[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 17 August 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Law Commission of India is a non-statutory body constituted by the Government of India from time to time. The Commission was originally constituted in 1955 and is re-constituted every three years. The tenure of twenty-first Law Commission of India was upto 31st August, 2018.
• The commission is established for a fixed tenure and works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice
• Its major function is to work for legal reform.
• Extra points: The first Law Commission was established during the British Raj era in 1834 by the Charter Act of 1833. It was presided by Lord Macaulay After that, three more Commissions were established in pre-independent India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/08/17/ups-two-child-policy/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: The Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021

• S1: It seeks to dissolve certain existing appellate bodies and transfer their functions to other existing judicial forums such as a civil court or a High Court.
• S2: It seeks to empower the Central Government to make rules for qualifications, appointment, term of office, salaries and allowances, resignation, removal and other terms and conditions of service of Members of Tribunals.
• S3: It provides that the Chairperson and Members of the Tribunals will be appointed by the Central Government on the recommendation of a Search-cum-Selection Committee.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/08/17/tribunal-law-reforms/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Film Certification Appellate Tribunal, Airports Appellate Tribunal, Authority for Advanced Rulings, Intellectual Property Appellate Board and the Plant Varieties Protection Appellate Tribunal are the five tribunals which are sought to be abolished by the act (Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Act, 2021) and their functions are to be transferred to the existing judicial bodies.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/08/17/tribunal-law-reforms/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: Constitutional & Statutory Provisions regarding National Flag of India:

• Art 51A(a) – To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem.
• Statutes Governing Use of Flag:
• Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950.
• Prevention of Insults to National Honor Act, 1971.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/08/17/flag-code-of-india/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: A CBDC is no different from the cash that we hold in our wallets, except that it exists in a digital form. The CBDC will be held in a digital wallet that is supervised by the Central bank. In India, it will be the RBI that supervises the digital rupee although it may delegate some power to banks.
• S2: It should be noted that the RBI’s digital rupee will not directly replace demand deposits held in banks. Physical cash will continue to be used by banks, and people who wish to withdraw cash from banks can still do so. But they can also opt to convert their bank deposits into the new digital rupee.
• S3: this is the feature of e-RUPI: read more>>

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/08/17/bill-on-cryptocurrency/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The open-source digital currency was created by Billy Markus from Portland, Oregon and Jackson Palmer from Sydney, Australia, and was forked from Litecoin in December 2013. Dogecoin’s creators envisaged it as a fun, light-hearted cryptocurrency that would have greater appeal beyond the core Bitcoin audience, since it was based on a dog meme. Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted several tweets on social media that Dogecoin is his favorite coin.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/08/17/bill-on-cryptocurrency/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Sultanpur National Park, Haryana: More than 10 globally threatened, including the critically endangered sociable lapwing, and the endangered Egyptian Vulture, Saker Falcon, Pallas’s Fish Eagle and Black-bellied Tern birds are found here.
• Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, Haryana: It is a human-made freshwater wetland. It is also the largest in Haryana.
• Thol, Gujarat: It is a Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat lies on the Central Asian Flyway and more than 320 bird species can be found here. It supports more than 30 threatened waterbird species, such as the critically endangered White-rumped Vulture and Sociable Lapwing, and the vulnerable Sarus Crane, Common Pochard and Lesser White-fronted Goose.
• Wadhwana, Gujarat: It is internationally important for its birdlife as it provides wintering ground to migratory waterbirds, including over 80 species that migrate on the Central Asian Flyway. Pallas’s fish-Eagle, the vulnerable Common Pochard, and the near-threatened Dalmatian Pelican, Grey-headed Fish-eagle and Ferruginous Duck are some birds found here.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/08/17/four-more-indian-sites-get-ramsar-recognition/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: here the directive word is not correct!!

• S1: The Convention on Wetlands is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.
• S2: The Convention was adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971 and came into force in 1975. Since then, almost 90% of UN member states, from all the world’s geographic regions, have acceded to become “Contracting Parties”.
• S3: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) provides administrative services to the Convention on Wetlands. The Convention Secretariat follows IUCN procedures and policies as applicable.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/08/17/four-more-indian-sites-get-ramsar-recognition/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Montreux Record under the Convention is a register of wetland sites on the List of Wetlands of International Importance where changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring, or are likely to occur as a result of technological developments, pollution or other human interference.
• It is maintained as part of the Ramsar List.
• The Montreux Record was established by Recommendation of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (1990).
• Sites may be added to and removed from the Record only with the approval of the Contracting Parties in which they lie.
• Currently, two wetlands of India are in Montreux record: Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan) and Loktak Lake (Manipur).
• Chilka lake (Odisha) was placed in the record but was later removed from it.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/08/17/four-more-indian-sites-get-ramsar-recognition/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In):

• Established in 2004, it is an organisation of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, with the objective of securing Indian cyberspace.
• It is the nodal agency which deals with cybersecurity threats like hacking and phishing.
• It collects, analyses and disseminates information on cyber incidents, and also issues alerts on cybersecurity incidents.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/08/17/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-17-august-2021/