[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 24 January 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23rd January 1897, in Cuttack, Orissa Division, Bengal Province.
• His Jayanti is celebrated as ‘Parakram Diwas’ on 23rd January.
• Subhash Chandra Bose was twice elected President of the Indian National Congress, (1938-Haripur and 1939-Tripuri).
• He resigned from the Congress Presidentship in 1939 and organised the All India Forward Bloca faction within the Congress in Bengal.
• In 1919, he had cleared the Indian Civil Services (ICS) examination. Bose, however, resigned later.
• He was highly influenced by Vivekananda’s teachings and considered him as his spiritual Guru.
• His political mentor was Chittaranjan Das.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/24/subhash-chandra-bose-2/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The annual Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar has been instituted to recognize and honour the invaluable contribution and selfless service rendered by individuals and organisations in India in the field of disaster management. The award is announced every year on 23rd January. It carries a cash prize of Rs. 51 lakh and a certificate in case of an institution and Rs. 5 lakh and a certificate in case of an individual.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/24/subhash-chandra-bose-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1: The Attorney General for India is the central government’s chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. He is a part of the Union Executive.
• S2: He is appointed by the President of India under Article 76(1) of the Constitution and holds office during the pleasure of the President.
• S3: The Attorney General has the right of audience in all Courts in India as well as the right to participate in the proceedings of the Parliament, though not to vote.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/24/consent-of-ag-to-initiate-contempt-proceedings/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• According to the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, contempt of court can either be civil contempt or criminal contempt.
• Civil contempt means wilful disobedience of any judgment, decree, direction, order, writ or other process of a court, or wilful breach of an undertaking given to a court.
• Criminal contempt is attracted by the publication (whether by words, spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representations, or otherwise) of any matter or the doing of any other act whatsoever which:
  • Scandalises or tends to scandalise, or lowers or tends to lower the authority of, any court; or
  • Prejudices, or interferes or tends to interfere with, the due course of any judicial proceeding; or
  • Interferes or tends to interfere with, or obstructs or tends to obstruct, the administration of justice in any other manner.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/24/consent-of-ag-to-initiate-contempt-proceedings/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: About the index:

• Launched for 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
• It has been prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in partnership with the Union Territory’s administration.
• Under the index, the policies, schemes and programs of the central as well as the state governments have been monitored at the district level.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/24/district-good-governance-index-dggi/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Global Tiger forum is the only intergovernmental international body established with members from willing countries to embark on a global campaign to protect the tiger.
• It is focused on saving the remaining five subspecies of tigers distributed over 13 tiger range countries of the world. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Vietnam are the members.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/24/4th-asia-ministerial-conference-on-tiger-conservation/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• CA|TS has been agreed upon as an accreditation tool by the global coalition of Tiger Range Countries (TRCs) and has been developed by tiger and protected area experts. CA|TS is a set of criteria which allows tiger sites to check if their management will lead to successful tiger conservation.
• It was officially launched in 2013.
• The Global Tiger Forum (GTF) and World Wildlife Fund India are the two implementing partners of the National Tiger Conservation Authority for CATS assessment in India.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/24/4th-asia-ministerial-conference-on-tiger-conservation/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: About Saraswati:

• The river, which had originated from Kapal tirith in the Himalayas in the west of Kailash, was flowing southward to Mansarovar and then taking a turn towards west.
• The river flowed through Haryana, Rajasthan and North Gujarat. It also flowed through Pakistan before meeting Western Sea through Rann of Kutch and was approximately 4,000 km in length. The river had two branches: western and eastern. The Himalayan-born Satluj “of the PAST”, which flowed through the channels of present-day Ghaggar-Patialiwali rivulets, represents the western branch of the ancient river. On the other hand, Markanda and Sarsuti represented the western branch of Saraswati, known as Tons-Yamuna. The confluence of the branches was near Shatrana, 25 km south of Patiala. And suddenly, it flows crossing the dessert (Rann of Kutch) and meet gulf of western sea.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/24/rivival-of-saraswati-river/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Also known as Jing Kieng Jri, these are aerial bridges built by weaving and manipulating the roots of the Indian rubber tree- (Ficus elastica). They have been serving as connectors for generations in Built over centuries, the bridges, primarily a means to cross streams and rivers, have also become world-famous tourist attractions.
• Context: The Zoological Survey of India has underlined some green rules for the living root bridges of Meghalaya to get the UNESCO World Heritage Site tag.

Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/01/24/mission-2022-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-24-january-2022/