[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 10 May 2023

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Bangadarsana was a Bengali literary magazine edited by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay and later by Rabindranath Tagore.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/10/gurudev-rabindranath-tagore-3/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Songs of Kabir is a 1915 book consisting of 100 poems of Kabir, the 15th-century Indian poet and mystic, translated from Hindi to English by Rabindranath Tagore.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/10/gurudev-rabindranath-tagore-3/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/10/enforcement-directorate-ed/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is a department of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization of the Government of India responsible for approval of licences of specified categories of drugs such as blood and blood products, IV fluids, vaccines, and sera in India.
• Drugs Controller General of India, comes under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
• DCGI also sets standards for manufacturing, sales, import, and distribution of drugs in India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/10/law-to-recall-bad-drugs/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: In India, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) is the national regulatory body for Indian pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
• Within the CDSCO, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) regulates pharmaceutical and medical devices, under the gamut of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The DCGI is advised by the Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) and the Drug Consultative Committee (DCC).
• S2: What is the “Drugs (Prices Control) Order (DPCO)”?
• The Drugs Prices Control Order is an order issued by the Government of India under 3 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955to regulate the prices of drugs.
• The Order interalia provides the list of price controlled drugs, procedures for fixation of prices of drugs, method of implementation of prices fixed by Govt., penalties for contravention of provisions etc.
• For the purpose of implementing provisions of DPCO, powers of Govt. have been vested in NPPA.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/10/law-to-recall-bad-drugs/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1: In 2021, India was the fourth largest foreign exchange reserves holder in the world after China, Japan, and Switzerland. link
• S2: “Reserves (both spot and forwards) are now equivalent to 4 months of import cover, compared with about 8.9% in Oct 2022.” link

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/10/rbis-gold-reserves/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• May 9 marks the birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap, the 13th Rajpur king of Mewar. Maharana Pratap was born in 1540 and died at the age of 56 in 1597.
• He was the eldest son of Udai Singh II (founder of the city of Udaipur).
• Battle of Haldighati:
  • He is known for his bravery in the Battle of Haldighati. It was fought in 1576 between Maharana and the forces of Akbar led by Man Singh of Amber.
  • Rana’s forces were defeated in 6 hours. But the Mughals failed to capture him. Maharana re-gathered his forces, fought and won against the Mughals after six years in 1582. Having faced a terrible defeat, Akbar stopped his military campaigns against Mewar after the battle.
• Maharana Pratap’s court at Chavand had given shelter to many poets, artists, writers and artisans. The Chavand school of art was developed during the reign of Rana Pratap.
• Amitabh Bachchan narrated the introductory part of the series in the first episode tracing the background of the Mewar family and their resistance to Foreign Invasions.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/10/maharana-pratap-3/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S3: He was instrumental in the formation of the Minto-Morley Reforms of 1909, which eventually became law.
• S2: Affectionately known as “The Grand Old Man of India”, Dadabhai Naoroji was an ardent patriot, a great social and political reformer and a prominent nationalist of progressive views. He was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament, the first Indian to sit on a Royal Commission (the Welby Commission) and more importantly, the first Indian to claim self-government or “Swaraj”. He was thrice elected the President of the Indian National Congress.  Dadabhai’s dedicated and selfless services to the country in all fields led him to be acclaimed as the “Father of Indian Politics and Economics”. https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/picture_gallery/dadabhai.asp
• S1: He served as Secretary of the Deccan Education Society.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/10/gopal-krishna-gokhale-3/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: The Constitution does not define the criteria for recognition of Scheduled Tribes.
• However, Article 366(25) of the Constitution only provides process to define Scheduled Tribes: “Scheduled Tribes means such tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed under Article 342 to be Scheduled Tribes for the purposes of this Constitution.”
• Article 342(1): The President may with respect to any State or Union Territory, and where it is a State, after consultation with the Governor, by a public notification, specify the tribes or tribal communities or part of or groups within tribes or tribal communities as Scheduled Tribe in relation to that State or Union Territory.
• S2: The Constitution empowers the President to specify the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in various states and union territories. Further, it permits Parliament to modify this list of notified STs.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/10/power-to-direct-changes-in-sts-list/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Thalassemia is an inherited (passed from parents to children through genes) blood disorder caused when the body doesn’t make enough of a protein called hemoglobin, an important part of RBCs.
• Thalassemia is a treatable disorder that can be well-managed with blood transfusions and chelation therapy.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/10/world-thalassemia-day/