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May 5, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. Consider the following.
I. Narcondam Island is a part of a volcanic arc that continues northward from Sumatra to Myanmar.
II. A white-toothed shrew, an insectivorous mammal has been discovered recently from Narcondam Island of the Andaman and Nicobar group of islands.
(a) Only I is true
(b) Only II is true
(c) Both I & II are true
(d) Neither I nor II is true.
2. The Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 brings in a wider and more comprehensive regime for bio waste management. These rules shall not apply to
-
- Radioactive wastes
- Hazardous chemicals
- Solid wastes
- Lead acid batteries
- Hazardous micro organisms, genetically engineered micro organisms and cell.
(a) 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 2
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
3. Sauropod bones having titanosaurian affinity, have been discovered in
- Meghalaya
- Tamil Nadu
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Teleangana
(a) 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 2
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
4. Consider the following statements.
1. Human Development Index is part of the Human Development Report published by the United Nations Development Program annually.
2. The concept of Human Development Index was developed by Bangladeshi economist Mahbub Ul Haq.
(a) Only I is true
(b) Only II is true
(c) Both I & II are true
(d) Neither I nor II is true.
5. Which of the following indices are published under the Human Development Report?.
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
- Gender Development Index
- Gender Inequality Index
- Multidimensional Poverty Index
(a) 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 2
(c) 1, 2, 3
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
Answers
1 - (c)
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/new-species-of-shrew-discovered-in-andamans-narcondam-island/article34478344.ece
2 - (c)
https://blog.ipleaders.in/biomedical-waste-management-rules-2016/
3 - (d)
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/100-million-year-old-bones-of-sauropods-discovered-in-meghalaya/article34479477.ece
4 - (a)
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-hdi-ranking-2020-un-human-development-7108205/
5 - (d)
India ranked 131 among 189 countries on the Human Development Index (HDI) for 2019, slipping two places from the previous year, according to the Human Development Report (HDR) 2020 released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
- The 2020 Report has introduced planetary pressures-adjusted Human Development Index, which adjusts the standard Human Development Index (HDI) by a country’s per capita carbon dioxide emissions and material footprint.
- The other indices that form the part of the Report are:
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI),
- Gender Development Index (GDI),
- Gender Inequality Index (GII) and
- Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI).
- HDI emphasizes that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone.
- Based on three Basic Dimensions of Human Development:
- A long and healthy life,
- Access to knowledge, and
- A decent standard of living.
HDR was developed and led for years by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul-Haq, who was that country's finance minister for most of the '80s. He, along with Amartya Sen, pioneered the idea of development as being more than just greater income: it also meant access to more and more options, to the capability to fulfil more and more of your aspirations.The Human Development Index or HDI, the report's main product, reflects this idea: it includes income, but also quantifications of access to health and education — life expectancy and mean years of schooling, for example. This HDR looks at the big movers, the countries that have improved the all-round lives of their citizens most.
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