[Mission 2022] QUIZ – 2021: Insights Current Affairs Quiz , 29 April 2022

Solution: c)

From the Tibetan Plateau the river runs through China‘s Yunnan Province, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Solution: d)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is vested with the responsibility of conducting monetary policy with the primary objective of maintaining price stability while keeping in mind the objective of growth.

Solution: c)

Decorative jaapis (field hats), hand-woven gamosas and bell-metal xorais – important symbols of Assamese identity and culture are abundantly seen in political campaigns across the state.

The jaapi is a conical hat made of bamboo and covered with dried tokou leaves.

The Gamosa, which literally translates to a cloth to wipe one’s body. Used at home as a towel or in public functions to felicitate dignitaries or celebrities.

Xorai: Made of bell-metal, the xorai essentially a tray with a stand at the bottom, with or without a cover can be found in every Assamese household.

Solution: c)

NATO membership is open to “any other European state in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area.”

A “NATO decision” is the expression of the collective will of all 30 member countries since all decisions are taken by consensus.

NATO is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military capacity needed to undertake crisis-management operations. These are carried out under the Washington Treaty – NATO’s founding treaty – or under a UN mandate, alone or in cooperation with other countries and international organizations.

Solution: c)

NASA and ISRO are collaborating on developing a satellite called NISAR, which will detect movements of the planet’s surface as small as 0.4 inches over areas about half the size of a tennis court.

The satellite is planned to launch in 2023 into a near-polar orbit and will scan the globe every 12 days over the course of its three-year mission of imaging the Earth’s land, ice sheets and sea ice to give an “unprecedented” view of the planet.

The name NISAR is short for NASA-ISRO-SAR. SAR here refers to the synthetic aperture radar that NASA will use to measure changes in the surface of the Earth. Essentially, SAR refers to a technique for producing high-resolution images. Because of the precision, the radar can penetrate clouds and darkness, which means that it can collect data day and night in any weather.

During the course of three years, the images will allow scientists to track changes in croplands, hazard sites and will help them to monitor crises such as volcanic eruptions. The images will be detailed enough to show local changes and broad enough to measure regional trends.