[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 07 October 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.
• S2: RTS,S/ASO1 (RTS.S), trade name Mosquirix, was recently endorsed by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
• It is the first and, to date only, vaccine shown to have the capability of significantly reducing malaria, and life-threatening severe malaria, in tests on young African children.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/07/what-is-mosquirix-the-first-malaria-vaccine-to-get-the-whos-backing/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The International Criminal Police Organisation, or Interpol, is a 194-member intergovernmental organisation.
  • headquartered in Lyon, France.
  • Formed in 1923 as the International Criminal Police Commission, and started calling itself Interpol in 1956.
  • India joined the organisation in 1949, and is one of its oldest members.
• The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/07/interpol-4/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• UN peacekeepers (often referred to as Blue Berets or Blue Helmets because of their light blue berets or helmets) can include soldiers, police officers, and civilian personnel.
  • Peacekeeping by the United Nations is a role held by the Department of Peace Operations as “a unique and dynamic instrument developed by the organization as a way to help countries torn by conflict to create the conditions for lasting peace”

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/07/un-peacekeepers-3/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The National Health Authority (NHA), the apex body for implementing the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), has revised the Health Benefit Package (HBP) Master under the scheme.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/07/ayushman-bharat-pm-jay-3/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• India’s coal industry was predominantly driven by the private sector after Independence until the Indira Gandhi government decided to transfer all coal holdings to Coal India through the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973. See https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/canary-in-coal-mine/article22838759.ece
• S2 is done on an auction basis.  See http://www.pib.nic.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1566734
• India is still import-dependent for coal supply.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/07/why-is-there-a-coal-crisis-in-india/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Surajpur District, Chhattisgarh, India. It is named after the Tamor Hill and Pingla Nalla, the old and prominent features of the area.
• National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has approved the Chhattisgarh government’s proposal to declare the combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/07/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-7-october-2021-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 was amended in 2006 to provide for constituting the National Tiger Conservation Authority responsible for implementation of the Project Tiger plan to protect endangered tigers.
• The National Tiger Conservation Authority is set up under the Chairmanship of the Minister for Environment and Forests. The Authority will have eight experts or professionals having qualifications and experience in wildlife conservation and welfare of people including tribals, apart from three Members of Parliament of whom two will be elected by the House of the People and one by the Council of States. The Inspector General of Forests, in charge of project Tiger, will be ex-officio Member Secretary.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/07/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-7-october-2021-2/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 empowered central to reserve any mine for the particular end-use. These were the captive mines. Now, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2021 removed the distinction. Now captive mines will also be able to sell their stock.
• S2: District Mineral Foundation (“DMF”) was first bought into the picture in 2015, by way of the Mine and Minerals Development Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2015 (“2015 Amendment Act”). DMF is a non-profit body established to work for the interest and benefit of persons and areas affected by mining or mining-related operations. Vide, the said amendment, the State Governments were vested with the responsibility of setting up DMFs in every mining district of the respective States and to prescribe the composition and functioning of DMFs including utilization of the funds. The new Amendment Act, 2021 now empowers the Central Government to direct the utilization of the DMF’s.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/07/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-7-october-2021-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• It is located in Nainital district of Uttarakhand. The park encompasses the Patli Dun valley formed by the Ramganga river.
• The national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.
• It is named after Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment.
• It is the oldest national park in India. It was the first area to come under the Project Tiger initiative in 1973.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/07/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-7-october-2021-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1: The Nubra River is a river in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh in India. It is a tributary of the Shyok River (a part of the Indus River system) and originates from the Siachen Glacier.
• S2: The Shyok River is a tributary of the Indus River. It originates at the Rimo Glacier, one of the tongues of Siachen Glacier.
• S3 and S4: Galwan River has its source in Aksai Chin, on China’s side of the LAC, and it flows from the east to Ladakh, where it meets the Shyok river on India’s side of the LAC.

Refer: Rivers of India