[MISSION 2024] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 29 December 2023

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Only statement 2 is correct.
• Context: External Affairs Minister acknowledged the challenges of providing dual citizenship to Indians residing abroad, citing economic and security concerns.
• The Constitution deals with the citizenship from Articles 5 to 11 under Part II. However, it contains neither any permanent nor any elaborate provisions in this regard.
• It only identifies the persons who became citizens of India at its commencement (i.e., on January 26, 1950). It does not deal with the problem of acquisition or loss of citizenship subsequent to its commencement. It empowers the Parliament to enact a law to provide for such matters and any other matter relating to citizenship.
• A person who migrated to Pakistan from India after March 1, 1947, but later returned to India for resettlement could become an Indian citizen. For this, he had to be resident in India for six months preceding the date of his application for registration2 (Article 7).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/12/29/dual-citizenship/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Context: External Affairs Minister acknowledged the challenges of providing dual citizenship to Indians residing abroad, citing economic and security concerns.
• Under Article 9 of the Indian Constitution, a person who voluntarily acquires citizenship of any other country is no longer an Indian citizen.
• The OCI Cardholder (including a PIO Cardholder) is a foreign national holding passport of a foreign country and is not a citizen of India.

Refer:https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/12/29/dual-citizenship/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Only statements 1 and 3 are correct.
• Context: External Affairs Minister acknowledged the challenges of providing dual citizenship to Indians residing abroad, citing economic and security concerns.
• The Constitution deals with the citizenship from Articles 5 to 11 under Part II. It empowers the Parliament to enact a law to provide for such matters and any other matter relating to citizenship.
• The Constitution confers the following rights and privileges on the citizens of India (and denies the same to aliens):
  • Right against discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth (Article 15).
  • Right to equality of opportunity in the matter of public employment (Article 16).
  • Right to freedom of speech and expression, assembly, association, movement, residence and profession (Article 19).
  • Cultural and educational rights (Articles 29 and 30).
  • Right to vote in elections to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assembly.
  • Right to contest for the membership of the Parliament and the state legislature.
  • Eligibility to hold certain public offices, that is, President of India, Vice-President of India, judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts, governor of states, attorney general of India and advocate general of states.
  • In India both a citizen by birth as well as a naturalised citizen are eligible for the office of President while in USA, only a citizen by birth and not a naturalised citizen is eligible for the office of President.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/12/29/dual-citizenship/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
• Context: External Affairs Minister acknowledged the challenges of providing dual citizenship to Indians residing abroad, citing economic and security concerns.
• The children of foreign diplomats posted in India and enemy aliens cannot acquire Indian citizenship by birth.
• A person shall be deemed to be of Indian origin if he, or either of his parents, was born in undivided India or in such other territory which became part of India after the 15th August, 1947.
• All categories of persons acquiring citizenship of India must take an oath of allegiance before they are registered as citizens of India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/12/29/dual-citizenship/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Context: The Union Cabinet, has granted ex-post facto approval to the Migration and Mobility Agreement between India and Italy.
• The agreement aims to enhance people-to-people contacts, promote the mobility of students, skilled workers, business people, and young professionals, and strengthen cooperation on issues related to irregular migration.
• Key provisions :
  • Granting temporary residence in Italy for up to 12 months to Indian students seeking initial professional experience after completing academic or vocational training.
  • Reserves quotas for non-seasonal and seasonal Indian workers under the existing labour mobility pathways.
  • Cooperation in combating irregular migration.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/12/29/migration-and-mobility-agreement/

Ans: (a)

Explanation

• Only statement 2 is correct.
• Context: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, has approved the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for copra for the 2024 season.
• S1: The MSP of a crop is the same throughout the country.
• S2 and S3: Milling copra is used to extract oil, while ball/edible copra is consumed as a dry fruit and used for religious purposes. Kerala and Tamil Nadu are major producers of milling copra, whereas ball copra is produced predominantly in Karnataka.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/12/29/minimum-support-price-for-copra/

Ans: (b)

Explanation

• Only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
• The Central Government sets a minimum support price (MSP) for 23 crops every year, based on a formula of one-and-a-half times production costs. This takes into account both paid-out costs (A2) such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, fuel, irrigation, hired workers and leased-in land, as well as the imputed value of unpaid family labour (FL). Farm unions are demanding that a comprehensive cost calculation (C2) must also include capital assets and the rentals and interest forgone on owned land as recommended by the National Commission for Farmers.
• There is currently no statutory backing for these prices, nor any law mandating their enforcement. The government only procures about a third of wheat and rice crops at MSP rates (of which half is bought in Punjab and Haryana alone), and 10%-20% of select pulses and oilseeds.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/12/29/minimum-support-price-for-copra/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Context: Scientists have made progress in understanding Huntington’s disease by studying fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster).
• Option B: Huntington’s disease is caused by a mutation in the HTT gene. The mutation involves an expansion of the CAG trinucleotide repeat in the gene. Individuals with the mutated gene may inherit the disorder from one affected parent.
• Option D: Huntington’s disease primarily affects the central nervous system, particularly the brain. It leads to the progressive degeneration of nerve cells, especially in areas of the brain associated with movement and coordination. The peripheral nervous system is not the primary target of the disease.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/12/29/huntingtons-disease/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Context: An ammonia gas leak from an underwater supply pipeline to an industrial unit in Chennai, caused hundreds of residents to complain of difficulty in breathing and burning of eyes and faces.
• Ammonia is an efficient refrigerant used in food processing and preservation, as well as many other refrigeration and air-conditioning processes. Ammonia has desirable characteristics as a refrigerant, which have been well known for over a century.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/12/29/ammonia/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:About Nicaragua

• It is the largest Central American country, bordered by Honduras, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, and the Pacific Ocean. Managua is the capita With a multi-ethnic population of six million, including mestizo, Indigenous, European, and African heritage, the main language is Spanish.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/12/29/nicaragua/