GK Quiz | 09 March 2020

1. Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of 1995 is related to-

1. Gender Equality
2. Rights of Disabled
3. Children’s rights
4. Combating human trafficking

Ans. A

Explanation

Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of 1995 is a declaration adopted at the 4^th World Conference on Women under the aegis of the United Nations. The declaration ensures gender equality and equal freedom to women in every aspect of life.

Hence, A is the correct answer.

 

2. Which of the following is true about the Central Pollution Control Board?

1. It is a quasi-judicial body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
2. CPCB has been given the powers under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
3. It also promotes the cleanliness of wells and streams.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. 1,2 and 3
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 2 only
4. 1 and 2 only

Ans. B

Explanation

Central Pollution Control Board is a statuary body set up under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, but its powers and functions are defined under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. The body is under the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. The chairman of the CPCB is appointed by the Cabinet Committee for Appointment headed by the Prime Minister. The headquarter of the CPCB is in New Delhi. The roles and responsibility of CPCB include:

• It provides technical support to the Ministry of Environment under the Environment Protection Act 1986 and acts as the apex level organization related to the control of pollution.
• It coordinates with the State Pollution Control Boards
• It works to control and take measures to curb air, water, noise pollution, etc.
• It works towards waste management rules like solid waste management rules, plastic waste management rules etc.
• It runs various awareness programs like eco-city programs to create awareness about the environment.

Hence, B is the correct answer.

 

3. Which of the following is correctly matched?

1. Arsenic- Itai-Itai disease
2. Oil leakage- Leukemia
3. Mercury – Acrodynia

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. 1,2 and 3
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 2 only
4. 1 only

Ans.  B

Explanation

Itai- Itai disease is caused by cadmium proliferation. It means ‘’It hurts, it hurts”. The disease leads to weak and brittle bones and joints. It can also be the cause of anemia, kidney failure, etc.

Arsenic poisoning can cause several different diseases like vomiting, abdominal pain, watery diarrhea that contains blood, thickening of the skin, darker skin, abdominal pain, diarrhea, heart disease, numbness, and cancer.

Oil leakage causes Leukemia or blood cancer. It also causes diseases like emphysema, heart problems, depression, DNA alterations, neurological impairment, post-traumatic stress disorders, etc.

Mercury poisoning causes Acrodynia or Pink fever, according to which there occurs a pink discoloration of hands and feet along with swelling and pain.

Hence, B is the correct answer.

 

4. Which of the following is true about Kali Tiger Reserve?

1. The Kali Tiger reserve is located in Karnataka by the Kali river.
2. The reserve is another name of the Dandeli Anshi Tiger Reserve.
3. Both A and B
4. None of the above

Ans. C

Explanation

Kali Tiger Reserve, earlier known as ‘Anshi Dandeli Tiger Reserve’, is located in Karnataka by the Kali river. The tiger reserve has a Bengal tiger, black panther, Indian elephants, etc. The reserve lies in the Northern Western Ghats having montane rain forest and moist deciduous forest.

Hence, C is the correct answer.

 

5. Which of the following is true about Shola forests?

1. They are found only in Southern Western Ghats
2. The shola forests exist in two stories.
3. The forests are temperate evergreen forests.
4. Many of the rivers have their origin from the shola forest

Select the correct answer from the codes given below-

1. 1,2,3 and 4
2. 1,2 and 3
3. 1,3 and 4
4. 2 and 3 only

Ans.  A

Explanation

Shola forests are found in the upper reaches of the Western Ghats. They are endemic to the southern Western Ghats. They are marked by scattered montane forests separated by rolling grasslands. The forest has short montane trees marked by undergrowth of shrubs, thus forming two stories. Shola forests are considered a reservoir of water as many local small and large rivers find their origination from here. The forest is located in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerela.

Hence, A is the correct answer.