10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: June 10, 2020

Several emissions from the coal combustion are:

–Sulfur dioxide (SO2), which contributes to acid rain and respiratory illnesses

–Nitrogen oxides (NOx), which contribute to smog and respiratory illnesses

–Particulate matter, which contribute to smog, haze, and respiratory illnesses and lung disease

–Carbon dioxide (CO2), a primary greenhouse gas

–Mercury and other heavy metals, which cause neurological damage in humans and other animals

–Fly ash and bottom ash, which are residues created when power plants burn coal

Statement 1 is correct. At the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in December 2015, 195 nations adopted the Paris Agreement. The agreement includes the aim to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by ‘holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels’.

Statement 2 is correct. As per IPCC reports, Human-induced warming had already reached about 1°C above pre-industrial levels in 2017.

Statement 1 is incorrect. As per the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization act, twenty-four seats in the Legislative Assembly of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall remain vacant until the area of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir under the occupation of Pakistan. The region of Gilgit Baltistan however is part of Ladakh Union Territory.

Statement 2 is correct. The new Union territory of Ladakh shares its border with Pakistan, Afghanistan and China.

Channapatna toys are wooden toys and dolls that are manufactured in the town of Channapatna in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka.

Pipli Applique Work is well known craft in Pipli village, Puri in Odisha and the town is also famous for their colorful fabrics Applique handicrafts.

Sohrai is a harvest festival of Jharkhand, Bihar and the Sohrai paintings depict the same.

All of the above are registered as Geographical Indication.

Statement 1 is correct. Tadoba National Park is also Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve as it is one of India’s 47 project tiger reserves existing in India. The total area of the tiger reserve is 1,727 Sq.km, which includes the Tadoba National Park, created in the year 1955. The Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary was formed in the year 1986 and was amalgamated with the park in 1995 to establish the present Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve.

Statement 2 is correct. The vegetation of Tadoba forest is of Southern tropical dry deciduous type with flora including Teak, Ain, Bija, Dhauda, Hald, Salai, Semal, Tendu etc.

All states mentioned are crude oil producing states of India.

Statement 1 is correct. The Tor project is a non-profit organization that conducts research and development in promoting the online privacy and anonymity. The TOR network is an anonymous network that can only be accessed with a special web browser, called the TOR browser.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Its basic aim is to promote anonymity; it is designed to stop people, including government agencies and corporations from learning about people’s location or tracking their browsing patterns.

Statement 3 is correct. Tor released its code under a free and open software license in 2002.

Godavari River: Its tributaries include Indravati River, Pranhita (Combination of Penganga and Wardha), Manjira, Sabari etc.

Kaveri River: Tributaries are Shimsha, Hemavati, Arkavathy, Kapila, Honnuhole, Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabini, Lokapavani, Bhavani, Noyyal and Amaravati rivers.

Krishna River: Its tributaries include the Tungabhadra River, Koyna, Bhima, Mallaprabha, Ghataprabha, Musi and Dudhganga rivers.

FSSAI has developed State Food Safety Index to measure the performance of states on various parameters of Food Safety.  This index is based on performance of State/ UT on five significant parameters: Human Resources and Institutional Data, Compliance, Food Testing – Infrastructure and Surveillance, Training & Capacity Building and Consumer Empowerment.

The second edition (2020) has been released recently. Gujarat, Goa and Chandigarh are the best performing large state, small state and union territory respectively.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Coffee Board is a statutory organization constituted under Section (4) of the Coffee Act, 1942 and functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

Statement 2 is correct. The activities of the Board are broadly aimed at (i) enhancement of production, productivity & quality; (ii) export promotion for achieving higher value returns for Indian Coffee and (iii) supporting development of Domestic market.