Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 05 September 2020

Q1. The Assam government has recently approved the addition of 30.53 sq. km ( 3,053 hectares) to the 884 sq. km Kaziranga National Park. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) India’s environment ministry is considering doubling the number of protected areas such as national parks and wildlife sanctuaries from the current 729 over the next few years.
2) Aichi biodiversity targets are a series of goals that were set in 2010 at a Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting for protection and conservation of biodiversity.
3)At present protected areas, including national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and conservation and community reserves, cover 162,072 sq. km of India’s geographical area. India’s network of protected areas is above the “Aichi Target" of 17% of the terrestrial land.

Options :

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q2. The 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation, (MGC) Senior Officials' Meeting reviewed the progress in all areas of cooperation. MGC is an initiative by six countries - India and five ASEAN countries which are as follows :

1) Thailand
2) Japan
3) Bangladesh
4) Myanmar
5) Vietnam

Options :

a) 1,2 & 3 only
b) 2,3 & 5 only
c) 1,4 & 5 only
d) 2,4 & 5 only 

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding the recently released“young child outcomes index “which measures health, nutrition and cognitive growth with the help of indicators such as infant mortality rate, stunting and net attendance at the primary school level stands true ?

1) Kerala, Goa, Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Mizoram are among the top five States for well-being of children, according to the report.
2) The report points out that while the budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Women and Child Development has seen a year-on-year increase, all the additional funds have been allocated towards nutrition delivery under the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS).
3) According to its analysis on expenses towards child nutrition, healthcare, education and other necessary protection services, India spent ₹1,723 per child in 2018–2019, an amount that is insufficient and fails to reach the entire eligible population.

Options :

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q4. The United Nations Environment Programme recently released a report, “Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions for Food Systems”. Which of the following statements regarding the report stands true ?

1) According to the report, adding diet and food loss to climate change shall improve mitigation and adaptation contributions towards food systems by 25%.
2) The report suggests ways to address the issues in food system activities like reducing land use changes,forest degradation, deforestation, coastal peatland conversion and coastal wetland conversion.
3)  According to the 2015 Paris Agreement, the member countries of the United Nations are required to revise and submit their Nationally Determined Contributions every year.

Options :

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q5. Which of the following countries has recently joined the Indo-Pacific club which is aimed at securing the trade routes from aggressive China ?The move makes it the second European nation after France to formally adopt a strategy for the Indo-Pacific region.

Options :

a) Russia
b) Germany
c) Spain
d) Italy

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