QUIZ – 2019: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 17 December 2019
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2019
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Operation ‘Clean Art’.
- It is the first pan India operation to crackdown on the smuggling of mongoose hair.
- Operation Clean Art was conceived by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau.
- Any smuggling or possession of mongoose body part is a non-bailable offence.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: d)
Operation ‘Clean Art’:
It is first pan India operation to crackdown on the smuggling of mongoose hair.
Conceived by WCCB.
Aim: To ensure that the mongoose hair brush trade should be closed down across the country.
Protection: Mongoose is listed in Schedule II Part 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act. Any smuggling or possession of its body part is a non-bailable offence.
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Solution: d)
Operation ‘Clean Art’:
It is first pan India operation to crackdown on the smuggling of mongoose hair.
Conceived by WCCB.
Aim: To ensure that the mongoose hair brush trade should be closed down across the country.
Protection: Mongoose is listed in Schedule II Part 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act. Any smuggling or possession of its body part is a non-bailable offence.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Question Hour in the Indian Parliament.
- A Starred Question is one to which a member desires an oral answer from the Minister in the House and is required to be distinguished by him/her with an asterisk.
- An Unstarred Question is not called for oral answer in the House and no supplementary question can be asked thereon.
- As per Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, there are no Questions addressed to Private Members.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
Members have a right to ask questions to elicit information on matters of public importance within the special cognizance of the Ministers concerned. The questions are of four types:
- Starred Questions: A Starred Question is one to which a member desires an oral answer from the Minister in the House and is required to be distinguished by him/her with an asterisk. Answer to such a question may be followed by supplementary questions by members.
- Unstarred Questions: An Unstarred Question is one to which written answer is desired by the member and is deemed to be laid on the Table of the House by Minister. Thus it is not called for oral answer in the House and no supplementary question can be asked thereon.
- Short Notice Questions: A member may give a notice of question on a matter of public importance and of urgent character for oral answer at a notice less than 10 days prescribed as the minimum period of notice for asking a question in ordinary course. Such a question is known as ‘Short Notice Question’.
- Questions to Private Members: A Question may also be addressed to a Private Member (Under Rule 40 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha), provided that the subject matter of the question relates to some Bill, Resolution or other matter connected with the business of the House for which that Member is responsible. The procedure in regard to such questions is same as that followed in the case of questions addressed to a Minister with such variations as the Speaker may consider necessary.
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Solution: c)
Members have a right to ask questions to elicit information on matters of public importance within the special cognizance of the Ministers concerned. The questions are of four types:
- Starred Questions: A Starred Question is one to which a member desires an oral answer from the Minister in the House and is required to be distinguished by him/her with an asterisk. Answer to such a question may be followed by supplementary questions by members.
- Unstarred Questions: An Unstarred Question is one to which written answer is desired by the member and is deemed to be laid on the Table of the House by Minister. Thus it is not called for oral answer in the House and no supplementary question can be asked thereon.
- Short Notice Questions: A member may give a notice of question on a matter of public importance and of urgent character for oral answer at a notice less than 10 days prescribed as the minimum period of notice for asking a question in ordinary course. Such a question is known as ‘Short Notice Question’.
- Questions to Private Members: A Question may also be addressed to a Private Member (Under Rule 40 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha), provided that the subject matter of the question relates to some Bill, Resolution or other matter connected with the business of the House for which that Member is responsible. The procedure in regard to such questions is same as that followed in the case of questions addressed to a Minister with such variations as the Speaker may consider necessary.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capability (CBDR-RC).
- Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR–RC) is a principle within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
- The UNFCCC divided countries into “Annex I” and “non-Annex I,”the former generally referring to developing countries and the latter to developed countries.
- CBDR-RC and the annex classifications were codified in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR–RC) is a principle within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
It acknowledges the different capabilities and differing responsibilities of individual countries in addressing climate change.
Reflecting CBDR-RC, the Convention divided countries into “Annex I” and “non-Annex I,” the former generally referring to developed countries and the latter to developing countries.
Under the Convention Annex I countries have a greater mitigation role than non Annex-I countries.
CBDR-RC and the annex classifications were codified in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, and Annex I country emissions reductions were legally bound.
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Solution: c)
Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR–RC) is a principle within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
It acknowledges the different capabilities and differing responsibilities of individual countries in addressing climate change.
Reflecting CBDR-RC, the Convention divided countries into “Annex I” and “non-Annex I,” the former generally referring to developed countries and the latter to developing countries.
Under the Convention Annex I countries have a greater mitigation role than non Annex-I countries.
CBDR-RC and the annex classifications were codified in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, and Annex I country emissions reductions were legally bound.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Goldman Environmental Prize.
- The Prize recognizes individuals for sustained and significant efforts to protect and enhance the natural environment.
- The Prize was instituted by World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF).
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: a)
- The Goldman Environmental Prize honors grassroots environmental heroes from the world’s six inhabited continental regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands & Island Nations, North America, and South & Central America.
- The Prize recognizes individuals for sustained and significant efforts to protect and enhance the natural environment, often at great personal risk.
- The Goldman Prize views “grassroots” leaders as those involved in local efforts, where positive change is created through community or citizen participation in the issues that affect them. Through recognizing these individual leaders, the Prize seeks to inspire other ordinary people to take extraordinary actions to protect the natural world.
2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the Prize founded in 1989 by U.S. philanthropists Rhoda and Richard Goldman.
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Solution: a)
- The Goldman Environmental Prize honors grassroots environmental heroes from the world’s six inhabited continental regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands & Island Nations, North America, and South & Central America.
- The Prize recognizes individuals for sustained and significant efforts to protect and enhance the natural environment, often at great personal risk.
- The Goldman Prize views “grassroots” leaders as those involved in local efforts, where positive change is created through community or citizen participation in the issues that affect them. Through recognizing these individual leaders, the Prize seeks to inspire other ordinary people to take extraordinary actions to protect the natural world.
2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the Prize founded in 1989 by U.S. philanthropists Rhoda and Richard Goldman.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWho among the following are listed as the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- Jarawa
- Toda
- Sentinelese
- Shompen
Select the correct answer code:
Correct
Solution: c)
Name of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group(s) in Andaman & Nicobar Islands – Great Andamanese, Jarawa, Onge, Sentinelese and Shompen.
Toda in Tamil Nadu
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Solution: c)
Name of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group(s) in Andaman & Nicobar Islands – Great Andamanese, Jarawa, Onge, Sentinelese and Shompen.
Toda in Tamil Nadu