[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 16 November 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The gurdwara in Kartarpur stands on the bank of the Ravi, about 120 km northeast of Lahore.
• It was here that Guru Nanak assembled a Sikh community and lived for 18 years until his death in 1539.
• The shrine is visible from the Indian side, as Pakistani authorities generally trim the elephant grass that would otherwise obstruct the view.
• Indian Sikhs gather in large numbers for darshan from the Indian side, and binoculars are installed at Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/16/kartarpur-corridor/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The Kartarpur Corridor is a visa-free border crossing and secure corridor, connecting the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan to the border with India.
• It was here that Guru Nanak assembled a Sikh community and lived for 18 years until his death in 1539.
• The gurdwara in Kartarpur stands on the bank of the Ravi, about 120 km northeast of Lahore.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/16/kartarpur-corridor/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: Such an ordinance has the same force as an act of the assembly. Every such ordinance must be approved by the assembly within six weeks from its reassembly.
  • He can also withdraw an ordinance at any time.
  • But, he cannot promulgate an ordinance when the assembly is dissolved or suspended. Further, no such ordinance can be promulgated or withdrawn without the prior permission of the President.
• S2: The governor of a state can also issue ordinances under Article 213 of the Constitution of India, when the state legislative assembly is not in session.
• S3: The President can send back the advice given by the Council of Ministers and ask the Council to reconsider the decision. In doing this, the President acts on his (or her) own discretion. When the President thinks that the advice has certain flaws or legal lacunae, or that it is not in the best interests of the country, the President can ask the Council to reconsider the decision. Although, the Council can still send back the same advice and the President would then be bound by that advice, such a request by the President to reconsider the decision, would naturally carry a lot of weight. So, this is one way in which the president can act in his own discretion.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/16/ordinances-to-extend-the-tenures-of-the-directors-of-cbi-and-ed/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The origin of this Directorate goes back to 1st May, 1956, when an ‘Enforcement Unit’ was formed, in the Department of Economic Affairs, for handling Exchange Control Laws violations under Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947 (FERA ’47).
• In the year 1957, this Unit was renamed as ‘Enforcement Directorate’.
• Presently, it is part of the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
• The Organization is mandated with the task of enforcing the provisions of two special fiscal laws – Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) and Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/16/ordinances-to-extend-the-tenures-of-the-directors-of-cbi-and-ed/

Ans: (b)

Explanation

• Set up as the world’s “Atoms for Peace” organization in 1957 within the United Nations family.
• Reports to both the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.
• Headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
• Functions:
  • Works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies.
  • Seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/16/iran-invites-the-un-nuclear-body-chief-to-tehran-for-talks/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• ‘Rashtriya Gokul Mission’ was launched in 2014 to conserve and develop indigenous bovine breeds, under the National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development (NPBBD).
• Implementation
  • It is being implemented through the “State Implementing Agency’ Livestock Development Boards, i.e., SIA’s (LDB’s).
  • State Gauseva Ayogs are mandated to sponsor proposals to the SIA’s (LDB’s) and monitor implementation of the sponsored proposal.
  • The “Participating Agencies” like CFSPTI, CCBFs, ICAR, Universities, Colleges, NGO’s, Cooperative Societies and Gaushalas with best germplasm.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/16/rashtriya-gokul-mission-6/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: A green bond is a type of fixed-income instrument that is specifically earmarked to raise money for climate and environmental projects.
  • These bonds are typically asset-linked and backed by the issuing entity’s balance sheet, so they usually carry the same credit rating as their issuers’ other debt obligations.​
• S2: The US had the largest issuance of green bonds by country with $51.1 billion, followed by Germany with $40.2 billion, and France with $32.1 billion. China and the Netherlands rounded out the top five with $17.2 billion and $17 billion in issuance, respectively.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/16/green-bonds-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The ability of stratospheric sulfate aerosols to create a global dimming effect has made them a possible candidate for use in solar radiation management climate engineering projects to limit the effect and impact of climate change due to rising levels of greenhouse gases. Delivery of precursor sulfide gases such as sulfuric acid, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) or sulfur dioxide (SO2) by artillery, aircraft and balloons has been proposed.
• Cirrus cloud thinning is a proposed form of climate engineering. Cirrus clouds are high cold ice that, like other clouds, both reflect sunlight and absorb warming infrared radiation. However, they differ from other types of clouds in that, on average, infrared absorption outweighs sunlight reflection, resulting in a net warming effect on the climate. Therefore, thinning or removing these clouds would reduce their heat trapping capacity, resulting in a cooling effect on Earth’s climate.
• See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_cloud_thinning and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_aerosol_injection

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/16/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-16-november-2021/