[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 23 December 2021 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1and S2: Article 85(1) of the Constitution empowers the President to summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one Session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next Session.
• S3:This is correct, refer to the explanation above.
• http://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/coi-4March2016.pdf

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/23/disruptions-in-parliament-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The joint sitting of the Parliament is called by the President of India(Article 108) and is presided over by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha or, in their absence, by the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, or in their absence, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/23/disruptions-in-parliament-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Paris based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) publishes annually a World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) purporting to evaluate the level of freedom available to the media in 180 countries.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/23/centre-disagrees-with-indias-rank-on-world-press-freedom-index/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• It is a UN Refugee Agency and a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting the rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.
• It was created in 1950 to help millions of Europeans who had fled or lost their homes.
• It is headquartered at Geneva, Switzerland.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/23/united-nations-high-commissioner-for-refugees-unhcr-2/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Derivative contracts are contracts between two or more parties where the derivative value is based upon an underlying asset, in this case agri commodities.
• The price of the derivatives are established by the price fluctuations of the underlying assets.
• Derivatives can be traded on an exchange or over the counter (OTC).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/23/the-suspension-of-futures-trading-in-agri-products/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The project entails building a semi high-speed railway corridor through the state linking its southern end and state capital Thiruvananthapuram with its northern end of Kasaragod.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/23/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-december-2021-3/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is under the National Disaster Management Authority. The head of the NDRF is designated as Director General. The Director Generals of NDRF are IPS officers on deputation from Indian police organisations. Director General wears the uniform and badges of rank of an army three-star general.
• The responsibility of managing disasters in India is that of the State Government. The ‘Nodal Ministry’ in the central government for management of natural disasters is the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

Refer: https://ndma.gov.in/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1: Teesta River originates from the Pahunri glacier. Brahmaputra originates in Angsi glacier/ Chemayungdung Glacier. Teesta is a tributary of Brahmaputra.
• S2: It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna. In the vast Ganges Delta, it merges with the Padma, the popular name of the river Ganges in Bangladesh, and finally, after merging with Padma, it becomes the Meghna and from here, it flows as Meghna river before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.

Refer: https://indiawris.gov.in/wiki/doku.php?id=brahmaputra

Ans: (b)

Explanation: About OIC:

• It is an international organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states.
• It is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations.
• The organisation states that it is “the collective voice of the Muslim world” and works to “safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony “.
• The OIC has permanent delegations to the United Nations and the European Union.
• Permanent Secretariat is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• Arab–Israeli War: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/arab-israeli-war

Refer: https://www.oic-oci.org/states/?lan=en

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Deemed forests refer to land tracts that appear to be a “forest”, but have not been notified so by the government or in historical records.
• S1: the concept of deemed forests has not been clearly defined in any law including the Forest Conservation Act of 1980, the Supreme Court in the case of T N Godavarman Thirumalpad (1996) accepted a wide definition of forests under the Act.
  • It said, the word ‘forest’ must be understood according to its dictionary meaning.
  • It covers all statutorily recognised forests, whether designated as reserved, protected or otherwise for the purpose of Section 2 (1) of the Forest Conservation Act.
  • It also includes any areas recorded as forest in the government record irrespective of the ownership.
• Source: S2: The deemed forests comprise 1% of forest land in India.

Refer: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/what-are-deemed-forests-and-why-karnataka-wants-to-declassify-some-7056577/