[MISSION 2024] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 14 February 2024

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Context: Farmers are again protesting, seeking legal guarantees for MSP to ensure fair prices for their produce.
• What is MSP?
  • The Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a minimum price for any crop at which the government purchases it from farmers, and is based on a calculation of at least one-and-a-half times the cost of production incurred by the farmers.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/14/legalisig-minimum-support-price-msp/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1 and S2 are incorrect.
• 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/2024/02/14/upi-services-in-sri-lanka-and-mauritius/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• 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.
• https://www.npci.org.in/who-we-are/about-us

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/14/upi-services-in-sri-lanka-and-mauritius/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Context: NITI Aayog has launched the Greening and Restoration of Wasteland with Agroforestry (GROW) initiative to promote environmental conservation and sustainable land use in India.
• Utilizing advanced remote sensing and GIS technologies, the initiative offers detailed state and district-wise analysis, along with an Agroforestry Suitability Index (ASI) for national prioritization.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/14/grow-initiative/

Ans: (d)

Explanation; About Unani Medicine:

• Unani medicine is an ancient Greek system of medicine based on the teachings of Hippocrates in 460 BC. The system is based on the qualities of four temperaments and four humours.
• Unani medicine has an age-old concept and principles of drug management. Hippocrates propounded the doctrine of fluids, or humours, of the body, and he categorized the humours into four groups based on their colour. These groups appear in Unani practice as dam (blood), balgham (phlegm), safra (yellow bile), and sauda (black bile).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/14/world-unani-day/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• GBFF aims to increase funding for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), ratified by 186 countries and launched in 2023 at the Seventh GEF Assembly in Vancouver, Canada. The GBFF Council decisions are to be made by consensus, and the World Bank has been invited to serve as the Trustee of GBFF.
• About KMGBF:
  • It was adopted at COP15 in Montreal under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and set 23 targets to be achieved by 2030. These targets include conserving 30% of land and sea, reducing invasive species by 50%, and raising at least $200 billion per year.
• “The world has been scrambling for money to conserve biodiversity since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. Almost 30 years later, on August 27, 2023, countries established the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) with a promise to resolve this long-standing money crunch. The fund was established at the 7th Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (an agency set up in 1991 for protecting the environment) in Vancouver, Canada. It will help countries achieve the 23 targets set under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). The framework was adopted at the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity last December….”.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/14/global-biodiversity-framework-fund-gbff/

Ans: (c )

Explanation:

• It is located in northeastern Telangana, bordering the Godavari River and Maharashtra. It serves as a catchment area for the Godavari and Kadam rivers. The reserve connects to Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra and Indravati Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh, facilitating wildlife movement. Its diverse habitats include dense forests, grasslands, and water bodies. Flora consists of a Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest with teak and bamboo prominent.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/14/kawal-tiger-reserve/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Context: Forest authorities in three districts have suspended six staff members due to negligence in controlling teak smuggling in the Kawal Tiger Reserve.
• The regions of Central India are rich in teak growth. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Andhra Pradesh are among the states with an abundance of teak trees. It inhabits woods with deciduous trees. Teak wood has a moderate level of hardness, durability, and fire resistance.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/14/kawal-tiger-reserve/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/14/kawal-tiger-reserve/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) is located on the southern side of the South Western Ghat landscape. It is surrounded by Parambikulum Tiger Reserve on the East, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and Eravikulum National Park on the South Western side.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2024/02/14/kawal-tiger-reserve/