[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (7 June 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (c)

Explanation:  About Kabir:

• Sant Kabir Das was a very renowned saint, poet and social reformerof India who lived during the 15th century. His esteemed works and poems describe the greatness and oneness of the Supreme Being.
• He was a proponent of the Bhakti Movement.
• He did not believe in any religious discrimination and readily accepted all the religions.
• A religious community known as ‘Kabir Panth’was founded by him and the members of this forum are referred to as ‘Kabir Panthis’.
• Swami Ramananda influence:Kabir Das’ ideologies were greatly influenced by Vaishnava saint Swami Ramananda who accepted Kabir as his disciple.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/07/sant-kabirdas/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: Overview of the Surrogacy Act, 2021:

• It came into effect in January this year.
• It allows ‘altruistic surrogacy’ —wherein only the medical expenses and insurance coverage is provided by the couple to the surrogate mother during pregnancy.
• Creates a national board to lay down and implement a code of conduct for people working at IVF clinics.
• It intends to make genetic testing of the embryo mandatory before implantationfor the benefit of the child born through ART.
• It also seeks to streamline the cryo-preservation processes for sperm,oocytes and embryos.
• It also proposes to constitute a national registry and registration authority to maintain a central database and assist the national board in its functioning.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/07/the-debates-around-the-surrogacy-act/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6A of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, the Central Government notified the Cauvery Water Management Scheme on 1st June, 2018, inter alia, constituting the ‘Cauvery Water Management Authority’ (CWMA) and the ‘Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’ (CWRC) to give effect to the decision of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal as modified by the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its Order, dated 16th February, 2018. CWMA & CWRC have so far carried out the mandated job as per the above Gazette notification successfully.
• The main achievements of Cauvery Water Management Authority and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee upto 25.04.2022 are as under:-
  • Fifteen meetings of CWMA were conducted.
  • 61 meetings of CWRC were conducted for effective Monitoring of Hydro- meteorological situation in Cauvery Basin.
  • Rules of Business of CWMA/ CWRC have been prepared and finalised.
  • The monthly quantum of water to be ensured at the Billigundulu site of CWC in a normal year in light of the Hon’ble Supreme Court Order dated 16.02.2018 was agreed by CWMA during its first meeting itself held on 2nd July, 2018.
  • The Annual and Seasonal reports of water account for water years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-2021 (i.e. June, 1st to May 31st) were prepared/ finalised by CWRC and the Annual and Seasonal reports of water account for water years 2018-19 and 2019-20 also approved by CWMA.
  • Arrangement regarding monthly apportionment of 7 TMC of water to be released to UT of Puducherry by Government of Tamil Nadu was agreed by CWMA during its 5th meeting held on 25th February, 2020.
  • Action is being initiated to develop the website of the CWMA.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/07/cauvery-water-management-authority-cma-2/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: What is an Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC)?

• It is a specialized financial institution that buys the Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) from banks and financial institutions so that they can clean up their balance sheets. This helps banks to concentrate on normal banking activities.
• The asset reconstruction companies or ARCs are registered under the RBI.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/07/national-asset-reconstruction-company-ltd-narcl-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• It is an international organization founded in 1969,consisting of 57 member states.
• It is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations.
• The organisation states that it is “the collective voice of the Muslim world” and works to “safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony “.
• The OIC has permanent delegations to the United Nations and the European Union.
• Permanent Secretariatis in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/07/organization-of-islamic-cooperation-4/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Ten antiquities (sculptures) retrieved from Australia and the United States were handed over to the Government of Tamil Nadu in Delhi last week. This included the sculpture of Dancing child-saint Sambandar.
• Sambandarof the 12th century belongs to the Chola dynasty.
• He was a contemporary of Appar,another Saiva poet-saint.
• He is one of the Muvar,the three principal saints of South India.
• He composed an oeuvre of 16,000 hymns in complex meters.
• Sambandar was one of the nayanmars,a group of sixty-three saints active in South India from the sixth to the ninth century who were instrumental in popularizing the worship of Shiva through devotional poetry and song.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/07/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-07-june-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• State of Environment Report 2022: Rivers facing heavy pollution:
• The report was recently released by the Center for Science and Environment (CSE).
• The report is an annual compendium of environment-development dataand is derived from public sources.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/07/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-07-june-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) Movement:
• Launched by India on the occasion of World Environment Day (5th June).
• The idea of LiFE was introduced by the Prime Minister Modi during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in 2021.
• The idea promotes an environment-conscious lifestyle that focuses on ‘mindful and deliberate utilisation’ instead of ‘mindless and destructive consumption’.
• The Movement aims to utilise the power of collective action and nudge individuals across the world to undertake simple climate-friendly actions in their daily lives.
• ‘Pro-Planet People’ (P3):
• The Mission plans to create and nurture a global network of individuals, namely ‘Pro-Planet People’ (P3).
• P3 will have a shared commitment to adopt and promote environmentally friendly lifestyle

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/07/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-07-june-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Option A:They were applicable to both.
• Option C: This was due to commercialization of agriculture, not land reforms.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2019

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• We are attaching a screenshot from the book by Upinder Singh, a favourite of UPSC.
• See https://tinyurl.com/y6naszkx

Refer: UPSC CSE 2019