[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 2 March 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The International Criminal Court (ICC), located in The Hague,is the court of last resort for prosecution of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
• It is the first permanent, treaty based, international criminal courtestablished to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community.
• Its founding treaty, the Rome Statute,entered into force on July 1, 2002.
• India is not a party to Rome Statute along with US and China.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/02/what-constitutes-a-war-crime/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: The S-400 Triumf is a mobile, surface-to-air missile system (SAM) designed by Russia.
• S2: The S-400 is capable of taking down multiple aerial targets including stealth fighter jets, bombers, cruise and ballistic missiles, and even unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
• S3: S-400 has an operational range of 400 km, while the S-500 can target ballistic missiles from 600 km away.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/02/caatsa-waiver/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Artemis stands for Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of Moon’s Interaction with the Sun.
• It is NASA’s next mission to the Moon.
• Objective:
  • To measure what happens when the Sun’s radiation hits our rocky moon, where there is no magnetic field to protect it.
  • Artemis was the twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/02/artemis-program-4/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• It is an intergovernmental body of the United Nationsresponsible for advancing knowledge on human-induced climate change.
• It was established in 1988by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
• Headquarter:Geneva, Switzerland.
• Function:To provide policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/02/ipcc-report/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Participatory Notes are Overseas Derivative Instruments that have Indian stocks as their underlying assets. They allow foreign investors to buy stocks listed on Indian exchanges without being registered. The instrument gained popularity as FIIs, to avoid the formalities of registering and to remain anonymous, started betting on stocks through this route.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/02/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-02-march-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. The canal is part of the Silk Road that connects Europe with Asia.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/02/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-02-march-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Objectives of the mission:
  • S1: To increase the level of co-firing from present 5% to higher levels to have a larger share of carbon neutral power generation from the thermal power plants.
  • To take up R&D activity in boiler design to handle the higher amount of silica, alkalis in the biomass pellets.
  • S2: To facilitate overcoming the constraints in supply chain of bio mass pellets and agro- residue and its transport upto to the power plants.
  • To consider regulatory issues in biomass co-firing.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/27/national-mission-on-use-of-biomass-in-coal-based-thermal-power-plants/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: Why Bay of Bengal is the hot-bed for cyclonic storms?

• The vast low pressure created by the warm water of the ocean.
• The Bay of Bengal shaped like a trough that makes it more hospitable for storms to gain force.
• The high sea surface temperature makes matters more worse in the Bay triggering the intensity of the storms.
• The Bay of Bengal also gets more rainfall with sluggish winds and warm air currents around it that keep temperatures relatively high all year.
• The constant inflow of fresh warm water from the perineal rivers like Bramhaputra, Ganga makes it further impossible to mix with the cooler water below.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/27/bay-of-bengal-fomenting-yaas-hotter-than-normal-for-season/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: Cauvery River:

• Origin: River rises on Brahmagiri Hill of the Western Ghats in south-western Karnataka state.
• Key tributaries:
  • Left:: Harangi, Hemavati, Shimsha, Arkavathy
  • Right:: Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabini, Bhavani, Noyyal, Amaravati, Moyar

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/05/28/panel-to-investigate-charges-of-illegal-construction-in-mekedatu/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Tropical moist deciduous forests exist mostly in the eastern part of the country – north-eastern states, along the foothills of the Himalayas, Jharkhand, West Orissa and Chhattisgarh, and on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. Teak is the most dominant species of this fores Bamboos, sal, shisham, sandalwood, khair, kusum, arjun, mulberry are other commercially important species.

Refer: UPSC CSP-1 (2015), 28 (Set – C)