[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (2 June 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Every Census in independent India from 1951 to 2011 has published data on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, but not on other castes. Before that, every Census until 1931 had data on caste.
• What is SECC 2011?
  • The Socio-Economic Caste Census of 2011was a major exercise to obtain data about the socio-economic status of various communities.
  • It had two components:a survey of the rural and urban households and ranking of these households based on pre-set parameters, and a caste census.
  • However, only the details of the economic conditions of the people in rural and urban households were released. The caste data has not been released till now.
• Difference between Census & SECC:
  • The Census provides a portrait of the Indian population, while the SECC is a tool to identify beneficiaries of state support.
  • Since the Census falls under the Census Act of 1948,all data are considered confidential, whereas all the personal information given in the SECC is open for use by Government departments to grant and/or restrict benefits to households.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/02/caste-based-census-in-bihar/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: What does the law say on usage of Aadhar and its safety?

• The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 makes it clear that Aadhaar authentication is necessary for availing subsidies, benefits and services that are financed from the Consolidated Fund of India.
• The requesting entity would have to obtain the consent of the individual before collecting his/her identity and ensure that the information is only used for authentication purposes on the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR).
• The Act makes it clear that confidentiality needs to be maintained and the authenticated information cannot be used for anything other than the specified purpose.
• Identity information or authentication records would only be liable to be produced pursuant to an order of the High Court or Supreme Court, or by someone of the Secretary rank or above in the interest of national security.
• What are the issues associated with Aadhar? What does CAG’s audit of UIDAI say?
• Reference: read this.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/02/safety-of-aadhaar/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The UIDAI is a statutory authorityestablished on 12th July 2016.
• Parent body:Works under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
• Initially, the UIDAI was set up by the Government of India in January 2009, as an attached office under the aegis of the Planning Commission.
• Mandate:The UIDAI is mandated to assign a 12-digit unique identification (UID) number (Aadhaar) to all the residents of India.
• Total:As of 31st October 2021, UIDAI had issued 131.68 crore Aadhaar numbers.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/02/safety-of-aadhaar/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: About Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme:

• PMEGP is a central sector scheme administered by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME).
• Launched in 2008-09,it is a credit-linked subsidy schemewhich promotes self-employment through setting up of micro-enterprises, where subsidy up to 35% is provided by the Government through Ministry of MSME for loans up to ₹50 lakhs in manufacturing and ₹20 lakhs in the service sector.
• Implementation:
  • National Level-Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) as the nodal agency.
  • State Level-State KVIC Directorates, State Khadi and Village Industries Boards(KVIBs), District Industries Centres (DICs) and banks.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/02/prime-minister-employment-generation-program-pmegp-2/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: the Government-e-Marketplace (GeM) platform.

• It is a one stop portal to facilitate online procurement of common use Goods and Services.
• The portal is open for all government buyers—Central and State Ministries, departments, public sector enterprises etc.
• Private buyers cannot buyon the platform but private people can sell products to government bodies through the portal.
• Nodal Ministry:Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/02/government-e-marketplace-gem-4/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: Recently, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC Ltd)issued a renewed Biodiversity Policy 2022.
  • It is an integral part of NTPC’s Environmental Policy and its objectives are aligned with environmental and sustainability policies.
• S2: About NTPC:
  • NTPC Ltd. is a central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Power.
  • It is India’s largest energy conglomerate with roots planted way back in 1975 to accelerate power development in India.
  • It became a Maharatna company in 2010.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/02/227130/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• United States will send M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, also known as HIMARS,to war-torn Ukraine.
• HIMARSare medium-range rocket systems.
• HIMARSare a high-tech, lightweight rocket launcher that is wheel mounted, giving it more agility and manoeuvrability on the battlefield.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/02/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-02-june-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Israel and the United Arab Emirates have signed a free trade agreement.
• This is the first of its kind that Israel has concluded with an Arab country.
• The deal scraps customs duties on 96% of all products traded.
• The UAE was the first Gulf country to normalise ties with Israel and only the third Arab nation to do so after Egypt and Jordan.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/02/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-02-june-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• June 1 is observed as World Milk Day every year.
• The theme of World Milk Day 2022 is to bring attention to the climate change crisis and how the dairy sector can reduce its impact on the planet.
• The aim is to achieve ‘Dairy Net Zero’ by reducing greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years and improving waste management in order to make the dairy sector sustainable.
• It was established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 2001 to recognize the importance of milk as a global food.
• India is the world’s largest milk producer, with 22% of global production, followed by the United States of America.
• The top 5 milk-producing states are: Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/02/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-02-june-2022/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Liberty can be seen from two perspectives – negative and positive.
• Negative liberty is the absence of obstacles, barriers or constraints. Positive liberty is the possibility of acting — or the fact of acting — in such a way as to take control of one’s life and realize one’s fundamental purposes. One may surmise that the purpose of ensuring that one has no obstacles is to realize one’s full potential.
• Therefore, option B only covers part of the definition of liberty, whereas option D covers it fully. Option A is also a partial definition and has a connotation more towards fundamental rights rather than liberty. One can be protected from tyranny by rule of law, but that does not by itself guarantee liberty.
• See https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/liberty-positive-negative/

Refer: UPSC CSE 2019