[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 4 Oct 2022

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Six consumer rights have been defined in the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, including the right to:
  • Right to Safety.
  • Right to be Informed.
  • Right to Choose.
  • Right to be heard.
  • Right to seek Redressal.
  • Right to Consumer Education.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/10/04/the-mediation-bill-2021/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: Mid-Day meal scheme:

• The scheme guarantees one meal to all children in government and aided schools and madrasas supported under Samagra Shiksha.
• Students up to Class VIII are guaranteed one nutritional cooked meal at least 200 days a year.
• The Scheme comes under the Ministry of Education.
• The Scheme is also covered by the National Food Security Act, 2013
• Under Section 28 of the National Food Security Act, 2013 social audit of the scheme is mandatory.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/10/04/is-tns-breakfast-scheme-populist-or-pertinent/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice through setting international labour standards.
• Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and oldest specialised agency of the UN. The ILO has 187 member states: 186 out of 193 UN member states plus the Cook Islands.
• It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with around 40 field offices around the world, and employs some 3,381 staff across 107 nations, of whom 1,698 work in technical cooperation programmes and projects.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/10/04/mental-health-at-work/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1: Harijan Sevak Sangh is a non-profit organisation founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 to eradicate untouchability in India, working for Harijan or Dalit people and upliftment of scheduled castes of India.
• S2:All India Kisan Sabha (All India Peasants Union, also known as the Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha), was the name of the peasants front of the undivided Communist Party of India, an important peasant movement formed by Sahajanand Saraswati in 1936.
• S3:It was founded in 1925 by S. Ramanathan who invited E. V. Ramasamy (also called as Periyar by his devoted followers) to head the movement in Tamil Nadu, India against Brahminism.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/10/04/mahatma-gandhi-the-peacemaker/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Indian Air Force (IAF) today inducted the first fleet of indigenously-built Light Combat Helicopters (LCH), which have been developed primarily for mountain warfare.
• Background:
  • It was during the 1999 Kargil warand the recent Ladakh conflict with China that India felt the need for attack helicopters for mountain warfare.
• Features:
  • The HAL Prachand(meaning “Fierce”) is an Indian multi-role, light attack helicopter designed and manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) under project LCH
  • Its flight ceiling(maximum density altitude) is the highest among all attack helicopters in the world.
  • The LCH drew extensively on an earlier indigenous helicopter developed and manufactured by HAL, the ALH Dhruv
  • 8-tonne twin-engine gunship chopperis armed with air-to-air missiles, 20 mm turret guns, rocket systems and other weapons.

Refer: Fact for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/10/04/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-4-october-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: SASTRA Ramanujan Prize:

• The award, instituted by the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) in 2005with a cash prize of $10,000.
• It is presented annually to individuals aged 32 and below, who made outstanding contributions in the field of mathematics, influenced by Srinivasa Ramanjuan.

Refer: Fact for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/10/04/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-4-october-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• It is a 2015 British biographical drama film based on the 1991 book of the same name by Robert Kanigel.
• The film stars Dev Patel as the real-life Srinivasa Ramanujan, a mathematician who after growing up poor in Madras, India, earns admittance to Cambridge University during World War I, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories.
• Distinguished mathematicians Manjul Bhargava and Ken Ono are Associate Producers of the film.

Refer: Fact for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/10/04/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-4-october-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) was formerly called the Indira Awas Yojana and was renamed in March 2016. It is targeted at promoting accessibility and affordability of housing for all of rural India with the exceptions of Delhi and Chandigarh.

Refer: Fact for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/10/04/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-4-october-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD):

• Established in 1994.
• It is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management.
• It is the only convention stemming from a direct recommendation of the Rio Conference’s Agenda 21.
• Focus areas: The Convention addresses specifically the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, known as the drylands, where some of the most vulnerable ecosystems and peoples can be found.
• S3: The permanent secretariatof the Convention was established in Article 23 of the UNCCD. It has been located in Bonn, Germany since January 1999.

Refer: Fact for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/10/04/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-4-october-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• About United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification:
• Established in 1994.
• It is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land managementunder the UN.
• It is the only convention stemming from a direct recommendation of the Rio Conference’s Agenda 21.
• Focus areas: The Convention addresses specifically the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, known as the drylands, where some of the most vulnerable ecosystems and peoples can be found.
• S2: The permanent secretariat of the Conventionwas established in Article 23 of the UNCCD. It has been located in Bonn, Germany since January 1999.

Refer: Fact for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/10/04/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-4-october-2022/