INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 6 July 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (c)

Explanation: Solicitor General- Key facts:

• Solicitor General is the second highest law officer in the country.
• He is subordinate to the Attorney General of India, the highest law officer and works under him.
• He also advises the government in legal matters.
• Solicitor general is appointed for period of three years by Appointment Committee of Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/06/solicitor-general/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:About the Programme:

• NIPUN stands for the National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy.
• The Programme is an initiative of the Ministry of Education.
• It will be implemented by the Department of School Education and Literacy.
• Target: It has been envisioned for ensuring that every child in the country necessarily attains foundational literacy and numeracy by the end of

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/06/nipun-bharat-programme/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S3: Sleeping under an insecticide-treated net (ITN) can reduce contact between mosquitoes and humans by providing both a physical barrier and an insecticidal effect. Population-wide protection can result from the killing of mosquitoes on a large scale where there is high access and usage of such nets within a community.
• S1 and S2: Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by Plasmodium parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. It is preventable and curable.
• RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) is the first and, to date, the only vaccine to show that it can significantly reduce malaria, and life-threatening severe malaria, in young African children. Read more>>

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/06/china-is-certified-malaria-free-by-who/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Methane is produced by animals having rumen, the first of their four stomachs where the plant material they eat – cellulose, fibre, starch and sugars – gets fermented or broken down by microorganisms prior to further digestion and nutrient absorption. Carbohydrate fermentation leads to production of CO2 and hydrogen. These are used as substrate by archaea – microbes in the rumen with structure similar to bacteria – to produce methane, which the animals then expel through burping.
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed an anti-Methanogenic feed supplement ‘Harit Dhara’ (HD).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/06/anti-methanogenic-feed-supplement-harit-dhara/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: An aurora is a natural light display that shimmers in the sky. Auroras are only visible at night, and usually only appear in lower polar regions.
• S2: Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by solar wind. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/06/discrete-auroras-on-mars/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre on the use of Section 66A of the IT Act that was scrapped several years ago and said that it is shocking that the judgment striking down the law has not been implemented even now.
• Section 66A had been dubbed as “draconian” for it allowed the arrest of several innocent persons, igniting a public outcry for its scrapping. This had led to the Supreme Court striking it down as unconstitutional in March, 2015 in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/06/section-66a-of-the-it-act-2/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1 and S2: Valmiki Tiger Reserve forms the eastern most limit of the Himalayan Terai forests in India, and is the only tiger reserve of Bihar.
• As of 2018, there were 40 tigers in the Reserve read more>>

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/06/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-july-2021/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has initiated a project on Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).
• The task has been assigned to Quality Council of India (QCI).
• ONDC aims at promoting open networks developed on open sourced methodology, using open specifications and open network protocols independent of any specific platform.
• ONDC is expected to digitize the entire value chain, standardize operations, promote inclusion of suppliers, derive efficiencies in logistics and enhance value for consumers.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/06/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-july-2021/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• White-backed Vulture, Slender-billed Vulture, Red-headed vulture, and Long-billed Vulture: Critically Endangered
• Egyptian vulture: Endangered
• Himalayan vulture, Griffon vulture: Least Concern
• Bearded vulture: Not threatened

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/06/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-july-2021/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Region: Chikankari is white work embroidery practiced in lucknow, uttar Pradesh. It is believed that Nur Jahan, wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir embroidered a cap for her husband, and hence popularized this craft of white on white embroidery.
• Motifs: The motifs are inspired from nature’s flora including flowers, creepers and lace-like patterns.
• Style of embroidery: a common style present in each piece of Chikankari is the shadow work. To create the light and shade effect, herringbone stitch is executed from the wrong side of the fabric which creates shadow of lighter colour on the right side and at the same imparts an outline to the motif.

Refer: http://ccrtindia.gov.in/