UPSC Quiz – 2021 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz 11th JUNE 2021

Solution (a)

Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is the fraction of applied nitrogen that is absorbed and used by the plant. Crops generally use up 30 per cent of nitrogen fertiliser applied; the rest seeps into the environment, harming health and adding to climate change. Thus a higher Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) number denotes low fertilizer wastage.

Urea accounts for 77 per cent of all agricultural nitrous oxide emission to the Indian environment. Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas that is 296 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in causing climate change. N-fertilisers also cause water pollution and algal blooms, killing fish and affecting livelihoods.

Article Link: Scientists identify genes to improve fertiliser nitrogen use efficiency in rice

Solution (d)

Raimona Reserve Forest is in the Kokrajhar district of Assam. This forest comes under Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) across the border with Bhutan. Recently, it is notified as the sixth National Park of Assam.

The Raimona national park is surrounded by the Phipsoo Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan to its north, the Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal to its west and the Manas National Park to its east. With eleven different forest types and subtypes, the area is home to the golden langurs, elephants, tiger, clouded leopard, several species of orchids and has more than 150 species of butterflies, 170 species of birds besides 380 species of plants.

Article Link: Raimona becomes Assam’s sixth national park

Solution (c)

Mount Merapi is the most active of Indonesia’s 130 active volcanoes.

It is locate near the centre of the island of Java and Indonesia’s cultural capital Yogyakarta.

Indonesia is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire. The Ring of Fire, also referred as Circum-Pacific Belt, is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterised by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.

Solution (b)

Rengma is a Naga tribe found in Nagaland and Assam states of India. According to the 2011 Population Census of India, Rengma population stands at 62,951. The headquarter of the Rengmas in Nagaland is at Tseminyu, and the headquarter of the Rengmas in Assam is located at Phentsero/Karenga Village.

Recently, Rengma Nagas in Assam have written to Union Home minister demanding an autonomous district council amid a decision by the Central and State Governments to upgrade the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) in to territorial Council.

The Karbi Anglong, erstwhile known as Rengma Hills was partitioned in 1963 between Assam and Nagaland at the time of creation of Nagaland State.

Article Link: Rengma Nagas demand autonomous district council

Solution (b)

Khirsapati and Lakshamanbhog are GI certified varieties of Mangoes.

Recently, sixteen varieties of mangoes including three GI certified Khirsapati & Lakshmanbhog (West Bengal), Zardalu (Bihar) were exported to Bahrain.

Mango in India is also referred as ‘king of fruits’ and referred as Kalpavriksha (wish granting tree) in ancient scriptures. While most of the states in India have mango plantations, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka have major share in total production of the fruit.

Alphonso, Kesar, Totapuri and Banganpalli are leading export varieties from India. Mango exports primarily take place in three forms: fresh mango, mango pulp, and mango slice.

Mangoes are processed by the APEDA registered packhouse facilities and then exported to various regions and countries including Middle East, European Union, USA, Japan and South Korea.

Article Link: Sixteen varieties of mangoes including three GI certified varieties exported to Bahrain from West Bengal & Bihar