[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 5 February 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: The Panna tiger reserve is situated in the Vindhya mountain range in the northern part of Madhya Pradesh.
• S2: Among the animals found here are the Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, chital, chinkara, nilgai, Sambar deer and sloth bear, rusty-spotted cat, Asian palm civet.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/05/ken-betwa-link-project-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Ken River is one of the major rivers in the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It is a tributary of the Yamuna.
• Key facts:
  • Ken and Betwa rivers originate in MP and are the tributaries of Yamuna.
  • Ken meets with Yamuna in Banda district of UP and with Betwa in Hamirpur district of UP.
  • Rajghat, Paricha and Matatila dams are over Betwa river.
  • Ken River passes through Panna tiger reserve.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/05/ken-betwa-link-project-2/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1: Founded in 1972 following the landmark UN Conference on the Human Environment.
  • UNEP was conceived to monitor the state of the environment, inform policy making with science and coordinate responses to the world’s environmental challenges.
• S2: As a member of the United Nations Development Group, UNEP aims to help the world meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
• S3: Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/05/unep50/

Ans: (d)

Explanation: UNEP hosts the secretariats of many critical multilateral environmental agreements and research bodies. These include the following:

• The Convention on Biological Diversity
• The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
• The Minamata Convention on Mercury
• The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
• The Vienna Convention for the Protection of Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol
• The Convention on Migratory Species
• The Carpathian Convention
• The Bamako Convention
• The Tehran Convention

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/05/unep50/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Xinjiang is technically an autonomous region within China — its largest region, rich in minerals, and sharing borders with many countries, including India, Russia and Afghanistan.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/05/uighurs-3/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S1: What is coal gasification?
  • It is the process of producing syngas, a mixture consisting carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2), natural gas (CH4), and water vapour (H2O).
  • During gasification, coal is blown with oxygen and steam while also being heated under high pressure. During the reaction, oxygen and water molecules oxidize the coal and produce syngas.
  • Coal gasification is one of the more water-intensive forms of energy production.
  • There are also concerns about water contamination, land subsidence and disposing of waste water safely.
• S2 & S3: What is coal liquefaction?
  • Also called Coal to Liquid (CTL) technology, it is an alternative route to produce diesel and gasoline and makes economic sense only in a world of high crude oil prices.
  • The process involvesgasification of coal, which in turn will produce synthetic gas (a mix of CO+H2). The synthetic gas can be liquefied to its fuel equivalent in presence of cobalt/iron-based catalysts at higher pressure and temperature.
  • However, liquefied coal emits twice as much CO2 as burning oil. It also emits a large volume of SO2

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/05/coal-gasification-and-liquefaction-2/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: here the directive word is incorrect!!

• The Convention on Wetlands, called the Ramsar Convention, is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.
• 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”.
• The Convention uses a broad definition of wetlands. It includes all lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands, peatlands, oases, estuaries, deltas and tidal flats, mangroves and other coastal areas, coral reefs, and all human-made sites such as fish ponds, rice paddies, reservoirs and salt pans.
• 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.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/05/world-wetlands-day-february-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• S3: It was the first Indian site to be placed on Montreux Record in 1993. In 2002, Chilika was taken out of the Montreux Record, in light of the improved conditions of the lake.
• S1: The Chilika lake in Odisha, Asia’s largest brackish water lake, was once part of the Bay of Bengal.
• S2: Loktak lakeis famous for the phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil and organic matter at various stages of decomposition) floating over it.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/05/world-wetlands-day-february-2/