[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 27 December 2021 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Prepared by the Department of Administration Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).
• The objectives of GGIare to provide quantifiable data to compare the state of governance in all states and union territories, enable them to formulate and implement suitable strategies for improving governance and shift to result oriented approaches and administration.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/27/good-governance-index-2021/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals citizens of the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). It also addresses the export of personal data outside the EU and EEA areas. The GDPR aims primarily to give control to individuals over their personal data and to simplify the regulatory environment for international business by unifying the regulation within the EU.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/27/right-to-be-forgotten-3/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1: According to the RBI directive, the merchants and payment gateways have to delete all customer information stored in their servers. A customer has to enter his/her full card (debit/credit) card details each time to make payments during online payments.
• S2: Tokenisation means replacement of actual card number with an alternative code which is called tokens. From now on during an online transaction, a user don’t have to submit card details like 16-digit card number, expiry date, CVV , and the OTP, whereas, he/she has to place a request for a token to continue transaction. It works in way, i.e. the entity which accepts request from the customer for tokenisation of a card and passes it on to the card network to issue a corresponding token.
• S3: According to the RBI, a tokenised card transaction is considered safer as the original card details are not shared with merchants during e-transaction. Token requester also cannot save any card details. The central bank has said that customer need not pay any charges for availing this service.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/27/what-is-tokenisation-and-why-has-rbi-issued-new-guidelines/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: DART is a joint project between NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). It is being administered by NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, and several NASA laboratories and offices are providing technical support.
• S2: The main aim of the mission is to test the newly developed technology that would allow a spacecraft to crash into an asteroid and change its course.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/27/nasas-dart-mission-2/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• In simple terms, AFSPA gives armed forces the power to maintain public order in “disturbed areas”.
• A disturbed area is one which is declared by notification under Section 3 of the AFSPA.An area can be disturbed due to differences or disputes between members of different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities.
  • The Central Government, or the Governor of the State or administrator of the Union Territory can declare the whole or part of the State or Union Territory as a disturbed area.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/12/27/armed-forces-special-powers-act-afspa-4/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S3: the Ministry of Environment notified that states which have a forest land of more than 75% of their geographical area need not provide non-forest land for compensatory afforestation. Instead, land can be taken up in states with lesser forest cover. Further, it was also notified that the minimum area of compensatory land should be five hectares if the land is not contiguous to a forest.
• S1: According to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, each time forest land is diverted, the project proponent has to pay the state to undertake plantation and for the ecosystem services lost due to diverting forest land, called Net Present Value (NPV). Whenever forest land is diverted for non-forest purposes, it is mandatory under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 that an equivalent area of non-forest land has to be taken up for compensatory afforestation.
• S2: As per the rules, 90% of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund money is to be given to the states while 10% is to be retained by the Centre.

Refer: http://egreenwatch.nic.in/public/aboutcampa.aspx

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Neora Valley National Park is situated in the Kalimpong district, West Bengal, India and was established in 1986.
• It is the land of the elegant red panda in the pristine undisturbed natural habitat with rugged inaccessible hilly terrain and rich diverse flora and fauna making this park an important wilderness zone.

Refer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neora_Valley_National_Park

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S4: In India, hunting of blackbuck is prohibited under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
• S1: The blackbuck is native to the Indian subcontinent, but extirpated in Pakistan and Bangladesh. In Nepal, the last surviving blackbuck population inhabits the Blackbuck Conservation Area south of Bardia National Park.
• S3: The blackbuck is active mainly during the day. It forms three type of small groups, female, male, and bachelor herds.
• S2: It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Refer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbuck