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Puucho CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 2020
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Question 1 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements.
- 2021 to 2030 has been declared as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration for improving environmental conditions and enhancing human communities.
- India has joined the Bonn Challenge with a pledge to restore its entire degraded and deforested land by 2030.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: a)
Despite various international conventions and national policies in place to improve green cover, there is a decline in global forest cover. This is the prime reason for forest restoration activities including tree planting to become increasingly popular and declaring 2021-2030 as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration for improving environmental conditions and enhancing human communities.
India joined the Bonn Challenge with a pledge to restore 21 MHA of degraded and deforested land which was later revised to 26 MHA to be restored by 2030. The first-ever country progress report under the Bonn Challenge submitted by India by bringing 9.8 million hectares since 2011 under restoration is an achievement.
IncorrectSolution: a)
Despite various international conventions and national policies in place to improve green cover, there is a decline in global forest cover. This is the prime reason for forest restoration activities including tree planting to become increasingly popular and declaring 2021-2030 as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration for improving environmental conditions and enhancing human communities.
India joined the Bonn Challenge with a pledge to restore 21 MHA of degraded and deforested land which was later revised to 26 MHA to be restored by 2030. The first-ever country progress report under the Bonn Challenge submitted by India by bringing 9.8 million hectares since 2011 under restoration is an achievement.
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Question 2 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements.
- The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is deployed exclusively in the Left-Wing Extremist-affected States.
- The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) guards the border from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh.
- The Border Security Force (BSF) guards India’s border with both Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: b)
The CRPF is deployed in the highly disturbed areas of Jammu and Kashmir, the Northeast and the Left-Wing Extremist-affected States. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), guards the border from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh at forbidding heights.
The Border Security Force (BSF) is India’s border guarding organisation on its border with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
IncorrectSolution: b)
The CRPF is deployed in the highly disturbed areas of Jammu and Kashmir, the Northeast and the Left-Wing Extremist-affected States. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), guards the border from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh at forbidding heights.
The Border Security Force (BSF) is India’s border guarding organisation on its border with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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Question 3 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements.
- The Indian Agricultural Research Institute has developed high-yield rice varieties using such gene editing techniques which have already been approved by many countries.
- In the Site Directed Nuclease (SDN) 1 and 2 technology, the gene that is already there in the plant is tweaked, without bringing in any gene from outside.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: b)
Scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute are in the process of developing resilient and high-yield rice varieties using such gene editing techniques, which have already been approved by many countries, and they hope to have such rice varieties in the hands of the Indian farmers by 2024.
The Institute has now moved to newer technologies such as Site Directed Nuclease (SDN) 1 and 2. They aim to bring precision and efficiency into the breeding process using gene editing tools such as CRISPR.
In this case, you are just tweaking a gene that is already there in the plant, without bringing in any gene from outside.
IncorrectSolution: b)
Scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute are in the process of developing resilient and high-yield rice varieties using such gene editing techniques, which have already been approved by many countries, and they hope to have such rice varieties in the hands of the Indian farmers by 2024.
The Institute has now moved to newer technologies such as Site Directed Nuclease (SDN) 1 and 2. They aim to bring precision and efficiency into the breeding process using gene editing tools such as CRISPR.
In this case, you are just tweaking a gene that is already there in the plant, without bringing in any gene from outside.
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Question 4 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements.
- India is the second largest consumer of edible oil in the world.
- Soyabean oil and mustard oil together constitutes the largest share of edible oil consumed in India.
- Indian edible oil market is influenced by the international markets.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: c)
India is second only to China (34-35 mt) in terms of consumption of edible oil. Palm oil (45%) is the largest consumed oil, mainly used by the food industry for frying namkeen, mithai, etc, followed by soyabean oil (20%) and mustard oil (10%), with the rest accounted for by sunflower oil, cottonseed oil, groundnut oil etc. Crude and food-grade refined oil is imported in large vessels, mainly from Malaysia, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia etc.
Given the heavy dependency on imports, the Indian edible oil market is influenced by the international markets.
IncorrectSolution: c)
India is second only to China (34-35 mt) in terms of consumption of edible oil. Palm oil (45%) is the largest consumed oil, mainly used by the food industry for frying namkeen, mithai, etc, followed by soyabean oil (20%) and mustard oil (10%), with the rest accounted for by sunflower oil, cottonseed oil, groundnut oil etc. Crude and food-grade refined oil is imported in large vessels, mainly from Malaysia, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia etc.
Given the heavy dependency on imports, the Indian edible oil market is influenced by the international markets.
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Question 5 of 5
1 points
World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) is the annual flagship event of
CorrectSolution: c)
World Sustainable Development Summit:
It is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
It is the sole Summit on global issues taking place in the developing world.
It provides a platform for global leaders and practitioners to discuss and deliberate over climatic issues of universal importance.
It strives to provide long-term solutions for the benefit of the global community by assembling the world’s most enlightened leaders and thinkers on a single platform.
IncorrectSolution: c)
World Sustainable Development Summit:
It is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
It is the sole Summit on global issues taking place in the developing world.
It provides a platform for global leaders and practitioners to discuss and deliberate over climatic issues of universal importance.
It strives to provide long-term solutions for the benefit of the global community by assembling the world’s most enlightened leaders and thinkers on a single platform.
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