[MISSION 2024] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 6 February 2024

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• A preamble is an introductory statement in a document that explains the document’s philosophy and objectives. In a Constitution, it presents the intention of its framers, the history behind its creation, and the core values and principles of the nation.
• The Preamble is based on the Objective Resolution moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946. The Resolution was adopted on January 22, 1947.
• Although not enforceable in court, the Preamble states the objects of the Constitution, and acts as an aid during the interpretation of Articles when language is found ambiguous.
• The original Preamble, adopted by the Constituent Assembly in 1949, declared India a “Sovereign Democratic Republic”. By the 42nd Amendment of 1976, enacted during the Emergency, the words “Socialist” and “Secular” were inserted; the Preamble now reads “Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic”.
• The 42nd Amendment to the Constitution, passed in 1976, replaced the words “sovereign democratic republic” to “sovereign socialist secular democratic republic”. It also changed “unity of the nation” to “unity and integrity of the nation”

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/06/indian-society-constitutional-values-secularism-and-pluralism/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Values that inspired and guided the freedom struggle and were in turn nurtured by it, formed the foundation for India’s democracy. These values are embedded in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. They guide all the articles of the Indian Constitution.
• Taking inspiration from American model, most countries in the contemporary world have chosen to begin their constitutions with a preamble.
• It contains the philosophy on which the entire Constitution has been built. It provides a standard to examine and evaluate any law and action of government, to find out whether it is good or bad. It is the soul of the Indian Constitution

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/06/indian-society-constitutional-values-secularism-and-pluralism/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• It is a part of the Constitution as declared by the SC. It certainly does not have a legal effect independently since it cannot be enforced in a court of law.
• Although not enforceable in court on its own (option C is wrong), the Preamble states the objects of the Constitution, and acts as an aid during the interpretation of Articles when language is found ambiguous. Therefore, it begets some kind of legal effect when read alongwith the constitution, not independent from it. Option D is more appropriate.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/06/indian-society-constitutional-values-secularism-and-pluralism/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1: e.g. from UDHR: Article 3. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of a person.
• S2: eg. Article 22 UDHR: Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.
  • Or, Article 26:
  • (1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
• S3: e.g. Article 27 of UDHR:
  • (1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
  • (2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/06/indian-society-constitutional-values-secularism-and-pluralism/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Shakti Peetha is a place of worship consecrated ashes of the goddess Shakti or Sati, the female principal of Hinduism and the main deity of the Shakta sect.”
• “Shaktism or Shaktidharma (“doctrine of power” or “doctrine of the Goddess”) is a category of tantric Saivism, where various goddesses are viewed as the central deity of their respective systems.”
• “Mahavidyas (Great Wisdoms) or Dasha-Mahavidyas are a group of ten aspects of Adi Parashakti in Hinduism. After the decline of Buddhism in India, Sakta and Buddhist goddesses were combined to form this list of ten.”
• “The development of Mahavidyas represents an important turning point in the history of Shaktism as it marks the rise of Bhakti aspect in Shaktism, which reached its zenith in 1700 CE.”

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/06/maa-kamakhya-divya-lok-pariyojana/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• The Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation has been entrusted with the responsibility of administering the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1948 and different schemes framed there under. It is an autonomous organisation governed by a Board of Trustees and functions under the overall supervision of Ministry of Coal, Government of India.
• It administer the following Schemes:-
  • Coal Mines Provident Fund Scheme
  • Coal Mines Family Pension Scheme(merged with Pension Scheme in 1998)
  • Coal Mines Pension Scheme
  • Coal Mines Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/06/c-cares/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• here the directive word is not correct!!
• 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/2024/02/06/unified-payments-interface-upi-3/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), an umbrella organisation for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India, is an initiative of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) under the provisions of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, for creating a robust Payment & Settlement Infrastructure in India.
• S2: National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has developed the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) program to meet the electronic tolling requirements of the Indian market.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/06/unified-payments-interface-upi-3/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• One of the main byproducts of nuclear fission reactions is radioactive waste. This waste can remain hazardous for thousands of years and requires careful disposal.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/06/lunar-nuclear-reactor-project/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1:Correct. The ergosphere is indeed a region outside the event horizon of a rotating black hole. It extends beyond the event horizon and is characterized by its peculiar properties related to the rotation of the black hole.
• S2:Incorrect. Objects within the ergosphere cannot escape the gravitational pull of the black hole. While the ergosphere does have some unique properties, such as the ability to extract rotational energy, it does not enable objects to escape the black hole’s gravitational pull.
• S3:Correct. The ergosphere is indeed a consequence of frame dragging caused by the rotation of the black hole. This dragging of spacetime around the rotating black hole creates the ergosphere, where even objects that are not in orbit with the black hole will be forced to rotate along with it.
• S4:Incorrect. While time dilation does occur near black holes due to their intense gravitational fields, it is not specifically confined to the ergosphere. Time dilation occurs both outside and inside the ergosphere due to the gravitational effects of the black hole, not just within the ergosphere itself.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/06/ergosphere/