[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 02 April 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S3: Meetei Cheiraoba or Sajibu Cheiraoba, is the lunar new year festival of the people who follow the religion of Sanamahism in the Indian state of Manipur.
• Andhra Pradesh, Karnatakaand Telangana: Ugadi or Yugadi.

• Maharashtra: Gudi Padwa

• Sindhis: Cheti Chand

• Kashmir: Navreh

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/02/hindu-new-year-festival/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India.
• CBI is exempted from the provisions of the Right to Information Act.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/02/220937/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The genetic sequence made available in 2003 from the Human Genome Project, an international collaboration between 1990 and 2003, contained information from a region of the human genome known as the Here, the chromosome is rich in genes, and the DNA encodes for protein.
• The 8% that was left out was in the area called heterochromatin. This is a smaller portion of the genome, and does not produce protein.
• There were at least two key reasons why heterochromatin was given lower priority. This part of the genome was thought to be “junk DNA”, because it had no clear function. Besides, the euchromatin contained more genes that were simpler to sequence with the tools available at the time.
• Now, the fully sequenced genome is the result of the efforts of a global collaboration called the Telomere-2-Telomere (T2T) project. The invention of new methods of DNA sequencing and computational analysis helped complete the reading of the remaining 8% of the genome.
  • The Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium is an open, community-based effort to generate the first complete assembly of a human genome.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/02/220938/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

•  Genome sequencing is figuring out the order of DNA nucleotides, or bases, in a genome—the order of As, Cs, Gs, and Ts that make up an organism’s DNA.
• Justification: Statement 1:  Currently available newborn screening (genome) for childhood diseases allows detection of rare disorders that can be prevented or better treated by early detection and intervention.
• https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/whole-genome-sequencing-predict-disease/
• Statement 2:  Naturally if the gene potential can be identified by screening and sequencing, it will help in better genetic engineering.
• Statement 3: This can be reasoned logically based on the above.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_genome_sequencing

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/02/220938/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: Genomics for Public Health in India (IndiGen) programme:

• The IndiGen initiative was undertaken by CSIR in April 2019, which was implemented by the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi and CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad.
• It aims to undertake whole genome sequencing of thousands of individuals representing diverse ethnic groups from India.
• The objective is to enable genetic epidemiology and develop public health technologies applications using population genome data.
• The human genome data sets would also be utilized for prioritizing Pharmacogenomics variants specific for Indian population for optimizing therapy and minimizing adverse events.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/02/220938/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: Section (3) of AFSPA provides that, if the governor of a state issues an official notification in The Gazette of India then the Central government has the authority to deploy armed forces for assisting the civilian authorities. Once a region is declared ‘disturbed’ then it has to maintain the status quo for a minimum of three months, as per  The Disturbed Areas Act of 1976.
• S2: Section (4) of AFSPA gives special powers to army officers in disturbed areas to shoot (even if it kills) any individual who violates law / or is suspected to violate law (this includes assembly of five or more people, carrying of weapons) etc. The only condition is that the officer has to give a warning before opening fire.
• Security forces can arrest anybody even without a warrant, and carry out searches without consent.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/02/220939/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• CJI N.V. Ramana launches digital platform ‘Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records’
• The platform would be used by the court officials to instantly to send e-copies of the orders through a secured electronic communication channel to intended parties thus ensuring that judicial orders can be communicated quickly.
• Through the use of this software orders that were passed by the high courts (HC) and the Supreme Court (SC) will be transmitted safely without any third-party interference.
• Bail orders will be communicated via FASTER and for authentication purposes, it will have the digital signatures of the notified nodal officers of the SC as well as the Institutional digital signatures.
• In this manner, without much loss of time, bail orders would be received by all the concerned parties and quick necessary actions will be taken at their end.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/02/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-02-april-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Vanniyars are among the largest backward communities in Tamil Nadu, with significant political influence.
• They have long campaigned for quota and because of their clout, they became the only community to be given a 10.5% quota within the MBC (Most Backward Class) quota that was cancelled by the Supreme Court, which called it “unconstitutional” and a violation of the right to equality.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/02/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-02-april-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: here the directive word is not correct!!

• S1: BHIM is not a wallet. It is a payments application which allows users to make instant bank transfers.
• S2: NPCI does not charge any user for transacting on BHIM. Kindly get in touch with your bank to ask for their charges
• S3: Dial *99# to avail features of BHIM without internet on any mobile phone.

Refer: https://www.bhimupi.org.in/who-we-are

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Avicennia marina is one of the most prominent mangroves species found in all mangrove formations in India.
• It is a salt-secreting and extraordinarily salt-tolerant mangrove species that grows optimally in 75% seawater and tolerates >250% seawater.
• It is among the rare plant species, which can excrete 40% of the salt through the salt glands in the leaves, besides its extraordinary capacity to exclude salt entry to the roots.

Refer: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1734363