[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 6 November 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (c)

Explanation: Where is the Gaza Strip?

• The Gaza Strip is an entirely artificial creation that emerged in 1948 when roughly three-fourths of Palestine’s Arab population was displaced, in some cases expelled, during the course of Israel’s creation. And most of the refugees, they were sort of scattered across the region in neighboring countries like Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.
• Some went to the West Bank, which came under Jordanian rule after 1948. And a very large number went to the Gaza Strip, which is this tiny little coastal strip between Egypt and what is now Israel. Today, the population of Gaza, about 70% of Gaza’s population are refugees.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/06/hamas-and-gaza-strip/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• It is the tax that a business pays on a purchase and that it can use to reduce its tax liability when it makes a sale.
• In simple terms, input credit means at the time of paying tax on output, you can reduce the tax you have already paid on inputs and pay the balance amount.
• Exceptions: A business under composition scheme cannot avail of input tax credit. ITC cannot be claimed for personal use or for goods that are exempt.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/06/what-is-input-tax-credit-itc-3/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Enriched uranium is a type of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium-235 (written 235U) has been increased through the process of isotope separation. Naturally occurring uranium is composed of three major isotopes: uranium-238 (238U with 99.2739–99.2752% natural abundance), uranium-235 (235U, 0.7198–0.7202%), and uranium-234 (234U, 0.0050–0.0059%).
• Enriched uranium is a critical component for both civil nuclear power generation and military nuclear weapons.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/06/iran-and-enriched-uranium/

Ans: (c)

Explanation: Chhattisgarh Model:

• An innovative experiment has been undertaken by the Chhattisgarh government by setting up
• A gauthan is a dedicated five-acre plot, held in common by each village, where all the unused stubble is collected through parali daan (people’s donations) and is converted into organic fertiliser by mixing with cow dung and few natural enzymes.
• The scheme also generates employment among rural youth.
• The government supports the transportation of parali from the farm to the nearest gauthan.
• The state has successfully developed 2,000 gauthans.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/06/stubble-burning-and-its-impact-on-health/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Vanniyars are one of the largest and most consolidated backward communities in Tamil Nadu. They had raised massive protests in the mid-1980s demanding 20% reservation in the state, and 2% in central services.
• Why in News?
  • The Madras High Court has quashed the 10.5% special internal reservation provided by the Tamil Nadu government to Vanniyars, a most backward caste (MBC).
  • The court said the quota was ultra vires to the Constitution.

Refer: Facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/06/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-6-november-2021/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: The Asiatic lion’s range is restricted to the Gir National Park and environs in the Indian state of Gujarat.
• S2: The Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) is a large, even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of Central Asia.
• S3: The one-horned rhinoceros is native to the Indian subcontinent (not only India). The Indian rhinoceros once ranged throughout the entire stretch of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, but excessive hunting and agricultural development reduced their range drastically to 11 sites in northern India and southern Nepal.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2019

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• The Bhima River is a major river in Western India and South India. The river is also referred to as Chandrabhaga River, especially at Pandharpur, as it resembles the shape of the Moon.
• Hampi is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra River in the eastern part of central Karnataka.
• The two major rivers draining Tiruchirappalli are the Kaveri and its tributary the Kollidam

Refer: UPSC CSE 2019

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Quoting a Planning Commission report, “For 2011-12, for rural areas the national poverty line using the Tendulkar methodology is estimated at Rs. 816 per capita per month and Rs. 1,000 per capita per month in urban areas. Thus, for a family of five, the all India poverty line in terms of consumption expenditure would amount to about Rs. 4,080 per month in rural areas and Rs. 5,000 per month in urban areas. These poverty lines would vary from State to State because of inter-state price differentials.”
• See http://planningcommission.nic.in/news/pre_pov2307.pdf, page 2.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2019

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The ability of stratospheric sulfate aerosols to create a global dimming effect has made them a possible candidate for use in solar radiation management climate engineering projects to limit the effect and impact of climate change due to rising levels of greenhouse gases. Delivery of precursor sulfide gases such as sulfuric acid, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) or sulfur dioxide (SO2) by artillery, aircraft and balloons has been proposed.
• Cirrus cloud thinning is a proposed form of climate engineering. Cirrus clouds are high cold ice that, like other clouds, both reflect sunlight and absorb warming infrared radiation. However, they differ from other types of clouds in that, on average, infrared absorption outweighs sunlight reflection, resulting in a net warming effect on the climate. Therefore, thinning or removing these clouds would reduce their heat trapping capacity, resulting in a cooling effect on Earth’s climate.
• See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_cloud_thinning and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_aerosol_injection

Refer: UPSC CSE 2019