[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 24 May 2023

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Article 123 of the Indian Constitution empowers the President [Article 213 – Governor] to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Parliament.
• If the government fails to get an Ordinance ratified by the Parliament, it will lapse at the expiration of 6 weeks from the reassembly of Parliament. Maximum life of an Ordinance = 6 months (recess) + 6 weeks
• RC Cooper Case 1970: If an Ordinance is issued solely to bypass the Parliament, the President’s decision to promulgate the Ordinance can be challenged.
• D C Wadhwa v. State of Bihar 1986: If the Government ignores the legislature and repromulgate an Ordinance, it would be a colourable exercise of power.
• Krishna Kumar Singh v. State of Bihar 2017: Reiterated that the Governor’s power to issue an Ordinance is in the nature of an emergency power. Repeated re-promulgations without bringing the Ordinance to the legislature would be unconstitutional.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/24/power-to-promulgate-re-promulgate-ordinances/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The practice of “bench hunting” refers to petitioners attempting to have their cases heard by a specific judge or court in order to obtain a favourable order.
• Forum shopping refers to the practice of litigants or lawyers deliberately selecting a particular judge or court where they believe the judgment will be more favourable to their case. This practice involves choosing a court that is likely to provide the most favourable outcome, rather than following the standard legal process.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/24/forum-shopping/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• It is a Mission Mode Project (MMP) under the Digital India Programme being implemented by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) with technical support from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MietY). It is a Central Sponsored Scheme. It aims to digitize and bring all the legislatures of the country together, in one platform thereby creating a massive data depository.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/24/national-e-vidhan-application-neva/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Context: The National Campaign for Updation and Verification of People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) was launched in Goa, by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
• Aim: It is aimed to document and preserve India’s rich biological diversity.
• About PBR:
  • The People’s Biodiversity Register serves as a comprehensive record of locally available Bio-resources including the landscape and demography of a particular area or village. It is prepared by Biodiversity Management Committees (under Biodiversity Act 2002) in consultation with local communities.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/24/peoples-biodiversity-register/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• About Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF): It is a non-binding international agreement that calls for urgent and integrated action to address biodiversity considerations in all sectors of the global economy.
• At the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity “Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework” (GBF) was adopted.

Refre: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/24/world-biodiversity-day-2023/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Giant Leatherback turtle (IUCN: Vulnerable) is the largest of the seven sea turtle species. It has a leather-like shell and is found in all oceans except the Arctic and the Antarctic. In the Indian Ocean, it nests only in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is the only living species in its genus and family. The Leatherback is unique among reptiles as it can generate heat to maintain high body temperatures. It is protected under India’s Wildlife Protection Act. Female Leatherbacks nest in significant numbers in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and then swim towards Australia’s western coast and the eastern coast of Africa.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/24/leatherback-turtles/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Statement 1: Bees and butterflies play a vital role in the pollination of plants and the production of crops by transporting pollen grains from one place to another.
• Statement 2: This is an absurd statement.
• Statement 3: These are some of the common predators of butterflies: wasps, ants, parasitic flies, birds, snakes, toads, rats etc. The decline in butterfly population would therefore adversely affect the food chain. http://www.thebutterflysite.com/what-eats-butterflies.shtml#sthash.PPoslJj4.dpuf

Refer: UPSC CSE 2017

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Statement 1: Algaculture (farming algae) can be initiated on land unsuitable for agriculture or saline water or wastewater. So, 1 is wrong.
• Statement 2: Producing algae for bio-fuels (excluding simple seaweed production) requires significant capital investments, which may be a significant barrier in developing countries that have a weak investment climate.
• Producing biofuels from algae is still in a pre-commercial state of technology development. Most production plants are therefore prototypes, and the development and engineering of such plants requires a high level of expertise.
• Statement 3: Using the land allotted to food crops to algal biofuel reduces the amount of food available for humans, resulting in an increased cost for both the food and the fuel produced. This is an ecological as well as economic concern.
• http://www.climatetechwiki.org/technology/algae

Refer: UPSC CSE 2017

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Statement 3 and 4 are wrong because there is no mention of eggs or unpolished rice or millets in the official release document: http://wcd.nic.in/sites/default/files/Multisectoralprog.pdf
• http://wcd.nic.in/documents/national-nutrition-mission-nnm
• Statement 1 and 2: There are two components of the National Nutrition Mission as follows:
• Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Campaign against malnutrition
• Multi-sectoral Nutrition Programme
• The key objectives of the programmes under the Mission are as under:
• To create awareness relating to malnutrition amongst pregnant women, lactating mothers, promote healthy lactating practices and importance of balanced nutrition;
• To improve maternal and child under-nutrition in 200 high burden districts and to prevent and reduce the under-nutrition prevalent among children below 3 years;
• To reduce incidence of anemia among young children, adolescent girls and women.
• http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=108509

Refer: UPSC CSE 2017

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Statement 1: It is wrong.
• The 1881 Act aimed to improve working condtions of labour.
• It prohibited the employment of children under the age of seven, limited the number of working hours for children below the age of twelve and required that dangerous machinery should be fenced properly.
• Statement 2: Lokhande was a pioneer of the labour movement in India. He is remembered not only for ameliorating the working conditions of textile mill-hands in the 19th century but also for his courageous initiatives on caste and communal issues.
• http://tinyurl.com/y7jy5ybj
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayan_Meghaji_Lokhande

Refer: UPSC CSE 2017