[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 17 March 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Shirur Mutt case in 1954: The doctrine of “essentiality” was invented by the Supreme Court. The court held that the term “religion” will cover all rituals and practices “integral” to a religion, and took upon itself the responsibility of determining the essential and non-essential practices of a religion.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/17/wearing-hijab-is-not-essential-religious-practice-says-karnataka-high-court/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) was formerly called the Indira Awas Yojana and was renamed in March 2016. It is targeted at promoting accessibility and affordability of housing for all of rural India with the exceptions of Delhi and Chandigarh.
• Refer: https://vikaspedia.in/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed/prime-minister-awaas-yojana-gramin

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/17/pradhan-mantri-awas-yojana-gramin-pmay-g-4/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: About NRC:

• At its core, the NRC is an official record of those who are legal Indian citizens. It includes demographic information about all those individuals who qualify as citizens of India as per the Citizenship Act, 1955.
• The register was first prepared after the 1951 Census of India and since then it has not been updated until recently.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/17/national-register-of-citizens-nrc-13/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The BADP was launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1986-87 as part of a comprehensive approach to Border Management.
• It was initiated for ensuring balanced development of border areas through development of infrastructure and promotion of a sense of security among the border population.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/17/major-upgrade-for-india-infrastructure-along-lac/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems are short-range, lightweight and portable surface-to-air missiles that can be fired by individuals or small groups to destroy aircraft or helicopters.
• They help shield troops from aerial attacks and are most effective in targeting low-flying aircrafts.
• MANPADS can be shoulder-fired, launched from atop a ground-vehicle, fired from a tripod or stand, and from a helicopter or boat.
• Range: MANPADS have a maximum range of 8 kilometres and can engage targets at altitudes of 4.5 km.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/17/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-17-march-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• It is celebrated in the Garhwal and Kumaun regions of Uttarakhand every year in the flowering season (March-April) for about a month.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/17/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-17-march-2022/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Kerala tops in maternal and child health, recording the lowest Maternal Mortality Ratio in the country.

• It has 30 per one lakh live births in the country. Kerala is way ahead of the national MMR of 103.
• Overall, the MMR of India has declined by 10 points. It has declined from 113 in 2016-18 to 103 in 2017-19 (8.8 % decline).

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/17/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-17-march-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: India’s stand on PoK:

• The fact that PoK is an integral part of India has been our consistent policy ever since 1947.
• India has also made clear to the world that any issue related to PoK is the internal matter of India.
• Please note that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is part of the newly created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, while Gilgit-Baltistan is in the UT of Ladakh in the fresh maps released by the government.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/09/16/pakistan-occupied-kashmir/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: About Sir M Visvesvaraya: 

• An expert in irrigation techniques and flood disaster management, Sir MV was not just a great civil engineer but also served as the 19th Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1919. 
• While serving as the Diwan of Mysore, in 1915 he was awarded ‘Knight’ as a commander of the British Indian Empire by King George V. 
• The legendary nation builder was a strong proponent of industrialisation, and his slogan was ‘Industrialise or Perish’, in direct contrast to Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Industrialise and Perish’. He wrote the first book on planning in India, Reconstructing India, in 1920, and another in the mid-1930s, Planned Economy for India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/09/16/national-engineers-day/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Conservations latest buzzword is critical wildlife habitat, or CWH. Introduced within the Forest Rights Act, this term (and its equivalent, critical tiger habitat under the Wildlife Protection Act) is already creating ripples and also confusion.
• Critical wildlife habitats are notified within existing national parks and sanctuaries for the purpose of keeping them inviolate. Once notified, these cannot be diverted for any other purpose. The term inviolate could include areas with no human use to areas with small-scale human activities that are compatible with conservation. The location and extent of CWHs need to be determined through sound scientific criteria.
• The Acts also specify that in such areas, relocation of people can take place only if it is established that co-existence between human communities and wildlife is not possible, and if the communities give their informed consent. For the first time in the conservation history of India, forcible displacement of people has been made illegal.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/09/16/the-scheduled-tribes-and-other-traditional-forest-dwellers-recognition-of-rights-act/