Oct 10th, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. With reference to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Consider the following statements
1. It was established in 1945 parallel to the establishment of the United Nations Organisation
2. It is made up of 47 United Nations Member States which are elected by the UN General Assembly.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. Consider the following sea fishing techniques
1. Deep trawling
2. Blast fishing
3. Gillnetting
4. Longline fishing
Which of the above are generally viewed as eco-unfriendly fishing techniques?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 ony
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
3. The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is released annually by
(a) United Nations Development Programme and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
(b) United Nations Development Programme and World Bank
(c) World Bank and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
(d) World Economic Forum and United Nations Development Programme
4. Lukha river which recently underwent a detoxification process using phytoremediation technique is located in
(a) Tripura
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Assam
(d) Nagaland
5. The upcoming NASA’s Mission Lucy is set to explore
(a) Trojan Asteroids of Saturn
(b) Comets
(c) Trojan Asteroids of Jupiter
(d) Sunspots
Answer's
1- (d)
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/environment/clean-healthy-and-sustainable-environment-a-universal-right-un-human-rights-council-79624
2- (d)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/palk-bay-scheme-to-get-a-fillip-murugan/article36901746.ece
3- (a)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/in-india-5-out-of-6-multidimensionally-poor-are-from-lower-tribes-or-castes-un-report/articleshow/86843808.cms
4- (b)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/detoxing-pilot-project-has-brought-a-river-back-from-dead-meghalaya/article36926683.ece
5- (c)
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/nasas-lucy-mission-to-probe-jupiters-mysterious-trojan-asteroids/article36747491.ece
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