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- Question 1 of 10
1. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhat is the objective of PREZODE initiative that was launched recently?
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PREZODE, an initiative to prevent emerging zoonotic risks and pandemics, was announced on the occasion of the One Planet Summit for biodiversity held on 11 January.
The PREZODE initiative aims to keep the risk of emerging zoonoses and pandemics in check. It is built on and strengthens existing cooperation between regions of the world (Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, Middle East, Latin America and Europe) that are most exposed to emerging zoonotic diseases.
PREZODE is designed to incorporate and reinforce networks in human health, animal welfare and the environment. In line with the One Health concept, it aims to better evaluate and detect emerging zoonotic threats and develop preventive measures with all players to protect humans, the planet, and socio-ecosystems.
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PREZODE, an initiative to prevent emerging zoonotic risks and pandemics, was announced on the occasion of the One Planet Summit for biodiversity held on 11 January.
The PREZODE initiative aims to keep the risk of emerging zoonoses and pandemics in check. It is built on and strengthens existing cooperation between regions of the world (Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, Middle East, Latin America and Europe) that are most exposed to emerging zoonotic diseases.
PREZODE is designed to incorporate and reinforce networks in human health, animal welfare and the environment. In line with the One Health concept, it aims to better evaluate and detect emerging zoonotic threats and develop preventive measures with all players to protect humans, the planet, and socio-ecosystems.
- Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the ‘Risk-o-meter’ guidelines by Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI):
- It requires mutual fund companies to label the funds based on the risk they carried.
- The meter is color coded having three risk levels of high, low and moderate.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is correct. SEBI, based on the recommendation of Mutual Fund Advisory Committee (MFAC), has reviewed the guidelines for product labeling in mutual funds and the following has been decided:
–Risk Level of a scheme will be depicted by “Risk-o-meter”.
–Risk-o-meter shall have following six levels of risk for mutual fund schemes: Low Risk, Low to Moderate Risk, Moderate Risk, Moderately High Risk, High Risk and Very High Risk.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Riskometer is an upgrade from the ‘coloured product labels’ introduced in March 2013 that required mutual fund companies to color code the funds based on the risk they carried.
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Statement 1 is correct. SEBI, based on the recommendation of Mutual Fund Advisory Committee (MFAC), has reviewed the guidelines for product labeling in mutual funds and the following has been decided:
–Risk Level of a scheme will be depicted by “Risk-o-meter”.
–Risk-o-meter shall have following six levels of risk for mutual fund schemes: Low Risk, Low to Moderate Risk, Moderate Risk, Moderately High Risk, High Risk and Very High Risk.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Riskometer is an upgrade from the ‘coloured product labels’ introduced in March 2013 that required mutual fund companies to color code the funds based on the risk they carried.
- Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements:
- A foreigner can drive a vehicle in India on the basis of European driving license.
- In India, International Driving Permit (IDP) can be issued to NRI/foreigners.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Both statements are incorrect.
An NRI or foreigner cannot drive a vehicle in India on the basis of European license or driving license issued by any foreign country. However, if he has obtained an IDP from his own country and his country is a signatory to the 1949 Geneva Convention he can drive in India the specified category of vehicle till the IDP is valid.
IDP in India can be issued only to Indian citizens.
# The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification to facilitate the issuance of International Driving Permit (IDP) for Indian citizens whose IDP has expired while they are abroad.
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Both statements are incorrect.
An NRI or foreigner cannot drive a vehicle in India on the basis of European license or driving license issued by any foreign country. However, if he has obtained an IDP from his own country and his country is a signatory to the 1949 Geneva Convention he can drive in India the specified category of vehicle till the IDP is valid.
IDP in India can be issued only to Indian citizens.
# The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification to facilitate the issuance of International Driving Permit (IDP) for Indian citizens whose IDP has expired while they are abroad.
- Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the National Youth Festival:
- It is an annual event organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
- The festival commemorates the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Both statements are correct.
The National Youth Festival in India is an annual gathering of youth with various activities including competitive ones. Celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of youth icon Swami Vivekananda, it is organized by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India in collaboration with one of the State Governments.
Due to COVID-19, the 24th National Youth Festival is being held in virtual mode. ‘YUVAAH – Utsah Naye Bharat Ka’ is the theme of this year’s festival.
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Both statements are correct.
The National Youth Festival in India is an annual gathering of youth with various activities including competitive ones. Celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of youth icon Swami Vivekananda, it is organized by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India in collaboration with one of the State Governments.
Due to COVID-19, the 24th National Youth Festival is being held in virtual mode. ‘YUVAAH – Utsah Naye Bharat Ka’ is the theme of this year’s festival.
- Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme:
- It aims to achieve cumulative capacity of 40,000 MW from Rooftop Solar (RTS) Projects by the year 2022.
- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is providing hundred percent subsidy for the rooftop solar power upto 3 kW.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is correct. The Phase-II of the Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar Power Plants Programme aims for achieving cumulative capacity of 40 GW RoofTop Solar plants by 2022.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Components of the scheme:
Component A: Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to Residential sector – 4 GW
–CFA of 40% for capacity up to 3 kWp, 20% for capacity beyond 3 kWp and up to 10 kWp and 20% for Group Housing Societies/Residential Welfare Associations capacity up to 500 kWp (limited to 10 kWp per house and total upto 500 kWp)
Component B: Incentives to DISCOMs for initial 18 GW Capacity
Progressive incentive for Discoms for achievements above baseline (the cumulative RTS capacity installed at the end of previous financial year).
–No incentives for capacity addition up to 10%, 5% incentives for addition beyond 10% and up to 15% and 10% incentives for addition beyond 15%
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Statement 1 is correct. The Phase-II of the Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar Power Plants Programme aims for achieving cumulative capacity of 40 GW RoofTop Solar plants by 2022.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Components of the scheme:
Component A: Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to Residential sector – 4 GW
–CFA of 40% for capacity up to 3 kWp, 20% for capacity beyond 3 kWp and up to 10 kWp and 20% for Group Housing Societies/Residential Welfare Associations capacity up to 500 kWp (limited to 10 kWp per house and total upto 500 kWp)
Component B: Incentives to DISCOMs for initial 18 GW Capacity
Progressive incentive for Discoms for achievements above baseline (the cumulative RTS capacity installed at the end of previous financial year).
–No incentives for capacity addition up to 10%, 5% incentives for addition beyond 10% and up to 15% and 10% incentives for addition beyond 15%
- Question 6 of 10
6. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhat is the utility of the LiDAR technology?
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Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), is a remote sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges (variable distances) to the Earth. These light pulses—combined with other data recorded by the airborne system — generate precise, three-dimensional information about the shape of the Earth and its surface characteristics.
A lidar instrument principally consists of a laser, a scanner, and a specialized GPS receiver. Airplanes and helicopters are the most commonly used platforms for acquiring lidar data over broad areas. Two types of lidar are topographic and bathymetric. Topographic lidar typically uses a near-infrared laser to map the land, while bathymetric lidar uses water-penetrating green light to also measure seafloor and riverbed elevations.
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Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), is a remote sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges (variable distances) to the Earth. These light pulses—combined with other data recorded by the airborne system — generate precise, three-dimensional information about the shape of the Earth and its surface characteristics.
A lidar instrument principally consists of a laser, a scanner, and a specialized GPS receiver. Airplanes and helicopters are the most commonly used platforms for acquiring lidar data over broad areas. Two types of lidar are topographic and bathymetric. Topographic lidar typically uses a near-infrared laser to map the land, while bathymetric lidar uses water-penetrating green light to also measure seafloor and riverbed elevations.
- Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhich of the following is not a bird?
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Flightless birds are birds that through evolution lost the ability to fly. Most living forms belong to the order Struthioniformes (a group that includes the ostrich, the rhea, the cassowary, the kiwi, and the emu); however, they are more commonly known as ratites. Penguins (order Sphenisciformes) are also flightless birds.
Bats are mammals and not birds. In fact, bats are the only mammals that can truly fly. A few other mammals, such as the flying squirrel, appear to fly, but they actually glide through the air instead. A Bat has fur instead of feathers. Bats also give birth to live young and produce milk to nurse their babies. Birds, on the other hand, lay eggs and feed their young with food they find by foraging.
# All known subtypes of influenza A viruses can infect birds, except subtypes H17N10 and H18N11, which have only been found in bats.
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Flightless birds are birds that through evolution lost the ability to fly. Most living forms belong to the order Struthioniformes (a group that includes the ostrich, the rhea, the cassowary, the kiwi, and the emu); however, they are more commonly known as ratites. Penguins (order Sphenisciformes) are also flightless birds.
Bats are mammals and not birds. In fact, bats are the only mammals that can truly fly. A few other mammals, such as the flying squirrel, appear to fly, but they actually glide through the air instead. A Bat has fur instead of feathers. Bats also give birth to live young and produce milk to nurse their babies. Birds, on the other hand, lay eggs and feed their young with food they find by foraging.
# All known subtypes of influenza A viruses can infect birds, except subtypes H17N10 and H18N11, which have only been found in bats.
- Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWhich of the following is/are correctly matched?
- Bhoramdeo Wildlife Sanctuary – Chhattisgarh
- Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary – Karnataka
- Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary – West Bengal
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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All of the above are correctly matched.
Bhoramdev Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located near Kawardha city of Chhattisgarh. It is covered by hills and thick forests of the Maikal range of hills in Kabirdham district. The river ‘Sakari’ flowing through the Sanctuary is the source of drinking water for the wild animals living in BWS.
Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary is situated north of Bandipur National Park in Mysore District, Karnataka. Wildlife population includes elephant, leopard, jungle cat, wild pig, spotted deer, sambar deer, barking deer, mouse deer, jackal, hare, common mongoose, common otter, small Indian civet, common palm civet and porcupine.
Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary at the confluence of Matla and Gumdi rivers is located next to the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve in West Bengal, this sanctuary is known for its diverse bird population.
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All of the above are correctly matched.
Bhoramdev Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located near Kawardha city of Chhattisgarh. It is covered by hills and thick forests of the Maikal range of hills in Kabirdham district. The river ‘Sakari’ flowing through the Sanctuary is the source of drinking water for the wild animals living in BWS.
Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary is situated north of Bandipur National Park in Mysore District, Karnataka. Wildlife population includes elephant, leopard, jungle cat, wild pig, spotted deer, sambar deer, barking deer, mouse deer, jackal, hare, common mongoose, common otter, small Indian civet, common palm civet and porcupine.
Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary at the confluence of Matla and Gumdi rivers is located next to the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve in West Bengal, this sanctuary is known for its diverse bird population.
- Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the Houbara Bustard (Asian Houbara):
- It is endemic to South-East Asian countries.
- It is listed as Vulnerable species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is incorrect. Asian Houbara is an extant (resident) of West Asia including Pakistan, Aghanistan and Extant (breeding) species of China; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Mongolia; Tajikistan. The species lives in Arid Climate. It is omnivorous taking seeds, insects and other small creatures.
After breeding during the spring season, the Asian Houbara bustards migrate south to spend the winter in Pakistan, the Arabian Peninsula and nearby Southwest Asia.
Statement 2 is correct. Asian Houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii) is listed as Vulnerable species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Statement 1 is incorrect. Asian Houbara is an extant (resident) of West Asia including Pakistan, Aghanistan and Extant (breeding) species of China; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Mongolia; Tajikistan. The species lives in Arid Climate. It is omnivorous taking seeds, insects and other small creatures.
After breeding during the spring season, the Asian Houbara bustards migrate south to spend the winter in Pakistan, the Arabian Peninsula and nearby Southwest Asia.
Statement 2 is correct. Asian Houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii) is listed as Vulnerable species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsWallacea is a bioregion in which of the following country?
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Wallacea is a distinct biogeographic realm characterized by thousands of oceanic islands harboring a highly endemic faunal assemblage. Wallacea is a transition zone between the great Indo-Malayan and Australasian biogeographical realms.
It’s called Wallacea, named after Alfred Russel Wallace, the 19th century English explorer and naturalist. He noticed that the islands of Kalimantan and Sulawesi as well as Bali and Lombok have very distinct animals even though the islands are next to each other.
He proposed an invisible line runs between Kalimantan and Sulawesi and Bali and Lombok separating the faunas. It is now known as Wallace’s Line and the region between it and the island of New Guinea has come to be called Wallacea.
Wallacea includes the large Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the Mollucas – the various small to medium-sized islands to the east of Sulawesi and the “Banda Arc” islands – and the Lesser Sundas or Nusa Tenggara, south of Sulawesi and the Moluccas.
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Wallacea is a distinct biogeographic realm characterized by thousands of oceanic islands harboring a highly endemic faunal assemblage. Wallacea is a transition zone between the great Indo-Malayan and Australasian biogeographical realms.
It’s called Wallacea, named after Alfred Russel Wallace, the 19th century English explorer and naturalist. He noticed that the islands of Kalimantan and Sulawesi as well as Bali and Lombok have very distinct animals even though the islands are next to each other.
He proposed an invisible line runs between Kalimantan and Sulawesi and Bali and Lombok separating the faunas. It is now known as Wallace’s Line and the region between it and the island of New Guinea has come to be called Wallacea.
Wallacea includes the large Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the Mollucas – the various small to medium-sized islands to the east of Sulawesi and the “Banda Arc” islands – and the Lesser Sundas or Nusa Tenggara, south of Sulawesi and the Moluccas.
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