[MISSION 2024] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 18 July 2023

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Advocates Act 1961 states two classes of advocates – senior advocates and other advocates.
• A senior advocate must be a deserving candidate [ by virtue of his ability, standing at the Bar, or special knowledge or experience in law] in the opinion of the SC or an HC].
• It was the Chief Justice and the judges who designates an advocate as a ‘senior’ advocate.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/07/18/senior-advocates-in-the-sc/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Context: Speaking at the 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Mechanism meeting, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the importance of peace and prosperity in the Mekong region for India’s Act East policy.
• The MGC, is a sub-regional cooperation organisation comprising India and five ASEAN countries, namely, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam
• MGC was launched in 2000 at Laos capital Vientian.
• The MGC aims at facilitating closer contacts among the people inhabiting these two major river basins and enhancing cooperation in tourism, culture, education, transport and communications.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/07/18/mekong-ganga-cooperation-mgc-mechanism/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Context: India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish Local Currency Settlement System (LCSS) for using local currencies, the Indian rupee (INR), and the UAE Dirham (AED), for cross-border transactions.
• LCSS will promote the use of INR and AED for current accounts and permitted capital account transactions between the two countries.
• India-UAE trade was approx USD 85 billion in 2022. UAE is India’s third-largest trading partner while India is UAE 2nd largest trading partner.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/07/18/local-currency-settlement-system-lcss/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral disease transmitted by ticks (Hyalomma ticks). It can also be contracted through contact with infected animal tissues.
• Background: Congo fever was first discovered in Crimea in 1944and was later named as Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.
• Threat: CCHF outbreaks pose a public health threat, as the virus can lead to epidemics and has a high fatality rate.
• Symptoms: It includes fever, muscle ache, headache, and bleeding.
• Vaccine: There is currently no vaccine for CCHF, and treatment involves managing symptoms and using antiviral drugs in some cases.
• Region: It is endemic to Africa, the Balkan countries, the Middle East, and parts of Asia.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/07/18/crimean-congo-haemorrhagic-fever-cchf-virus/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• The answer is C. Perovskite solar cells are made using a material called perovskite, which is a type of mineral. They have the potential to be more cost-effective than silicon solar cells, and they are not suitable for use in humid climates. So the statements A, B, and D are all false.
• Context: Indian scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad, have developed highly stable, low-cost Carbon-based perovskite solar cells (CPSCs).
• These solar cells overcome the challenges of degradation during operation, making them suitable for large-scale commercialization.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/07/18/low-cost-perovskite-solar-cells/

Ans: (c )

Explanation: About Ghaggar-Hakra River

• It is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season. The river is known as Ghaggar before the Ottu barrage and as Hakra downstream of the barrage in the Thar Desert. In pre-Harappan times the Ghaggar was a tributary of the Sutlej.
• Origin: It originates in the village of Dagshai in the Shivalik Hillsof Himachal Pradesh and flows through Punjab and Haryana states into Rajasthan.
• Tributaries: The main tributaries of the Ghaggar are the Kaushalya River, Markanda, Sarsuti, Tangri and Chautang

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/07/18/ghaggar-river/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The violence in Manipur, which resulted in deaths and displacement, has drawn international attention and scrutiny. Recently, an EU Parliament resolution mistakenly framed the conflict as having a religious basis, pitting Hindus against Christians. However, experts say, the violence was sparked by a court order to include Meiteis in the list of Scheduled Tribes in the state, which angered the Naga community as well.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/07/18/manipur/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• The autonomous community of Catalonia occupies a triangular area in the north-eastern corner of Spain. It is bordered by France and Andorra to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east, the autonomous community of Valencia to the south, and the autonomous community of Aragon to the west.
• The Republic of Crimea, officially part of Ukraine, lies on a peninsula stretching out from the south of Ukraine between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It is separated from Russia to the east by the narrow Kerch Strait.
• Mindanao, island, the second largest (after Luzon) in the Philippines, in the southern part of the archipelago, surrounded by the Bohol, Philippine, Celebes, and Sulu seas.
• Oromia is one of the nine ethnically based regional states of Ethiopia, covering 284,538 square kilometres.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/07/18/kerch-bridge-crimea/

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.
• Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/capital-adequacy-ratio

Refer: UPSC CSE 2018

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Wood’s Despatch is called Magnacarta of English Education in India. As per this despatch:
• An education department was to be set in every province.
• Universities on the model of the London University be established in big cities such as Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.
• At least one government school be opened in every district.
• Affiliated private schools should be given grant in aid.
• The Indian natives should be given training in their mother tongue also.
• In accordance with Wood’s despatch, Education Departments were established in every province and universities were opened at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in 1857 on the model of the London University.
• Later more universities were opened in Punjab in 1882 and at Allahabad 1887.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2018