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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
India’s first home for Transgender Children will be established in which of the following city?
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Solution (d)
- India’s first children’s homes for transgender children in need of care and protection will soon be established in Bengaluru Urban.
- Ministry of Women and Child Development gave its nod for establishing two government-run homes reserved for transgender children.
- The two homes would have the capacity to house 50 children each.
- Child Welfare Committee (CWC) are not able to place the transgender children in the existing children’s homes for boys and girls.
- So, a move to establish a separate home for transgenders would help them cross the many hurdles they faced in society.
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Solution (d)
- India’s first children’s homes for transgender children in need of care and protection will soon be established in Bengaluru Urban.
- Ministry of Women and Child Development gave its nod for establishing two government-run homes reserved for transgender children.
- The two homes would have the capacity to house 50 children each.
- Child Welfare Committee (CWC) are not able to place the transgender children in the existing children’s homes for boys and girls.
- So, a move to establish a separate home for transgenders would help them cross the many hurdles they faced in society.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to Great Barrier Reef:
- It is the world’s biggest single structure made by living organisms
- This reef is located in the North-West Coast of Australia.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution (a)
Great Barrier Reef:
- It is the world’s most extensive and spectacular coral reef ecosystem composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands.
- The reef is located in the Coral Sea (North-East Coast), off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
- It can be seen from outer space and is the world’s biggest single structure made by living organisms.
- This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps.
- They are made up of genetically identical organisms called polyps, which are tiny, soft-bodied organisms. At their base is a hard, protective limestone skeleton called a calicle, which forms the structure of coral reefs.
- These polyps have microscopic algae called zooxanthellae living within their tissues. The corals and algae have a mutualistic (symbiotic) relationship.
- It was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981.
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Solution (a)
Great Barrier Reef:
- It is the world’s most extensive and spectacular coral reef ecosystem composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands.
- The reef is located in the Coral Sea (North-East Coast), off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
- It can be seen from outer space and is the world’s biggest single structure made by living organisms.
- This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps.
- They are made up of genetically identical organisms called polyps, which are tiny, soft-bodied organisms. At their base is a hard, protective limestone skeleton called a calicle, which forms the structure of coral reefs.
- These polyps have microscopic algae called zooxanthellae living within their tissues. The corals and algae have a mutualistic (symbiotic) relationship.
- It was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to Global Teacher Prize 2020:
- The award is organized by Varkey Foundation in partnership with UNESCO.
- It is a 1 million dollar award presented annually to an exceptional teacher
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution (c)
Global Teacher Prize:
- It is a 1 million dollar award presented annually to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to their profession.
- Founder: Varkey Foundation, which is a global charitable foundation focused on improving the standards of education. The award is organised in partnership with UNESCO.
Objective:
- It serves to underline the importance of educators and the fact that, throughout the world, their efforts deserve to be recognised and celebrated.
- It seeks to acknowledge the impacts of the very best teachers not only on their students but on the communities around them.
- An inadequate education is a major factor behind the social, political, economic and health issues faced by the world today. Education has the power to reduce poverty, prejudice and conflict.
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Solution (c)
Global Teacher Prize:
- It is a 1 million dollar award presented annually to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to their profession.
- Founder: Varkey Foundation, which is a global charitable foundation focused on improving the standards of education. The award is organised in partnership with UNESCO.
Objective:
- It serves to underline the importance of educators and the fact that, throughout the world, their efforts deserve to be recognised and celebrated.
- It seeks to acknowledge the impacts of the very best teachers not only on their students but on the communities around them.
- An inadequate education is a major factor behind the social, political, economic and health issues faced by the world today. Education has the power to reduce poverty, prejudice and conflict.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Bhashan Char Island was recently in news, is located in which of the following country?
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Solution (a)
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
HL-2M Tokamak was recently in news, it is related to:
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Solution (a)
- The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China’s largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device.
- Name of the mission: Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST).
- Location: Sichuan province
- The reactor is often called an “artificial sun” due to the enormous heat and power it produces.
- It uses a powerful magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach temperatures of over 150 million degrees Celsius which is approximately ten times hotter than the core of the sun.
- Scientists hope that the device can potentially unlock a powerful clean energy source
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Solution (a)
- The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China’s largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device.
- Name of the mission: Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST).
- Location: Sichuan province
- The reactor is often called an “artificial sun” due to the enormous heat and power it produces.
- It uses a powerful magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach temperatures of over 150 million degrees Celsius which is approximately ten times hotter than the core of the sun.
- Scientists hope that the device can potentially unlock a powerful clean energy source
