[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 02 October 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S1: United Nations Convention against Torture (UNCAT)) is an international human rights treaty, under the review of the United Nations, that aims to prevent torture and other acts of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment around the world.
• S2: The text of the Convention was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1984 and, following ratification by the 20th state party, it came into force on 26 June 1987.
• S3: India signed the UN Convention against Torture in October 1997 (not yet ratified) and has since regularly expressed its commitment to ratifying it, in particular during its Universal Periodic Review in May 2017 and in its voluntary pledges for the elections to the Human Rights Council in October 2018.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/02/cji-for-special-panels-to-probe-atrocities/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission was renamed to Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and then relaunched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in June 2015 with the focus to establish infrastructure that could ensure adequate robust sewage networks and water supply for urban transformation by implementing urban revival projects.
• The purpose of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) is to
  • Ensure that every household has access to a tap with the assured supply of water and a sewerage connection.
  • Increase the amenity value of cities by developing greenery and well maintained open spaces (e.g. parks) and
  • Reduce pollution by switching to public transport or constructing facilities for non-motorized transport (e.g. walking and cycling). All these outcomes are valued by citizens, particularly women, and indicators and standards have been prescribed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA ) in the form of Service Level Benchmarks (SLBs).

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/02/modi-launches-missions-for-better-cities/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: SBM (Urban) is being implemented by the Ministry of. Housing and Urban Affairs (MHUA).
• S2: SBM (Urban) aims to ensure that
  • No households engage in the practice of open defecation:
  • No new insanitary toilets are constructed during the mission period, and
  • Pit latrines are converted to sanitary latrines.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/02/modi-launches-missions-for-better-cities/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Constitution deals with the citizenship from Articles 5 to 11 under Part II. It empowers the Parliament to enact a law to provide for such matters and any other matter relating to citizenship.
• The Constitution confers the following rights and privileges on the citizens of India (and denies the same to aliens):
  • Right against discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth (Article 15).
  • Right to equality of opportunity in the matter of public employment (Article 16).
  • Right to freedom of speech and expression, assembly, association, movement, residence and profession (Article 19).
  • Cultural and educational rights (Articles 29 and 30).
  • Right to vote in elections to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assembly.
  • Right to contest for the membership of the Parliament and the state legislature.
  • Eligibility to hold certain public offices, that is, President of India, Vice-President of India, judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts, governor of states, attorney general of India and advocate general of states.
• In India both a citizen by birth as well as a naturalised citizen are eligible for the office of President while in USA, only a citizen by birth and not a naturalised citizen is eligible for the office of President.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/02/renunciation-of-indian-citizenship-now-simpler/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Statement 1-The Constitution deals with the citizenship from Article 5 to 11 under Part II. However, it only identifies the persons who became Citizens of India at its commencement [i.e. on January 26, 1950].It does not deal with the problem of acquisition or loss of Citizenship subsequent to the Commencement of the Constitution. It empowers the Parliament to enact a law to provide for such matters and any other matter relating to citizenship. Hence statement 1 is CORRECT.
• Statement 2- No person shall be a citizen of India or be deemed to be a citizen of India, if he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of any foreign state as per Article 9. Hence statement 2 is INCORRECT
• Statement 3- All citizens of India irrespective of the State/UT in which they are born and/or reside enjoy the identical rights across the country [except in J&K]. There is no separate state citizenship [Unitary bias] despite the division of powers between Central and State governments [Federal nature]. Hence statement 3 is CORRECT.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/02/renunciation-of-indian-citizenship-now-simpler/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1: Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar.
• S2: Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation.
• S3: Type 1 diabetes (previously known as insulin-dependent, juvenile or childhood-onset) is characterized by deficient insulin production and requires daily administration of insulin. Neither the cause of Type 1 diabetes nor the means to prevent it are known.
  • Symptoms include excessive excretion of urine (polyuria), thirst (polydipsia), constant hunger, weight loss, vision changes, and fatigue. These symptoms may occur suddenly.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/02/blood-pressure-cholesterol-control-key-for-type-1-diabetes/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Male Tiger (name T23) has been responsible for the death of four persons in villages around Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (TN). Efforts to capture the animal had been unfruitful and after locals protest, TN Chief Wildlife Warden has ordered to hunt the Tiger T23 as a last resort.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/02/order-issued-to-hunt-tiger-t23/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• All of these are protected scheduled animals under the Wildlife Act.
• WPA act prohibits the hunting of any wild animal specified in Schedules (I, II, III and IV) of the act.
  • Exception: A wild animal listed under these schedules can be hunted or killed only after getting permission from the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state if:
    • It becomes dangerous to human life.
    • It is disabled or suffering from a disease that is beyond recovery.
  • The Male Tiger (name T23) has been responsible for the death of four persons in villages around Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (TN). Efforts to capture the animal had been unfruitful and after locals protest, TN Chief Wildlife Warden has ordered to hunt the Tiger T23 as a last resort

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/02/order-issued-to-hunt-tiger-t23/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the Vayoshreshtha Samman National Award to senior geriatrician V.S. Natarajan.
• Vayoshreshtha Samman is a Scheme of awards instituted by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and gradually upgraded to the status of National Awards, for institutions involved in rendering distinguished service for the cause of elderly persons especially indigent senior citizens and to eminent citizens in recognition of their service/achievements.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/10/02/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-2-october-2021-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks the innovation performance of some 131 countries and economies around the world, based on 80+ indicators. Co-published by WIPO, Cornell University and INSEAD, the report provides an annual ranking of the innovation capabilities and performance of economies around the world.

Refer: https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/series/index.jsp?id=129