12 Dec 2022: UPSC Exam Comprehensive News Analysis

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. GS 1 Related
B. GS 2 Related
GOVERNANCE
1. Cooperative Societies Act
C. GS 3 Related
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. End-to-End Encryption
D. GS 4 Related
E. Editorials
INTERNATIONAL RELATION
1. The role of the ‘China Test’ in India’s grand strategy
2. The narrative of a post-truth world
F. Prelims Facts
1. ‘Clean Ganga’
G. Tidbits
1. Lisu wren babbler
2. Lunar Mission by Japan
H. UPSC Prelims Practice Questions
I. UPSC Mains Practice Questions
FIP Magazine

G. Tidbits

1. Lisu wren babbler

  • New species of songbird called ‘Lisu Wren babbler’ was discovered in Mugafi peak, Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Birdwatchers in search of the rare and elusive grey-bellied wren babbler recorded this new species of songbird which they named it as Lisu, after the local community.
  • Their findings were published by Indian BIRDS, a peer-reviewed journal of South Asian ornithology.
  • The grey-bellied wren babbler is mostly found in Myanmar with some birds occurring in adjoining China and Thailand. 
  • There has been only one previous report of this bird from India when two specimens were collected from Mugafi close to the Myanmar border in 1988.
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2. Lunar Mission by Japan

  • Spacecraft from a Japanese startup called ‘ispace’ was launched to the Moon on December 11, 2022.
  • It is Japan’s first-ever lunar mission and the first of its kind by a private company.
  • The spacecraft is carrying a 10 kg UAE-built rover called ‘Rashid’ as a payload.
  • The Rashid Rover was built by Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and is being delivered by the HAKUTO-R lander, engineered by ispace. 
  • If the landing is successful, HAKUTO-R will also become the first commercial spacecraft ever to make a controlled landing on the moon.
  • The launch was carried out by SpaceX  aboard a Falcon 9 rocket in the U.S..
  • Only the US, Russia and China have succeeded in successfully putting a robot on the moon so far. 
  • The mission is the first edition of the Hakuto-R programme meaning “white rabbit” in Japanese. 
    • The mission is called white rabbit because the spacecraft is expected to reach the Moon’s surface in 2023, which is the year of the rabbit in Japanese.
  • Ispace has stated that it wants to expand the spectrum of human existence into space and build a sustainable planet by offering high-frequency, economical space transportation services.

H. UPSC Prelims Practice Questions

Q1. Which of the following statements best describes ‘Tele-MANAS’? (Level-Medium)
  1. It is a program by the government where people can seek legal advice from lawyers through video conferencing available at the Common Service Centers.
  2. It is an initiative launched amid the Covid-19 pandemic to enable patient-to-doctor tele-consultations.
  3. It is an initiative launched to provide psychosocial support to students and teachers for their mental health and well-being during the times of Covid-19.
  4. It is an initiative launched to provide free tele-mental health services all over the country round the clock, particularly catering to people in remote or under-served areas. 
CHECK ANSWERS:-

Answer: d

Explanation: 

  • The Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) initiative of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs was launched in October 2022.
  • Tele-MANAS aims to provide free tele-mental health services all over the country round the clock, particularly catering to people in remote or under-served areas. 
  • The programme includes a network of 23 tele-mental health centres of excellence, with NIMHANS being the nodal centre and International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore (IIITB) providing technology support. 
  • Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bengaluru and National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHRSC) will provide the technical support.
 Q2. ‘Sudesa Geethangal’ was written by (Level-Difficult)
  1. Tolkappiyar
  2. Munrurai Araiyar
  3. Mahakavi Subramania Bharati
  4. Thiruvalluvar
CHECK ANSWERS:-

Answer: c

Explanation: 

  • Mahakavi Subramania Bharati, a poet, freedom fighter and social reformer from Tamil Nadu also known as Mahakavi Bharathiyar published “Sudesa Geethangal” in 1908.
  • He is widely regarded as the pioneer of modern Tamil literature. He used simple but effective words and rhythm. 
  • As a poet, his theme ranged from patriotism to nature, from romance to philosophy, from devotion to self-respect. 
  • He also wrote of the need for scientific advancements if the country was to move ahead.
Q3. Consider the following pairs: (Level-Difficult)
  1. INS Karmuk                       Indigenously built Missile Corvette
  2. INS Hansa                          India’s biggest Naval air base
  3. INS Jalashwa                     Indigenously built amphibious transport dock

How many of these are correctly matched?

  1. One only
  2. Two only 
  3. All three
  4. None of the above
CHECK ANSWERS:-

Answer: b

Explanation: 

  • Pair 01 is correctly matched, INS Karmuk is a indigenously built Kora-class missile corvette, currently in active service with the Indian Navy.
  • Pair 02 is correctly matched, INS Hansa is an Indian naval air station located in Goa, India. It is India’s biggest naval air base. The military air base has a civil enclave that operates as Dabolim Airport.
  • Pair 03 is incorrectly matched, INS Jalashwa is an amphibious transport dock currently in service with the Indian Navy. It was formerly known as USS Trenton before its acquisition by the Indian Navy in 2005.
Q4. ‘Lisu Wren-Babbler’ a songbird seen in news was spotted in: (Level-Medium)
  1.  Kerala
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Arunachal Pradesh 
  4. Karnataka
CHECK ANSWERS:-

Answer: c

Explanation: New species of songbird called ‘Lisu Wren babbler’ was discovered in Mugafi peak, Arunachal Pradesh.

Q5. Consider the following pairs: (PYQ-CSE-2017) (Level-Difficult)
  1. Radhakanta Deb: First President of the British Indian Association
  2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty: Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha
  3. Surendranath Banerjee: Founder of the Indian Association

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 3 only 
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3
CHECK ANSWERS:-

Answer: b

Explanation: 

  • Pair 01 is correctly matched, The British Indian Association was formed on 31 October 1851. The President of the first committee of this organisation was Raja Radhakanta Deb, while Debendranath Tagore was its secretary.
  • Pair 02 is incorrectly matched, Gazulu Lakshmi Narasu Chetty (1806–1868) was an Indian merchant and political activist who founded the Madras Native Association.
    • M. Veeraraghavachariar, G. Subramania Iyer, and P. Ananda Charlu founded the Madras Mahajana Sabha in May 1884.
  • Pair 03 is correctly matched,  The Indian Association was the first avowed nationalist organisation founded in British India by Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose in 1876.

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