[MISSION 2023] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (23 August 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• It guarantees “the right to work”, by legally providing at least 100 days of wage employment in rural India.
• Implementation: The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) in association with state governments. It is a centrally-sponsored scheme.
• Within 15 days of submitting the application or from the day work is demanded (demand-driven scheme), wage employment will be provided to the applicant, and allowances in case employment are not provided.
• Social Auditof MGNREGA works is mandatory
  • Section 17 of the MGNREGA has mandated Social audit of all Works executed under the MGNREGA.
• Gram Sabha and the Gram Panchayatapprove the shelf of works under MGNREGA and fix their priority.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/23/mgnregs/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Pandurang Khankhoje(1883-1967) was a Maharashtra-born freedom fighter and agriculturalist.
• Contribution:
  • Khankhojewas one of the founding members of the Ghadar Party, established by Indians living abroad in 1914, mostly belonging to Punjab.
  • He was a professor at the National School of Agriculture in Chapingo, near Mexico City. He researched corn, wheat, pulses and rubber, developing frost and drought-resistant varieties, and was part of efforts to bring in the Green Revolution in Mexico.
  • Later on, the American agronomist Dr Norman Borlaug, called the Father of the Green Revolution in India, brought the Mexican wheat variety to Punjab.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/23/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-august-2022/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• LADC is a NALSA-funded project to provide free legal aid(in line with the Public defender system) to accused persons to defend themselves in criminal trials.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/23/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-august-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• NALSA has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, to provide free legal services to weaker sections of society.
• ‘Nyaya Deep’is the official newsletter of NALSA.
• Composition: Chief Justice of Indiashall be the Patron-in-Chief, Second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court of India is the Executive-Chairman.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/23/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-august-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Lok Adalat is a forumwhere the cases (or disputes) which are pending in a court or which are at pre-litigation stage (not yet brought before a court) are compromised or settled in an amicable manner.
• The institution of Lok Adalat has been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
• The Lok Adalat shall have no jurisdiction in respect of any case or matter relating to an offence not compoundable under any law. In other words, the offences which are non-compoundable under any law fall outside the purview of the Lok Adalat.
• Every Lok Adalat organized for an area shall consist of such number of serving or retired judicial officers and other persons of the area as may be specified by the agency organizing such Lok Adalat. Generally, a Lok Adalat consists of a judicial officer as the chairman and a lawyer (advocate) and a social worker as members.

Refer: https://nalsa.gov.in/lok-adalat

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The first Lok Adalat camp in the post-independence era was organized in Gujarat in 1982..
• Statutory provisions:
  • Under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 Lok Adalats have been given statutory status.
• Final award:
  • The decision made by the Lok Adalats is considered to be a verdict of a civil court and is ultimate and binding on all parties.
• No appeal:
  • There is no provision for an appeal against the verdict made by Lok Adalat.
  • But, they are free to initiate litigation by approaching the court of appropriate jurisdiction by filing a case by following the required procedure, in exercise of their right to litigate.
• Court fee:
  • 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.
• Nature of Cases to be Referred to Lok Adalat:
  • Any case pending before any court.
  • Any dispute which has not been brought before any court and is likely to be filed before the court.
  • Provided that any matter relating to an offence not compoundable under the law shall not be settled in Lok Adalat.

Refer: https://nalsa.gov.in/lok-adalat

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Context: India and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on recognition of Certificates of Competency in Unlimited Voyages to help seafarers from both countries as per the provisions of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (1978).
• IMO – the International Maritime Organization– is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine and atmospheric pollution by ships. IMO’s work supports the UN sustainable development goals.
• Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, IMO currently has 175 Member States and three Associate Members.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/23/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-august-2022/

ANs: (c)

Explanation:

• Context: ONGC stated drilling its first well at Puga (Ladakh) to generate electricity using geothermal power to reduce the dependence of Ladakh on diesel-run generators.
• As per the Geological Survey of India, there are around 340 geothermal hot springs in India (e.g., Chummathang (Ladakh), Cambay (Gujarat), Khammam (Telangana), Tattapani (Chattisgarh), and Ratnagiri (MH)
• The Geological Survey of India is an attached office to the Ministry of Mines.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/08/23/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-august-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• It was launched by the World Bank to cater to infrastructure needs of countries.

http://www.globalinfrafacility.org/what-is-the-gif

Refer: UPSC CSE 2017

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Statement 1:  The IOD, also known as the Indian Niño, is an irregular oscillation of sea-surface temperatures in which the western Indian Ocean becomes alternately warmer and then colder than the eastern part of the Indian ocean (not tropical eastern pacific ocean.
• Statement 2:   IOD has a much more significant effect on the rainfall patterns in south-east Australia than the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Pacific Ocean as shown in several recent studies.
• http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/iod/

Refer: UPSC CSE 2017