[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 28 Nov 2022

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The President can issue the removal order only after an address by Parliament has been presented to him in the same session for such removal.
• The address must be supported by a special majority of each House of Parliament (i.e., a majority of the total membership of that House and a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting).
• The grounds of removal are two—proved misbehaviour or incapacity.
• The Judges Enquiry Act (1968) regulates the procedure relating to the removal of a judge of the Supreme Court by the process of impeachment.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/28/transfers-unexplained-on-the-transfer-of-high-court-judges/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The Judges Enquiry Act (1968) regulates the procedure relating to the removal of a judge of a high court by the process of impeachment.
• A removal motion signed by 100 members (in the case of Lok Sabha) or 50 members (in the case of Rajya Sabha) is to be given to the Speaker/Chairman.
• The Speaker/Chairman may admit the motion or refuse to admit it.
• If it is admitted, then the Speaker/Chairman is to constitute a three-member committee to investigate into the charges.
• The procedure is same for a SC judge.
• After the motion is passed by each House of Parliament by special majority, an address is presented to the president for removal of the judge.
• Finally, the president passes an order removing the judge.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/28/transfers-unexplained-on-the-transfer-of-high-court-judges/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Article 222: It provides for the transfer of HC judges, including the Chief Justice. The President, after consultation with the CJI, may transfer a judge from one HC to any other HC and a compensatory allowance is provided to the transferred judge.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/28/transfers-unexplained-on-the-transfer-of-high-court-judges/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: PM Kisan

• It is a Central Sector scheme with 100% funding from Government of India.
• Under the scheme an income support of 6,000/- per year in three equal installments will be provided to all land holding farmer families.
• State Government and UT administration will identify the farmer families which are eligible for support as per scheme guidelines.
• The fund will be directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/28/why-dbt-schemes-need-to-fix-the-problem-of-tenant-farmers/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The restoration of the 100-year-old Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai has won the Award of Excellence in this year’s UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
• Background: Since 2000, the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation programme has been recognising the efforts of private individuals and organisations in restoring, conserving and transforming structures and buildings of heritage value in the region.
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya:
• It was established as the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India in 1922.
• It is a part of the Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai’s world heritage property.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/28/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-28-november-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: Bluebugging:

• It is a form of hacking (started out as a threat for laptops with Bluetooth capability) that lets attackers access a device through its discoverable Bluetooth connection.
• Once a device or phone is bluebugged, a hacker can listen to the calls, read and send messages and steal and modify contacts.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/28/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-28-november-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:Differences between PSLV and GSLV:

• India has two operational launchers- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).
• PSLV is the third generation launch vehicle of India and the first Indian launch vehicle which is equipped with liquid stages.
• GSLV, on the other hand, is the fourth generation launch vehicle and is a three-stage vehicle with four liquid strap-ons.
• PSLV was developed to launch low-Earth Orbit satellites into polar and sun synchronous orbits. It has since proved its versatility by launching geosynchronous, lunar and interplanetary spacecraft successfully.
• On the other hand, GSLV was developed to launch the heavier INSAT class of geosynchronous satellites into orbit. In its third and final stage, GSLV uses the indigenously developed cryogenic upper stage.
• PSLV is designed mainly to deliver the earth observation or remote sensing satellites, whereas, GSLV has been designed for launching communication satellites.
• GSLV delivers satellites into a higher elliptical orbit, Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) and Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO).
• PSLV can carry satellites up to a total weight of 2000 kgs into space and reach up to an altitude of 600-900 km. GSLV can carry weight up to 5000 kgs and reach up to 36,000 km.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/28/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-28-november-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• PSLV is designed mainly to deliver the “earth-observation” or “remote-sensing” satellites with lift-off mass of up to about 1750 Kg to Sun-Synchronous circular polar orbits of 600-900 Km altitude. The GSLV is designed mainly to deliver the communication-satellites to the highly elliptical (typically 250 x 3.6000 Km) Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The satellite in GTO is further raised to its final destination, viz., Geo-synchronous Earth orbit (GEO) of about 3.6000 Km altitude (and zero degree inclination on equatorial plane) by firing its in-built on-board engines. Due to their geo-synchronous nature, the satellites in these orbits appear to remain permanently fixed in the same position in the sky, as viewed from a particular location on Earth, thus avoiding the need of a tracking ground antenna and hence are useful for the communication applications.
• Source: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/what-is-the-difference-between-gslv-and-pslv/article6742299.ece
• GSLV Mk 3 is a three-stage heavy lift launch vehicle developed by ISRO. The vehicle has two solid strap-one, a core liquid booster and a cryogenic upper stage.
• Source: https://www.isro.gov.in/launchers/gslv-mk-3

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/28/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-28-november-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• A reptile endemic to India, the Jeypore Ground Gecko, has been included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
• The proposal to include the gecko in Appendix II was made by India at the recently-concluded COP19 to CITES in Panama City. However, the species does not occur in the protected areas described under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
• In 2019, the Jeypore Ground Gecko was assessed for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List of Threatened Species and was listed as ‘endangered’.
• The wild reptile species is found in the Eastern Ghats and is known to be present in four locations including southern Odisha and northern Andhra Pradesh.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/11/28/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-28-november-2022/

Ans: (d)

Explanation;

• The principal tributaries of the river joining from right are the Lohit, the Dibang, the Subansiri, the Jiabharali, the Dhansiri, the Manas, the Torsa, the Sankosh and the Teesta whereas the Burhidihing, the Desang, the Dikhow, the Dhansiri and the Kopili joins it from left.
• http://www.india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Brahmaputra

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016