[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 20 Feb 2023

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is a border patrol organization of India deployed along its borders with Tibet Autonomous Region.
• It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces, established in 1962 in the aftermath of the Sino-Indian War of 1962.
• The ITBP guards 3,488 km long India-China borders ranging from the Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Jachep La in Arunachal Pradesh.
• Apart from this, the Force also has important roles in many internal security duties and operations against Left Wing Extremism in the state of Chhattisgarh.
• ITBP is a specialized Armed Police Force of the Nation, which trains its personnel in various disciplines including mountaineering and skiing apart from intensive tactical training.
• ITBP also conducts relief and rescue operations as ‘First Responders’ for natural calamities in the Himalayan region.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/02/20/with-an-eye-on-china-union-cabinet-clears-seven-itbp-battalions/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:About Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti:

• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of the great Maratha emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The main aim of the day is to honour the great warrior’s role in restoring the Maratha Empire and to celebrate his vast legacy
• The celebration of Shiv Jayanti was set by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, also known as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, in 1870.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/02/20/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-20-february-2023/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• It is a single tax on the supply of goods and services, right from the manufacturer to the consumer.
• It is collected at the state where the goods are sold instead of the manufacturing states.
• As a measure of support for the states, petroleum products, alcohol for human consumption and tobacco have been kept out of the purview of GST.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/02/20/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-20-february-2023/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/02/20/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-20-february-2023/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France, on 12 December 2015. It entered into force on 4 November 2016.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/02/20/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-20-february-2023/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Vinyl chloride is a colourless gas that burns easily. It does not occur naturally and must be produced industrially for its commercial uses.
• Vinyl chloride is used primarily to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a hard plastic resin used to make a variety of plastic products, including pipes, wire and cable coatings, and packaging materials.
• Its health risks were discovered in the 1970swhen four workers involved in the polymerization process for producing polyvinyl chloride there each developed angiosarcoma of the liver, an extremely rare type of tumour.

Refer:  facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/02/20/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-20-february-2023/

Ans: (b )

Explanation:

• A hybrid-sounding rocket is a type of rocket that uses a hybrid rocket engine to power its flight.
• A hybrid rocket engine uses a solid fuel grain and a liquid or gaseous oxidizer to generate thrust.
• Hybrid-sounding rockets are often used by universities, government agencies, and private companies for scientific research and testing of new technologies because of their low cost.

Refer:  facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/02/20/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-20-february-2023/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: About Rhododendrons:

• Name: Rhododendron meaning rose tree in Greek
• Ecological Significance: It is considered an indicator species for climate change
• Nature: Evergreen to Deciduous in nature (can be in form of dwarf shrubs to large trees)
• Threats: Rampant construction
• Habitat: Cold, moist deep valleys of the eastern Himalayas
• State tree of Uttarakhand and the state flower of Nagaland
• It blooms in the Garhwal Himalayas and is celebrated as ‘Phool Sankranti’, a festival of flowers.
• It is nativeto many regions of the world, including Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia

Refer:  facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/02/20/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-20-february-2023/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Statement 1: The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) was launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and six countries—Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States—in 2012.
• Statement 2: The Coalition’s initial focus is on methane, black carbon, and HFCs.
• http://www.ccacoalition.org/en/content/about-us

Refer: UPSC CSE 2017

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Statement 1: The IOD, also known as the Indian Niño, is an irregular oscillation of sea-surface temperatures in which the western Indian Ocean becomes alternately warmer and then colder than the eastern part of the Indian ocean (not tropical eastern pacific ocean.
• Statement 2: IOD has a much more significant effect on the rainfall patterns in south-east Australia than the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Pacific Ocean as shown in several recent studies.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2017