INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 5 July 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• In 1880 Narendra joined Keshab Chandra Sen’s Nava Vidhan, which was established by Sen after meeting Ramakrishna and reconverting from Christianity to Hinduism.
• Narendra became a member of a Freemasonry lodge “at some point before 1884” and of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj in his twenties, a breakaway faction of the Brahmo Samaj led by Keshab Chandra Sen and Debendranath Tagore.
• From 1881 to 1884, he was also active in Sen’s Band of Hope, which tried to discourage youths from smoking and drinking.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/05/swami-vivekananda/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: here the directive word is not correct!!

• S1: The Chief Minister is appointed by the governor.
  • 164 of the Constitution provides that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at its hand to aid and advise the governor.
• S2: The Chief Minister can belong to any house in the State Legislature.
  • A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of the Legislature of the State shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/05/appointment-and-removal-of-chief-minister/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: The Constitution of India, 1949

• Article 23 – Trafficking in humans and forced labour is prohibited and is punishable in accordance with law.
• Article 24 – It states that any child under the age of fourteen years shall not work in any hazardous employment like factories or mines.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/05/draft-anti-trafficking-bill/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• It is released by World Economic Forum.
• The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks the evolution of gender-based gaps among four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment) and tracks progress towards closing these gaps over time.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/05/istanbul-convention-on-violence-against-women/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: What is the Istanbul Convention?

• It is also called as the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
• The treaty is the world’s first binding instrument to prevent and tackle violence against women.
• It is the most comprehensive legal framework that exists to tackle violence against women and girls, covering domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, female genital mutilation (FGM), so-called honour-based violence, and forced marriage.
• When a government ratifies the Convention, they are legally bound to follow it.
• The convention was adopted by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers on 7 April 2011.
• The Convention sets minimum standards for governments to meet when tackling violence against women.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/05/istanbul-convention-on-violence-against-women/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• “Unity 22” will be Virgin Galactic’s next rocket-powered test flight of its SpaceShip- VSS Unity.
• About the mission:
  • As part of the mission, the crew will be flying to the edge of space on July 11 on board the ‘Unity’ rocket ship developed by Virgin Galactic.
  • This will be the 22nd mission for VSS Unity.
  • This will be Virgin Galactic’s fourth crewed spaceflight.
  • It will also be the first to carry a full crew of two pilots and four mission specialists in the cabin, including Virgin Group Founder Richard Branson, who will be testing out the private astronaut experience.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/05/unity-22-mission/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• BOLD stands for Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought.
• Launched by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
• The initiative has been launched as part of KVIC’s “Khadi Bamboo Festival” to celebrate 75 years of independence “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”.
• Objectives: To create bamboo-based green patches in arid and semi-arid land zones, To reduce desertification and provide livelihood and multi-disciplinary rural industry support.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/05/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-5-july-2021/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Mithun is the state animal of Nagaland.
• Rhododendron is the state flower of Nagaland.
• Blyth’s tragopan is the state bird of Nagaland.

Refer: https://easternmirrornagaland.com/7-interesting-facts-about-nagaland-state-flower-motto-smallest-district-and-more/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Wildlife sanctuaries in Tripura
  • Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Trishna Wildlife

Refer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wildlife_sanctuaries_in_Tripura

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Much of Arunachal Pradesh is covered by the Himalayas.  Arunachal Pradesh means ‘Land of the dawn-lit mountains’ – in reference to its position as the easternmost state of India. It is located on the north eastern tip of India with its borders touching China, Bhutan and Myanmar.  It is also known as the “Orchid State of India” and the “Paradise of the Botanists”.
• This state has the largest number of regional languages among Indian states.

Refer: https://www.arunachalpradesh.gov.in/