INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 25 June 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (b)

Explanation: About Electoral Trusts Scheme, 2013:

• Electoral Trust is a non-profit organization formed in India for orderly receiving of the contributions from any person.
• The scheme was notified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
• Objectives of the Scheme: To lay down a procedure for grant of approval to an electoral trust which will receive voluntary contributions and distribute the same to the political parties.
• The sole object of the electoral trust is to distribute the contributions received by it to the political party, registered under section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
• These Electoral Trust companies are not allowed to accept contributions from foreign citizens or companies.
• The trust shall also maintain a list of persons from whom contributions have been received and to whom the same have been distributed.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/25/electoral-trust-declares-donation-of-rs-3-crore-through-electoral-bonds/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: About Mission Karmayogi:

• The ‘National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building – Mission Karmayogi’ was launched to effect a transformational shift from rule based training to role-based capacity development of all civil services in the country so as to enhance citizen experience for government services and improve availability of competent workforce.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/25/task-force-for-mission-karmayogi/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Public policy formulation and policy implementation are two distinct but closely interrelated functions of the government. Public policy is laid down by the legislature or the political authorities, who are vested with the power of giving policy the requisite legal authority i.e. legitimacy. The policy implementation aspect is supposed to be in the domain of the executive, i.e., the bureaucracy or the administrative arm of the government.
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Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/25/task-force-for-mission-karmayogi/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: what is Peter Pan syndrome?

• The syndrome is named after a 1900s fictional character. Peter Pan is a care-free young boy, who never grows up. The character was created by Scottish novelist James Matthew Barrie.
• It is said that people who develop similar behaviours — of living life carefree, finding responsibilities challenging in adulthood, and basically, “never growing up” — suffer from Peter Pan Syndrome.
• Please note that this syndrome has not been recognised by WHO as a health disorder.
• It affects people who do not want or feel unable to grow up, people with the body of an adult but the mind of a child. They don’t know how to or don’t want to stop being children and start being mothers or fathers.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/25/peter-pan-syndrome-pps/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: here the directive word is not correct!!

• S1: the SCO has repeatedly stressed that it is not a military alliance with treaty obligations.
  • It is a permanent intergovernmental international organization.
• S2: The Heads of State Council (HSC) is the supreme decision-making body in the SCO. It meets once a year and adopts decisions and guidelines on all important matters of the organisation.
• S3: The organisation has two permanent bodies — the SCO Secretariat based in Beijing and the Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) based in Tashkent.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/25/sco-meet/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: It comprised an Orbiter, Lander and Rover to explore the unexplored South Pole of the Moon.
• S2: The primary objective of Chandrayaan 2 was to demonstrate the ability to soft-land on the lunar surface and operate a robotic rover on the surface.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/25/chandrayaan-2-5/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The primary purpose of the Antarctic Treaty is to ensure “in the interests of all mankind that Antarctica shall continue forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord.” To this end it prohibits military activity, except in support of science; prohibits nuclear explosions and the disposal of nuclear waste; promotes scientific research and the exchange of data; and holds all territorial claims in abeyance. The Treaty applies to the area south of 60° South Latitude, including all ice shelves and islands.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/25/antarctic-treaty/

Ans: (a)

Explanation;

• S1: The Black Sea is bordered by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine.
• S2: The Black Sea ultimately drains into the Mediterranean Sea, via the Turkish Straits and the Aegean Sea. The Bosporus Strait connects it to the small Sea of Marmara which in turn is connected to the Aegean Sea via the Strait of the Dardanelles. To the north, the Black Sea is connected to the Sea of Azov by the Kerch Strait.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/06/25/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-25-june-2021/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Nokrek National Park, the core area of Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, is a national park located approximately 2 km from Tura Peak in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, India. UNESCO added this National park to its list of Biosphere Reserves in May 2009.
• Logtak Lake is in Manipur; Barail Range is in Assam.
• Though Namdapha National Park and Dafla Hill both are in Arunachal Pradesh, the two are separate entities.

Refer: http://www.megforest.gov.in/wildlife_parks.html

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Garibi Hatao (“Remove poverty”) was the theme and slogan of Indira Gandhi’s 1971 election campaign.
• The slogan and the proposed anti-poverty programs that came with it were designed to give Gandhi an independent national support, based on rural and urban poor, which would allow her to by-pass the dominant rural castes both in and out of state and local government.
• The programs created through garibi hatao, though carried out locally, were funded, developed, supervised, and staffed by Government officials in New Delhi and Congress Party officials. It was part of the 5th Five-Year Plan.