[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 18 April 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Art 262provides for the adjudication of inter-state water disputes. It has two following provisions:
• Parliament may by law provide for the adjudication of any dispute or complaint with respect to the use, distribution and control of waters of any inter-state river and river valley.
• Parliament may also provide that neither the Supreme Court nor any other court is to exercise jurisdiction in respect of any such dispute or complaint.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/18/inter-state-river-water-disputes-act-1956-2/

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/2022/04/18/india-gets-s-400-training-equipment/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: Wheat is mainly a rabi (winter) season crop in India. Wheat is grown in a variety of soils of India.
• S2: Major wheat growing states in India are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Gujarat.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/18/why-is-india-looking-to-boost-wheat-exports/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• India’s coal industry was predominantly driven by the private sector after Independence until the Indira Gandhi government decided to transfer all coal holdings to Coal India through the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973. See https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/canary-in-coal-mine/article22838759.ece
• S2 is done on an auction basis. See http://www.pib.nic.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1566734
• India is still import-dependent for coal supply.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/18/why-is-there-a-coal-crisis-in-india-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Why is there a coal crisis in India?
• S1: Coal ash contains contaminants like mercury, cadmium and arsenic. Without proper management, these contaminants can pollute waterways, ground water, drinking water, and the air.
• S2: Power plants generate the electricity we use every day. Unfortunately, power plants also produce large amounts of nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide—the pollutants that cause acid rain—when they burn fossil fuels, especially coal, to produce energy.
• S3: Ash content of coal produced in the country is generally 25 to 45 % whereas average ash content of imported coal varies from 10 to 20 %. Indian Coal has comparatively higher ash content than imported coal due to drift theory of formation of coal deposits in India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/18/why-is-there-a-coal-crisis-in-india-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The river Yamuna is a major tributary of river Ganges.
• Originates from the Yamunotri glacier near Bandarpoonch peaks in the Mussoorie range of the lower Himalayas in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.
• It meets the Ganges at the Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh after flowing through Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi.
• The Tons is the longest tributary of the Yamuna River and its flows through Garhwal , the western part of the Himalayan state of Uttaranchal. link

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/18/ammonia-in-yamuna/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: Sir Chhotu Ram:

• Born in 1881, he was a prominent politician in British India’s Punjab Province.
• He championed the interest of oppressed communities of the Indian subcontinent. For this feat, he was knighted in 1937.
• He was a co-founder of the National Unionist Party.
• The enactment of two agrarian laws was primarily due to his contribution- the Punjab Relief Indebtedness Act of 1934 and the Punjab Debtor’s Protection Act of 1936,which emancipated the peasants from the clutches of the moneylenders and restored the right of land to the tiller.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/18/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-18-april-2022/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• For effective implementation of relief measures in the wake of natural calamities, the Government of India has set up a National Crisis Management Committee.
• The Cabinet Secretary is its Chairmen.
• Other members: Secretaries of all the concerned Ministries /Departments as well as organizations are the members of the Committee.
• The NCMC gives direction to the Crisis Management Group as deemed necessary.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/18/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-18-april-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S2: When the President’s Rule is imposed in a state, the President dismisses the state council of ministers headed by the chief minister.
• S1: The President can either suspend or dissolve the Legislative assembly, so 1 is not necessarily the consequence of proclamation.

Refer: Indian polity/ M. Laxmikanth

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1: A law made by  the Parliament or president or any other  specified authority continues  to  be  operative  even  after  the  President’s  Rule.  This means  that  the period  for  which  such  a  law  remains  in  force  is  not  co-terminous  with  the duration of  the  proclamation.
• S2: There is a maximum period prescribed for President’s Rule operation, that is, three years. Thereafter, it must come to an end and the normal constitutional machinery must be restored in the state.
• S3: It  should  be  noted  here  that  the  President  cannot  assume  to  himself  the powers  vested  in  the  concerned  state  high  court  or  suspend  the  provisions  of the  Constitution  relating  to  it.  In  other  words,  the  constitutional  position, status,  powers  and  functions  of  the  concerned  state  high  court  remain  same even during the President’s Rule.

Refer: Indian polity/ M. Laxmikanth