[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 1 December 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Formed a youth organization- Mitra Mela,this organization was put into place to bring in national and revolutionary ideas.
• He was against foreign goods and propagated the idea of Swadeshi.
• He championed atheism and rationalityand also disapproved orthodox Hindu belief. In fact, he even dismissed cow worship as superstitious.
• He also Worked on abolishment of untouchabilityin Ratnagiri. Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar also compared his work to Lord Buddha.
• Vinayak Savarkar was a president of Hindu Mahasabha from 1937 to 1943.
• When congress ministries offered resignation on 22nd oct 1939, Hindu mahaasabha under his leadership cooperated with Muslim league to form government in provinces like Sindh, Bengal and NWFP.
• In Pune, Savarkar founded the “Abhinav Bharat Society”.
• He joined Tilak’s Swaraj Party.
• He founded the Free India Society.The Society celebrated important dates on the Indian calendar including festivals, freedom movement landmarks, and was dedicated to furthering discussion about Indian freedom.
• He believed and advocated the use of arms to free India from the British and created a network of Indians in England, equipped with weapons.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/01/veer-savarkar-6/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Central Information Commission has been constituted with effect from 12-10-2005 under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The jurisdiction of the Commission extends over all Central Public Authorities.
• The Commission has certain powers and functions mentioned in sections 18, 19, 20 and 25 of the RTI Act, 2005.These broadly relate to adjudication in second appeal for giving information; direction for record keeping, suo motu disclosures receiving and enquiring into a complaint on inability to file RTI etc; imposition of penalties and Monitoring and Reporting including preparation of an Annual Report. The decisions of the Commission are final and binding.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/01/veer-savarkar-6/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Enacted in 2001, the law sought to regularise unauthorised land.
• The Act envisaged the transfer of ownership rights of state land to its occupants, subject to the payment of a cost, as determined by the government.
• The government said the revenue generated would be spent on commissioning hydroelectric power projects, hence the name “Roshni”.
• Further, through amendments, the government also gave ownership rights of agricultural land to farmers occupying it for free, charging them only Rs 100 per kanal as documentation fee.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/01/what-is-jks-roshni-act-2/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• A CBDC is the legal tender issued by a central bank in a digital form. It is the same as a fiat currency and is exchangeable one-to-one with the fiat currency. Only its form is different.
• CBDC is a digital or virtual currency but it is not comparable to the private virtual currencies that have mushroomed over the last decade. Private virtual currencies sit at substantial odds to the historical concept of money. They are not commodities or claims on commodities as they have no intrinsic value.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/01/central-bank-digital-currency-cbdc-3/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: ACROSS scheme pertains to the atmospheric science programs of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and addresses different aspects of weather and climate services.
• S2: The scheme will provide improved weather, climate, ocean forecast and services, and other hazard related services thereby ensuring transfer of commensurate benefits to the end -user through various services like Public weather service, Agro-meteorological Services, Aviation services, Environmental monitoring services, Hydro-meteorological services, climate services, tourism, pilgrimage, power generation, water management, Sports & adventure etc. The whole process from generation of forecast to its delivery requires considerable manpower at every stage, thereby generating employment opportunities to many people.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/01/atmosphere-climate-research-modelling-observing-systems-services-across-scheme-3/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Advantages of HCNG:
  • HCNG reduces emissions of CO up to 70%.
  • Enables up to 5 % savings in fuel.
  • First step towards future Hydrogen economy.
  • Engines can be calibrated to release lower amounts of NO.
  • Engines need minimum modification to run on HCNG.
  • Ideal fuel for high load applications and heavy-duty vehicles.
  • Better performance due to higher Octane rating of H2.
• Disadvantages of using HCNG:
  • Determining the most optimized H2/ NG (Natural Gas) ratio.
  • It requires new infrastructures for preparing HCNG.
  • Many steps need to be taken for commercializing it at a large scale.
  • Current cost of H2 is more than the cost of Natural Gas. So, HCNG’s cost is more than CNG.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/01/hydrogen-enriched-compressed-natural-gas-hcng-2/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• It is the nodal agency for maritime data fusion.
• It was set up after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
• Approved by the Defence Acquisition Council in 2012.
• Became operational in 2014 and is located in Gurugram.
• It is the nodal centre of the National Command Control Communication and Intelligence System (NC3I),which was established to link the operational centres and lower echelons of the Navy and the Coast Guard spread across the country’s coastline, including the island territories.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/01/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-01-december-2021-3/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• POWER-Promoting Opportunities for Women in Exploratory Research.
• It is a scheme to mitigate gender disparity in science and engineering research fundingin various S&T programs in Indian academic institutions and R&D laboratories.
• Launched by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB),a Statutory body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
• It will have two components namely: (1) SERB-POWER Fellowship; (2) SERB- POWER Research Grants.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/01/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-01-december-2021-3/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Lord Dattatreyaperformed penance at the top of the hill.
• Also a kshetra where 22nd Tirthankar Lord Neminath attained Nirvana.
• Located near Junagadh in Junagadh district, Gujarat.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/01/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-01-december-2021-3/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1 and S2 have been interchanged.Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience of a real-world environment where the objects that reside in the real-world are enhanced by computer-generated perceptual information. So, S3 is also correct. Virtual Reality (VR) is the use of computer technology to create a simulated environment. Unlike traditional user interfaces, VR places the user inside an experience. Instead of viewing a screen in front of them, users are immersed and able to interact with 3D worlds. So, S4 is correct.
• See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_realityand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_reality

Refer: UPSC CSE 2019