[MISSION 2023] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (16 June 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1&S2: The Indian President is elected through an electoral college system, wherein the votes are cast by national and State-level lawmakers. The elections are conducted and overseen by the Election Commission (EC) of India.
• S3 and S4: A vote cast by each MP or MLA is not calculated as one vote. There is a larger vote value attached to it.
• The fixed value of each vote by an MP of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha is 708. Meanwhile, the vote value of each MLA differs from State to State based on a calculation that factors in its population vis-a-vis the number of members in its legislative Assembly. As per the Constitution (Eighty-fourth Amendment) Act 2001, currently, the population of States is taken from the figures of the 1971 Census. This will change when the figures of the Census taken after the year 2026 are published.
• The value of each MLA’s vote is determined by dividing the population of the State by the number of MLAs in its legislative Assembly, and the quotient achieved is further divided by 1000. Uttar Pradesh for instance, has the highest vote value for each of its MLAs, at 208. The value of one MLA’s vote in Maharashtra is 175, while that in Arunachal Pradesh is just 8. The total votes of each Legislative Assembly are calculated by multiplying the vote value of each MLA by the number of MLAs.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/16/17-opposition-parties-to-field-a-candidate-for-the-presidential-poll/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: Constitutional provisions regarding President

• Part V of the Constitution (The Union)under Chapter I (The Executive) lists out the qualification, election and impeachment of the President of India.
• The President of India is the head of state of the Republic of India.
• The President is the formal head of the executive, legislature and judiciary of India and is also the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces.
• Article 54: Election of President
• Article 55:Manner of election of President.
• Article 56:Term of office of President
• Article 57: Eligibility for re-election.
• Article 58:Qualifications for election as President

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/16/17-opposition-parties-to-field-a-candidate-for-the-presidential-poll/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The National Security Advisor is the senior official on the National Security Council of India, and the chief advisor to the Prime Minister of India on national security policy and international affairs. Ajit Doval is the current NSA, and has the same rank as a Union Cabinet Minister.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/16/doval-attends-meeting-hosted-by-china/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: Article 300A:

• It states that no person shall be deprived of his property save by the authority of law.
• It protects an individual from interference by the State and dispossesses a person of the property unless it is in accordance with the procedure established by law.
• Right to Property is no longer a fundamental right, rather it is a Constitutional Right and now exists in Article 300A.
• Article 300A was inserted shortly after the Emergency Through the Constitution 44th Amendment Act of1978.
• In T Plantation Pvt. Ltd. Vs. State of Karnataka, 2011 the SC held that public purpose was a precondition for deprivation of a person of his property under Article 300A of the Constitution and the right to claim compensation was also inbuilt in that Article.
• The right to property under Article 300A is a human right(former Supreme Court judge)

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/16/demolition-drives-may-challenge-the-rule-of-law/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Right to Property is a Legal right available to any person.
• It was deleted from the list of Fundamental Rights by the 44thAmendment Act, 1978.
• It is made a legal right under Article 300-A in Part XII of the Constitution.
• It is not an exclusive legal right offered to citizens.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/16/demolition-drives-may-challenge-the-rule-of-law/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: The TRIMs Agreement prohibits certain measures that violate the national treatment and quantitative restrictions requirements of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
  • In other words, it prohibits the use of TRIMs that are inconsistent with:
  • ∗ Article III of GATT 1994 (National Treatment), or
  • ∗ Article XI of GATT 1994 (General Elimination of Quantitative Restrictions)
  • See https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/19_02_07_trims_agreement_for_accession_seminar.pdf
• S2: The coverage of the Agreement is defined in Article 1 of TRIMS, which states that the Agreement applies to investment measures related to trade in goods only. Thus, the TRIMs Agreement does not apply to services.
• S3: The Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) are rules that are applicable to the domestic regulations a country applies to foreign investors, often as part of an industrial policy. TRIMs are rules that restrict preference of domestic firms and thereby enable international firms to operate more easily within foreign markets. They don’t regulate foreign investment as such, which is governed by FEMA and DIPP guidelines/regulations.
• Also, since 2 is wrong, the only answer possible is C.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/16/proposed-reforms-to-wto-will-hurt-developing-nations-india/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Kodavas are a unique race of people who live in Kodagu (Coorg, as the British called it), in Karnataka. Very little is known about the origin of this community of warriors who have lived on the slopes of the Western Ghats.
• They are unique and excel in Sports as well as Armed Forces. For many years, Kodavas have been cultivating fields, maintaining cattle and carrying arms for a war.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/06/16/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-16-june-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Kawal Tiger Reserve is going to host its first ever ‘Bird Walk’ on February 12 and 13.
• Kawal is home to a rich diversity in flora and fauna with more than 300 species of birds, and over 600 tree species with different forest compositions.
• The reserve is located in Telangana.
• The reserve is the oldest sanctuary in the northern Telangana region of the state.
• This sanctuary is catchment for the rivers Godavari and Kadam.
• The sanctuary is one of the richest teak forests in the state, with dense pristine areas free of human disturbance.

Refer: Famous National Parks

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: Such an ordinance has the same force as an act of the assembly. Every such ordinance must be approved by the assembly within six weeks from its reassembly.
  • He can also withdraw an ordinance at any time.
  • But, he cannot promulgate an ordinance when the assembly is dissolved or suspended. Further, no such ordinance can be promulgated or withdrawn without the prior permission of the President.
• S2: The governor of a state can also issue ordinances under Article 213 of the Constitution of India, when the state legislative assembly is not in session.
• S3: The President can send back the advice given by the Council of Ministers and ask the Council to reconsider the decision. In doing this, the President acts on his (or her) own discretion. When the President thinks that the advice has certain flaws or legal lacunae, or that it is not in the best interests of the country, the President can ask the Council to reconsider the decision. Although, the Council can still send back the same advice and the President would then be bound by that advice, such a request by the President to reconsider the decision, would naturally carry a lot of weight. So, this is one way in which the president can act in his own discretion.

Refer: Lieutenant Governor of a Union Territory

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: The Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (also called Sasan Gir) is a wildlife sanctuary and forest located at Talala Gir, Gujarat. It is the only known habitat of the Asiatic Lion.
• S2: It is part of the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion
• S3: Gir has been used by the Gujarat State Forest Department which formed the Indian Crocodile Conservation Project in 1977and released close to 1000 marsh crocodiles into Lake Kamaleshwar and other small bodies of water in and around Gir.
• The Kashmir stag also called hangul, is a subspecies of Central Asian red deer endemic to Kashmir, India. It is found in dense riverine forests in the high valleys and mountains of the Kashmir Valley and northern Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

Refer: https://fsi.nic.in/forest-report-2021-details