INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 17 July 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1 and S2: Adjournment motion is introduced only in the Lok Sabha to draw the attention of the House to a definite matter of urgent public importance.
  • It involves an element of censure against the government, therefore Rajya Sabha is not permitted to make use of this device.
• S3: A member can give not more than one notice for any one sitting. If a notice is signed by more than one member, it is deemed to have been given by the first signatory only.
• S4: As a convention, adjournment motions are not taken up on the day of the President’s Address. Notices received for that day are treated as notices for the next sitting.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/17/adjournment-motion/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S3: The River Godavari rises at an elevation of 1,067 m in the Western Ghats near Thriambak Hills in the Nasik district of Maharashrta.
• S2: he Pranhita River is the largest tributary of Godavari River covering about 34% of its drainage basin conveying the combined waters of the Penganga River, the Wardha River, and the Wainganga River.
• S1: The Krishna River originates in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar at an elevation of about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft), in the state of Maharashtra in central India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/17/jurisdiction-of-krishna-godavari-river-management-boards/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: The Parliament has enacted the two laws:

• The River Boards Act (1956):
  • It provides for the establishment of river boards by the Central government for the regulation and development of Inter-state River and river valleys.
  • A River Board is established on the request of state governments concerned to advise them.
• The Inter-State Water Disputes Act (1956):
  • It empowers the Central government to set up an ad hoc tribunal for the adjudication of a dispute between two or more states in relation to the waters of an inter-state river or river valley.
  • The decision of the tribunal is final and binding on the parties to the dispute.
  • Neither the Supreme Court nor any other court is to have jurisdiction in respect of any water dispute which may be referred to such a tribunal under this Act.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/17/jurisdiction-of-krishna-godavari-river-management-boards/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: here the directive word is not correct!!

• S1: National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was registered as a society on 12th August 2011 under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
  • It acted as implementation arm of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) which was constituted under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA), 1986.
  • NGRBA has since been dissolved with effect from the 7th October 2016, consequent to constitution of National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga (referred as National Ganga Council).
• S2: NMCG has a two tier management structure and comprises of Governing Council and Executive Committee. Both of them are headed by Director General, NMCG.
• S3: The National Ganga Council was formed in 2016. It is chaired by the Prime Minister of India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/17/national-mission-for-clean-ganga-nmcg/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: The scheme is aimed at enhancing connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country and making air travel affordable.
  • It is a key component of Centre’s National Civil Aviation Policy.
• S2: The scheme will be jointly funded by the central government and state governments.
• S3: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is being designated as the Implementing Agency.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/17/udan-scheme/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The Hubble Space Telescope is a large telescope in space. NASA launched Hubble in 1990.
• It was built by the United States space agency NASA, with contributions from the European Space Agency.
• Hubble is the only telescope designed to be serviced in space by astronauts.
• Expanding the frontiers of the visible Universe, the Hubble Space Telescope looks deep into space with cameras that can see across the entire optical spectrum from infrared to ultraviolet.
• The Hubble Space Telescope makes one orbit around Earth every 95 minutes.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/17/hubble-telescope/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• One of the most successful environmental policy innovations of the 20^th century is the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The National Environment Policy Act (NEPA), 1969 is a United States environmental law, which, for the first time, introduced the concept of environmental impact assessment and made it necessary for federal agencies to evaluate impact of environmental decisions.
• In 1994, for the first time under the Environment Protection Act, 1986, the EIA notification was formulated in India. It made environmental clearance mandatory for expansion, modernisation and setting up of new projects.
• Since then, EIA has been amended several times. The most important amendment happened in 2006.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/17/environment-ministrys-memorandum-stayed/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG) was developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology with the National e-Governance Division.
• The app is aimed at all citizens of India and offers hundreds of services including payment, registration, information search and application forms.
• It is a component of the Digital India initiative, intending to make government services available to the general public online and around the clock.

Refer: Facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/17/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-17-july-2021/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• It is innovative and one of its kind training program for School Teachers.
• Aim: Training 50,000 school teachers on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, IPR, Design Thinking, Product development, Idea generation etc.
• The training will be delivered in online mode only.
• Designed by Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Education and AICTE for School Teachers.

Refer: Facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/17/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-17-july-2021/