[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 7 Apr 2023

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• New Delhi held its first political dialogue with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in Brussels on December 12, 2019.
• The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, or NATO, is a political and military alliance of 29 European countries and two countries in North America (United States and Canada).
• It was set up in 1949 by the US, Canada, and several western European nations to ensure their collective security against the Soviet Union. It was the US’s first peacetime military alliance outside the western hemisphere.
• Thirty one countries are currently members of NATO, which is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/07/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-april-2023-2/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• NATO membership is open to “any other European state in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area.”
• A “NATO decision” is the expression of the collective will of all 30 member countries since all decisions are taken by consensus.
• NATO is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military capacity needed to undertake crisis-management operations. These are carried out under the Washington Treaty – NATO’s founding treaty – or under a UN mandate, alone or in cooperation with other countries and international organizations.

Refer: Facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/07/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-april-2023-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Deposits are a liability on a commercial bank, since it must return its lenders the amount it owes them. Answer is B.
• Loans and Advances form assets of the bank. Also, Investments form the second largest component in the assets side of banks’ balance sheets after loans and advances as per a recent RBI report, see https://rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?Id=18743 (sec 2.4)
• So, the assets of the commercial bank in India are Cash in hand, Investments, Loans, Advances, Bills discounted and purchased, while the liabilities are Capital and Reserves, Deposits, Borrowings, and other liabilities.

Refer: Facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/07/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-april-2023-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• WTO has recently released this report.
• Key findings:
  • World merchandise trade will grow slower ( 1.7% in 2023) before picking up to 3.2% in 2024
  • Risks to global trade: Geopolitical tensions, food insecurity, potential financial instability stemming from monetary policy tightening, and increasing levels of debt

Refer: Facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/07/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-april-2023-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Context: World Energy Transitions: Outlook 2023 (report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)) states that the world is still “off-track” and falls short of the 1.5°C pathway.

Refer: Facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/07/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-april-2023-2/

Ans:(b )

Explanation:

• The black panther was rescued and will be released into the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary in South Goa
• About the Sanctuary Description
• Location Situated in the Sanguem Taluka in Eastern Goa.
• River River Netravali or Neturli originates in this sanctuary. It is an important tributary of the Zuari River.

Refer: Facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/07/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-april-2023-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) is a technical intelligence agency under the National Security Advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office, India.
• It was set up in 2004.
• It has the same “norms of conduct” as the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW).

Refer: Facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/07/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-april-2023-2/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Tropical moist deciduous forests exist mostly in the eastern part of the country – northeastern states, along the foothills of the Himalayas, Jharkhand, West Orissa and Chhattisgarh, and on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats.
• Teak is the most dominant species of this forest. Bamboos, sal, shisham, sandalwood, khair, kusum, arjun, mulberry are other commercially important species.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2015

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• The Platform for Action is an agenda for women’s empowerment. It aims at accelerating the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women and at removing all the obstacles to women’s active participation in all spheres of public and private life through a full and equal share in economic, social, cultural and political decision-making.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2015

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Equatorial climate is characterized by consistently high temperatures (around 30 °C), with plentiful precipitation (150–1,000 cm), heavy cloud cover, and high humidity, with very little annual temperature variation. Wet equatorial regions lie within about 12° latitude of the Equator.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2015