[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 22 Nov 2022

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The government had notified the Electoral Bond Scheme in 2018.
• It was touted as an alternative to cash donations and to ensure transparency in political funding.
• As per the provisions of the scheme, electoral bonds may be purchased by an Indian citizen or a company incorporated or established in India.
• Only political parties registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951 and has secured no less than one per cent votes in the last Lok Sabha elections are eligible to receive electoral bonds.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/22/the-need-to-have-full-disclosure-electoral-bonds-and-political-funding/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: Gulf of Mannar lies between the west coast of Sri Lanka and the southeastern tip of India, in the Coromandel Coast region.
• S2: The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve was declared in January 2013. It incorporates two National parks of India, which were gazetted in 1992: the larger Campbell Bay National Park on the northern part of the island, and Galathea National Park in the southern interior.
• S3: The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve also incorporates territories and traditional lands of the indigenous Nicobarese and Shompen peoples.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/22/development-of-great-nicobar-strategic-imperative-and-ecological-concerns/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve (GOMBR) area is extending from Rameswaram to Tuticorin. It comprises of 21 Islands and this is the first Indian marine national park which is internationally recognised under the UNESCO-MAB programme. The IUCN commission on national parks and WWF identified the reserve as an area of particular concern because of its richest biodiversity and multiple use of the area. The GOMBR is the first marine Biosphere in India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/22/development-of-great-nicobar-strategic-imperative-and-ecological-concerns/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• 11 of the eighteen biosphere reserves are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list.
• Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka    2000
• Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Tamil Nadu    2001
• Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve West Bengal    2001
• Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve Uttarakhand    2004
• Nokrek Biosphere Reserve Meghalaya    2009
• Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Madhya Pradesh    2009
• Simlipal Biosphere Reserve  Odisha    2009
• Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve Great Nicobar    2013
• Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh    2012
• Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve Kerala and Tamil Nadu    2016
• Khangchendzonga National Park Sikkim    2018

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/22/development-of-great-nicobar-strategic-imperative-and-ecological-concerns/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• 2021 award has been given to NGO Pratham, working in the field of education
• The award carries a monetary award of Rs 25 lakh along with a citation and is awarded annually by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust to individuals and organizations
• The annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is biennially published by the NGO Pratham, since 2005.

Refer:  facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/22/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-22-november-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• CDSL is currently the largest depository in India in terms of number of demat accounts opened. On February 28, 2022, CDSL became the first depository in India to open 60-million active demat accounts.
• Founded in 1999, CDSL is a government-registered share depository, alongside its other state-owned counterpart National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL).

Refer:  facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/22/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-22-november-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is a statutory body established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSS Act).
• The administrative ministry for FSSAI is the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
• It is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety.

Refer:  facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/22/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-22-november-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• It is a Martial art which originated as a style in Kerala during 3nd century BC to the 2nd century AD.
• The word kalari first appears in Sangam literature to describe both a battlefield and combat arena.
• It is also considered to be one of the oldest fighting system in existence.
• Like most Indian martial arts, Kalaripayattu contains rituals and philosophies inspired by Hinduism

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• A ramjet is a form of air-breathing jet engine that uses the vehicle’s forward motion to compress incoming air for combustion without a rotating compressor. Fuel is injected in the combustion chamber where it mixes with the hot compressed air and ignites.
• A ramjet-powered vehicle requires an assisted take-off like a rocket assist to accelerate it to a speed where it begins to produce thrust.
• Ramjets work most efficiently at supersonic speeds around Mach 3 (three times the speed of sound) and can operate up to speeds of Mach 6. However, the ramjet efficiency starts to drop when the vehicle reaches hypersonic speeds.

• A scramjet engine is an improvement over the ramjet engine as it efficiently operates at hypersonic speeds and allows supersonic combustion. Thus it is known as Supersonic Combustion Ramjet, or Scramjet.
• A dual mode ramjet (DMRJ) is a type of jet engine where a ramjet transforms into scramjet over Mach 4-8 range, which means it can efficiently operate both in subsonic and supersonic combustor modes.

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

Persian Gulf: The lands around the Persian Gulf are shared by eight countries namely, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.