[MISSION 2023] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (2 August 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 empowered central to reserve any mine for the particular end-use. These were the captive mines.Now, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2021 removed the distinction. Now captive mines will also be able to sell their stock.
• S2: District Mineral Foundation (“DMF”) was first bought into the picture in 2015, by way of the Mine and Minerals Development Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2015 (“2015 Amendment Act”). DMF is a non-profit body established to work for the interest and benefit of persons and areas affected by mining or mining-related operations. Vide, the said amendment, the State Governments were vested with the responsibility of setting up DMFs in every mining district of the respective States and to prescribe the composition and functioning of DMFs including utilization of the funds.The new Amendment Act, 2021 now empowers the Central Government to direct the utilization of the DMF’s.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/02/kerala-opposes-changes-to-mmdr-act/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• All other statements apart from 2 are wrong.
• District Mineral Foundation (“DMF”) was first bought into the picture in 2015, by way of the Mine and Minerals Development Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2015 (“2015 Amendment Act”). DMF is a non-profit body established to work for the interest and benefit of persons and areas affected by mining or mining-related operations. Vide, the said amendment, the State Governments were vested with the responsibility of setting up DMFs in every mining district of the respective States and to prescribe the composition and functioning of DMFs including utilization of the funds.The new Amendment Act, 2021 now empowers the Central Government to direct the utilization of the DMF’s.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/02/kerala-opposes-changes-to-mmdr-act/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• All of the above are key features of India’s Drone Rules 2021.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/02/private-players-can-use-drones-for-delivery-purposes-in-accordance-with-drone-rules-2021/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA) was formed on 5th December 1995 under the authority of the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987.
• S2: The Chief Justice of India is patron-in-chief of NALSA while second seniormost judge of Supreme Court of India is the Executive-Chairman.
• S3: The prime objective of NALSA is speedy disposal of cases and reducing the burden of judiciary

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/02/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-2-august-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: Lok Adalat is one of the alternative dispute redressal mechanisms, it is a forum where disputes/cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled/ compromised amicably. Lok Adalats have been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
• S2: There is no court fee payable when a matter is filed in a Lok Adalat. If a matter pending in the court of law is referred to the Lok Adalat and is settled subsequently, the court fee originally paid in the court on the complaints/petition is also refunded back to the parties.
• S3: Nature of Cases to be Referred to Lok Adalat o Any case pending before any court. o Any dispute which has not been brought before any court and is likely to be filed before the court. o Provided that any matter relating to an offence not compoundable under the law shall not be settled in Lok Adalat.

Refer: : facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/02/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-2-august-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1 and S3: The sections of the society as enlisted under Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities Act are entitled for free legal services, they are :
• (a) A member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe;
• (b) A victim of trafficking in human beings or begar as referred to in Article 23 of the Constitution;
• (c) A woman or a child;
• (d) A mentally ill or otherwise disabled person;
• (e) A person under circumstances of undeserved want such as being a victim of a mass disaster, ethnic violence, caste atrocity, flood, drought, earthquake or industrial disaster; or
• (f) An industrial workman; or
• (g) In custody, including custody in a protective home within the meaning of clause (g) of Section 2 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956(104 of 1956); or in a juvenile home within the meaning of clause(j) of Section 2 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 (53 of 1986); or in a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home within the meaning of clause (g) of Section 2 of the Mental Health Act, 1987(14 of 1987);or
• (h) a person in receipt of annual income less than the amount mentioned in the following schedule (or any other higher amount as may be prescribed by the State Government), if the case is before a Court other than the Supreme Court, and less than Rs 5 Lakh, if the case is before the Supreme Court.
• The Income Ceiling Limit prescribed u/S 12(h) of the Act for availing free legal services in different States has been stated here https://nalsa.gov.in/faqs
• S2:Limit for Transgender – Rs. 2,00,000 see https://nalsa.gov.in/faqs
• S4: Senior citizens’ eligibility for free legal aid depends on the Rules framed by the respective State Governments in this regard.
• In Delhi for example, senior citizens are eligible for free legal aid subject to prescribed ceiling of annual income. Any individual above the age of 60 can apply for free legal aid/services.

Refer: : facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/02/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-2-august-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) is an online platform available to the citizens 24×7 to lodge their grievances to the public authorities on any subject related to service delivery. It is a single portal connected to all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India and States. Every Ministry and States have role-based access to this system. CPGRAMS is also accessible to the citizens through standalone mobile application downloadable through Google Play store and mobile application integrated with UMANG.
• Centralized Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAM) is an online web-enabled system developed by the National Informatics Centre (Ministry of Electronics & IT [MeitY]), in association with the Directorate of Public Grievances (DPG) and Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) (under Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions).

Refer: : facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/02/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-2-august-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Statement 1:It is central to the Mahayana sect of Buddhism.
• In non-Mahayana Buddhism, it usually refers either to Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, or to the historical Buddha Gautama prior to his enlightenment.
• Statement 2 and 3: A bodhisattva is literally a living being (sattva) who aspires to enlightenment (bodhi) and carries out altruistic practices. The bodhisattva ideal is central to the Mahayana Buddhist tradition as the individual who seeks enlightenment both for him- or herself and for others. Clearly 2 is correct.
• Compassion, an empathetic sharing of the sufferings of others, is the bodhisattva’s greatest characteristic.
• It is held that the bodhisattva makes four vows expressing a determination to work for the happiness of others: “However innumerable sentient beings are, I vow to save them; however inexhaustible the passions are, I vow to master them; however limitless the teachings are, I vow to study them; however infinite the Buddha-truth is, I vow to attain it.”
• Clearly 3 is correct.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions.
• It is a decade-long partnership between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
• It is working with businesses, governments, and environmental groups around the world to build a new generation of credible and effective programs for tackling climate change.
• http://www.ghgprotocol.org/about-ghgp

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Agenda 21 is a non-binding, voluntarily implemented action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development.
• It is a product of the Earth Summit (UN Conference on Environment and Development) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992.
• https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016