Current Affairs Quiz 20 September 2022
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1. Question
Consider the following statements about International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)
1. This year’s theme is ‘Celebrating the Guardians of Crop Diversity: Towards an Inclusive Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework’.
2. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations adopted the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) on 29 February, 2022.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
CorrectAns: A
What is the Plant Treaty?
• The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations adopted the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) on November 3, 2001.
• It was drafted in Madrid in 2001 and went into effect on June 29, 2004.
• As the longtime guardians of the world’s food crops, indigenous people and small-holder farmers have made great contributions, and this document is the first legally binding international agreement to do so.
• It also urges governments to safeguard and support people’s rights to preserve and utilise the seeds they have nurtured for millennia.
• After almost three years, the parties to this treaty have gathered to talk about the governance of agricultural biodiversity and global food security.Theme 2022:
The theme of the meeting is ‘Celebrating the Guardians of Crop Diversity: Towards an Inclusive Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework’.Aims:
• Guaranteeing food security through the conservation
• Exchange and sustainable use of the world’s plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA)
• Fair and equitable benefit sharing arising from its use, as well as
• Recognition of farmers’ rights.Key provisions:
• The treaty established a Multilateral System (MLS) of access and benefit sharing among the ratifying nations for a list of 64 of the most significant food and forage crops necessary for interdependence and food security.
• The treaty’s Annex 1 lists the genera and species.
• The treaty facilitates the continued open exchange of food crops and their genetic materials.
• Major food crops and forages are included in the list of plant genetic material covered by the Multilateral System of the Treaty.
• Legume forages and grass forages are other divisions of the forages.
• They were chosen based on standards for food security and interdependence across nations.IncorrectAns: A
What is the Plant Treaty?
• The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations adopted the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) on November 3, 2001.
• It was drafted in Madrid in 2001 and went into effect on June 29, 2004.
• As the longtime guardians of the world’s food crops, indigenous people and small-holder farmers have made great contributions, and this document is the first legally binding international agreement to do so.
• It also urges governments to safeguard and support people’s rights to preserve and utilise the seeds they have nurtured for millennia.
• After almost three years, the parties to this treaty have gathered to talk about the governance of agricultural biodiversity and global food security.Theme 2022:
The theme of the meeting is ‘Celebrating the Guardians of Crop Diversity: Towards an Inclusive Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework’.Aims:
• Guaranteeing food security through the conservation
• Exchange and sustainable use of the world’s plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA)
• Fair and equitable benefit sharing arising from its use, as well as
• Recognition of farmers’ rights.Key provisions:
• The treaty established a Multilateral System (MLS) of access and benefit sharing among the ratifying nations for a list of 64 of the most significant food and forage crops necessary for interdependence and food security.
• The treaty’s Annex 1 lists the genera and species.
• The treaty facilitates the continued open exchange of food crops and their genetic materials.
• Major food crops and forages are included in the list of plant genetic material covered by the Multilateral System of the Treaty.
• Legume forages and grass forages are other divisions of the forages.
• They were chosen based on standards for food security and interdependence across nations. - Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements:
1. Constitution provides for the right to life and personal liberty except in accordance with the due process of law.
2. Both President and Governors have the power to commute death penalty.
3. Inordinate and unreasonable delay in execution of a death sentence is a violation of Article 21.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer: B
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Constitution of India in Article 21 provides for Right to Life and
Personal Liberty. Under the protection of Life and Personal Liberty no person shall be deprived of his
life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.IncorrectAnswer: B
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Constitution of India in Article 21 provides for Right to Life and
Personal Liberty. Under the protection of Life and Personal Liberty no person shall be deprived of his
life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law. - Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which of the following statements regarding the draft Indian Antarctic Bill is\are correct?
1. The draft bill is the first domestic legislation with regard to Antarctica in India.
2. India signed the Antarctic Treaty in 2020 and received consultative status the same year.
Select the correct answer using the codes below.CorrectAnswer: A
India signed the Antarctic Treaty in 1983 and received consultative status the same year.
IncorrectAnswer: A
India signed the Antarctic Treaty in 1983 and received consultative status the same year.
- Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which of the following statements regarding the Sajibu Cheiraoba is\are correct?
1. It is the Naga’s big ritual celebration
2. On the festival day, residents organise a combined family feast during which traditional cuisines are served to local deities at the houses’ entrance gates.
Select the correct answer using the codes below.CorrectAnswer: B
Sajibu Cheiraoba:
• It is the Meiteis’ (a Manipur ethnic group) big ritual celebration, which takes place on the first day of the Manipur lunar month Shajibu, which falls in April every year.
• On the festival day, residents organise a combined family feast during which traditional cuisines are served to local deities at the houses’ entrance gates.IncorrectAnswer: B
Sajibu Cheiraoba:
• It is the Meiteis’ (a Manipur ethnic group) big ritual celebration, which takes place on the first day of the Manipur lunar month Shajibu, which falls in April every year.
• On the festival day, residents organise a combined family feast during which traditional cuisines are served to local deities at the houses’ entrance gates. - Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Why is sedimentation harmful for reservoirs?
1. It results in rockier stream beds.
2. A lot of sedimentation may cause local flooding.
3. It adversely affects the reservoir bed habitats for the aquatic life.
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
CorrectSolution: D
Justification:
Statement 1 and 2: All rivers contain sediments. When a river is stilled behind a dam, the sediments it contains sink to the bottom of the reservoir. As the sediments accumulate in the reservoir, so the dam gradually loses its ability to store water for the purposes for which it was built. If sedimentation continues, it increases water level and can even cause floods.IncorrectSolution: D
Justification:
Statement 1 and 2: All rivers contain sediments. When a river is stilled behind a dam, the sediments it contains sink to the bottom of the reservoir. As the sediments accumulate in the reservoir, so the dam gradually loses its ability to store water for the purposes for which it was built. If sedimentation continues, it increases water level and can even cause floods.
