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

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The ‘Lakhpati Didi’ scheme is an initiative to empower women in rural areas by encouraging them to start micro-enterprises and become economically self-sufficient.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/18/shgs-lakhpati-didi-scheme/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Context: According to the latest government data, the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) scheme has fallen short of its employment generation targets.
• Launched: December 2020 (under the Ministry of Labour & Employment)
• Target audience: New employees earning less than ₹15,000 per month in EPFO-registered companies

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/18/issues-with-the-aatmanirbhar-bharat-rojgar-yojana-abry/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Lathi charge on an anti-Simon Commission procession led to the death of Lala Lajpat Rai. Bhagat Singh, Azad and Rajguru shot dead Saunders, the police official responsible for the lathi charge in Lahore. Udham Singh, assassinated Michael O’Dwyer, the Lieutenant-Governor who presided over the brutal British suppression of the 1919 protests in Punjab.  Madanlal Dhingra assassinated the India office bureaucrat Curzon-Wyllie in 1909.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/18/madan-lal-dhingra/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Context: Previously in May this year, DoT introduced the Sanchar Saathi portal and fraud detection mechanisms to identify individuals with more than nine mobile connections.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/18/sanchar-saathi-portal-2/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Context: The Central Water Commission of India has introduced the ‘FloodWatch’ app, designed to forecast floods one day in advance and provide a seven-day advisory for flood risk at various measurement stations across the country.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/18/floodwatch-app/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury and its compounds.
• It was agreed at the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Geneva, Switzerland 2013. It entered into force in 2017.
• Controlling the anthropogenic releases of mercury throughout its lifecycle is one of the key obligations under the Convention.
• The Convention also addresses interim storage of mercury and its disposal once it becomes waste, sites contaminated by mercury as well as health issues.
• India has ratified the Convention.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/18/sixth-anniversary-of-minamata-convention/

Ans : (c )

Explanation:

• Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is found in air, water and soil. It may have toxic effects on the nervous system, thyroid, kidneys, lungs, immune system, eyes, gums and skin.
• Mercury is commonly used in small-scale gold mining to separate gold from other minerals due to its ability to bind to gold and form amalgam. Small-scale gold mining releases large amounts of mercury to the environment and is estimated to contribute approximately 37% of mercury emissions on a global scale.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/18/sixth-anniversary-of-minamata-convention/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Salamanders are amphibians, which means they are cold-blooded animals that live both on land and in water. They have moist, smooth skin and typically have four legs. Some salamanders have lungs, some have gills, and some have both. Salamanders lay their eggs in water, and the eggs hatch into tadpoles. Tadpoles have gills and live in water. As they grow, they develop lungs and legs, and they eventually leave the water to live on land. This process is called metamorphosis.  So the statement that salamanders typically lay their eggs in water is the only true statement. The other statements are false.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/18/new-salamander-species-in-the-mountain-lakes-of-manipur/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Context: LakeTiticaca, situated in the Andes on the border between Bolivia and Peru, is facing historic low water levels, only 10 inches away from its all-time low recorded in 1996.
• Climate change is identified as the primary cause of this decline, resulting in less rainfall and a diminishing shoreline.
• Lake Titicaca is one of South America’s largest and most ancient lakes and the world’s highest navigable lake. It is the birthplace of the Incas. Its waters are famously still and brightly reflective. Around it is Titicaca National Reserve, sheltering rare aquatic wildlife such as giant frogs.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/08/18/lake-titicaca/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Article 18 of the constitution justifies this. Under Right to equality, A18 abolishes titular privileges (except military or academic) granted to citizens of India.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2017