[MISSION 2024] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 15 August 2023

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Article 17. Abolition of Untouchability. -“Untouchability” is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of “Untouchability” shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/15/scheduled-caste-sc-status-for-dalit-christians/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Drought is generally considered as a deficiency in rainfall /precipitation over an extended period, usually a season or more, resulting in a water shortage causing adverse impacts on vegetation, animals, and/or people.
• There is no single, legally accepted definition of drought in India. Some states resort to their own definitions of drought. State Government is the final authority when it comes to declaring a region as drought affected.
• The Supreme Court of India stated that drought would certainly fall within the definition of “disaster” as defined under Section 2(d) of the Disaster Management (DM) Act, 2005.
• Since drought is a disaster, risk assessment and risk management as well as crisis management of a drought falls completely within the purview of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/15/drought-declaration-norms/

Ans: ( a)

Explanation:

• Graphene is indeed a two-dimensional carbon allotrope, composed of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice. This unique structure gives it remarkable properties.
• Graphene is a two-dimensional material, meaning it has only one layer of carbon atoms arranged in a plane. It doesn’t have a three-dimensional arrangement.
• graphene doesn’t exhibit superconductivity at room temperature. Superconductivity is the phenomenon where a material can conduct electricity with zero resistance, usually at very low temperatures.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/15/graphene-aurora-program/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Rani Durgavati was the ruling Queen of Gondwana from 1550 until 1564. She was married to Dalpat Shah, the son of king Sangram Shah of the Garha Kingdom. She is chiefly remembered for defending her kingdom against the Mughal Empire.
• Matangini Hazra: Born in 1869 in a village near Tamluk, West Bengal, she was married at a young age and became widowed by 18. After her husband’s death, she dedicated herself to social causes and became deeply involved in the Nationalist movement, supporting Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals. Hazra participated in various protests, including the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Salt March.
• Kanaklata Barua: Kanaklata Barua was a young martyr of the Quit India Movement and a symbol of courage and determination. At just 17 years old, she led the Mrityu Bahini, a group of freedom fighters, in an attempt to hoist the Tricolour at the Gohpur police station in Assam on September 20, 1942. Despite her age, she was determined to lead the procession, and her brave efforts left a lasting impact.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/15/matangini-hazra-and-kanaklata-barua/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Gallantry Awards have been instituted by the Government of India to honour the acts of bravery and sacrifice of the officers/personnel of the Armed Forces, other lawfully constituted Forces and civilians. These gallantry awards are announced twice in a year – first on the occasion of the Republic Day and then on the occasion of the Independence Day.
• Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra are India’s second highest and third-highest peacetime gallantry awards after the Ashok Chakra.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/15/kirti-chakras-and-shaurya-chakras/

Ans: (d )

Explanation:

• PM-USHA scheme mandates that States implement the National Education Policy in order to avail funds worth almost ₹13,000 crore for the next three years. Also, 40% of the fund has to be arranged by States themselves. States argue they don’t have funds for bringing in NEP-related changes.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/15/pradhan-mantri-uchchatar-shiksha-abhiyan-pm-usha-scheme/

Ans; (b)

Explanation

• The top sources for inward remittances to India in 2020-21 were the USA (over 23%) UAE (18%) UK (about 7%) Singapore (about 6%) Saudi Arabia (about 5%)

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/15/remittances-to-india/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Option B: Decentralization and grass roots empowerment are the core guiding principles of local self-government as under 73rd and 74th constitutional amendment. For e.g. Gram Panchayats can sanction sanitation and welfare projects on their own. Option A: Local bodies are not federal entities as is the position of states in India.  Option C: This isn’t administrative delegation because local self-government bodies are political entities that are elected directly (or indirectly) by people and managed by their representatives.  Option D: Since it involves election and indirect decision making by people’s representatives, there can be no direct democracy (where all decisions are made directly by the people).

Refer: UPSC CSE 2017

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Chandipur-on-sea (Odisha) beach is unique in that the water recedes up to 5 kilometers during the ebb tide.
• You can ‘literally’ walk into the beach as the sea water recedes away from the shore line during the ebb tide (time period between the high tide and the low tide).

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.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2017