[MISSION 2022] INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (18 May 2022 ) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• ONORC was launched in August, 2019.
• Implementing Agency:Department for the nation-wide portability of ration cards under National Food Security Act (NFSA).
• Eligibility:Any citizen, who is declared under Below Poverty Line (BPL) category is eligible to get the benefit of this scheme across the country.
• One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) is a scheme that will nationalise a beneficiary’s ration card by a process called Aadhaar Seeding. Aadhaar Number with her/ his ration card. Aadhaar seeding ensures that the beneficiary can pick up her or his entitled foodgrain from any fair price shop in the country.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/18/integration-of-e-shram-portal-with-one-nation-one-ration-card-scheme/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The 5G Radio Interface Technology, called 5Giis a locally designed telecommunication network that has been designed by IIT Hyderabad, IIT Madras and the Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology.
• The technology will be an alternative to the global 5G standards.
• 5Gi offers more range at a lower frequency,which is the opposite of 5G. The latter works between the 700 MHz to 52,000 MHz bands and sacrifices on range.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/18/what-is-5gi/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The World Forestry Congress is held approximately once every six years.
• The first Congress was held in Italy in 1926.
• The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)has helped host countries organize the Congress since 1954.
• Responsibility for the organization and financing of each Congresslies with the host country.
• Theme for 2022:Building a Green, Healthy and Resilient Future with Forests.
• What is WFC? What is it not?
  • The Congress is not an intergovernmental meeting;it has no formal constituencies nor country delegations.
  • The Congress is a forum for the exchange of views and experiences on all aspects of forests and forestry, which may lead to the formulation of broad recommendations applicable at national, regional and global levels.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/18/world-forestry-congress-adopts-seoul-forest-declaration/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• Enacted for the conservation of biological diversity and fair, equitable sharing of the monetary benefitsfrom the commercial use of biological resources and traditional knowledge.
• The main intent of this legislation is to protect India’s rich biodiversity and associated knowledge against their use by foreign individuals.
• It seeks to check biopiracy, protect biological diversity and local growers through a three-tier structure of central and state boards and local committees.
• The Act provides for setting up of a National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) and Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) in local bodies.
• The NBA will enjoy the power of a civil court.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/05/18/changes-to-biological-diversity-act-2002-2/

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• Statement 1: The GCCA was established by the European Union (EU) in 2007 to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with developing countries, in particular least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing States (SIDS).
• Statement 2: By fostering effective dialogue and cooperation on climate change, the Alliance helps to ensure that poor developing countries most vulnerable to climate change increase their capacities to adapt to the effects of climate change, in support of the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs).
• Statement 3: There is no mention of WRI and WBCSD at the official partners page of GCCA, even though a lot of other institutions are mentioned like FAO, UNDP etc.
• http://www.gcca.eu/about-the-gcca/partners

Refer: UPSC CSE 2017

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

Refer: UPSC CSE 2017