[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 10 Dec 2022

Ans; (b)

Explanation:

• It is an initiative of the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) launched in 2010 (for Delhi) for greater metropolitan cities to provide –
  • Location-specific information on air quality in near real-time and
  • It’s forecast 1-3 days in advance.
    • It is developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, and is operationalised by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
    • SAFAR framework considers almost all pollutant levels – PM10, 1, 2.5, CO, NOx, SO2, Volatile Organic Compounds, etc., to compile the Air Quality Index (AQI).
    • It promotes public awareness by educating the public, encouraging self-mitigation, and assisting policymakers in developing mitigation policies.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/10/behind-mumbais-unusually-foul-air-changes-in-wind-patterns/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by 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.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/10/ilo-declaration-urges-countries-to-ensure-labour-protection/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is a multilateral treaty. The Convention has three main goals: the conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity); the sustainable use of its components; and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources. Its objective is to develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, and it is often seen as the key document regarding sustainable development.
• The Convention was opened for signature at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1992 and entered into force on 29 December 1993. It has two supplementary agreements, the Cartagena Protocol and Nagoya Protocol.
• Only four member states of the United Nations are not Parties to the CBD, namely: Andorra, South Sudan, United States of America and the Holy See (the Vatican). refer

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/10/ilo-declaration-urges-countries-to-ensure-labour-protection/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Aichi Targets, adopted during the 2010 CBD summit in Nagoya, included goals such as reducing deforestation by at least half during the coming decade and curbing pollution so that it no longer harmed ecosystems.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/10/ilo-declaration-urges-countries-to-ensure-labour-protection/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Article 343(1) (the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagiri Script); Article 345 (the legislature of a State may by law adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the State); Article 347 (President has the power to recognize a language as an official language of a given state); Article 350A (instruction in mother-tongue at the primary stage); Article 350B( Special Officer for linguistic minorities); Article 351 (power to the union government for the development of the Hindi language)

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/10/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-10-december-2022/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India, involved in India’s global cultural relations, through cultural exchange with other countries and their people. It was founded on 9 April 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of independent India.
• The Ministry of Civil Aviation has written to Indian airlines and airports in the country asking them to play Indian music following a request from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/10/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-10-december-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), has developed and launched a portal namely GHAR – GO Home and Re-Unite (Portal for Restoration and Repatriation of Child).
• GHAR:
  • The GHAR portal has been developed to digitally monitor and track the restoration and repatriation of children according to the protocol.
  • NCPCR is a statutory body (set up in 2007) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/10/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-10-december-2022/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Over 50% of life-threatening bacterial infections are becoming resistant to treatment: the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report of WHO.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/10/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-10-december-2022/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Context: It is India’s 1st indigenous TB detection kit produced by Pune-based Mylab
• Using a single test, it can detect tuberculosis and multi-drug resistance (against Isoniazid and Rifampicin). The test kit is low-cost and can be stored at room temperature.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/10/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-10-december-2022/

servation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, also known as the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) or the Bonn Convention, is an international agreement that aims to conserve migratory species throughout their ranges.

• S2: The Agreement was signed under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme and is concerned with conservation of wildlife and habitats on a global scale.
• S3: The CMS is the only global, and United Nations-based, intergovernmental organization established exclusively for the conservation and management of terrestrial, aquatic and avian migratory species.

Refer: https://www.cms.int/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The world’s first hypersonic jet airplane, the X-43A uses a new technology called the scramjet engine. The term scramjet is short for supersonic-combustion ramjet, and means that the plane uses supersonic air from the atmosphere mixed with fuel to propel itself.
• ISRO successfully conducted the Hot test of Scramjet and the ‘Blowdown test’ of a new Trisonic Wind Tunnel at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram).

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/12/10/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-10-december-2022/