INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 15 June 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S2: The Census (2011) reports 18,46,427 native speakers of Tulu in India. The Tulu-speaking people are larger in number than speakers of Manipuri and Sanskrit, which have the Eighth Schedule status.
• S1: The 22 languages which are listed in the Eighth Schedule are Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and
• Tulu and English are not listed in Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/15/the-history-of-tulu-and-the-demand-for-official-language-status/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: Coverage and entitlement under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS): Upto 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population will be covered under TPDS, with uniform entitlement of 5 kg per person per month. Not restricted to only BPL families.
• S3: Nutritional Support to women and children: Children in the age group of 6 months to 14 years and pregnant women and lactating mothers will be entitled to meals as per prescribed nutritional norms under Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and Mid-Day Meal (MDM) schemes. Malnourished children up to the age of 6 have been prescribed for higher nutritional norms.
  • Maternity Benefit: Pregnant women and lactating mothers will also be receiving maternity benefit of Rs. 6,000.
• S2: As a step towards women empowerment, the eldest woman of the household of age 18 years or above is mandated to be the head of the household for the purpose of issuing of ration cards under the Act.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/15/national-food-security-act-nfsa/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: The Food Corporation of India was setup under the Food Corporation’s Act 1964 , in order to fulfill following objectives of the Food Policy:
  • Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the farmers.
  • Distribution of foodgrains throughout the country for public distribution system.
  • Maintaining satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of foodgrains to ensure National Food Security
• S2: It is under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/15/national-food-security-act-nfsa/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: About North Atlantic Treaty Organization:
  • It is an intergovernmental military alliance.
  • Established by Washington treaty.
  • Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949.
  • Headquarters — Brussels, Belgium.
  • Headquarters of Allied Command Operations — Mons, Belgium.
• S2: Its original members were Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/15/nato-summit/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released its Year Book 2021.

• Key findings:
  • S2: India possessed an estimated 156 nuclear warheads at the start of 2021, compared with 150 at the start of last year, while Pakistan had 165 warheads, up from 160 in 2020.
  • China’s nuclear arsenal consisted of 350 warheads, up from 320 at the start of 2020.
  • The nine nuclear armed states — the U.S., Russia, the U.K., France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea — together possessed an estimated 13,080 nuclear weapons at the start of 2021.
  • S1: Russia and the U.S. together possessed over 90% of global nuclear weapons.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/15/stockholm-international-peace-research-institute-sipri-year-book-2021/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: New Shepard is a crew-rated suborbital launch vehicle that is being developed by Blue Origin as a commercial system for suborbital space tourism.
• S2: Stardust 1.0 is manufactured by bluShift, an aerospace company based in Maine that is developing rockets that are powered by bio-derived fuels.
• S3: Falcon 9 is a partially reusable two-stage-to-orbit medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured by SpaceX in the United States.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/15/what-is-the-new-shephard-rocket-system/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Article 22 of the TRIPS Agreements (WTO Agreement) defines Geographical Indication as “indications which identify a good as originating in the territory of a Member, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin”.
• Consequently, upon India joining as a member state of the TRIPS Agreement sui-geneis legislation for the protection of geographical indication was enacted in 1999. Geographical Indications are covered as an element of Intellectual Property Rights under the TRIPS Agreement (WTO Agreement).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/15/india-and-pakistans-battle-over-basmati/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is the regulatory body for securities and commodity market in India.
• S2: National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) is an Indian central securities depository under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Finance.
• National Securities Depository Limited:
  • The enactment of Depositories Act in August 1996 paved the way for establishment of NSDL in August 1996.
  • It handles most of the securities held and settled in dematerialized form in the Indian capital market.
  • NSDL works to support the investors and brokers in the capital market of the country.
  • It aims at ensuring the safety and soundness of Indian marketplaces by developing settlement solutions that increase efficiency, minimize risk and reduce costs.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/15/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-15-june-2021/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: Jardalu Mango:

• Jardalu or Zardalu mango is a unique variety of mango grown in Bhagalpur and adjoining districts of Bihar.
• It received the GI tag in 2018.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/15/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-15-june-2021/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an international institute based in Stockholm, Sweden.
• S2: 2021 NATO Summit Held in Brussels, Belgium.
• S3: The 47th G7 summit was held on 11–13 June 2021 in Cornwall in the United Kingdom.
  • Carbis Bay is a village in Cornwall, UK.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/15/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-15-june-2021/