[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 9 May 2023

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The revenue system of Shivaji was based on that of Malik Amber of
• Lands were measured by using the measuring rod called
• Shivaji reduced the powers of the existing deshmuks and
• Chauth and sardeshmukhi were the taxes collected not in the Maratha kingdom but in the neighbouring territories of the Mughal empire or Deccan sultanates.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/09/samarth-ramdas-and-chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• There is no historical evidence to verify the fact that Samarth Ramdas was the guru of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
• Samarth Ramdas (1608 – 1681) was a Hindu saint, philosopher, poet, writer and spiritual master.
• A devotee of Lord Ram and Hanuman, he has influenced Hindu nationalist thinkers across the years like Lokmanya Tilak, KB Hedgewar and VD Savarkar.
• His Maruti Stotra is still commonly recited by school children as well as wrestlers akharas across Maharashtra.
• Once a Maratha saint, Samarth Ramdas during his rambles in Northern India, happened to meet Guru Hargobind at Srinagar in about 1634. Fully armed and riding a horse, the Guru had just returned from an excursion. “I had heard that you occupied the Gaddi of Guru Nanak”, said Swami Ramdas LINK

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/09/samarth-ramdas-and-chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• He was the contemporary of Shivaji.
• He is considered as the greatest Maratha Bhakthi reformer.
• He made the Vithoba cult
• He composed devotional songs on Vithalswamy called as Abhangs.
• He preached the message of equality and universal brotherhood.
• Sant Tukaram and his work are central to the Warkari sect spread across Maharashtra.
• Sant Tukaram is credited with starting the Wari pilgrimage.
• His master was Saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu of the Bhakti movement.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/09/samarth-ramdas-and-chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• About NCGG:
• NCGG is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, previously known as the National Institute of Administrative Research (NIAR).
• Establishment Set up in 2014
• Mandate Work in areas of public policy, governance, reforms and capacity building of civil servants of India and other developing nations
• Governing Body: It is governed by a Governing Body, under the Chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary.
• National Good Governance Day Observed annually on December 25

Refre: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/09/national-centre-for-good-governance-ncgg/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/09/programmes-for-social-security-cover/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Central Asian Flyway (CAF) is a flyway covering a large continental area of Eurasia between the Arctic
• Ocean and the Indian Ocean and the associated island chains.
• The CAF comprises several important migration routes of waterbirds, most of which extend from the northernmost breeding grounds in Siberia to the southernmost non-breeding wintering grounds in West Asia, India, the Maldives and the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/09/central-asian-flyway-caf/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, also known as the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) or the Bonn Convention, is an international agreement that aims to conserve migratory species throughout their ranges.
• S2: The Agreement was signed under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme and is concerned with conservation of wildlife and habitats on a global scale.
• S3: The CMS is the only global, and United Nations-based, intergovernmental organization established exclusively for the conservation and management of terrestrial, aquatic and avian migratory species.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/09/central-asian-flyway-caf/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• IUCN is a voluntary organization, not an agency of United Nations. Even if you knew this much, you could eliminate all other options to select B. Some facts about IUCN:
• Founded in 1948 as the world’s first global environmental organisation
• Today the largest professional global conservation network
• A leading authority on the environment and sustainable development
• More than 1,200 member organizations including 200+ government and 900+ non-government organizations
• A neutral forum for governments, NGOs, scientists, business and local communities to find practical solutions to conservation and development challenges
• Thousands of field projects and activities around the world
• CITES was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). States (countries) adhere voluntarily to the agreement.
• States that have agreed to be bound by the Convention (‘joined’ CITES) are known as Parties.
• Although CITES is legally binding on the Parties – in other words they have to implement the Convention – it does not take the place of national laws. Rather it provides a framework to be respected by each Party, which has to adopt its own domestic legislation to ensure that CITES is implemented at the national level.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2015

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Context: Credit Suisse has announced buying Ecuadorian bonds worth $1.6 billion (€1.45 billion) in a debt-for-nature swap that cost the Swiss bank just $644 million.
• Purpose: Ecuador has committed to spending (for 20 years) on the protection of one of the world’s most precious ecosystems – The Galapagos Islands.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/09/credit-suisse-ecuador-deal-for-galapagos-conservation/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: The Brahmaputra, one of the largest rivers of the world, has its origin in the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near the Mansarovar lake.
• The source of the Sutlej is west of the catchment area of Lake Rakshastal in Tibet, as springs in an ephemeral stream.
• S2: It descends rapidly from Tibet, forming a grand canyon, flowing 1,000 km first Eastward, then takes a horse shoe bend westward near Namche Barwa in Sadiya in the State of Arunachal Pradesh in the Pemakop region.
• S3: Lohit River is a river in Arunachal Pradesh in India. It is a tributary to the Brahmaputra River. It originates in eastern Tibet, in the Zayal Chu range and surges through Arunachal Pradsh for 200 kim, before reaching in the plains of Assam.

Refer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmaputra_River