[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 27 May 2023

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• S1: An Ordinance shall have the same force and effect as an Act of Parliament. However, the government is required to bring an Ordinance before Parliament for ratification.
• S2: 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
• The Ordinance may lapse earlier – if the President withdraws it or if both Houses pass resolutions disapproving it (imply that the government has lost majority.)
• S3: 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/2023/05/27/the-national-capital-territory-of-delhi-amendment-ordinance-2023/

Ans: (a )

Explanation:

• Important Articles of the Indian Constitution discussed above

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/27/the-national-capital-territory-of-delhi-amendment-ordinance-2023/

Ans: (a )

Explanation:

• The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is a statutory body under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Finance , Government of India and is tasked with regulating and licensing the insurance and re-insurance industries in India. It was constituted by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999, an Act of Parliament passed by the Government of India.
• The agency’s headquarters are in Hyderabad, Telangana, where it moved from Delhi in 2001.
• IRDAI is a 10-member body including the chairman, five full-time and four part-time members appointed by the government of India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/27/all-in-one-insurance-policy-plan/

Ans: (b )

Explanation:

• It offers a life cover of Rs. 2 lakhs for one year to all its account holders.
• This scheme can be availed by any individual aged between 18 years to 70 years.
• The scheme provides an annual premium of 12 per annum per member.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/27/all-in-one-insurance-policy-plan/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S3: India is working on new technologies such as the small modular reactors that can be factory-built and help make clean energy transition.
• S1: Small modular reactors (SMRs) are advanced nuclear reactors that have a power capacity of up to 300 MW(e) per unit, which is about one-third of the generating capacity of traditional nuclear power reactors. SMRs, which can produce a large amount of low-carbon electricity, are:
  • Small – physically a fraction of the size of a conventional nuclear power reactor.
  • Modular – making it possible for systems and components to be factory-assembled and transported as a unit to a location for installation.
  • Reactors – harnessing nuclear fission to generate heat to produce energy.
• S2: Given their smaller footprint, SMRs can be sited on locations not suitable for larger nuclear power plants.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/27/the-role-of-small-modular-reactors-in-the-energy-transition/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S2: Rajasimha II of the Pandyas was overthrown by Chola King Parantaka I, which resulted in the fall of the Pandya empire. That did not, however, spell the end of this dynasty.
• S1: After the Kalabhras, the Pandyas established their dynastic rule in southern Tamil Nadu by the end of the sixth century CE.
• S3: Marcopolo visited the Pandya Empire and described it as the richest kingdom in existence

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/27/pandya-trade-routes-between-romans-and-madurai/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S3: Now, the NPR has been made compulsory if citizens want to exercise the right to fill the Census form on their own. The deleted Handbook said that it is “mandatory for every usual resident of India to register in the NPR.” Census is also a mandatory exercise and giving false information is a punishable offence. refer
• The NPR, unlike the Census, is a comprehensive identity database of every “usual resident” in the country and the data proposed to be collected at the family level can be shared with States and other government departments. Though Census also collects similar information, the Census Act of 1948 bars sharing any individual’s data with the State or Centre and only aggregate data at the administrative level can be released. According to Citizenship Rules 2003 under the Citizenship Act, 1955, NPR is the first step towards a compilation of the National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC/NRC). Assam is the only State where an NRC has been compiled based on the directions of the Supreme Court, with the final draft of Assam’s NRC excluding 19 lakh of the 3.29 crore applicants.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/27/census-in-india/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Dhola Sadiya Bridge, Tinsukia, Assam = Lohit River
• Bogibeel Bridge, Assam = Brahmaputra River
• Arrah–Chhapra Bridge, Saran, Bihar = Ganga River

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/05/27/mumbai-trans-harbour-link-mthl/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• South Indian coffee is an admixture of coffee and chicory powders.
• What is chicory?
  • It is an herb native to Europe and Asia. Its root contains inulin, a starchy substance, which is good for health, and is found in a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and herbs, including wheat, onions, bananas, leeks, artichokes, and asparagus.
  • Chicory root has a mild laxative effect and decreases swelling.
  • Chicory is also a rich source of beta-carotene, which protects cells from oxidative damage, better than coffee. Also, chicory does not contain caffeine which induces restlessness and insomnia, which coffee does. This is why it is a good practice for the South Indian coffee to have an admixture of coffee and chicory powders: the ratio being 70:30, or as per personal taste.

Refer: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/the-south-indian-filter-coffee/article66897418.ece

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• from The Hindu….. “I had written in my earlier article dated December 8, 2019 that coffee is a health drink. Meta-analysis suggests that coffee contains several vitamins and antioxidants. It is, thus, a health drink that protects our stomach cells from oxidative damage, and reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes, and several age-related diseases. But one should not overdo it: no more than five cups of coffee a day. The South Indian coffee is an admixture of coffee and chicory powders. It is this addition of chicory that makes South India coffee special…”

Refer: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/the-south-indian-filter-coffee/article66897418.ece