[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (31 May 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• JJM envisages supply of 55 litres of water per person per day to every rural householdthrough Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) by 2024.
• It is under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• It was launched in 2019.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/31/jal-jeevan-mission-jjm-4/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–Habitat) is the United Nations agency for human settlements and sustainable urban development.
• It was established in 1978 as an outcome of the First UN Conference on Human Settlements and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat I) held in Vancouver, Canada in 1976.
• It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and citieswith the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.
• It is a member of the United Nations Development Group.
• UN-Habitat reports to the United Nations General Assembly.
• It has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/31/un-habitat-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus,is one of the oldest of the big cat species, with ancestors that can be traced back more than five million years to the Miocene era.
• The cheetah is also the world’s fastest land mammal.
• African Cheetahis listed as vulnerable in IUCN red listed species.
• The country’s last spotted feline died in Chhattisgarh in 1947. Later, the cheetah — which is the fastest land animal — was declared extinct in India in 1952.
• The Asiatic cheetah is classified as a “critically endangered” species by the IUCN Red List, and is believed to survive only in Iran.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/31/india-finalises-deals-for-cheetahs-from-south-africa-and-namibia/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh. The total area of 1,269 square kilometres (sq. km) is now managed as the Kuno Wildlife Division, Sheopur..
• It is part of the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/31/india-finalises-deals-for-cheetahs-from-south-africa-and-namibia/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Gen Next Democracy Network:
  • It was a programme conducted by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations
  • Delegates from six countries- Ghana, Bangladesh, Peru, Nepal, Brunei and Norway participated in it.
  • Youth from democratic countries come to India under the programme. During the programme, they get acquainted with India’s heritage, culture and functioning of Indian democracy.
• About ICCR:
  • It is an autonomous organisationof the Government of India.
  • It was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad,the first Education Minister of independent India.
• Important awards by ICCR:
  • Distinguished Indologist Award.
  • World Sanskrit Award.
  • Gisela Bonn Award.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/31/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-31-may-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) is known for its rich hue and therapeutic properties.
• The tree is endemic to several districts in Andhra Pradesh and some parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
• The species was listed in Appendix II of CITES in 1995, and subsequently export of red sanders was prohibited in 2004.
• But, in 2019, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has revised its export policy to permit the export of red sanders if it is obtained from cultivated land.
• Red Sanders usually grow in the rocky, degraded and fallow lands with Red Soil and hot and dry climate.
• The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN), in January 2022, categorised the Red Sanders (or Red Sandalwood) again into the ‘endangered’ category in its Red List.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/31/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-31-may-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• PARAM ANANTA is India’s latest super computer.
• It has 838 TeraFlops supercomputing capability.
• It was commissioned at IIT Gandhinagar under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
• It has been developed jointly by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar.
• Please note, Param Ananta will rank behind C-DAC’s Param Siddhi-AI, which as of November 2021 was the 102nd most powerful supercomputer in the world.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/31/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-31-may-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• According to the 2020 report on Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD),the first year of Covid-19 lockdown saw the highest incidences of persons dying of respiratory illnesses in a decade.
• The report pegged India’s excess mortality for 2020 and 2021 at 47.4 lakh.
• The scheme of Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD)was introduced in the country under the provisions of the Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969.
• Under the scheme, the Office of the Registrar General, India (ORGI)obtains data on medically certified causes of deaths as collected, compiled and tabulated by the Offices of the respective Chief Registrars of Births and Deaths of the States/UTs.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/31/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-31-may-2022/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Sela Passis a high-altitude mountain pass located on the border between the Tawang and West Kameng districts in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
• A new species of old-world monkey recorded from Arunachal Pradesh has been named after Sela Pass.
• The New Species has been named Sela Macaque.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/31/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-31-may-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The interest coverage ratio is a debt ratio and profitability ratio used to determine how easily a company can pay interest on its outstanding debt. The interest coverage ratio may be calculated by dividing a company’s earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) during a given period by the company’s interest payments due within the same period.
• A higher coverage ratio is better, although the ideal ratio may vary by industry.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2020