[Mission 2023] QUIZ : Insights Current Affairs Quiz , 14 July 2022

Solution: d)

In the absence of vitamin D, the skeletal muscle is starved of energy, decreasing muscle mass.

Vitamin D deficiency is often associated with rickets. In rickets, the bone tissue does not correctly mineralise calcium and phosphorus, leading to softening of bones resulting in skeletal deformities.

Solution: d)

• Formalisation of the economy means bringing companies under the regulatory regime of government and subject to laws related to manufacturing and income tax.
• Formalisation leads to more tax revenues with an increase in tax-to-GDP ratio.
• Formalisation provides a level-playing field for tax-compliant entities, expanding the tax base so that the burden falls more equitably on all the players rather than a select few.
• Transitioning economy towards formality brings benefits by establishing the rule of law and provide benefits of labour laws to entrepreneurs and workers.
• It enforces minimum wages and proper documentation of benefits by the employer. Formal jobs also end up ensuring the dignity of labour; enable productivity improvements, as well as access to formal training.

Solution: b)

Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR):

• Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) was established in April 1987 by G-7 countries – USA, UK, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, and Japan.
• In 1992, the focus of the regime extended to on the proliferation of missiles for the delivery of all types of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), i.e., nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
• It is not a legally-binding treaty. It is an informal and voluntary partnership among countriesto prevent the proliferation of missile and unmanned aerial vehicle technology capable of carrying greater than 500 kg payload for more than 300 km.
• The members are thus prohibited from supplying such missiles and UAV systems that are controlled by the MTCR to non-members.
• The decisions are taken by consensus of all the members. This is a non–treaty association of member countries with certain guidelines about the information sharing, national control laws and export policies for missile systems and a rule-based regulation mechanism to limit the transfer of such critical technologies of these missile systems.

India was inducted into the Missile Technology Control Regime in 2016 as the 35th member.

Solution: d)

A metamaterial is defined as an artificial composite that gains its electrical properties from its structure rather than inheriting them directly from the materials it is composed of.

This term is particularly used when the resulting material has properties not found in naturally formed substances.

Potential applications of metamaterials are diverse and include optical filters, medical devices, remote aerospace applications among others.

Solution: a)

The Government reviews the price situation regularly and has taken number of measures from time to time to stabilize prices of food items. These include:

1. Banning the export of inflated food item.
2. Imposition of stock limit to prevent hoarding.
3. Easing of restrictions on imports, facilitating imports at integrated check-posts, issuance of licenses for imports and reduction in import duties. This has resulted in cooling of prices.