10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : April 7, 2018

The Orang National Park, also known as (Rajiv Gandhi orang national park) located on the

north bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam.

It is also known as the mini Kaziranga National Park since the two parks have a similar

landscape made up of marshes, streams and grasslands.

The park has a rich flora and fauna, including great Indian one-horned rhinoceros, pygmy hog,

elephants, wild buffalo and tigers.

It is the only stronghold of rhinoceros on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river.

The tiger reserve in Assam with the smallest core among 50 nationally protected areas, has

presented wildlife scientists doing a census with a surprise of a high density of 28 big cats.

The count was revealed during phase IV of the all-India tiger estimation programme of the

National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

The World Heritage Council (WHC), which is a part of United Nations Educational, Scientific

and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), announced that the 606-year-old walled city of

Ahmedabad has been declared a World Heritage City.

The city has been conferred with the heritage title for the secular co-existence of Islamic, Hindu

and Jain communities and because if the exemplary architecture of wooden havelis in the city.

The walled portion of Ahmedabad can boast off 26 structures which are protected by the

Archeological Survey of India.

The city was founded by Sultan Ahmed Shah, is spread over 5.43 square kilometers and was

picked over both Delhi and Mumbai to be India’s nomination last year.

It is also the first Indian city to bag the honour.

Ahmedabad’s nomination was supported by many countries such as Cuba, Poland Lebanon and

Turkey.

Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) which was previously known as Indira

Gandhi Matritva Sahayog Yojana –

The draft guidelines provide Aadhaar linkage.

Direct Benefit Transfer of Rs. 5000 in beneficiary’s bank/post office account in three

instalments -at the stage of early registration of pregnancy, after six months of pregnancy on at

least one antenatal check-up and registration of child birth & first cycle of immunisation of the

child.

It will provide antenatal care to all pregnant women on the 9th of every month. Hence statement

2 is correct.

It will provide antenatal care to all pregnant women on the 9th of every month. Hence statement

1 is correct.

It is implemented by the Ministry of Women & Child Development in collaboration with State

Governments.

Objectives

To provide partial compensation for the wage loss in terms of cash incentives so that the woman

can take adequate rest before and after delivery of the first living child.

The cash incentives provided would lead to better care for Pregnant Women and Lactating

Mother (PW&LM) and reduce the effects of under-nutrition namely stunting, wasting and other

related problems.

Beneficiary

for pregnant and lactating women of 19 years of age or above for first two live births.

It would not be applicable for the following category of pregnant women and lactating mothers

Those who are in regular employment with central or state government or any public sector

undertaking.

Those who are the recipients of similar benefits under any other scheme or law.

The PMMVY is Centrally Sponsored Scheme under which the cost sharing ratio between the

Centre and the States & UTs with Legislature is 60:40, for North-Eastern States & three

Himalayan States, it is 90:10 and 100% Central assistance for Union Territories without

Legislature.

The massive renovation and restoration effort at the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in

Srirangam, executed through the public-private partnership model, has won the UNESCO Asia

Pacific Award of Merit 2017 for cultural heritage conservation.

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple-

The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple or Thiruvarangam is a Hindu temple dedicated to

Ranganatha, a reclining form of the Hindu deity Vishnu, located in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli,

Tamil Nadu, India. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

Constructed in the Dravida style of architecture, this temple is glorified in the Thiviya

Pirabandham, the early medieval Tamil literature canon of the Alvar saints of Bhakti movement

from the 6th to 9th centuries AD. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.

The temple tops the list among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu. It has seven prakaras

and 21 towers, including the majestic 236-feet-high rajagopuram which is the biggest gopuram

in Asia. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

It is situated on an islet between the Cauvery and the Coleroon rivers.

A kambala is an annual buffalo race held in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka.

Traditionally, it is sponsored by local Tuluva landlords and households in the coastal districts of

Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, a region collectively known as Tulu Nadu.

The kambala season generally starts in November and lasts until March.

The kambalas are organized through kambala samithis (Kambala Associations), of which there

are currently 18. Over 45 races are held annually in coastal Karnataka, including smaller remote

villages such as Vandaru and Gulvadi.

Jallikattu, also known as eru thazhuvuthal and manju virattu, is a traditional spectacle in which

a Bos indicus bull, is released into a crowd of people, and multiple human participants attempt

to grab the large hump on the bull’s back with both arms and hang on to it while the bull

attempts to escape. Participants hold the hump for as long as possible, attempting to bring the

bull to a stop. In some cases, participants must ride long enough to remove flags on the bull’s

horns.

So, In Jallikattu, it is not the Animals (bull) that compete but people or human participants

competing to subdue the bull.

Jallikattu is typically practised in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations

on Mattu Pongal day, which occurs annually in January.

UN climate conference was concluded in Bonn with countries putting in place a road-map for

‘Talanoa Dialogue’ — a year-long process to assess countries’ progress on climate actions.

The ‘Talanoa Dialogue’ process would help countries review their actions and discuss the way

forward. Agreement on this stocktaking process is an important outcome of the Conference. It

will discuss pre-2020 actions of rich nations apart from looking at the climate actions of all

nations under the Paris Agreement.

‘Talanoa’ is a traditional approach used in Fiji and the Pacific to engage in an inclusive,

participatory and transparent dialogue. As per the COP decision, it has been structured around

three questions – where are we? where do we want to go? and how do we get there? – to arrive at

answers with consensus.

“The dialogue will be conducted in a manner that promotes enhanced ambition. The dialogue

will consider, as one of its elements, the efforts of Parties (countries) on (mitigation) action and

(financial and technical) support, as appropriate, in the pre-2020 period”, says an approach

paper, adopted by all the countries as part of the final decision.

Chennai has been included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for its rich musical

tradition.

About the UNESCO Creative Cities Network:

A total of 64 cities from 44 countries have joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, the

organisation’s website said.

“They join a network at the frontline of UNESCO’s efforts to foster innovation and creativity as

key drivers for a more sustainable and inclusive urban development,” it stated.

Gastronomy, music, crafts and folk art, media arts, design, film and literature are the seven

fields of creativity highlighted by the network, which now has a total of 180 cities in 72

countries. Jaipur and Varanasi are the other Indian cities that feature on the list.