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10 PM Quiz: May 28, 2018
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- Question 1 of 6
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with respect to UN Environment Programme:
1)UNEP recently signed a Letter of Intent(LoI) with BCCI to promote “Green Cricket” in India.
2)It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland
Which of the above given statements is/are correct?
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
UNEP recently signed a Letter of Intent(LoI) with BCCI to promote “Green Cricket” in India.It was founded as result of United Nations Conference on Human Environment in June 1972. It is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
UNEP recently signed a Letter of Intent(LoI) with BCCI to promote “Green Cricket” in India.It was founded as result of United Nations Conference on Human Environment in June 1972. It is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following best describes the principle behind “NATO”?
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Collective defence means that an attack against one Ally is considered as an attack against all Allies. The principle of collective defence is enshrined in Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. NATO invoked Article 5 for the first time in its history after the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States.
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Collective defence means that an attack against one Ally is considered as an attack against all Allies. The principle of collective defence is enshrined in Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. NATO invoked Article 5 for the first time in its history after the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States.
- Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following airports was recently recognised by UNEP as the world’s first fully solar powered energy airport?
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Cochin is the first airport in the world to run completely on solar power.The airport started with a small pilot project by installing a solar energy plant with 400 panels on its rooftop in 2013. When that experiment succeeded, it decided to go all the way. In August 2017, the airport became totally self sufficient in meeting its energy needs after it installed a 12 megawatt solar plant close to the cargo terminal.
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Cochin is the first airport in the world to run completely on solar power.The airport started with a small pilot project by installing a solar energy plant with 400 panels on its rooftop in 2013. When that experiment succeeded, it decided to go all the way. In August 2017, the airport became totally self sufficient in meeting its energy needs after it installed a 12 megawatt solar plant close to the cargo terminal.
- Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsRustom II, recently seen in the news is
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Rustom 2 is part of the Rustom line of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that includes Rustom-I, Rustom-H and Rustom-C.The drone was developed for use by all three services of the Indian armed forces, primarily for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations. The medium-altitude prototype can fly at over 22,000 ft and is a long-endurance (MALE) UAV that has an approximate flight time of 20 hours.
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Rustom 2 is part of the Rustom line of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that includes Rustom-I, Rustom-H and Rustom-C.The drone was developed for use by all three services of the Indian armed forces, primarily for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations. The medium-altitude prototype can fly at over 22,000 ft and is a long-endurance (MALE) UAV that has an approximate flight time of 20 hours.
- Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with respect to Man Booker Prize:
1)The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel originally written in English
2)At present, eligibility for the award is restricted to citizens of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe.
Which of the above given statements is/are correct?
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The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel originally written in English and published in the UK in the year of the prize, regardless of the nationality of their author. The novel must be an original work in English (not a translation) and must not be self-published. Prior to 2014, eligibility for the award was restricted to citizens of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe.
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The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel originally written in English and published in the UK in the year of the prize, regardless of the nationality of their author. The novel must be an original work in English (not a translation) and must not be self-published. Prior to 2014, eligibility for the award was restricted to citizens of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe.
- Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 pointsIn which of the following countries was a referendum conducted recently to legalize abortion:
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The Republic of Ireland has voted overwhelmingly to overturn the abortion ban by 66.4% to 33.6%.A referendum held in May which resulted in a landslide win for the repeal side.Currently, abortion is only allowed when a woman’s life is at risk, but not in cases of rape, incest or fatal foetal abnormality.The Eighth Amendment, which grants an equal right to life to the mother and unborn, will be replaced.This follows the death of an Indian Savita Halappanavar due to a complicated pregnancy and refusal of doctor’s to conduct an abortion.
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The Republic of Ireland has voted overwhelmingly to overturn the abortion ban by 66.4% to 33.6%.A referendum held in May which resulted in a landslide win for the repeal side.Currently, abortion is only allowed when a woman’s life is at risk, but not in cases of rape, incest or fatal foetal abnormality.The Eighth Amendment, which grants an equal right to life to the mother and unborn, will be replaced.This follows the death of an Indian Savita Halappanavar due to a complicated pregnancy and refusal of doctor’s to conduct an abortion.
