[MISSION 2024] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 31 October 2023

Ans; (b)

Explanation:

• Statement 3 is wrong.
• Coal Mines (Nationalization) Act, 1973 was enacted to nationalise all the coal mines in India. It was repealed in 2018.
• The demand-supply mismatch started in 1991 (the liberalisation period) and started widening. This led the government to allow captive mining (mining for own use only).
• The 2015 legislation (Coal Mines (Special provisions) Act, 2015) allowed re-entry of private players into the sector. It enabled auctioning of coal mines.
• The 2018 Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs allowed the auctioning of mines to the private players on basis of offer of highest price/ tonne.
• The Coal resources of India are available in older Gondwana Formations of peninsular India and younger tertiary formations of north-eastern region.
• The Lignite reserves in the country are estimated at around 45.76 Billion Tonne (1.4.2019). The major deposits are located in the State of Tamil Nadu, followed by Rajasthan, Gujarat, Kerala, West Bengal.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/10/31/coal-necessary-for-indias-green-transition/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• President prorogues the session, i.e. ends it. Speaker can only adjourn it for some time.
• Speaker only notifies whether a bill is money bill or not. So, statement 2 is wrong.
• The PM heads the appointments committee of the Cabinet. There is no appointments committee in the Lok Sabha.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/10/31/speaker-need-for-impartiality-and-integrity/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Only Statement 1 is correct.
• Among the tools available to the Speaker for ensuring discipline is the power to force a member to withdraw from the House (for the remaining part of the day), or to place him under suspension.
• While the Speaker is empowered to place a member under suspension, the authority for revocation of this order is not vested in her. It is for the House, if it so desires, to resolve on a motion to revoke the suspension.
• Unlike the Speaker, the Rajya Sabha Chairman does not have the power to suspend a member. In such a situation, the House may adopt a motion suspending the member from the service of the House for a period not exceeding the remainder of the session. The House may, however, by another motion, terminate the suspension.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/10/31/speaker-need-for-impartiality-and-integrity/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Article 180 (1) of the Constitution gives the Governor the power to appoint a pro-tem Speaker. The Article says that if the chair of the Speaker falls vacant and there is no Deputy Speaker to fill the position, the duties of the office shall be performed “by such members of the Assembly as the Governor may appoint for the purpose”.
• The powers of a pro-tem Speaker are wide. The Bombay High Court in its 1994 judgement in the Surendra Vassant Sirsat case holds that a pro-tem is Speaker of the House “for all purposes with all powers, privileges and immunities” until the Speaker is elected.
• The Odisha High Court also agreed in the Godavaris Misra versus Nandakisore Das, Speaker, Orissa Legislative Assembly case when it said the “powers of the Speaker pro-tem are co-extensive with the powers of elected Speaker”.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/10/31/speaker-need-for-impartiality-and-integrity/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• “.. In the event of a disagreement between the two Houses on a bill, the option of a joint sitting of both chambers is available. However, this will not apply to a money bill or a Constitution amendment..”
• In the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha presides over it, and in his absence, the sitting is presided over by the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/10/31/speaker-need-for-impartiality-and-integrity/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Context: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced the 2023 Champions of the Earth, recognizing individuals and organizations for innovative solutions to combat plastic pollution.
• The award, the UN’s highest environmental honor, acknowledges efforts to address the global plastic crisis.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/10/31/2023-champions-of-the-earth/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: Who was Baba Farid?

• Baba Farid, born in 1173 near Shakarganj, Pakistan, was from a family that migrated from Kabul to Punjab. He followed the Chishti Order and was a pioneering Sufi who wrote verses in Punjabi. His significant impact is seen in Sikhism, where many of his verses are included in the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs. Baba Farid’s most famous disciple Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya (1238-1325) was responsible for making Delhi an important centre of the Chishti silsilah.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/10/31/baba-farid-jerusalem-india-connection/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Context: Reliance Jio has successfully demonstrated JioSpaceFiber, India’s first satellite-based gigabit internet service, at the India Mobile Congress.
• This technology, developed in partnership with Luxembourg-based SES, leverages medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites, particularly SES’s O3v and o3b mPOWER networks.
• How is it different from Elong Musk’s Starlink?
  • Unlike the more common low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet (e.g., StarLink or OneWeb), JioSpaceFiber uses MEO satellites, orbiting at a greater distance from the planet, which may result in higher latency (latency is the time that data takes to transfer across the network). However, MEO satellites can cover larger areas with fewer satellites.
  • To access JioSpaceFiber, a larger satellite dish may be required. Reliance Jio has already connected four remote locations using this technology.
• Starlink is a project initiated by SpaceX, a private aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company led by Elon Musk. The goal of Starlink is to create a massive constellation of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites that can provide high-speed, low-latency internet access to users around the world, particularly in underserved or remote areas.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/10/31/jiospacefiber/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Context: In a recent discovery published in Nature, scientists found that haemoglobin, typically associated with red blood cells, is also produced by chondrocytes, the cells responsible for making cartilage in the body.
• What is haemoglobin?
  • Haemoglobin is a Iron containing protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body’s tissues and returns carbon dioxide to the lungs for exhalation. It plays a crucial role in oxygen transport and maintaining the body’s overall oxygen balance.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/10/31/haemoglobin/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• About Amangarh Tiger Reserve:

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/10/31/amangarh-tiger-reserve/