Current Affairs Quiz 03 May 2024

Ans;- A

What is SWIFT?
• SWIFT is a messaging network used by banks and financial institutions globally for quick and faultless exchange of information pertaining to financial transactions.
• The Belgium-headquartered SWIFT connects more than 11,000 banking and securities organisations in over 200 countries and territories.
• Each participant on the platform is assigned a unique eight-digit SWIFT code or a bank identification code (BIC).
○ Example: If a person, say, in New York with a Citibank account, wants to send money to someone with an HSBC account in London, the payee would have to submit to his bank, the London-based beneficiary’s account number along with the eight-digit SWIFT code of the latter’s bank.
○ Citi would then send a SWIFT message to HSBC.
○ Once that is received and approved, the money would be credited to the required account.
• SWIFT is merely a platform that sends messages and does not hold any securities or money.
• It provides standardised and reliable communication to facilitate the transaction.

Ans;- d) None of the above

What is Polio?
• The World Health Organization (WHO) defines polio or poliomyelitis as “a highly infectious viral disease, which mainly affects young children.”
• The virus is transmitted by person-to-person, spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or, less frequently, by a common vehicle (e.g., contaminated water or food) and multiplies in the intestine, from where it can invade the nervous system and can cause paralysis.
• Initial symptoms of polio include fever, fatigue, headache, vomiting, stiffness in the neck, and pain in the limbs.
• In a small proportion of cases, the disease causes paralysis, which is often permanent.
• There is no cure for polio, it can only be prevented by immunization.
• There are three individual and immunologically distinct wild poliovirus strains:
1. Wild Poliovirus type 1 (WPV1)
2. Wild Poliovirus type 2 (WPV2)
3. Wild Poliovirus type 3 (WPV3)
• Symptomatically, all three strains are identical, in that they cause irreversible paralysis or even death.
• However, there are genetic and virological differences, which make these three strains separate viruses which must each be eradicated individuall
Polio in India
• India received polio-free certification by the WHO in 2014, after three years of zero cases.
• This achievement has been spurred by the successful pulse polio campaign in which all children were administered polio drops.
• The last case due to wild poliovirus in the country was detected on 13th January 2011.

Answer 😀
FPVTGs in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
1. Onges
2. Jarawas
3. Shompens
4. Santenelese
5. Great Andamanese

C) Recipients of the Prize are grassroots environmental heroes from various regions worldwide, honored for their significant contributions to environmental protection and activism.

Explanation:
The Goldman Environmental Prize is often referred to as the “Green Nobel” and is awarded annually to individuals who have made remarkable contributions to environmental conservation and activism. The key distinguishing feature of the Prize is its focus on grassroots environmental heroes, rather than government officials, corporations, or scientists. These recipients are recognized for their sustained and significant efforts to protect and enhance the natural environment, often at great personal risk. Therefore, option C accurately reflects the nature and purpose of the Goldman Environmental Prize.

Ans. (d) Australia
The Group of 7 (G7) is an informal group of seven countries — the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, the heads of which hold an annual summit with European Union and other invitees.
Together the member countries represent 40% of global GDP and 10% of the world’s population.