IASbaba Daily Prelims Quiz
UPSC Quiz – 2020: IAS Daily Current Affairs Quiz Day 133
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Which of the following Waterfall was in news due to worst drought in a century?
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements
- Paika Rebellion was led by Bakshi Jagabandhu.
- Paikas were essentially the peasant militias of the Gajapati rulers of Odisha.
Select the correct statements
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Solution (c)
Paikas were essentially the peasant militias of the Gajapati rulers of Odisha who rendered military service to the king during times of war while taking up cultivation during times of peace.
In 1817, some 400 Kondhs, who belonged to the state of Ghumsur, banded together to revolt against the British. Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar Mohapatra Bharamarbar Rai, the highest-ranking military general of King of Khorda Mukund Dev II, led the Paikas to join the uprising.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-who-were-paikas-odisha-and-what-will-memorial-celebrate-6156664/
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Paikas were essentially the peasant militias of the Gajapati rulers of Odisha who rendered military service to the king during times of war while taking up cultivation during times of peace.
In 1817, some 400 Kondhs, who belonged to the state of Ghumsur, banded together to revolt against the British. Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar Mohapatra Bharamarbar Rai, the highest-ranking military general of King of Khorda Mukund Dev II, led the Paikas to join the uprising.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-who-were-paikas-odisha-and-what-will-memorial-celebrate-6156664/
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Adaptation Fund (AF)’
- It is set up under the Kyoto Protocol of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
- The Fund is financed in part by government and private donors.
Select the correct statements
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Solution (c)
The Adaptation Fund was established under the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The Fund is financed in part by government and private donors, and also from a two percent share of proceeds of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) issued under the Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism projects.
Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/climate-emergency-cop-25-the-adaptation-fund-is-perfectly-fit-to-serve-the-paris-agreement-68318
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Solution (c)
The Adaptation Fund was established under the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The Fund is financed in part by government and private donors, and also from a two percent share of proceeds of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) issued under the Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism projects.
Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/climate-emergency-cop-25-the-adaptation-fund-is-perfectly-fit-to-serve-the-paris-agreement-68318
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘International Mountain Day’
- It has its roots in the Agenda 21 of the Conference on Environment and Development.
- The first international day was celebrated for the first time in 2013
Select the correct statements
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Solution (a)
International Mountain Day has its roots in the document “Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Sustainable Mountain Development” (called Chapter 13), adopted in 1992 as part of the action plan Agenda 21 of the Conference on Environment and Development.
The increasing attention to the importance of mountains led the UN declare to 2002 the UN International Year of Mountains. The first international day was celebrated for the first time the following year, 2003.
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Solution (a)
International Mountain Day has its roots in the document “Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Sustainable Mountain Development” (called Chapter 13), adopted in 1992 as part of the action plan Agenda 21 of the Conference on Environment and Development.
The increasing attention to the importance of mountains led the UN declare to 2002 the UN International Year of Mountains. The first international day was celebrated for the first time the following year, 2003.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Treaty of Paris of 1856’
- It made the Black Sea neutral territory, closed it to all warships and prohibited fortifications and the presence of armaments on its shores.
- It settled the Crimean War between the Russian Empire and France, the United Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia Piedmont on the other side.
Select the correct statements
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Solution (c)
The Treaty of Paris of 1856 settled the Crimean War between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the British Empire, the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia.[1]
The treaty, signed on 30 March 1856 at the Congress of Paris, made the Black Sea neutral territory, closed it to all warships and prohibited fortifications and the presence of armaments on its shores.
The treaty marked a severe setback to Russian influence in the region. Conditions for the return of Sevastopol and other towns and cities in the south of Crimea to Russia were clear, as it could not establish any naval or military arsenal on the coast of the Black Sea.
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Solution (c)
The Treaty of Paris of 1856 settled the Crimean War between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the British Empire, the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia.[1]
The treaty, signed on 30 March 1856 at the Congress of Paris, made the Black Sea neutral territory, closed it to all warships and prohibited fortifications and the presence of armaments on its shores.
The treaty marked a severe setback to Russian influence in the region. Conditions for the return of Sevastopol and other towns and cities in the south of Crimea to Russia were clear, as it could not establish any naval or military arsenal on the coast of the Black Sea.
