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

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• According to the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) State of World Population (SOWP) report 2023 – ‘8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilities’ – India is now the most populous country in the world.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/20/un-population-report-india-becomes-worlds-most-populous-nation/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Nagaland is the only state in India where seats in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are not reserved for women, as mandated by the 74th Amendment to the Constitution. The State government amended the 2001 Municipal Act in 2006 to include 33% reservation for women, but this move faced strong opposition, leading to the indefinite postponement of ULB polls in 2009. Recently, the Supreme Court pressurized the Nagaland government to hold ULB polls, but now the government has repealed the Municipal Act 2001.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/20/nagaland-government-repeal-its-municipal-act/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Context: Ministry of Tribal Affairs have launched Marketing and Logistics Development for the Promotion of Tribal Products from the North-Eastern Region (PTP-NER) for improving the lives of the talented artisans belonging to the Northeast.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/20/ptp-ner-scheme/

Ans: (a)
Explanation:

• Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is the apex regulatory body for overall licensing and regulation of micro, small and medium enterprise finance companies in India. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance , Government of India headquartered at Lucknow and having its offices all over the country.The SIDBI was established on April 2, 1990, by Government of India, as a wholly owned subsidiary of IDBI Bank .
• It was delinked from IDBI w.e.f. March 27, 2000. Its purpose is to provide refinance facilities to banks and financial institutions and engage in term lending and working capital finance to industries, and serves as the principal financial institution in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. SIDBI also coordinates the functions of institutions engaged in similar activities. It was established in 1989, through an Act of Parliament.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/20/mission-50k-ev4eco/

Ans: (c)
Explanation:

• Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is a statutory body established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.
• The FSSAI has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which is a consolidating statute related to food safety and regulation in India. FSSAI is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/20/fssai/

Ans: (c)
Explanation:

• Pradhan Mantri POshan SHAkti Nirman (PM POSHAN) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, earlier known as the National Scheme for Mid-Day Meal (launched 1995; under Ministry of Education) in Schools. It aims at Enhancing the enrolment, retention and attendance of students, and improving nutritional levels among school-going children (class 1 to 8). It will provide one hot cooked meal in Government and Government-aided schools from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
• The Scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Education.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/20/pulses-in-india/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• It was founded on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi on 2 October 1958 to promote the trade of agricultural produce and forest resources across the nation.
• It is registered under the Multi State Co-operative Societies Act.
• NAFED is now one of the largest procurement as well as marketing agencies for agricultural products in India.
• SIDBI is one of the four All India Financial Institutions regulated and supervised by the Reserve Bank of India; other three are India Exim Bank, NABARD and NHB.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/20/pulses-in-india/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The RSM-56 Bulava is a submarine-launched ballistic missile developed for the Russian Navy and deployed in 2013 on the new Borei class of ballistic missile nuclear submarines.
• About the Harpoon Missile:
  • Missile Type All-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile
  • Manufacturer McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Defense, USA)
  • Range of Fire 93 to 280 km
• Pralay is a canisterised tactical, surface-to-surface, short-range ballistic missile for battlefield use developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/04/20/harpoon-missiles/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Climate Neutral Now is an initiative launched by the UN Climate Change in 2015, aiming at encouraging and supporting
• All levels of society take climate action to achieve a climate neutral world by mid-century, as enshrined in the Paris Agreement adopted the same year.
• The initiative therefore invites companies, organizations, governments and citizens to work towards climate neutrality by reducing their climate footprint thanks to a simple 3.-steps method, whereby they shall:
• Measure their greenhouse gas emissions;
• Reduce them as much as possible; and
• Compensate those which cannot be avoided by using UN certified emission reductions (CERs).

Refer: UPSC CSE 2018

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) is the ratio of a bank’s capital in relation to its risk weighted assets and current liabilities. It is decided by central banks and bank regulators to prevent commercial banks from taking excess leverage and becoming insolvent in the process.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2018