June 06-2024 Current Affairs MCQs

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct

• The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 Forum 2024, a high-level event conducted by the International Telecom Union (ITU), was held in Geneva, Switzerland.

Statement 2 is not correct

• The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) has been honoured with the UN’s WSIS 2024 “Champion” Award for its Cell Broadcast Emergency Alerting Platform project.
  • C-DOT is an autonomous Telecom R&D centre under the Department of Telecommunications.
• The project “Mobile-Enabled Disaster Resilience through Cell Broadcast Emergency Alerting” falls under the AI, C-7, E-environment category for ‘Benefits in all aspects of life – E-environment’.
• It is a geo-targeted, multi-hazard, and multi-lingual system that enhances disaster risk management efficiency and aligns with global initiatives like Early Warnings for All (EW4All) of ITU.

Answer: (b) 2 only; Difficulty Level: Medium

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct

• The TRISHNA Mission is a collaborative endeavour between ISRO and the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES).
• It is equipped with two primary payloads.
  • The Thermal Infra-Red (TIR) payload, provided by CNES, features a four-channel long-wave infrared imaging sensor capable of high-resolution surface temperature and emissivity mapping.
  • The Visible – Near Infra-Red – Short Wave Infra-Red (VNIR-SWIR) payload, developed by ISRO, includes seven spectral bands designed for detailed mapping of surface reflectance of VSWIR bands for generating important biophysical and radiation budget variables.

Statement 2 is correct

• It will operate in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 761 km.
• The mission is designed for a five-year operational life and will provide a spatial resolution of 57 metres for land and coastal areas and 1 km for oceanic and polar regions.
• The satellite will use a set of infrared sensors – developed by India and France in collaboration – to monitor the temperature.

Statement 3 is correct

• It aims to monitor the energy and water budgets of the continental biosphere to quantify terrestrial water stress and usage and provide high-resolution observations of water quality and dynamics in coastal and inland waters.
• The mission will offer high spatial and temporal resolution monitoring of Earth’s surface temperature, emissivity, biophysical, and radiation variables for surface energy budgeting on regional to global scales.
• Additionally, it will help assess urban heat islands, detect thermal anomalies related to volcanic activity and geothermal resources, and precisely monitor snow-melt runoff and glacier dynamics.

Answer: (d) None; Difficulty Level: Medium

Explanation

Statement 1 is not correct

• Both Nagi and Nakti Bird Sanctuaries are man-made reservoirs located in the Jamui district of Bihar.
• Nagi Bird Sanctuary hosts about 3% of the global population of Bar-headed geese, while Nakti Bird Sanctuary hosts one of the largest congregations of red-crested pochard in the Indo-Gangetic plain.

Statement 2 is correct

• Both Nagi and Nakti Bird Sanctuaries are designated as Important Bird Areas (IBA) by Birdlife International.

Statement 3 is correct

• Both Nagi and Nakti sanctuaries form part of the Ganga basin.

Answer: (b) Only two; Difficulty Level: Medium

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct

• Section 62 of the RPA, 1951, imposes a series of restrictions on the right to vote.
• Section 62(5) specifically bars any individual with criminal charges framed against them from voting unless they have been released on bail or acquitted.

Statement 2 is not correct

• Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RP Act), states that a convicted individual is barred from contesting elections to Parliament or state legislatures from the date of conviction, with an additional six-year disqualification after their release.
• This disqualification applies only upon conviction and does not affect those merely charged with criminal offenses.

Statement 3 is correct

• Article 101(4) of the Constitution states that if an MP is absent for over 60 days without permission, their seat will be declared vacant.

Answer: (b) Only two; Difficulty Level: Medium

Explanation

• The Coral Triangle is a marine area located in the western Pacific Ocean.
• It includes the waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste and Solomon Islands.
• Named for its staggering number of corals (nearly 600 different species of reef-building corals alone), the region nurtures six of the world’s seven marine turtle species and more than 2000 species of reef fish.
• The Coral Triangle also supports large populations of commercially important tuna, fueling a multi-billion dollar global tuna industry.
• Over 120 million people live in the Coral Triangle and rely on its coral reefs for food, income and protection from storms.

Answer: (c) Only four; Difficulty Level: Easy