[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (24 May 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• ASHA workers are volunteers from within the community who are trained to provide information and aid people in accessing benefits of various healthcare schemes of the government.
• They act as a bridge connecting marginalised communities with facilities such as primary health centres, sub-centres and district hospitals.
• The role of these community health volunteers under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was first established in 2005.
• How much are ASHA workers paid?
  • Since they are considered “volunteers”, governments are not obligated to pay them a salary. And, most states don’t.
  • Their income depends on incentives under various schemes that are provided when they, for example, ensure an institutional delivery or when they get a child immunised. All this adds up to only between Rs 6,000 to Rs 8,000 a month.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/24/asha-workers-honoured-by-who/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The meaning of SEDITION is incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority.
• What is defamation?
• Defamation is the communication of a false statement that harms the reputation of an individual person, business, product, group, government, religion, or nation.
• In India, defamation can both be a civil wrong and a criminal offence. The difference between the two lies in the objects they seek to achieve.
  • A civil wrong tends to provide for a redressal of wrongs by awarding compensation and a criminal law seeks to punish a wrongdoer and send a message to others not to commit such acts.
  • Criminal defamationhas been specifically defined as an offence under section 499 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/24/defamation-case-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is a United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. The Council has 47 members elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis. The headquarters of the Council is in Geneva, Switzerland.
• Functions:
• The UNHRC passes non-binding resolutions on human rights issues through a periodic review of all 193 UN member states called the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
• It oversees expert investigation of violations in specific countries (Special Procedures).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/24/uighurs-4/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The latest edition of the “World of Work” report was recently released by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/24/ilo-monitor-on-the-world-of-work/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• India and the US have signed the Investment Incentive Agreement (IIA).
• This agreement is expected to lead to enhanced investment support from America’s development finance institutionin a wide range of sectors.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/24/india-us-ink-investment-incentive-agreement/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Sinkholes emerge when the roof of an underground chamber enlarges and collapses. Rainwater flows through the cracks in the bedrock, turning them into tunnels and voids.
• Sinkholes can be formed due to natural processes or human activity. Typically, sinkholes form in areas of “karst” terrains, where the rock below the surface of the Earth can be easily dissolved by groundwater.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/24/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-24-may-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• A new venomous green snakenamed Trimeresurus mayaae or Maya’s Pit viper was recently discovered from Meghalaya.
• The snake is named in honour of Col Yashpal Singh Rathee’s late mother – Maya.
• The new species was relatively common in Meghalaya, Mizoram and even in Guwahati (Assam).

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/24/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-24-may-2022/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Music Academyrecently announced Sangita Kalanidhi award winners for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.
• The award is conferred by the Madras Music Academy.
• It is considered the highest award in the field of Carnatic music.
• The award comprises of a gold medal and a birudu Patra (citation).

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/24/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-24-may-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• A. Ansari was its General Secretary in the years 1920, 1922, 1926, 1929, 1931 and 1932, and President in 1927 (Madras Session).
• Madras Music Academy:
  • Music Conference held along with All India Congress Session in Madras (1927) laid the idea of a Madras Music Academy.
  • Thus it is an offshoot of INC madras session, 1927.
  • It plays an important role in promoting Carnatic Music.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/24/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-24-may-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S5 is wrong since Portland cement is a major CO2 emitter. Same goes for asphalt mix. Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) is a combination of approximately 95% stone, sand, or gravel bound together by asphalt cement, a product of crude oil. So, S4 is incorrect as well.
• S1, S2 and S3 are correct.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2020