[MISSION 2023] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (6 July 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs. Tuberculosis is curable and preventable.
• TB is spread from person to person through the air. When people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit, they propel the TB germs into the air. A person needs to inhale only a few of these germs to become infected.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/07/06/the-way-to-control-tuberculosis/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Hansen’s disease (also known as leprosy) is an infection caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae. These bacteria grow very slowly and it may take up to 20 years to develop signs of the infection.
• The disease can affect the nerves, skin, eyes, and lining of the nose (nasal mucosa). The bacteria attack the nerves, which can become swollen under the skin. This can cause the affected areas to lose the ability to sense touch and pain, which can lead to injuries, like cuts and burns. Usually, the affected skin changes color and either becomes:
  • lighter or darker, often dry or flaky, with loss of feeling, or
  • reddish due to inflammation of the skin.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/07/06/the-way-to-control-tuberculosis/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Parliamentary Committees:
  • TheLok Sabha website describes a parliamentary committee as a “committee which is appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the Speaker and which works under the direction of the Speaker and presents its report to the House or to the Speaker and the Secretariat”.
• Cabinet Committees:
  • The Prime Minister sets updifferent cabinet committees with selected members of the Cabinet and assigns specific functions to these committees.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/07/06/panel-suggests-increasing-tenure-of-house-committees/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: The Collegium of judges is the Supreme Court’s invention. It does not figure in the Constitution, which says judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts are appointed by the President and speaks of a process of consultation.
• S2: High Court judges are recommended by a Collegium comprising the CJI and two senior-most judges.
  • The proposal, however, is initiated by the Chief Justice of the High Court concerned in consultation with two senior-most colleagues. The recommendation is sent to the Chief Minister, who advises the Governor to send the proposal to the Union Law Minister.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/07/06/fewer-judges-increasing-pendency-hope-for-movement-by-govt-to-clear-names-cji/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• As per the global ranking service of super-computers(Top 500), India has only 3 top-ranked supercomputers among 500 and none in the top 100.
• (Param Siddhi(5.27 PFlops), Param Ganga (1.66 PFlops) and Pratyush supercomputer (Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology’s))

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/07/06/indias-supercomputing-capabilities/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Elementary particles are the smallest known building blocks of the universe. They are thought to have no internal structure, meaning that researchers think about them as zero-dimensional points that take up no space. Electrons are probably the most familiar elementary particles.
• Fundamental particles called quarks come in six different flavors. Protons are made of two up quarks and one down quark, while neutrons contain two down quarks and one up quark.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/07/06/pentaquarks/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Awards in public administration in the field of academic excellence, in memory of the first President of India.
• Dr Rajendra Prasad was the first president of independent India. He was an Indian Freedom Activist, Lawyer, and Scholar too. He served as the Food and Agriculture Minister in the central government after the 1946 elections. He also served as the President of the Constituent Assembly of India.
• LITERARY WORKS
  • Satyagraha at Champaran (1922)
  • India Divided (1946)
  • Atmakatha (1946) his autobiography written during his 3-year prison term in Bankipur Jail
  • Mahatma Gandhi and Bihar, Some Reminiscences (1949)
  • Bapu Ke Kadmon Mein (1954)
  • Since Independence (1960)

Refer: Facts For Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/07/06/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-06-july-2022/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The International Mathematical Union (IMU) recognised Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska’s work on the sphere-packing problem in 8 and 24 dimensions.
• The Fields Medal is awarded by the IMU, an international non-governmental and non-profit scientific organisation.
• The Fields Medal is awarded every four years to one or more mathematicians under the age of 40 in recognition of “outstanding mathematical achievement for existing work and for the promise of future achievement.
• A person can not receive more than one IMU Award. A person can receive the Leelavati Prize in addition to one other IMU Award.

Refer: Facts For Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/07/06/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-06-july-2022/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• PMI or a Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is an indicator of business activity — both in the manufacturing and services sectors.
• S1: Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) is released and compiled by theInstitute for Supply Management (ISM), USA
  • The PMI is usually released at the start of the month, much before most of the official data on industrial output, manufacturing and GDP growth becomes available
  • It is calculated separately for the manufacturing and services sectors and then a composite index is constructed.
• S2: The headline PMI is a number from 0 to 100. A PMI above 50 represents an expansionwhen compared to the previous month. A PMI reading under 50 represents a contraction, and a reading at 50 indicates no change.

Refer: Facts For Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/07/06/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-06-july-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• An outbreak of Anthrax has been declared in Athirappilly of Thrissur district, after finding several carcasses of wild boar.
• Anthrax is a serious infectious disease, which is caused by spore-forming bacteria.
• Anthrax is also called woolsorter’s disease or malignant pustule. It is a rare but serious disease, caused due to rod-shaped bacteria called Bacillus anthracis. These bacteria occur naturally in soil.

As per WHO, Anthrax is a disease of herbivores, affecting wild as well as domestic animals. It is a zoonotic disease; thus, it is transmissible from animals to humans.

Refer: Facts For Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/07/06/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-06-july-2022/