INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (24 January 2020) REVISION THROUGH MCQS

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Enemy property refers to property or assets held or managed on behalf of an enemy subject or an enemy company.
• It also refers to assets left behind by individuals who migrated to Pakistan or China and are no longer citizens of India.
• These assets include land, buildings, shares held in companies, jewellery of the citizens of enemy countries
• The Enemy Property Act enacted in 1968 regulates Enemy properties. The act was amended in 2017 to ensure that the heirs of those who migrated to Pakistan and China will have no claim over the properties left behind in India.
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Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/01/24/enemy-properties-2/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Global Education Monitoring Report – UNESCO

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/01/24/corruption-perception-index-2019/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Tuberculosis – BCG
• Hepatitis A – Vaqta
• Malaria – RTS,S
• Measles – MMR

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/01/24/india-helps-maldives-tackle-measles-outbreak/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Gambia is Africa’s smallest non-island country. It is also one of Africa’s most densely populated countries. A few towns are located upriver, but most Gambians live in rural villages.
• The major ethnic groups are similar to those in Senegal and consist of the majority Malinke and also include Wolof, Fulani (Fulbe), Diola (Jola), and Soninke peoples.
• The Gambian economy is heavily dependent on peanut (groundnut) production and export.
• The Gambia maintains a High Commission in New Delhi. The Embassy of India in Dakar, Senegal is concurrently accredited to The Gambia, the only Anglophone country accredited to that mission. India also maintains an Honorary Consulate General in Banjul.
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Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/01/24/icj-ruling-on-rohingya-crisis/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) : NavIC

• This is an independent Indian Satellite based positioning system for critical National applications.
• The main objective is to provide Reliable Position, Navigation and Timing services over India and its neighbourhood, to provide fairly good accuracy to the user. The IRNSS will provide basically two types of services
  • Standard Positioning Service (SPS)
  • Restricted Service (RS)
• To date, ISRO has built a total of nine satellites in the IRNSS series; of which eight are currently in orbit.
• Three of these satellites are in geostationary orbit (GEO) while the remaining in geosynchronous orbits (GSO) that maintain an inclination of 29° to the equatorial plane.
• The IRNSS constellation was named as “NavIC” (Navigation with Indian Constellation) by the Honourable Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi and dedicated to the nation on the occasion of the successful launch of the IRNSS-1G satellite.
• The eight operational satellites in the IRNSS series, namely IRNSS-1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 1G and 1I were launched on Jul 02, 2013; Apr 04, 2014; Oct 16, 2014; Mar 28, 2015; Jan 20, 2016; Mar 10, 2016, Apr 28, 2016; and Apr 12, 2018 respectively.
• The PSLV-39 / IRNSS-1H being unsuccessful; the satellite could not reach orbit.

Refer: https://www.isro.gov.in/spacecraft/satellite-navigation

https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/01/24/navic-4/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• Launched by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
• Created by NHAI.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/01/24/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-24-january-2020/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• All of the given reports/survey are released by NITI.

Refer: Facts for Prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2020/01/24/insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-24-january-2020/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• Mission Shakti is a joint programme of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
• As part of the mission, an anti-satellite (A-SAT) weapon was launched and targeted an Indian satellite which had been decommissioned. Mission Shakti was carried out from DRDO’s testing range in Odisha’s Balasore.
• India is only the 4th country to acquire such a specialised and modern capability, and Entire effort is indigenous. Till now, only the US, Russia and China had the capability to hit a live target in space.
• The test was done to verify that India has the capability to safeguard our space assets. It is the Government of India’s responsibility to defend the country’s interests in outer space.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2019/05/02/indias-anti-satellite-asat-missile/

Ans: (a)

Explanation: About State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF):

• SDRF has been constituted by each state under the provisions of Disaster Management act 2005.
• It was constituted based on the recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission.
• Funding: The government of India contributes 75% and 90% of the total yearly allocation of SDRF to general states and special category states respectively.
• Heads: The state executive committee headed by the Chief Secretary is authorized to decide on all matters relating to the financing of the relief expenditure from the SDRF.
• Disaster (s) covered under SDRF: Cyclone, drought, earthquake, fire, flood, tsunami, hailstorm, landslide, avalanche, cloudburst, pest attack, frost and cold waves.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2019/05/02/state-disaster-response-fund-sdrf/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The Sepahijala wildlife sanctuary carries the coveted ‘Clouded Leopard National Park’ tag since 2011 thanks to its successful breeding of the near-extinct animal. This is the only place where the endangered clouded leopard is bred and conserved.
• Tripura has three other sanctuaries, Trishna in South Tripura, Rowa in North Tripura and Gomati wildlife sanctuary in Gomati district. Among these, Trishna was declared as a bison reserve.