[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 6 Dec 2022

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The government had first proposed the Ambedkar Circuit, or Panchteerth, in 2016. Panchteerth would include Janma Bhoomi, Ambedkar’s birthplace in Madhya Pradesh’s Mhow; Shiksha Bhoomi, the place in London where he stayed while studying in the UK; Deeksha Bhoomi in Nagpur where he embraced Buddhism; Mahaparinirvan Bhoomi or the place of his demise in Delhi; and Chaitya Bhoomi, the place of his cremation, in Mumbai.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/06/mahaparinirvan-diwas-comparing-ambedkars-views-on-buddhism-and-marxism/

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: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/06/mahaparinirvan-diwas-comparing-ambedkars-views-on-buddhism-and-marxism/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• The International Labour Organisation (ILO) recently published two reports (The Global Wage Report 2022-2023 and Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2022) that provided insight into the global employment scenario, including wages, following the pandemic.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/06/the-lingering-crisis-of-labour-post-pandemic/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Enacted for the conservation of biological diversity and fair, equitable sharing of the monetary benefits from the commercial use of biological resources and traditional knowledge.
• The main intent of this legislation is to protect India’s rich biodiversity and associated knowledge against their use by foreign individuals.
• It seeks to check biopiracy, protect biological diversity and local growers through a three-tier structure of central and state boards and local committees.
• The Act provides for setting up of a National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) and Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) in local bodies.
• The NBA will enjoy the power of a civil court.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/06/access-and-benefit-sharingabs-mechanisms/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Convention on Biological Diversity is a legally binding treaty , which came as an outcome of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1992.
• The CBD Secretariat is based in Montreal, Canada and it operates under the United Nations Environment Programme.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/06/access-and-benefit-sharingabs-mechanisms/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, world leaders agreed on a comprehensive strategy for “sustainable development” — meeting our needs while ensuring that we leave a healthy and viable world for future generations. One of the key agreements adopted at Rio was the Convention on Biological Diversity.
• The Convention on Biological Diversity is the international legal instrument for “the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources” that has been ratified by 196 nations.
• The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity & the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity read more>> https://www.cbd.int/

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/06/access-and-benefit-sharingabs-mechanisms/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Bose holds the first patent in the world for a solid-state diode detector used to detect electromagnetic waves. He was averse to all forms of patenting through and patented the diode only due to pressure from his colleagues.
• J C Bose discovered wireless communication and was named the Father of Radio Science
• He invented Crescograph to measure plant growth
• He did pathbreaking work on the ‘Millimeter range wavelength Microwaves’
• Bose Institute (1917) was established by him at Cambridge University for modern research

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/06/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-december-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Supreme Court said it would examine veiled intentions behind religious conversions through allurement by offering food, medicines, treatment, etc.
• Article 25: Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion.
• The MHA has said that the right to freedom of religion does not include a fundamental right to “convert people to a particular religion”.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/06/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-december-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Paris Club is a group of officials from major creditor countries whose role is to find coordinated and sustainable solutions to the payment difficulties experienced by debtor countries.
• Founded in 1956 with headquarters in Paris (France)
• India is not a member of the club and acts as an ad-hoc participants

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/06/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-december-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• World Soil Day (WSD) is observed every year on December 5, to highlight the value of healthy soil and to promote the sustainable management of soil resources
• Background: UN designated December 5 2014, as the first official soil day

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/06/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-december-2022/