[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (23 May 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• He is popularly remembered as the father of Indian renaissance.
• He was born on 22 May, 1772 in Radhanagar (Bengal Presidency).
• He represented Akbar IIin England where he pleaded for his pension and allowances. Akbar II awarded him the title ‘Raja’.
• In 1817, along with David Hare, he founded the Hindu College at Calcutta.
• He pleaded for the right of inheritance and property for women.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/23/raja-ram-mohan-roys-250th-birth-anniversary/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The IFC-IOR was set up in 2018to coordinate with regional countries on maritime issues and act as a regional repository of maritime data.
• It presently has linkages with more than 50 partner countries and multi-national agencies across the globe.
• It is located in Gurugram, India.
• The centre was established as part of the government’s SAGAR (Security and Growth For All in the Region) frameworkfor maritime co-operation in the Indian Ocean region.
• It hosts international liaison officersfrom partner countries, which include both India’s immediate neighbours in the Indian Ocean region and from further afield.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/23/ifc-ior-to-check-china-overfishing/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The RBI, founded in 1934, operates according to the Reserve Bank of India Act of 1934. The act mandates that profits made by the central bank from its operations be sent to the Centre.
• As the manager of its finances, every year the RBI also pays a dividend to the government to help with the finances from its surplus or profit.
• A technical Committee of the RBI Board headed by Y H Malegam (2013), which reviewed the adequacy of reserves and surplus distribution policy, recommended a higher transfer to the government.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/23/rbi-surplus-transfer/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S3: The Indian PatentAct excludes the ‘essentially biological processes‘ from patentability in order to be in conformity with Article 27 3(b) of TRIPS.
• Overview of the ‘Guidelines for Safety Assessment of Genome Edited Plants, 2022’:
  • Exemption: The researchers who use gene-editing technology to modify the genome of the plant are exempt from seeking approvals from the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC).
  • The final call however is taken by the Environment Minister as well as States where such plants could be cultivated.
  • All requirements that researchers must adhere to develop transgenic seeds will apply to gene-edited seeds except clauses that require permission from the GEAC.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/23/norms-eased-for-genetically-modified-crop-research/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The GEAC functions under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
• It is a statutory body notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
• As per Rules, 1989, it is responsible for appraisal of activities involving large scale use of hazardous microorganisms and recombinants in research and industrial production from the environmental angle.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/23/norms-eased-for-genetically-modified-crop-research/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• AstroSat is India’s first multi-wavelength space telescope, which has five telescopes seeing through different wavelengths simultaneously — visible, near UV, far UV, soft X-ray and hard X-ray.
• Onboard the AstroSat is a 38-cm wide UltraViolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT), which is capable of imaging in far and near-ultraviolet bands over a wide field of view.
• AstroSat was launched on 28 September 2015 by ISRO into a near-Earth equatorial orbit.
• It is a multi-institute collaborative project, involving IUCAA, ISRO, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (Mumbai), Indian Institute of Astrophysics (Bengaluru), and Physical Research Laboratory (Ahmedabad), among others.
• It has been studying Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRB).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/23/astrosat-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: What are Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRB)?

• GRBs are immensely energetic explosions that have been observed in distant galaxies.
• They are the brightest and most energetic electromagnetic events known to occur in the universe.
• GRBs shine hundreds of times brighter than a typical supernova and about a million trillion times as bright as the Sun.
• When a GRB erupts, it is briefly the brightest source of cosmic gamma-ray photons in the observable Universe.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/23/astrosat-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Chenab River formed by the union of two headwaters, Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India.
• The waters of the Chenab were allocated to Pakistan under the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty.
• Places in News- Ramban Tunnel:
  • The Centre has constituted a committee of three independent experts to investigate the reasons for recent collapse of a part of under-construction tunnel in Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar highway and suggest remedial measures.
  • Ramban is a town in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • It lies on the banks of the Chenab river in Chenab Valley on the National Highway-1A (now NH-44) at about 150 km from Jammu and about 150 km from Srinagar.
  • Its location makes it almost the central point on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/23/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-may-2022/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Climate requirement
  • Wheat crop has wide adaptability. It can be grown not only in the tropical and sub-tropical zones, but also in the temperate zone and the cold tracts of the far north ,beyond even the 60 degree north altitude . Wheat can tolerate severe cold and snow and resume growth with the setting in of warm weather in spring .It can be cultivated from sea level to as high as 3300 meters.
  • The best wheat are produced in areas favoured with cool, moist weather during the major portion of the growing period followed by dry, warm weather to enable the grain to ripen properly. The optimum temperature range for ideal germination of wheat seed is 20-25 C though the seeds can germinate in the temperature range 3.5 to 35 c. Rains just after sowing hamper germination and encourage seedling blight. Areas with a warm and damp climate are not suited for wheat growing.
  • During the heading and flowering stages, excessively high or low temperatures and drought are harmful to wheat. Cloudy weather, with high humidity and low temperatures is conducive for rust attack. Wheat plant requires about 14-15 c optimum average temperature at the time of ripening . The temperature conditions at the time of grain filling and development are very crucial for yield. Temperatures above 250c during this period tend to depress grain weight. When temperatures are high, too much energy I lost through the process of transpiration by the plants and the reduced residual energy results in poorer grain formation and lower yields. Wheat is mainly a rabi (winter) season crop in India.
• Soil
  • Wheat is grown in a variety of soils of India. Soils with a clay loam or loam texture, good structure and moderate water holding capacity are ideal for wheat cultivation. Care should be taken to avoid very porous and excessively drained oils. Soil should be neutral in its reaction. Heavy soil with good drainage are suitable for wheat cultivation under dry conditions. These soils absorb and retain rain water well. Heavy soils with poor structure and poor drainage are not suitable as wheat is sensitive to water logging. Wheat can be successfully grown on lighter soils provided their water and nutrient holding capacity are improved

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/23/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-23-may-2022/