[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 13 Jan 2023

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The site has a fortified citadel, a middle town and a lower town with walls made of sandstone or limestone instead of mud bricks in many other Harappan sites.
• Archaeologists cites a cascading series of water reservoirs, outer fortification, two multi-purpose grounds — one of which was used for festivities and as a marketplace — nine gates with unique designs, and funerary architecture featuring tumulus — hemispherical structures like the Buddhist Stupas— as some of the unique features of the Dholavira site.
• Unlike graves at other IVC sites, no mortal remains of humans have been discovered at Dholavira.
• Remains of a copper smelter indicate Harappans, who lived in Dholavira, knew metallurgy. It is believed that traders of Dholavira used to source copper ore from present-day Rajasthan and Oman and UAE and export finished products. It was also a hub of manufacturing jewellery made of shells and semi-precious stones, like agate and used to export timber.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/01/13/gujarats-harappan-necropolis-reveals-death-rituals-of-5000-years-ago/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Dholavira, the archaeological site of a Harappan-era city, received the UNESCO world heritage site tag. While Dholavira became the fourth site from Gujarat and 40th from India to make the list, it is the first site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) in India to get the tag.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/01/13/gujarats-harappan-necropolis-reveals-death-rituals-of-5000-years-ago/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: Basic Structure Doctrine (BSD) test:

• If a law is found to “damage or destroy” the “basic features of the Constitution”, the Court declares it unconstitutional.
• The test is applied to constitutional amendments to ensure the amendment does not dilute the fundamentals of the Constitutional itself.
• The test is widely regarded as a check on majoritarian impulses of the Parliament since it places substantive limits on the power to amend the Constitution.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/01/13/basic-structure-doctrine/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• It is an Indian statutory body established by an Act of Parliament – the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.
• The Commission works under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development and became operational in 2007.
• It is mandated to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes, and Administrative Mechanisms align with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Indian Constitution and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
• As defined by the commission, a child includes a person up to the age of 18 years.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/01/13/the-national-commission-for-protection-of-child-rights-ncpcr-drafted-guidelines-for-assessing-minors/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• World Economic Forum (WEF) has released Global Risk Report 2023

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/01/13/global-risk-report-2023/

Ans:(a)

Explanation:

• Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, founded in 1961 by the Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs, for arranging, conducting and analysing the results of the demographic surveys of India including the Census of India and Linguistic Survey of India.
• The Office of the RGI’s nod is mandatory for the inclusion of any community in ST lists, as per the procedure for scheduling tribes.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/01/13/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-13-january-2023/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The process to include tribes in the ST list begins with the recommendation from the respective State governments, which are then sent to the Tribal Affairs Ministry, which reviews and sends them to the Registrar General of India for approval.
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Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/01/13/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-13-january-2023/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• The Central Government’s integrated food security scheme has been named the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY), under which free foodgrains are being given to more than 80 crore poor people from January 1
• Nodal Department: Department of Food and Public distribution

Refer:  Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/01/13/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-13-january-2023/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• It is a real-time payment system (started in 2016) to link multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application. It works by SIM binding and was allowed only for Indian mobile numbers but now has been allowed for NRIs, NRE (non-resident external) and NRO( non-resident ordinary) international mobile numbers from 10 countries including the USA, Canada, Australia etc.
• It also caters to the “Peer to Peer” collect request which can be scheduled and paid as per requirement and convenience.

Refer:  Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/01/13/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-13-january-2023/

Ans; (d)

Explanation:

• National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), an umbrella organisation for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India, is an initiative of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) under the provisions of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, for creating a robust Payment & Settlement Infrastructure in India.
• It has been incorporated as a “Not for Profit” Company under the provisions of Section 25 of the Companies Act 1956 (now Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013)
• It facilitates payments such as UPI Payment, Bharat Bill Pay, RuPay Card, FASTag, NACH etc.
• SWIFT V/s UPI Read more>>

Refer:  Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/01/13/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-13-january-2023/