[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 30 April 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (c)

Explanation: Features and benefits of the 5G technology:

• Operate in the millimeter wave spectrum (30-300 GHz)which have the advantage of sending large amounts of data at very high speeds.
• Operates in 3 bands,namely low, mid and high frequency spectrum.
• Reduced latencywill support new applications that leverage the power of 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence.
• Increased capacityon 5G networks can minimize the impact of load spikes, like those that take place during sporting events and news events.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/30/5g-service-roll-out-likely-in-aug-sept/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• NASA recently demonstrated its Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD).It was launched in December 2021.
  • It is the agency’s first-ever laser communications system.
  • The LCRD will help the agency test optical communication in space.
• About LCRD:
  • LCRD is a technology demonstration that will pave the way for future optical communications missions.
  • The LCRD payload is hosted onboard the US Department of Defense’s Space Test Program Satellite 6 (STPSat-6).
  • It will be in a geosynchronous orbit,over 35,000km above Earth.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/04/30/what-is-nasas-new-communications-system-lcrd-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Each year billions worth of products are imported into India through air, sea and road from a number of countries. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade controls all import and export into India and Importer Exporter Code (IEC) from the DGFT is required for all importers or exporters. DGFT has published a list of prohibited items for import in India. Items on this list cannot be imported into India under any circumstance.
• List of items prohibited for import into India:
  • Mutton Tallow
  • Soap Stocks
  • Ivory powder and waste
  • Sperm oil
  • More>>>>

Refer: https://www.dgft.gov.in/CP/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The state government can fix and alter boundaries of the National Parks with prior consultation and approval with National Board of Wildlife. There is no need to pass an act for alternation of boundaries of National Parks. No human activities are permitted in a National Park.
• The major objectives of Biosphere Reserves are: (i) To conserve diversity and integrity of plants, animals and micro-organism; (ii) To promote research on ecological conservation and other environmental aspects and; (iii) To provide facilities for education, awareness and training.
• In a Wildlife Sanctuary, limited biotic interference is permitted. Operations such as harvesting of timber, a collection of minor forest products and private ownership rights are permitted so long as they do not interfere with the well-being of animals. In other words, limited biotic interference is allowed.

Source: (UPSC 2010)

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 was founded in 2012 at Rio+20.
• TFA 2020 is a public-private partnership in which partners take voluntary actions, individually and in combination, to reduce the tropical deforestation associated with the sourcing of commodities such as palm oil, soy, beef, and paper and pulp. The Alliance does so by tackling the drivers of tropical deforestation using a range of market, policy, and communications approaches.
• Obj:- TFA 2020 will contribute to mobilizing and coordinating actions by governments, the private sector and civil society to reduce tropical deforestation related to key agricultural commodities by 2020.

Refer: http://climateinitiativesplatform.org/index.php/Tropical_Forest_Alliance_(TFA)

Ans: (a)

Explanation: About the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980:

• The FCA is the principal legislation that regulates deforestation in the country.
• It prohibits the felling of forests for any “non-forestry” use without prior clearance by the central government.
• The clearance process includes seeking consent from local forest rights-holders and from wildlife authorities.
• The Centre is empowered to reject such requests or allow it with legally binding conditions.

Refer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Conservation_Act,_1980

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S3: It was the first Indian site to be placed on Montreux Record in 1993. In 2002, Chilika was taken out of the Montreux Record, in light of the improved conditions of the lake.
• S1: The Chilika lake in Odisha, Asia’s largest brackish water lake, was once part of the Bay of Bengal.
• S2: Loktak lake is famous for the phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil and organic matter at various stages of decomposition) floating over it.

Refer: https://www.chilika.com/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve (GOMBR) area is extending from Rameswaram to Tuticorin. It comprises of 21 Islands and this is the first Indian marine national park which is internationally recognised under the UNESCO-MAB programme. The IUCN commission on national parks and WWF identified the reserve as an area of particular concern because of its richest biodiversity and multiple use of the area. The GOMBR is the first marine Biosphere in India.

Refer: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/aspac/gulf-mannar