[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 25 November 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: Women outnumber men, fertility has decreased, and India is getting older: There were 1,020 women for 1000 men in the country in 2019-2021. This is the highest sex ratio for any NFHS survey as well as since the first modern synchronous census conducted in 1881.
• S2: The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has also come down below the threshold at which the population is expected to replace itself from one generation to next. TFR was 2 in 2019-2021, just below the replacement fertility rate of 2.1.
• S3: All states (except Mizoram) have seen an increase in the use of family planning methods. Goa (42%-point) and Bihar (32%-point) have seen the highest increase in the use of family planning methods.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/25/nfhs-survey/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• It is a soft, silvery-white metal. Under standard conditions, it is the lightest metal and the lightest solid element.
• It is highly reactive and flammable, and must be stored in mineral oil. It is an alkali metal and a rare metal.
• Key Characteristics and Properties:
  • It has the highest specific heat capacity of any solid element.
  • Lithium’s single balance electron allows it to be a good conductor of electricity.
  • It is flammable and can even explode when exposed to air and water.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/25/chinese-firms-eye-afghanistans-lithium/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• ASF is a highly contagious and fatal animal disease that infects domestic and wild pigs, typically resulting in an acute form of hemorrhagic fever.
• It was first detected in Africa in the 1920s.
• The mortality is close to 100 per cent, and since the fever has no cure, the only way to stop it spreading is by culling the animals.
• As of now, there is no approved vaccine, which is also a reason why animals are culled to prevent the spread of infection.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/25/african-swine-fever-5/

Ans: ()

Explanation:

• OECD is an intergovernmental economic organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.
• India isn’t a member of OECD yet.
  • The OECD is primarily a group for developed countries. India is developing, not developed. It will have to accede to the organisation’s demands and standards.
• The OECD Secretariat carries out the work of the OECD. It is led by the Secretary-General and composed of directorates and divisions that work with policy makers and shapers in each country, providing insights and expertise to help guide policy making based on evidence in close coordination with committees.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/25/digital-tax-pact/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Election Commission of India is a permanent Constitutional Body.
• The Election Commission was established in accordance with the Constitution on 25th January 1950.
• The President appoints Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.
  • They have tenure of six years, or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
  • They enjoy the same status and receive salary and perks as available to Judges of the Supreme Court of India.
  • The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from office only through impeachment by Parliament. 
• If elections are being held only for the Parliament, the expenditure is borne entirely by the Union Government while for the elections being held only for the State Legislature, the expenditure is borne entirely by the concerned State. In case of simultaneous elections to the Parliament and State Legislature, the expenditure is shared equally between the Union and the State Governments. For Capital equipment, expenditure related to preparation for electoral rolls and the scheme for Electors’ Identity Cards too, the expenditure is shared equally.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/25/will-you-ban-convicts-from-polls-asks-sc/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The small town of Tawang is located amidst the eastern Himalayan ranges. It is famous for its 400-year-old monastery.
• Tawang
  • Tawang was historically part of Tibet.
  • The 1914 Simla Accord defined the McMahon Line as the new boundary between British India and Tibet. By this treaty Tibet relinquished some of its territories, including Tawang, to the British. But it was not recognised by China.
  • In 1950, Tibet lost its de facto independence and was incorporated into the newly established People’s Republic of China.
  • Later, in 1959, when the current Dalai Lama fled Tibet, he came into India through Tawang.
  • During the Sino-Indian war of 1962, Tawang fell briefly under Chinese control, but China voluntarily withdrew its troops at the end of the war.
  • Tawang again came under Indian administration, but China has not relinquished its claims on most of Arunachal Pradesh including Tawang.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/11/25/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-25-november-2021-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) has identified six basins as potentially shale gas bearing. These are Cambay, Assam-Arakan, Gondwana, Krishna-Godavari, Kaveri, and the Indo-Gangetic plain.

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1: A special category of land Eripatti or tank land, was known only in south India, This was land donated by individuals, the revenue from which was set apart for the maintenance of’ the village tank, which indicates the dependence of the village on the tank for irrigation. You can see here http://tinyurl.com/hprtzyu
• S2: Taniyurs were distinct revenue units under Cholas. You can see here http://tinyurl.com/zchz6ue
• S3: In South India centres of higher learning were known as Ghatikas. There was a famous Ghatika at Kanchi, drawing students from far and near. These Ghatikas were run in temples.
• http://tinyurl.com/h5acpfv

Refer: UPSC CSE 2016