QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 23 October 2020

Solution: b)

Under the government’s plan to double farmers’ income, achieving self-sufficiency in oilseeds production by 2030 is a major target.

“The strategy for self-sufficiency should encompass all three sources of oils — seven edible (soybean, rapeseed-mustard, groundnut, sesame, sunflower, safflower and niger) and two non-edible (castor and linseed) oilseed crops, all of nine (9) constituting the primary sources; secondary sources (rice bran, cotton seed, solvent extracted oils); and tree borne oils (TBOs), namely, palm oil, coconut, other tree and forest origins,” according to the report of the committee on doubling farmers’ income.

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Solution: c)

The Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) was formally inaugurated in India in 2019. Structured on the lines of mutual funds, REITs are securities linked to real estate that can be traded on the stock exchange after their listing. However, unlike mutual funds, physical real estate is the underlying asset in REITs.

SEBI has reduced investment limit from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 50,000 in the 2019 amendment which enhances the prospects for REITs.

REITs are far less volatile than the stock market, FDs, mutual funds and gold as regulations maintain that 80% of the REITs listings must be of rent-generating assets.

According to Sebi rules, REITs are to distribute 90% or more of its earnings—be it divided, interest or rent—to investors or unit holders at least twice a year.

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Solution: a)

India ranked 94 among 107 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2020 and is in the ‘serious’ hunger category with a score of 27.2. India’s rank was 102 out of 117 countries last year.

India features behind Nepal (73), Pakistan (88), Bangladesh (75), Indonesia (70) among others. Out of the total 107 countries, only 13 countries fare worse than India including countries like Rwanda (97), Nigeria (98), Afghanistan (99), Liberia (102), Mozambique (103), Chad (107) among others.

The Global Hunger Index is a peer-reviewed annual report, jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at the global, regional, and country levels.

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Solution: d)

Future Earth is a 10-year international research program which aims to build knowledge about the environmental and human aspects of Global change, and to find solutions for sustainable development. It aims to increase the impact of scientific research on sustainable development.

We’re looking closely at the interconnectedness of Earth’s major systems–climate, water, land, ocean, urban, economic, energy, health, biodiversity, and governance systems–and developing evidence-based strategies for global sustainable development.

Future Earth harnesses the experience and reach of thousands of scientists and innovators from across the globe – including a variety of partners and funders in the social and government sectors.

Future Earth forms strategic partnerships with international organizations that support global sustainability research and action. Strategic partnerships range from accredited observer status to formal memoranda of understanding or statements of collaboration.

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Solution: b)

Sigur Plateau is a plateau in the north and east of Nilgiri District in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu.

The Sigur Plateau is notable as an important wildlife corridor maintaining connectivity between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats to sustain elephant and tiger numbers and their genetic diversity.

It is an important link between several contiguous protected areas forming the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, the largest protected forest area in India. This area supports over 6,300 elephants, that represents the largest single population of elephants and tigers in India.