10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : December 23

Statement 1 is incorrect: hamesha vijayee exercise is india military exercise conducted by its southern command.

Statement 2 is correct:  hamesha vijayee exercise was conducted in rajasthan desert.

Statement 3 is correct: hamesha vijayee is an integrated land and air exercise.

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and the six states with which ASEAN has existing free trade agreements (Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand).

5 indian states share border with china

Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh

All the statements are correct.

Ganga Gram project is an integrated approach for holistic development of villages situated on the banks of River Ganga with active participation of the villagers.

The objectives of Ganga Gram Project include solid and liquid waste management, renovation of ponds and water resources, water conservation projects, organic farming, horticulture, and promotion of medicinal plants.

Statement 1 is correct. The United Nations General Assembly is the main deliberative organ of the UN and is composed of the representatives of all member states (currently there are 193 members).  UNGA is the only principal organ of UN system in which all member nations have equal representation.  Its composition, functions, powers, voting, and procedures are set out in Chapter IV of the United Nations Charter.

Statement 2 is correct. The General Assembly may take action in cases of a threat to the peace, breach of peace or act of aggression, when the Security Council has failed to act owing to the negative vote of a permanent member. In such instances, according to its “Uniting for peace” resolution of 3 November 1950, the Assembly may consider the matter immediately and recommend to its Members collective measures to maintain or restore international peace and security.

Statement 1 is correct. Biopesticides are certain types of pesticides derived from such natural materials as animals, plants, bacteria, and certain minerals.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Biochemical pesticides are naturally occurring substances that control pests by non-toxic mechanisms. Biopesticides generally affect only the target pest and closely related organisms, in contrast to broad spectrum, conventional pesticides that may affect organisms as different as birds, insects and mammals or the environment.

Scientists have discovered new scorpion species named Schaller’s wood scorpion (Liocheles schalleri) from at Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary, Tripura. It has been named in honour of celebrated wildlife biologist George Schaller who has studied wildlife across the world, including the snow leopards of the Himalayas and central India’s tigers.