[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 22 Mar 2023

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Navroz is the new year celebrations for Parsis (Zoroastrians) and Muslims (both Shia and Sunni).
• It is celebrated on 21st March every year.
• In 1079 AD, a Persian (Iranian) king named Jalaluddin Malekshah introduced this festival to generate revenue and collect taxes from people.
• It was observed on March 21 to mark the beginning of spring and the day of equinox.
• It is inscribed in the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of India.
• In India it is known as Jamshed Navroz.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/22/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-22-march-2023/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Article 341 of the Constitution provides certain privileges and concessions to the members of Scheduled Castes.
• Under the provision of Article 341, first list of SCs in relation to a states/UT is to be issued by a notified Order of the President after consulting concerned state Government.
• But the clause (2) of Article 341 envisages that, any subsequent inclusion in or exclusion from the list of Scheduled Castes can be effected through an Act of Parliament.
• Parliament alone is vested with the power to include or exclude any entry in the SC list under Article 341 of the Constitution.
• Statement 3: Reservation is there only in the Lok Sabha.

Refer:  facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/22/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-22-march-2023/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The World Happiness Report 2023 was released by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
• The World Happiness Report, first published in 2012, is based on people’s own assessment of their happiness, as well as economic and social data.
• The report considers six key factors: social support, income, health, freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption.
• It assigns a happiness score based on an average of data over a three-year period.

Refer:  facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/22/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-22-march-2023/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• AT1 bonds are unsecured bonds that have perpetual tenor. In other words, these bonds, issued by banks, have no maturity date. They have a call option, which can be used by the banks to buy these bonds back from investors. These bonds are typically used by banks to bolster their core or tier-1 capital.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/22/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-22-march-2023/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• ABPS (Aadhar-based payment system) and NACH (national automated clearing house) will continue to be used for MGNREGA payment of wages.
• About ABPS:
  • It has been developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). It enables payment to Aadhar-linked bank accounts in a transparent manner.
• About NACH:
  • It is a web-based solution to facilitate interbank, high-volume, electronic transactions of repetitive and periodic nature. It is being used for MGNREGS payments when the beneficiary account is not linked with ABPS.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/22/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-22-march-2023/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: About Lemru Elephant Reserve:

• Location: Korba district of Chhattisgarh.
• The state government notified the reserve (Conservation Reserve) in October 2020 under Section 36A of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972(WLPA).

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/22/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-22-march-2023/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• It is the only floating park in the world, located in Manipur, North East India, and an integral part of Loktak Lake.
• The national park is characterized by many floating decomposed plant materials locally called phumdis.
• The park is a swamp established by Mann Sharma with floating mass of vegetation (created by accrual of organic garbage and biomass with soil particles that has been thickened into a solid form called phumdis, at the south–eastern side of the Loktak Lake, which has been declared a Ramsar site. Two third’s to three fourth’s of the total park area is formed by phumdis.
• The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) defines the rights and responsibilities of nations with respect to their use of the world’s oceans, establishing guidelines for businesses, the environment, and the management of marine natural resources.
• International Seabed Authority (ISA) was established to organize, regulate and control all mineral-related activities in the international seabed area beyond the limits of national jurisdiction (referred to as “the Area”), an area underlying most of the world’s oceans. It is an organization established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
• The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is an intergovernmental organization created by the mandate of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. It was established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
• UNCLOS is the only international convention which stipulates a framework for state jurisdiction in maritime spaces. It provides a different legal status to different maritime zones. It provides the backbone for offshore governance by coastal states and those navigating the oceans

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/22/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-22-march-2023/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• The Mekong–Ganga Cooperation (MGC) was established on November 10, 2000 at Vientiane at the First MGC Ministerial Meeting. It comprises six member countries, namely India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. They emphasised four areas of cooperation, which are tourism, culture, education, and transportation linkage in order to be solid foundation for future trade and investment cooperation in the region.
• Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekong%E2%80%93Ganga_Cooperation

Refer: UPSC CSE 2015

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The organization was first established as Indian Ocean Rim Initiative in Mauritius on March 1995 and formally launched on 6–7 March 1997. It is an international organization consisting of coastal states bordering the Indian Ocean.
• Priority areas are to promote the sustained growth and balanced development of the region and of the Member States, and to create common ground for regional economic co-operation. Six priority areas were identified at the 11th Council of Ministers, in Bengaluru are:
  • o Maritime Safety & Security,
  • o Trade & Investment Facilitation,
  • o Fisheries Management,
  • o Disaster Risk Management,
  • o Academic, Science & Technology,
  • o Tourism & Cultural Exchanges
  • o Gender empowerment
• Source: http://iora.net/

Refer: UPSC CSE 2015

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Option B was framed to deviate you from the right answer.
• The facility has been formed under REDD+. Go to the link to read the four objectives of FCPF. This is implemented at the country level, not all universities or individual levels.
• Source: http://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/about-us

Refer: UPSC CSE 2015