[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 19 January 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1: During an El Niño event, westward-blowing trade winds weaken along the Equator. These changes in air pressure and wind speed cause warm surface water to move eastward along the Equator, from the western Pacific to the coast of northern South America.
• S2: As El Niño brings rain to South America, it brings droughts to Indonesia and Australia. These droughts threaten the region’s water supplies, as reservoirs dry and rivers carry less water. Agriculture, which depends on water for irrigation, is threatened.
• S3: Stronger El Niño events also disrupt global atmospheric circulation. Global atmospheric circulation is the large-scale movement of air that helps distribute thermal energy (heat) across the surface of the Earth. The eastward movement of oceanic and atmospheric heat sources cause unusually severe winter weather at the higher latitudes of North and South America. Regions as far north as the U.S. states of California and Washington may experience longer, colder winters because of El Niño.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/19/la-nina-effect-on-indian-subcontinent/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:  here the directive word is not correct!!

• S1: During El Nino, the surface winds across the entire tropical Pacific are weaker than usual. Ocean temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean are warmer than average, and rainfall is below average over Indonesia and above average over the central or eastern Pacific.
• S2: During La Nina, it’s the opposite. The surface winds across the entire tropical Pacific are stronger than usual, and most of the tropical Pacific Ocean is cooler than average. Rainfall increases over Indonesia (where waters remain warm) and decreases over the central tropical Pacific (which is cool). Over Indonesia, there is more rising air motion and lower surface pressure. There is more sinking air motion over the cooler waters of the central and eastern Pacific.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/19/la-nina-effect-on-indian-subcontinent/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Guru Ravidas was a North Indian mystic poet of the bhakti movement.
• While the exact year of his birth is not known, it is believed that the saint was born in 1377 C.E.
• Guru Ravidas Jayanti is celebrated on Magh Purnima, which is the full moon day in the Hindu calendar month of Magha.
• The Adi Granth of Sikhs, in addition to the Panchvani are the two of the oldest documented sources of the literary works of Guru Ravidas.
• Notably, he belonged to an untouchable caste and suffered a lot of atrocities as a result. However, the saint chose to focus on spiritual pursuits and also penned several devotional songs which made a huge impact in the Bhakti movement during the 14th to 16th century CE.
• He is believed to be a disciple of the bhakti saint-poet Ramanandaand a contemporary of the bhakti saint-poet Kabir.
• One of his famous disciples was the saint, Mirabai.
• Among Ravidas’s moral and intellectual achievements were the conception of “Begampura”, a city that knows no sorrow; and a society where caste and class have ceased to matter.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/19/guru-ravidas-4/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• International Energy Agency (IEA) and Electricity Market Report:
• The early 2022 edition of the Agency’s bi-annual Electricity Market Report has been published.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/19/international-energy-agency-iea-and-electricity-market-report/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The United Nations Charter established six main organs of the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
• The Security Council has the power to make decisions that member states are then obligated to implement under the Charter.
• Permanent and Non-Permanent Members: The UNSC is composed of 15 members, 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent.
• Each year, the General Assembly elects five non-permanent members for a two-year term.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/19/united-nations-security-council-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Gati Shakti will be a National Infrastructure Master Plan for our country which will lay the foundation of holistic Infrastructure.
• This scheme of more than 100 lakh crores rupees will result in new employment opportunities for lakhs of youth.
• The plan will help raise the global profile of local manufacturers and help them compete with their counterparts worldwide.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/19/pm-gatishakti-national-master-plan-2/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Kathak is the only form of classical dance wedded to Hindustani or the North Indian music.Both of them have had a parallel growth, each feeding and sustaining the other. (Odissi dance uses Odissi music which is blend of Hindustani and Carnatic).
• Kathakis one of the main genres of ancient Indian classical dance and is traditionally regarded to have originated from the travelling bards of North India referred as Kathakars or storytellers.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/19/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-19-january-2022-2/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Huvadhu Kandu or Suvadiva Channel (one and a half degree) is the broad channel that separates the northern and central Maldives from the southern atolls and is one of the broadest channels between the atolls of Maldives.

Refer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huvadhu_Kandu

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Tel Aviv is in Israel, whereas Damascus is in Syria. Damascus lies to the east of Tel Aviv. So, 4 must come after 3. Rest should be clear from the map.
• All these places have been in news for some or the other reason and important, for e.g. How Israel’s Iron Dome intercepts rockets?

Refer: Map based question: Region: West Asia

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• CERT-In is operational since January 2004. The constituency of CERT-In is the Indian Cyber Community. CERT-In is the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents as and when they occur.
• CERT-In has been designated to serve as the national agency to perform the following functions in the area of cyber security:
  • Collection, analysis and dissemination of information on cyber incidents.
  • Forecast and alerts of cyber security incidents
  • Emergency measures for handling cyber security incidents
  • Coordination of cyber incident response activities.
  • Issue guidelines, advisories, vulnerability notes and whitepapers relating to information security practices, procedures, prevention, response and reporting of cyber incidents.
  • Such other functions relating to cyber security as may be prescribed.

Refer: https://www.cert-in.org.in/