[Mission 2023] Current Affairs Quiz , 17 September 2022

Solution: d)

Leopard (Panthera Pardus):

The most adaptable of all big cats, they occupy diverse habitats at all altitudes across Africa and Asia. Like black jaguars, melanistic leopards are called black panthers.

Snow leopard (Panthera Uncia):

The ghost of the mountains, this smokey-grey cat lives above the snow line in Central and South Asia. The most elusive of all big cats, it cannot roar, and has the longest tail of them all — which comes in handy for balance while hunting along the cliffs, and also gives warmth when wrapped around the body. The snow leopard is the state animal of Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh.

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Solution: b)

The National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates describe the country’s total expenditure on healthcare — whether by the government, the private sector, individuals, or NGOs — and the flow of these funds. It answers questions such as what are the sources of healthcare spending, who manages this spending, who provides healthcare services, and which services are utilised.

One of the most important findings of the 2018-19 report is that government spending as proportion of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) went down to 1.28% from 1.35% in the previous year’s(2017-18) report. The total health spending — which includes spending by both government and non-government agents — declined from 3.9% of the GDP to 3.2% in the five years up to 2018-19.

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Solution: b)

El Niño years in India have witnessed extreme heat and below normal rainfall levels during monsoon, even though El Niño might not be the only factor or even have direct links to them. In 2014, a El Niño year, India received 12 per cent deficient rainfall from June to September.

On the other hand, La Nina years are known to favour the Indian summer monsoon.

El Niño has been associated with rising heatwaves and extreme temperatures, such as in parts of the US, Europe and China recently.

India’s Northeast monsoon rainfall remained subdued during past La Niña events, but the 2021 monsoon remains an exception in recent years.

Intense hurricanes and cyclones have frequently occurred in the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Bengal during La Nina years.

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Solution: d)

Green Revolution was not confined to only HYV seeds and fertilizers, but also encompassed every technique to boost agricultural productivity in the nation.

Briefly, some of the important components of the green revolution in India are as follows:

1. High Yielding Varieties (HYV) of seeds; 2. Irrigation (a) surface and (b) ground; 3. Use of fertilizers (chemical); 4. Use of Insecticides and Pesticides.
2. Command Area Development (CAD); 6. Consolidation of holdings; 7. Land reforms.

8. Supply of agricultural credit; 9. Rural electrification; 10. Rural Roads and Marketing; 11. Farm Mechanisation; 12. Agricultural Universities.

Solution: b)

The “developing country” status allows a member of the WTO to seek temporary exception from the commitments under various multilateral trade agreements ratified by the organisation.

They can continue to impose tariffs and quotas on goods and services in order to limit imports and promote domestic producers who may otherwise be affected adversely by imports that are lower in price or better in quality. However, Exports by developing countries are not exempted from import duties in developed countries