IASbaba Daily Prelims Quiz
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Which of the following country does not shares border with Luxembourg?
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Solution (d)
Luxembourg, country in northwestern Europe. One of the world’s smallest countries, it is bordered by Belgium on the west and north, France on the south, and Germany on the northeast and east.
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Solution (d)
Luxembourg, country in northwestern Europe. One of the world’s smallest countries, it is bordered by Belgium on the west and north, France on the south, and Germany on the northeast and east.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Global Prevention Coalition is a global coalition of United Nations Member States, donors, civil society organizations was recently in news, is related to:
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Solution (a)
- Global Prevention Coalition (GPC) is a global coalition of United Nations Member States, donors, civil society organizations which was established in the year 2017 to support global efforts to accelerate HIV prevention.
- It includes the 25 highest HIV burden countries, UNAIDS Cosponsors, donors, civil society and private sector organizations.
- It aims to strengthen and sustain political commitment for primary prevention by setting a common agenda among key policy-makers, funders and programme implementers.
- Recently, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare digitally addressed the Ministerial meeting of the Global Prevention Coalition (GPC) for Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Prevention.
- It was hosted by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on behalf of the Global HIV Prevention Coalition (GPC).
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Solution (a)
- Global Prevention Coalition (GPC) is a global coalition of United Nations Member States, donors, civil society organizations which was established in the year 2017 to support global efforts to accelerate HIV prevention.
- It includes the 25 highest HIV burden countries, UNAIDS Cosponsors, donors, civil society and private sector organizations.
- It aims to strengthen and sustain political commitment for primary prevention by setting a common agenda among key policy-makers, funders and programme implementers.
- Recently, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare digitally addressed the Ministerial meeting of the Global Prevention Coalition (GPC) for Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Prevention.
- It was hosted by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on behalf of the Global HIV Prevention Coalition (GPC).
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which of the following statements is not true with respect to Lilavati Award-2020:
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Solution (a)
Lilavati Award-2020
- With women empowerment as the theme, the objective of the award is to create awareness about issues like sanitation, hygiene, health, nutrition, literacy, employment, technology, credit, marketing, innovation, skill development, natural resources and rights among women.
- All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has established the Lilavati Award.
- The award covers multidisciplinary areas such as women’s health, self defense, sanitation, literacy, entrepreneurship and legal awareness.
- Benefit: Ensures the participation of women and enables them to hold higher positions in educational institutions.
- Prize: In each sub-category, the top three winners will be awarded with certificates as well as prize money. The first prize winner will get Rs 1 lakh, the second winner will get Rs 75,000 and the third winner will get Rs 50,000.
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Solution (a)
Lilavati Award-2020
- With women empowerment as the theme, the objective of the award is to create awareness about issues like sanitation, hygiene, health, nutrition, literacy, employment, technology, credit, marketing, innovation, skill development, natural resources and rights among women.
- All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has established the Lilavati Award.
- The award covers multidisciplinary areas such as women’s health, self defense, sanitation, literacy, entrepreneurship and legal awareness.
- Benefit: Ensures the participation of women and enables them to hold higher positions in educational institutions.
- Prize: In each sub-category, the top three winners will be awarded with certificates as well as prize money. The first prize winner will get Rs 1 lakh, the second winner will get Rs 75,000 and the third winner will get Rs 50,000.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to Willow Warbler:
- They migrate to sub-Saharan Africa during early winter.
- IUCN Red List status of this bird is Least Concern.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution (c)
- Scientific Name: Phylloscopus trochilus.
- Habitat: They vvvbreed throughout northern and temperate Europe and the Palearctic.
- Palearctic ecozone is one the Earth’s 8 ecozones and covers Asia north of the Himalayas, with parts of western Asia and most of East Asia and Africa north of the Sahara.
- Migration: They migrate to sub-Saharan Africa during early winter.
- Features:
- It is one of the longest migrating small birds.
- The bird weighs around 10 grams and its long wing feathers help it fly long distances.
- Warblers are generally difficult to identify owing to the small size and change in plumage twice a year. They are also the most difficult groups of birds to identify in the field for their striking resemblance to each other.
- Threats: The species is affected by drought conditions in its wintering quarters and habitat alterations due to human population expansion.
- IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
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Solution (c)
- Scientific Name: Phylloscopus trochilus.
- Habitat: They vvvbreed throughout northern and temperate Europe and the Palearctic.
- Palearctic ecozone is one the Earth’s 8 ecozones and covers Asia north of the Himalayas, with parts of western Asia and most of East Asia and Africa north of the Sahara.
- Migration: They migrate to sub-Saharan Africa during early winter.
- Features:
- It is one of the longest migrating small birds.
- The bird weighs around 10 grams and its long wing feathers help it fly long distances.
- Warblers are generally difficult to identify owing to the small size and change in plumage twice a year. They are also the most difficult groups of birds to identify in the field for their striking resemblance to each other.
- Threats: The species is affected by drought conditions in its wintering quarters and habitat alterations due to human population expansion.
- IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Sarna Religion was recently in news , it belongs to which of the following state?
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Solution (b)
- Recently Jharkhand government has passed a resolution to recognise Sarna religion and include it as a separate code in the Census of 2021.
- The holy grail of the faith is “Jal, Jungle, Zameen” and its followers pray to the trees and hills while believing in protecting the forest areas.
- It is believed that 50 lakhs tribal in the entire country put their religion as ‘Sarna’ in the 2011 census, although it was not a code.
- Many of the tribals who follow this faith have later converted to Christianity, the state has more than 4% Christians most of whom are tribals.
- The population of Sarna tribals in the state has declined from the 38.3 per cent in 1931 to 26.02 per cent in 2011.
- One of the reasons for this was tribals who go for work in different states not being recorded in the Census, in other states they are not counted as Tribals.
- The separate code proposed by the state government will ensure recording of their population.
- If the Centre approves the new Sarna code, Census 2021 would have to make space for a new religion.
- Currently, citizens can choose from only six religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism.
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Solution (b)
- Recently Jharkhand government has passed a resolution to recognise Sarna religion and include it as a separate code in the Census of 2021.
- The holy grail of the faith is “Jal, Jungle, Zameen” and its followers pray to the trees and hills while believing in protecting the forest areas.
- It is believed that 50 lakhs tribal in the entire country put their religion as ‘Sarna’ in the 2011 census, although it was not a code.
- Many of the tribals who follow this faith have later converted to Christianity, the state has more than 4% Christians most of whom are tribals.
- The population of Sarna tribals in the state has declined from the 38.3 per cent in 1931 to 26.02 per cent in 2011.
- One of the reasons for this was tribals who go for work in different states not being recorded in the Census, in other states they are not counted as Tribals.
- The separate code proposed by the state government will ensure recording of their population.
- If the Centre approves the new Sarna code, Census 2021 would have to make space for a new religion.
- Currently, citizens can choose from only six religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism.
