States & UTs to adopt best practices like online recruitment and transfer of teachers, electronic attendance of students & teachers.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/07/education-index-ranking/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• A vector, in infectious disease biology, is what works as a vehicle to transport a disease-causing agent.
  • In viral-vectored vaccines, a virus is used to carry the target antigen gene into human cells.
  • Covishield (the vaccine by Oxford University-AstraZeneca) is based on the viral-vectored platform.
• Sputnik V is an adenovirus viral vector vaccine for COVID-19 developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology.
• Covaxin (jointly developed by Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council of Medical Research), is an inactivated vaccine.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/07/more-antibodies-produced-by-covishield-than-covaxin-study/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Nobel Peace Prize for 2013 has been awarded to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) “for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons”.
• The Hague-based autonomous body, which works within the framework of the United Nations, was established in 1997 by the Chemical Weapons Convention to carry out its mandate.
• The organisation promotes and verifies the adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention, which prohibits the use of chemical weapons and requires their destruction. Verification consists both of evaluation of declarations by member states and onsite inspections.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/07/syria-has-likely-used-chemical-weapons-17-times-opcw/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The CEO Water Mandate is a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General and the UN Global Compact, implemented in partnership with the Pacific Institute.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/07/ntpc-joins-uns-ceo-water-mandate/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, with more than 12,000 corporate participants and stakeholders from more than 140 countries.
• It is based on ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment, and anti-corruption.
• It is a non-binding United Nations pact to encourage businesses and firms worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation.
• Launched in 2000.
• It is a principle-based framework for businesses, stating ten principles in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption.
• Under the Global Compact, companies are brought together with UN agencies, labor groups and civil society.
• Cities can join the Global Compact through the Cities Programme.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/07/ntpc-joins-uns-ceo-water-mandate/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: Tiananmen square massacre:

• Context: 32nd anniversary of the event was observed recently.
• What happened?
• On June 4, 1989 Chinese troops cracked down on pro-democracy protesters around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. No official death toll has ever been released, but rights groups estimate hundreds, if not thousands were killed.
• The protests were primarily student-led demonstrations calling for democracy, free speech and a free press in China.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/07/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-7-june-2021/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The United Nations Assembly established World Environment Day in 1972, which was the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the human environment.
• Since 1974, World Environment Day has been celebrated every year on 5 June, engaging governments, businesses and citizens in an effort to address pressing environmental issues.
• The theme of World Environment Day 2021 is ‘Reimagine. Recreate. Restore.’ The theme is based on the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, which will be launched by the United Nations this year.
• Pakistan will be the global host for 2021.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/07/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-7-june-2021/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Ladakh Lt Governor has launched the YounTab scheme for students in the Union Territory to encourage digital learning.
• Under the scheme, 12,300 tablets with pre-loaded online and offline content, including textbooks, video lectures and online class applications, would be distributed to government school students from Class 6th to 12th.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/07/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-7-june-2021/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: I-Familia:

• It is a Global database to identify missing persons.
• Launched by Interpol.
• It can identify missing persons through family DNA and help the police solve cold cases in member countries.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/07/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-7-june-2021/