Answer: (D)

Explanation:

• It has three ongoing mission:

• Artemis 1, an uncrewed test flight around and beyond the Moon, launching 29 August 2022.
• Artemis 2, a crewed flight beyond the Moon which will take humans the farthest they’ve ever been in space.
• Artemis 3, a mission that will land the first female astronaut and first astronaut of colour on the Moon to spend a week performing scientific studies on the lunar surface.

• If the mission is completed as planned, it would make China only the third country to have retrieved lunar samples, joining the United States and the Soviet Union.

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

• The roots of AFSPA can be traced to British Rule during the freedom movement.
• The British government had promulgated the Armed Forces Special Powers Ordinance to suppress the Quit India movement in August 1942.
• It can be imposed by the Centre or the Governor of a state, on the whole or part of the state, after these areas are declared as “disturbed’’ under Section 3.
• The Act was amended in 1972 and the powers to declare an area as “disturbed” were conferred concurrently upon the Central government along with the States.

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

• India is the world’s second-largest producer of steel, with its annual output of 106 million tonnes now exceeding the pre-pandemic high of 100 million tonnes.
• The National Steel Policy says a capacity of 300 million tonnes per annum will be required by 2030 to satisfy the demands of our fast-growing economy.
• It implies a two-fold rise in output and a parallel rise in energy consumption. Steel is a massive consumer of energy and it is responsible for one-fifth of industrial energy usage, making steel an extraordinarily heavy emitter.
• Steel contributes almost a third of direct industrial CO2 emissions or 10% of India’s total energy infrastructure CO2 emissions.

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

• Namaste Scheme (National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem):
• It is a Central Sector Scheme with a joint initiative of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
• NAMASTE envisages the safety and dignity of sanitation workers in urban India by creating an enabling ecosystem that recognizes sanitation workers as one of the key contributors to operations and maintenance of sanitation infrastructure thereby providing sustainable livelihood and enhancing their occupational safety through capacity-building and improved access to safety gear and machines.
• The scheme will be implemented from 2022 to 2026 across 500 cities and townships notified under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Scheme.

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

• The objective of the scheme is to make freight customers aware of how many carbon emissions they have saved by opting to transport by rail in comparison with the road.
• The Rail Green Points can’t be claimed for any benefit from Railways and will be reckoned on a financial year basis.

Answer: (D)