QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 01 November 2018

Solution: b.

TH: While India’s per capita ecological footprint was less than 1.75 hectares/person (which is in the lowest band, among countries surveyed) its high population made it vulnerable to an ecological crisis, even if per-capita consumption remained at current levels, the WWF warned.

Summary, Living Planet Report 2018: Refer Page 6 and Page 8 for relevant figures.

For climatic zones of the world, refer GC Leong.

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Solution: a.

Gazette Notification, May 2018

Improvisation: TH;

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Solution: d.

In the news (BBC): The Cerrado savanna is an area in Brazil the same size as Western Europe. It’s one of the most biodiverse places in world – 40% of animal and plant species there can be found nowhere else on the planet. A report by the WWF says it is being burned and cleared at speed, with the deforestation largely driven by demand for land to grow soybeans. These are mainly exported to feed livestock, such as pigs and chickens, for consumption around the world. The Cerrado is one of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet.

GC Leong: The type of vegetation in Savannah regions is best described as “parkland” or “bush-veld”, rather than “tropical grassland”.

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Solution: b.

The Vishakha guidelines introduced by the apex court in 1997 were evolved into a parliamentary law called the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act of 2013.

Often in the news; TH;

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Solution: a.

UNDP: Across nearly every state, poor nutrition is the largest contributor to multidimensional poverty. Not having a household member with at least six years of education is the second largest contributor. Insufficient access to clean water and child mortality contribute least. Relatively fewer people living in poverty experience deprivations in school attendance – a significant gain.

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