Current Affairs Quiz 25 June 2022
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Current Affairs Quiz 25 June 2022 for UPSC Prelims
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1. Question
Which of the following statements with respect to Ecologically Sensitive Areas are not correct?
1. ESAs are notified by the MoEFCC under Indian Forest act 2019.
2. Eco-Sensitive Zones are located within 100 km of Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?CorrectAns;- c) Both 1 and 2
Explanation;-
• Both the statements are not correct, ESA’s under MOEFCC under Environment Protection Act 1986 and its 10 KM not 100 KM
• The Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) or Ecologically Fragile Areas (EFAs) are areas notified by the MoEFCC around Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. The purpose of declaring ESZs is to create some kind of “shock absorbers” to the protected areas by regulating and managing the activities around such areas.IncorrectAns;- c) Both 1 and 2
Explanation;-
• Both the statements are not correct, ESA’s under MOEFCC under Environment Protection Act 1986 and its 10 KM not 100 KM
• The Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) or Ecologically Fragile Areas (EFAs) are areas notified by the MoEFCC around Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. The purpose of declaring ESZs is to create some kind of “shock absorbers” to the protected areas by regulating and managing the activities around such areas. - Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which of the following sea is not a part of the Atlantic Ocean?
CorrectAns: a
IncorrectAns: a
- Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which of the following statements regarding Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is\are correct?
1. It is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology
2. India and Pakistan have not signed the NPT.
Select the correct answer from the code below.CorrectAnswer: C
Both the statements are correct.Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
• The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament
• The NPT is often seen to be based on a central bargain: “the NPT non-nuclear-weapon states agree never to acquire nuclear weapons and the NPT nuclear-weapon states in exchange agree to share the benefits of peaceful nuclear technology and to pursue nuclear disarmament aimed at the ultimate elimination of their nuclear arsenals.”
• The treaty defines nuclear-weapon states as those that have built and tested a nuclear explosive device before 1 January 1967; these are the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and China.
• Four other states are known or believed to possess nuclear weapons: India, Pakistan, and North Korea have openly tested and declared that they possess nuclear weapons, while Israel is deliberately ambiguous regarding its nuclear weapons status.
• The Treaty has 189 States Parties, which is the largest number of any arms control agreement.
• However, India, Israel and Pakistan have not signed the NPT.
• North Korea announced its withdrawal in 2003, and further announced that it had conducted an underground nuclear explosion in 2006 and 2009.IncorrectAnswer: C
Both the statements are correct.Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
• The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament
• The NPT is often seen to be based on a central bargain: “the NPT non-nuclear-weapon states agree never to acquire nuclear weapons and the NPT nuclear-weapon states in exchange agree to share the benefits of peaceful nuclear technology and to pursue nuclear disarmament aimed at the ultimate elimination of their nuclear arsenals.”
• The treaty defines nuclear-weapon states as those that have built and tested a nuclear explosive device before 1 January 1967; these are the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and China.
• Four other states are known or believed to possess nuclear weapons: India, Pakistan, and North Korea have openly tested and declared that they possess nuclear weapons, while Israel is deliberately ambiguous regarding its nuclear weapons status.
• The Treaty has 189 States Parties, which is the largest number of any arms control agreement.
• However, India, Israel and Pakistan have not signed the NPT.
• North Korea announced its withdrawal in 2003, and further announced that it had conducted an underground nuclear explosion in 2006 and 2009. - Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which of the following statements about Harike Wetland are correct?
1. The Harike Wetland situated in Haryana state
2. It is one of the smallest wetland in northern Inida
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?CorrectAns;- d) None of the above
Explanation;-
• Both the statements are incorrect, because it is situated in Punjab and it is largest wetland in northern India.
• Days before the Punjab Wildlife Department starts its annual water bird census, there has been rare sighting of some migratory birds which have come from as far as Central Asia and Africa. With all four state wetlands witnessing a higher turnout of migratory birds, the department sighted the common merganser, seen for the first time in the Harike Wildlife Sanctuary.IncorrectAns;- d) None of the above
Explanation;-
• Both the statements are incorrect, because it is situated in Punjab and it is largest wetland in northern India.
• Days before the Punjab Wildlife Department starts its annual water bird census, there has been rare sighting of some migratory birds which have come from as far as Central Asia and Africa. With all four state wetlands witnessing a higher turnout of migratory birds, the department sighted the common merganser, seen for the first time in the Harike Wildlife Sanctuary. - Question 5 of 5
5. Question
“Keetham Lake” Located in which of the following states?
CorrectAns;- b) Uttar Pradesh
IncorrectAns;- b) Uttar Pradesh
