[Mission 2023] Current Affairs Quiz ,8 December 2022

Solution: d)

There are three criteria for an intangible cultural heritage to be inscribed in the United Nations list. The entity must “(1) be recognized by communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals as part of their cultural heritage, (2) be transmitted from generation to generation and be constantly recreated by communities and groups in response to their environment, their interaction with nature and their history and (3) provide them with a sense of identity and continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity,” according to UNESCO report.

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Solution: b)

What is the Great Barrier Reef?

Located off the coast of Queensland, Australia, the GBR is the world’s largest coral reef system with over 2,900 individual reefs, 900 islands and an area covering approximately 344,400 square kilometres. An irreplaceable part of the global ecosystem, the GBR is one of the biggest biodiversity hotspots in the world as well as one of its largest carbon sinks.

Keeping in mind the dangers that the reef faces, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre (WHC) report recommended adding the GBR to the List of World Heritage in Danger. 

According to UNESCO, “the List of World Heritage in Danger is designed to inform the international community of conditions which threaten the very characteristics for which a property was inscribed on the World Heritage List, and to encourage corrective action.”

Under the 1972 World Heritage Convention, inscribing a site on the List allows the WHC to allocate immediate assistance from the World Heritage Fund to the endangered property, while simultaneously gathering international support and attention to the site.

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Solution: b)

Test cricket is a conservative game that often rewards patience, defensive technique and temperamental fortitude over flair, bravado and innovation.

Bazball is a novel approach that tries to shed some of cricket’s long-standing assumptions on how to play, specifically the approach to batting.

Instead of trying to preserve wickets, Brendon McCullum directed the English players to “go for it,” scoring as quickly as possible. The theory behind this is that wickets are inevitable in cricket, regardless of the approach a batter takes. The right ball can beat even the best player with the most solid defence. Hence, it is logical to maximise scoring before that one unplayable delivery arrives.

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Solution: a)

The production techniques of this ‘Energy-Carrier’ vary depending upon its applications — designated with different colours such as black hydrogen, brown hydrogen, blue hydrogen, green hydrogen, etc. Black hydrogen is produced by use of fossil fuel, whereas pink hydrogen is produced through electrolysis, but using energy from nuclear power sources.

Grey hydrogen is produced from natural gas.

‘Green hydrogen’, the emerging novel concept, is a zero-carbon fuel made by electrolysis using renewable power from wind and solar to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. This ‘Green hydrogen’ can be utilised for the generation of power from natural sources — wind or solar systems — and will be a major step forward in achieving the target of ‘net zero’ emission.

Solution: d)

The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) is a non-profit organisation that hosts high-level forums for leaders from government, business and academia in Asia and other continents to share their vision on the most pressing issues in this region and the world at large. BFA is modelled on the World Economic Forum held annually in Davos.