10th May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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10th May 2021 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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1. Question
World Wildlife Crime Report, is released recently by?
CorrectAnswer : c
• UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has recently released its World Wildlife Crime Report.
• The threat that wildlife trafficking posed to nature and biodiversity was cited by the report.
• It outlined how trafficking of wild species, their butchering and subsequent illegal sale increased the transmission of zoonotic diseases from animals to humans.
• According to the report, Pangolins are the most trafficked wild mammals in the world, with the seizure of their scales increasing tenfold between 2014 and 2018.
• The animals have, recently, been vilified because of reports that linked them to the emergence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes the COVID-19 disease.
• The past few years, however, illustrate how much the wild species has been of use to mankind, for which they are trafficked across the world.
• There has been a jump in pangolin seizures since 2014.IncorrectAnswer : c
• UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has recently released its World Wildlife Crime Report.
• The threat that wildlife trafficking posed to nature and biodiversity was cited by the report.
• It outlined how trafficking of wild species, their butchering and subsequent illegal sale increased the transmission of zoonotic diseases from animals to humans.
• According to the report, Pangolins are the most trafficked wild mammals in the world, with the seizure of their scales increasing tenfold between 2014 and 2018.
• The animals have, recently, been vilified because of reports that linked them to the emergence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes the COVID-19 disease.
• The past few years, however, illustrate how much the wild species has been of use to mankind, for which they are trafficked across the world.
• There has been a jump in pangolin seizures since 2014. - Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which of the following statemnets regarding Rabindranath Tagore Ji are correct?
1. He was also called the ‘Bard of Bengal’.
2. He became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature when he won the award in 1913 for his translation of his own work in Bengali, Gitanjali.
3. The national anthems of both India and Bangladesh were composed by Tagore.
4. He started the Rakhi Utsav where people from Hindu and Muslim communities tied colorful threads on each other’s wrists.CorrectAns;- d) All of the above
Explanation;-
• All the statements regarding Tagore Ji are correct.
IncorrectAns;- d) All of the above
Explanation;-
• All the statements regarding Tagore Ji are correct.
- Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to the Competition Act, 2002
1. The Act prohibits, abuse of dominant position by enterprises and regulates acquisition which causes or likely to cause an appreciable adverse effect on competition only within India.
2. Competition Commission of India (CCI) is a statutory body responsible for enforcing the Competition Act, 2002
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer : c
• Recently, Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition in Kubota Agricultural Machinery India Pvt Ltd by Escorts.
• The Competition Act 2002, prohibits anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position by enterprises and regulates combinations (acquisition, acquiring of control and M&A), which causes or likely to cause an appreciable adverse effect on competition within India.
• The objectives of the Act are sought to be achieved through the Competition Commission of India, which has been established by this Act.IncorrectAnswer : c
• Recently, Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition in Kubota Agricultural Machinery India Pvt Ltd by Escorts.
• The Competition Act 2002, prohibits anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position by enterprises and regulates combinations (acquisition, acquiring of control and M&A), which causes or likely to cause an appreciable adverse effect on competition within India.
• The objectives of the Act are sought to be achieved through the Competition Commission of India, which has been established by this Act. - Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
1. It is a flagship initiative set up by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to promote innovation and entrepreneurship across the country.
2. ARISE, to stimulate innovation and research in the MSME industry is one of the major initiatives under AIM.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer : b
• Recently, Atal Innovation Mission has launched the ATL App Development Module for school children across the country.
• It is a project-based learning modules and online mentoring sessions for young innovators to learn to build mobile apps in various Indian languages and showcase their talent.
• The AIM is a flagship initiative set up by the NITI Aayog to promote innovation and entrepreneurship across the length and breadth of the country.
• ARISE – To stimulate innovation and research in the MSME industry, is one of the major initiative under AIM.
• ARISE is an initiative to promote research, innovation and competitiveness of Indian startups and small enterprises.IncorrectAnswer : b
• Recently, Atal Innovation Mission has launched the ATL App Development Module for school children across the country.
• It is a project-based learning modules and online mentoring sessions for young innovators to learn to build mobile apps in various Indian languages and showcase their talent.
• The AIM is a flagship initiative set up by the NITI Aayog to promote innovation and entrepreneurship across the length and breadth of the country.
• ARISE – To stimulate innovation and research in the MSME industry, is one of the major initiative under AIM.
• ARISE is an initiative to promote research, innovation and competitiveness of Indian startups and small enterprises. - Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to Tangams community
1. The Tangams are a community within the Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh.
2. As per the UNESCO World Atlas of Endangered Languages, Tangam, an oral language, is marked as critically endangered.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are not correct?CorrectAnswer : d
• Recently, Arunachal Pradesh CM released a book titled Tangams: An Ethnolinguistic Study Of The Critically Endangered Group of Arunachal Pradesh.
• The book will help the future generations of the Tangam community, which has reportedly 253 speakers concentrated in one small hamlet of Arunachal Pradesh.
• The Tangams are a little-known community within the larger Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh.
• As per UNESCO World Atlas of Endangered Languages (2009), Tangam, an oral language that belongs to the Tani group, is marked ‘Critically Endangered’.IncorrectAnswer : d
• Recently, Arunachal Pradesh CM released a book titled Tangams: An Ethnolinguistic Study Of The Critically Endangered Group of Arunachal Pradesh.
• The book will help the future generations of the Tangam community, which has reportedly 253 speakers concentrated in one small hamlet of Arunachal Pradesh.
• The Tangams are a little-known community within the larger Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh.
• As per UNESCO World Atlas of Endangered Languages (2009), Tangam, an oral language that belongs to the Tani group, is marked ‘Critically Endangered’.
