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UPSC Quiz – 2020: IAS Daily Current Affairs Quiz Day 188
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
‘Rangarajan Committee’ is associated with
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Six official committees have so far estimated the number of people living in poverty in India — the working group of 1962; V N Dandekar and N Rath in 1971; Y K Alagh in 1979; D T Lakdawala in 1993; Suresh Tendulkar in 2009; and C Rangarajan in 2014. The government did not take a call on the report of the Rangarajan Committee; therefore, poverty is measured using the Tendulkar poverty line. As per this, 21.9% of people in India live below the poverty line.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/president-donald-trump-on-poverty-in-india-india-visit-narendra-modi-6286716/
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Six official committees have so far estimated the number of people living in poverty in India — the working group of 1962; V N Dandekar and N Rath in 1971; Y K Alagh in 1979; D T Lakdawala in 1993; Suresh Tendulkar in 2009; and C Rangarajan in 2014. The government did not take a call on the report of the Rangarajan Committee; therefore, poverty is measured using the Tendulkar poverty line. As per this, 21.9% of people in India live below the poverty line.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/president-donald-trump-on-poverty-in-india-india-visit-narendra-modi-6286716/
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
‘World Air Quality Report’ is released by
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Solution (a)
India accounts for two-thirds of the world’s most polluted cities — 21 of the most polluted 30 cities; 14 of the highest 20; and 6 of the highest 10 — in the 2019 World Air Quality Report released by the pollution tracker IQAir and Greenpeace.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/two-thirds-of-most-polluted-cities-are-in-india-global-report-6286708/
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India accounts for two-thirds of the world’s most polluted cities — 21 of the most polluted 30 cities; 14 of the highest 20; and 6 of the highest 10 — in the 2019 World Air Quality Report released by the pollution tracker IQAir and Greenpeace.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/two-thirds-of-most-polluted-cities-are-in-india-global-report-6286708/
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Blue Dot network’
- It is jointly launched by India and the US.
- It primarily deals with infrastructure development.
Select the correct statements
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Solution (b)
Led by the US’s International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the Blue Dot network was jointly launched by the US, Japan (Japanese Bank for International Cooperation) and Australia (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) in November 2019 on the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit in Thailand.
It is meant to be a multi-stakeholder initiative that aims to bring governments, the private sector and civil society together to promote “high quality, trusted standards for global infrastructure development”.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-what-is-the-blue-dot-network-on-the-table-during-trump-visit-to-india-6286524/
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Led by the US’s International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the Blue Dot network was jointly launched by the US, Japan (Japanese Bank for International Cooperation) and Australia (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) in November 2019 on the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit in Thailand.
It is meant to be a multi-stakeholder initiative that aims to bring governments, the private sector and civil society together to promote “high quality, trusted standards for global infrastructure development”.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-what-is-the-blue-dot-network-on-the-table-during-trump-visit-to-india-6286524/
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
‘Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary’ is located in
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Solution (a)
Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is a marine wildlife sanctuary located in Odisha. It is the world’s largest nesting beach for Olive Ridley Turtles. It extends from Dhamra River mouth in the north to Brahmani river mouth in the south. It is very famous for its nesting beach for olive ridley sea turtles. It is the one of world’s most important nesting beach for turtles.
Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/dolphin-population-in-odisha-s-gahirmatha-halves-annual-census-69441
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Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is a marine wildlife sanctuary located in Odisha. It is the world’s largest nesting beach for Olive Ridley Turtles. It extends from Dhamra River mouth in the north to Brahmani river mouth in the south. It is very famous for its nesting beach for olive ridley sea turtles. It is the one of world’s most important nesting beach for turtles.
Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/dolphin-population-in-odisha-s-gahirmatha-halves-annual-census-69441
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
‘B K Sharma Committee’ is associated with
