[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 14 March 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked a historic Salt March from Sabarmati Ashramin Gujarat’s Ahmedabad to the village of Dandi in the state’s coastal area to protest against the steep tax the British levied on salt.
• The Salt March began on March 12, 1930 and continued till April 6, 1930.
• It was a direct-action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly.
• It was a 24-day Salt March, which was non-violent in nature, is historically significant as it led to the mass Civil Disobedience Movement.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/14/enacting-of-dandi-march-on-march-12/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Ministry of Education has released a detailed report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2020-21 on school education of India.
• The UDISE+ system of online data collection from the schools was developed by Department of School Education & Literacy in the year 2018-19.
• It was aimed to overcome the issues related to erstwhile practice of manual data filling in paper format and subsequent feeding on computer at the block or district level in the UDISE data collection system since 2012-13.
• In UDISE+ system, improvements have been made particularly in the areas related to data capture, data mapping and data verification.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/14/unified-district-information-system-for-education-plus-udise-2020-21/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Article 21 of the Constitutionguarantees ‘Right to Life’ and that also with dignity. This right is available to both citizens and non-citizens. The ban Manual Scavenging should, therefore, should be implemented in letter and spirit.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/03/14/manual-scavenging/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: Sisupalgarh- Sisupalgarh or Sisupalagada is situated in Khurda District in Odisha, India and houses ruined fortifications. It used to be the capital of ancient Kalinga. It is identified with Kalinganagara of Kharavela and Tosali of Ashoka.
• S2: Sopara– Maharashtra
  • It was an ancient port town and the capital of the ancient Aparanta.
  • It was one of the administrative units under the Satavahanas and is mentioned in the inscriptions of Karle, Nashik, Naneghat and Kanheri.
• S3: Brahmagiri is an archaeological site located in the Chitradurga district of the state of Karnataka, India.
  • This site was first explored by Benjamin L. Rice in 1891, who discovered rock edicts of Emperor Ashoka here. These rock edicts indicated that the locality was termed as Isila and denoted the southernmost extent of the Mauryan empire.
  • It is well known for the large number of megalithic monuments that have been found here.
• S4: “Sannati (Karnataka) is the largest Buddhist site in India excavated by the ASI. IMP Refer: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/this-precious-buddhist-site-in-karnataka-is-crying-for-attention/article29621286.ece

• • A sculpture-portrait of Emperor Ashoka — the only available image of the Mauryan emperor, which is considered the most important thing found in the excavation — is in a small open shed with no protective walls.

Refer: https://insightsonindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/theme-in-indian-history-i.pdf

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Prayaga Prashasti (also known as the Allahabad Pillar Inscription) composed in Sanskrit by Harishena, the court poet of Samudragupta, His expansionist policy was continued by his son Chandragupta II.
• Chandragupta II also known as Vikramaditya. Under his rule, the administration reached its zenith and appointed nine jewels or Navratna named as Amarasimha, Dhanvantari, Ghatakarapara, Kalidasa, Kshapanaka, Shanku, Varahamihira, Varuchi, Vetala- Bhatta. But many historians criticized it by saying that there is no historical evidence to show that they all were under the same king.

Refer: https://insightsonindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/theme-in-indian-history-i.pdf

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Thickness of plastic carry bags to be increased from 50 microns –
  • to 75 microns from 30th September, 2021
  • to 120 microns from the 31st December, 2022
• The waste management infrastructure in the States/UTs is being strengthened through the Swachh Bharat Mission.
• Refer: Government notifies the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, prohibiting identified single use plastic items by 2022.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/08/16/plastic-waste-management-amendment-rules-2021/

Ans: (d)

Explanation;

• S1: The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is the landmark multilateral environmental agreement that regulates the production and consumption of nearly 100 man-made chemicals referred to as ozone depleting substances (ODS). When released to the atmosphere, those chemicals damage the stratospheric ozone layer, Earth’s protective shield that protects humans and the environment from harmful levels of ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Adopted on 15 September 1987, the Protocol is to date the only UN treaty ever that has been ratified every country on Earth – all 198 UN Member States.
• S2: The Montreal Protocol led to the replacement of CFCs with Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) which do not destroy the Ozone layer.
  • Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are gases used worldwide in refrigeration, air-conditioning and foam applications, but they are being phased out under the Montreal Protocol since deplete the ozone layer. HCFCs are both ODS and powerful greenhouse gases: the most commonly used HCFC is nearly 2,000 times more potent than carbon dioxide in terms of its global warming potential (GWP).
  • Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), were introduced as non-ozone depleting alternatives to support the timely phase out of CFCs and HCFCs. HFCs are now widespread in air conditioners, refrigerators, aerosols, foams and other products. While these chemicals do not deplete the stratospheric ozone layer, some of them have high GWPs ranging from 12 to 14,000.

Refer: https://www.unep.org/ozonaction/who-we-are/about-montreal-protocol