[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 24 February 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• It has been mentioned in Article 51-A of the Constitution (Fundamental Duties).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/24/fundamental-duties-must-be-enforced-says-plea-in-supreme-court/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• There is no legislative process to enforce citizens to do their duties. The legal duty is one which is required to be carried out as per law. So, there is no correlation between both duties.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/24/fundamental-duties-must-be-enforced-says-plea-in-supreme-court/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• As per the Swaran Singh Committee (that suggested inclusion of fundamental rights); including duty to pay taxes should have been a fundamental duty, but it was not agreed upon.
• So as per the Direct taxation laws; income and other kinds of taxes are a legal obligation for an Indian citizen as he uses public services, receives social and political security from the state etc

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/24/fundamental-duties-must-be-enforced-says-plea-in-supreme-court/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: here the directive word is not correct!!

• The TRIPS agreement was negotiated in 1995 at the WTO, it requires all its signatory countries to enact domestic law. 

• It is applicable to all WTO members.

• It guarantees minimum standards of IP protection. Such legal consistency enables innovators to monetise their intellectual property in multiple countries.
• In 2001, the WTO signed the Doha Declaration, which clarified that in a public health emergency, governments could compel companies to license their patents to manufacturers, even if they did not think the offered price was acceptable.
• This provision, commonly referred to as “compulsory licensing”, was already built into the TRIPS Agreement and the Doha declaration only clarified its usage.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/24/india-risks-being-left-out-of-trips-waiver/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• • Basically, the Kuki people are an ethnic group native to the Mizo Hills (formerly Lushai) in Mizoram.

• In northeast India, they are present in all states except Arunachal Pradesh.

• The Kuki Rising, 1917-1919’ — also seen as the anti-colonial freedom struggle of the Kukis — was fought against the British to preserve their land. During WWII, the Kukis joined the Indian Army to fight the British again.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/24/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-24-february-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Ministry of Education has approved the continuation of National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMSS) over the 15th Finance Commission cycle for a period of five years i.e. from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
• It is a central Sector Scheme, launched in 2008-09 to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to reduce drop-outs in class VIII.
• The scheme envisages award of one lakh fresh scholarships every year to selected students of class IX and their continuation/renewal in classes X to XII for study in a State Government, Government-aided and Local body schools under the scheme.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/24/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-24-february-2022/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Sea cucumber in India is treated as an endangered species listed under schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.

• They are marine invertebrates that live on the seafloor found generally in tropical regions. They’re named for their unusual oblong shape that resembles a fat cucumber.
• They are an integral part of the coral ecosystem as one of the main by-products of the sea cucumbers digestion of sand is calcium carbonate and this is essential for the survival of the coral reefs.
• They act like garbage collectors of the ocean world, and they recycle nutrients, thus playing an important role in keeping coral reefs in good condition.
• IUCN Red List: Brown Sea Cucumber (Endangered), Blackspotted Sea Cucumber (Least Concern), Blue Sea Cucumber (Data Deficient), etc.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/24/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-24-february-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: Nord Stream 2 Pipeline:

• This is a 1,200-km pipeline that runs from Ust-Luga in Russia to Greifswald in Germany through the Baltic Sea. It will carry 55 billion cubic metres of gas per year.
• It was decided to build this pipeline in 2015.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/24/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-24-february-2022/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:”

• • Taiwan is an island country in East Asia

• The East China Sea lies to its north, the Philippine Sea to its east, the Luzon Strait directly to its south and the South China Sea to its southwest.

• Smaller islands include a number in the Taiwan Strait including the Penghu archipelago, the Kinmen and Matsu Islands near the Chinese coast, and some of the South China Sea Islands.

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

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• • Worldwide there are six Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres (RSMCs) and five regional Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs) mandated for issuing advisories and naming of tropical cyclones. The tropical cyclones forming over different Ocean basins are named by the concerned RSMCs & TCWCs.
  • India Meteorological Department is one of the six RSMCs to provide tropical cyclone and storm surge advisories to 13 member countries under WMO/ESCAP Panel

• Link: Criteria for name selection

• • • The proposed name should be neutral to (a) politics and political figures (b) religious believes, (c) cultures and (d) gender Name should be chosen in such a way that it does not hurt the sentiments of any group of population over the globe
    • It should not be very rude and cruel in nature

• S3: It should be short, easy to pronounce and should not be offensive to any member

• • S2: The maximum length of the name will be eight letters
  • The proposed name should be provided along with its pronunciation and voice over
  • S1: the names are not rotated every few years. It is believed that since the cyclones cause so much death, destruction and devastation, names are considered for retirement and hence is not used repeatedly.

Refer: https://vikaspedia.in/energy/environment/know-your-environment/naming-of-tropical-cyclones