[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 18 February 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• NHRC, established in 1993, is an independent statutory body as per the provisions of the Protection of Human Rights Act of 1993.
• The Commission has its own investigating staff headed by a Director General of Police for investigation into complaints of human rights violations.
• While inquiring into complaints under the Act, the Commission shall have all the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
• It has no power to punish the violators of human rights. It has no power to award any monetary relief.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/18/draft-law-on-refugee-rights/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: About the Refugee Convention 1951:

• It is a United Nations multilateral treaty that defines who is a refugee, and sets out the rights of individuals who are granted asylum and the responsibilities of nations that grant asylum.
• The Convention also sets out which people do not qualify as refugees, such as war criminals. The Convention also provides for some visa-free travel for holders of travel documents issued under the convention.
• The 1967 Protocol included refugees from all countries as opposed to the 1951 Convention that only included refugees from Europe.
• India is not a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, the key legal documents pertaining to refugee protection.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/18/draft-law-on-refugee-rights/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Article 23 ofthe Indian Constitution explicitly prohibits and criminalises human trafficking and forced labour.
• What are the constitutional & legislative provisions related to Trafficking in India?
  • Trafficking in Human Beings or Persons is prohibited under the Constitution of India under Article 23 (1).
  • The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ITPA) is the premier legislation for prevention of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation.
  • Criminal Law (amendment) Act 2013 has come into force wherein Section 370 of the Indian Penal Code has been substituted with Section 370 and 370A IPC which provide for comprehensive measures to counter the menace of human trafficking.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/18/human-trafficking/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Full membership of the G20:
• Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/18/g20-summit-2/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: The G20 or Group of Twenty is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union (EU).
• S2: The G20 was founded in 1999 in response to several world economic crises.
• S3: At its 2009 summit, the G20 declared itself the primary venue for international economic and financial cooperation.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/18/g20-summit-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) Projectis a multi-institutional effort aimed at building a world-class underground laboratory with a rock cover of approx.1200 m for non-accelerator based high energy and nuclear physics research in India. The initial goal of INO is to study neutrinos.
• It is a mega-science project jointly funded by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
• The project proposal includes:
  • Construction of an underground laboratory and associated surface facilities at Pottipuram in Bodi West hills of Theni District of Tamil Nadu.
  • Construction of an Iron Calorimeter (ICAL) detector for studying neutrinos.
  • Setting up of National Centre for High Energy Physics at Madurai,for the operation and maintenance of the underground laboratory, human resource development and detector R&D along with its applications.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/18/neutrino-project-3/