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

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Context: A research team from Tamil Nadu has discovered two stone inscriptions near Kangayam in Tamil Nadu.
• The inscriptions include an 11th-century Grantham and a 16th-century Tamil inscription.
• About Grantham Inscriptions:
  • The Grantham inscriptions, created by Tamils for writing the North Indian language, were found near the Amman shrine inside the Siva Temple.
  • The stone, bears graffiti marks and writings on all four sides, depicting symbols such as standing lamps, ‘Trishul,’ conch, and moon symbols.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/01/29/stone-inscriptions-of-grantham/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Statement 2 is not correct.
• Gallantry Awards are classified into two Categories
  • Gallantry in the Face of Enemy
  • Gallantry Other than in the Face of Enemy
• First Category of Gallantry Awards Comprises of the following Awards
  • Param Vir Chakra (PVC)
  • Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
  • Vir Chakra
• Second Category of Gallantry Awards Comprises of the following Awards
  • Ashok Chakra
  • Kirti Chakra
  • Shaurya Chakra
• Post-independence, first three gallantry awards namely the Param Vir Chakra, the Maha Vir Chakra and the Vir Chakra were instituted by the Government of India on 26^th January, 1950 which were deemed to have effect from the 15^th August, 1947.
• Thereafter, other three gallantry awards i.e. the Ashoka Chakra Class-I, the Ashoka Chakra Class-II and the Ashoka Chakra Class-III were instituted by the Government of India on 4^th January, 1952, which were deemed to have effect from the 15^th August, 1947. These awards were renamed as the Ashoka Chakra, the Kirti Chakra and the Shaurya Chakra respectively in January, 1967.
• Order of precedence of these awards is the Param Vir Chakra, the Ashoka Chakra, the Mahavir Chakra, the Kirti Chakra, the Vir Chakra and the Shaurya Chakra.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/01/29/gallantry-awards

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• SAU is an intergovernmental university funded by the governments of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries.
• It falls under the purview of the Ministry of External Affairs.
• Its degrees are accredited in and recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and its equivalents in all the eight SAARC countries.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/01/29/south-asian-university/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• Article 29:
  • It provides that any section of the citizens residing in any part of India having a distinct language, script or culture of its own, shall have the right to conserve the same.
  • It grants protection to both religious minorities as well as linguistic minorities.
• Article 30 of the Constitution empowers all religious and linguistic minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/01/29/amu-minority-status-dispute/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Soda lakes get their name from having high levels of dissolved sodium and carbonate, similar to dissolved baking soda. This occurs from the reactions between water and volcanic rocks beneath.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/01/29/soda-lake-and-the-origin-of-life/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: About the Dominican Republic:

• It is a Caribbean nation that shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti to the west. Its terrain comprises rainforest, savannah and highlands, including Pico Duarte, the Caribbean’s tallest mountain. Its capital city is Santo Domingo.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/01/29/dominican-republic-india-jetco/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• As per the NASA Website, it is in testing and development phase.
• The website says. “Imagine a battery-powered plane that has 10 engines and can take off like a helicopter and fly efficiently like an aircraft. That is a concept being developed by NASA researchers called Greased Lightning or GL-10.”

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Swadeshi and Boycott started against Partition of Bengal in 1905.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016

Ans:;(b)

Explanation:

• It is an international humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization (NGO) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases.
• It was founded in France in response to the Biafran War (Nigerian Civil War).

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions.
• It is a decade-long partnership between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
• It is working with businesses, governments, and environmental groups around the world to build a new generation of credible and effective programs for tackling climate change.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016