10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : January 26, 2018

Zoonosis refers to diseases that can be passed from animals to humans. They are sometimes called zoonotic diseases. Thus, statement 1 is correct.

Zoonoses have different modes of transmission. In direct zoonosis the disease is directly transmitted from animals to humans through media such as air or through bites and saliva. In contrast, transmission can also occur via an intermediate species, which carry the disease pathogen without getting infected. When humans infect animals, it is called reverse zoonosis or anthroponosis. Thus, statement 2 is correct.

The Kalahari Desert is a featureless, gently undulating, sand-covered plain of the interior

plateau of Southern Africa. The kopjes (small hills in a generally flat area), sand sheets,

longitudinal dunes, and vleis (pans) are features that characterize the Kalahari desert.

Atlas Mountains, series of mountain ranges in northwestern Africa, running generally

southwest to northeast. The northern section, which run from west to east is the Tell Atlas. The

southern section, which is subject to desert influences, is appropriately called the Saharan

Atlas. The Tell Atlas and the Saharan Atlas merge in the west into the long folds of the Middle

Atlas and in the east join together in the Tébessa and Medjerda mountains.

Guiana Highlands, plateau and low-mountain region of South America located north of the

Amazon and south of the Orinoco River. The whole region receives an abundance of rainfall,

and no season is really dry. The vegetation is mostly tropical rainforest, but parts of southern

Venezuela and Guyana are savanna. The most notable natural landmark in the highlands is

Angel Falls, the world’s highest waterfall of height 979 metres (3,212 feet).

Okavango River, also called Kubango River, fourth longest river system in southern Africa,

running basically southeastward for 1,600 km (1,000 miles) from central Angola to the Kalahari

(desert). So, Okavango Basin is part of Kalahari Desert. The river terminates in an immense

inland delta known as the Okavango Swamp.

Humans are the only reservoir/carrier of Polio Virus called Wild Polio Virus. Thus, statement 1 is correct.

Children in the age group of 0-5 years are administered polio drops during National and Sub-national immunization rounds (in high risk areas) every year. Thus, statement 2 is incorrect.

Statement 1 is correct. The Anganwadi Services Training Programme under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and the overall administration, management and monitoring of the implementation of the Scheme are being done by the respective State Government/UT Administration.

Statement 2 is incorrect. It works under the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

The government has launched the Phase -1 i.e. the beneficiary module of the Rapid Reporting System for the Scheme for Adolescent Girls – a web based on line monitoring for the Scheme for Adolescent Girls.

Statement 1 is correct. UDAN (‘Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik’) is a first-of-its-kind scheme globally to stimulate regional connectivity through a market-based mechanism.

Statement 2 is correct. The scheme aims to connect the country’s under-served and unserved airports.