[MISSION 2024] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 7 September 2023

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Despite various international conventions and national policies in place to improve green cover, there is a decline in global forest cover. This is the prime reason for forest restoration activities including tree planting to become increasingly popular and declaring 2021-2030 as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration for improving environmental conditions and enhancing human communities.
• India joined the Bonn Challenge with a pledge to restore 21 MHA of degraded and deforested land which was later revised to 26 MHA to be restored by 2030. The first-ever country progress report under the Bonn Challenge submitted by India by bringing 9.8 million hectares since 2011 under restoration is an achievement.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/09/07/forest-restoration/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, also known as the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) or the Bonn Convention, is an international agreement that aims to conserve migratory species throughout their ranges.
• S2: The Agreement was signed under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme and is concerned with conservation of wildlife and habitats on a global scale.
• S3: The CMS is the only global, and United Nations-based, intergovernmental organization established exclusively for the conservation and management of terrestrial, aquatic and avian migratory species.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/09/07/forest-restoration/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• The mission intends to increase forest/tree cover; improve/enhance eco-system services and to increase forest based livelihood income of about 3 million households. So, rest other statements (other than 3) are thus wrong.
• http://www.envfor.nic.in/major-initiatives/national-mission-green-india-gim

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/09/07/forest-restoration/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Botanical Survey of India (est. 1890; under MoEFCC; HQ: Kolkata) is a premier organization in India responsible for undertaking scientific research and documentation of the country’s plant diversity.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/09/07/bamboo-based-reusable-straw/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• The correct statement is C. Heat is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.
• Heat is the energy transferred from a hotter object to a colder object. It is measured in joules (J). Temperature is a measure of how hot or cold an object is relative to another object. It is measured in degrees Celsius (°C), degrees Fahrenheit (°F), or Kelvin (K).
• The average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance is directly proportional to the temperature of the substance. So, a substance with a higher temperature will have particles with a higher average kinetic energy.
• Therefore, statement C is the most accurate statement about heat and temperature.
• Statement A is incorrect because heat and temperature are not the same thing. Heat is a form of energy, while temperature is a measure of that energy.
• Statement B is incorrect because temperature is not a measure of the total thermal energy in an object. The total thermal energy in an object is equal to the heat content of the object plus the internal energy of the object.
• Statement D is incorrect because temperature is not a measure of the amount of heat in an object. The amount of heat in an object is equal to the product of the temperature of the object and the heat capacity of the object.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/09/07/heat-index-3/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Context: The Union Ministry for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship launched the Malaviya Mission – Teachers Training Programme (under the University Grants Commission (UGC))
• It is proposed by restructuring existing schemes of capacity building of teachers under the Department of Higher Education.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/09/07/malaviya-mission-teachers-training-programme/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: BHIM is not a wallet. It is a payments application which allows users to make instant bank transfers.
• S2: NPCI does not charge any user for transacting on BHIM. Kindly get in touch with your bank to ask for their charges
• S3: Dial *99# to avail features of BHIM without internet on any mobile phone.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/09/07/upi-qr-code-central-bank-digital-currency-interoperability/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• National Financial Switch (NFS) is the largest network of shared automated teller machines (ATMs) in India. It was designed, developed and deployed by the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) in 2004, with the goal of inter-connecting the ATMs in the country and facilitating convenience banking.
• National Financial Switch (NFS) ATM network having 3.7 members and connecting about 50,000 ATMs was taken over by NPCI from Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) on December 14, 2009.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/09/07/upi-qr-code-central-bank-digital-currency-interoperability/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Equator passes through 13 countries: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati.
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Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/09/07/nairobi-kenya/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Legal tender is any official medium of payment recognized by law that can be used to extinguish a public or private debt, or meet a financial obligation. The national currency is legal tender in practically every country. A creditor is obligated to accept legal tender toward repayment of a debt.
• Option C: Checques are not legal tenders since they can be refused as a mode of payment settlement by a party.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2019