[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 18 Apr 2023

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Narcotics Control Bureau was created on 17 March 1986 to enable the full implementation of The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and fight its violation through the Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988.
• It is the apex coordinating agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/18/the-issue-of-narcotics-trade/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Budapest Convention on Cybercrime (2004, the first international treaty that seeks to address Internet and cybercrime by harmonizing national laws)—India is not a signatory.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/18/india-ransomware-report-2022/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:Mahayana Buddhism:

• It means the greater vehicle.
• The school is more liberal and believes in the heavenliness of Buddha and Bodhisattvas embodying Buddha Nature. The ultimate goal under Mahayana is “spiritual upliftment”.
• The Mahayana followers believe in idol or image worship of Buddha.
• The concept of Bodhisattva is the result of Mahayana B Mahayana is also called “Bodhisattvayana”, or the “Bodhisattva Vehicle. That is to say, the followers believe in Bodhisattva concept of salvation of all conscious individual.
• In other words, they believe in universal liberation from suffering of all beings.
• A bodhisattva seeks complete enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. A bodhisattva who has accomplished this goal is called a Samyaksaṃbuddha.
• Prominent Mahayana texts include Lotus Sutra, Mahavamsa, etc.
• The Mahayana scholars predominantly used Sanskrit as a language.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/18/global-buddhist-summit/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Buddha is known in various Buddhist texts also as Tathagata and Sakyamuni. The predecessor of Buddha under Buddhism was Kassapa Buddha and his successor will be Maitreya.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/18/global-buddhist-summit/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Maitreya is regarded as a future Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. In some Buddhist literature, such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, he is referred to as Ajita.
• According to Buddhist tradition, Maitreya is a bodhisattva who will appear on Earth in the future, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
• According to scriptures, Maitreya will be a successor to the present Buddha, Gautama Buddha (also known as Śākyamuni Buddha).
• The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya refers to a time in the future when the dharma will have been forgotten by most on the terrestrial world Maitreya has also been adopted for his millenarian role by many non-Buddhist religions in the past, such as the White Lotus, as well as by modern new religious movements, such as Yiguandao

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/18/global-buddhist-summit/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Statement 1: It is central to the Mahayana sect of Buddhism.
• In non-Mahayana Buddhism, it usually refers either to Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, or to the historical Buddha Gautama prior to his enlightenment.
• Statement 2 and 3: A bodhisattva is literally a living being (sattva) who aspires to enlightenment (bodhi) and carries out altruistic practices. The bodhisattva ideal is central to the Mahayana Buddhist tradition as the individual who seeks enlightenment both for him- or herself and for others. Clearly 2 is correct.
• Compassion, an empathetic sharing of the sufferings of others, is the bodhisattva’s greatest characteristic.
• It is held that the bodhisattva makes four vows expressing a determination to work for the happiness of others: “However innumerable sentient beings are, I vow to save them; however inexhaustible the passions are, I vow to master them; however limitless the teachings are, I vow to study them; however infinite the Buddha-truth is, I vow to attain it.”
• Clearly 3 is correct.
• http://www.sgi.org/about-us/buddhism-in-daily-life/bodhisattva.html

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/18/global-buddhist-summit/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Magadha, Kosala, Vaishali, Vajji etc were the kingdoms and regions that the wandering Buddha covered relentlessly.
• Jetavana (Jeta garden) was perhaps the best known amongst the beautiful gardens provided to Buddha’s entourage and it was close to Sravasthi, capital of the Kosala kingdom.
• Perhaps the second-most important monastic resort of Buddha was the “bamboo grove” in Rajgriha, capital of Magadha, provided by king Bimbisara.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/18/global-buddhist-summit/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun, much smaller than planets. They are also called minor planets.
• About Lucy mission
  • The Lucy mission is a 12-year-long solar-powered mission to study eight asteroids, covering a distance of over 6 billion km, to deepen the understanding of the “young solar system”. The mission is named after ‘Lucy’ (a 3.2-million-year-old species of hominins).
  • The mission is designed to understand the composition of the diverse asteroids that are a part of the Trojan asteroid swarms. It is the first spacecraft to be sent to study these Trojan asteroids up close.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/18/trojan-asteroids/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/18/pralay-missiles/

Solution: B

Asvaghosha, the most outstanding Buddhist writer in Sanskrit, adorned the court of Kanishka. He wrote, apart from the Buddhacharita, another epic named Saundarananda.

After Asvaghosha, the most celebrated Indian poet is Kalidasa. His Kumarasambhava is an epic in seventeen cantos, of which only the first eight are believed to be genuine. Its theme is the marriage of Lord Siva and Uma and the birth of Karttikeya. The Raghuvamsha, another epic of Kalidasa, has nineteen cantos based on the history of kings of the Ikshvakus.

The most outstanding early Sanskrit dramatist is Bhasa, whose thirteen dramas have now been discovered.

• His plays are taken from the two great epics and various popular tales. The plays based on the Ramayana are Pratima and Abhisheka, while Madhyamavyayoga, Dutaghatotkacha, and Karnabhara are based on the But it is Svapnavasavadatta which is undoubtedly the best of Bhasa’s dramas.