GK Quiz | 1 October 2020

Q1. India has recently launched Green Strategic Partnership with which of the following country?

1. Norway
2. Finland
3. Germany
4. Denmark

Solution: D)

Explanation:

Recently, India and Germany have launched the Green Strategic Partnership for delivering sustainable solutions to India. Green Strategic Partnership is a mutually beneficial arrangement to advance political cooperation, expand economic relations and green growth, create jobs and strengthen cooperation on addressing global challenges and opportunities with a focus on an ambitious implementation of the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Key points:

• The partnership will focus on expanding economic ties, green growth, and cooperation on global challenges such as climate change.
• This partnership would build on and consolidate the existing agreement establishing a Joint Commission for Cooperation, which was signed 6^th February 2009 between India and Denmark.
• The two partners agreed on addressing global challenges and solutions on green energy transition and climate change.
• Danish companies with niche technologies and expertise have offered to help India in meeting its air pollution control targets, including in the key area of tackling the problem of burning crop stubble.

Hence, option D is correct.

 

Q2. Consider the following statements with reference to the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH):

1. It is a global health partnership founded in 2005.
2. It is administered by a Secretariat hosted at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Solution: C)

Explanation:

Statements 1 and 2: About the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH)

• It is a global health partnership founded in 2005.
• It is an alliance of more than 1000 organizations in 77 countries from the sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health communities, as well as health influencing sectors.
• It provides a platform for organizations to align objectives, strategies and resources, and agree on interventions to improve maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health.
• It is administered by a Secretariat hosted at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.

So, both statements are correct and hence, option C is correct.

 

Q3. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Congo fever?

1. It was first reported in Russia in 1944.
2. It can also spread between people via body fluids.
3. It is transmitted through bite of Hyalomma tick.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

Solution: C)

Explanation:

Statement 1,2 and 3: About Congo Fever or Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF):

• It was first reported in Crimea in 1944, followed by the Congo in Africa in 1969.
• It is a widespread disease caused by a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) of the Bunyaviridae family.
• It is transmitted through tick bites or contact with livestock carrying the disease.
• It can occur resulting from close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected persons.
• It is endemic in all of Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and Asia.
• Symptoms: mild viral fevers include fatigue, stomach pain, diarrhea, back pain, articular pain, red eyes and high fever.

So, statement 1 is incorrect and statements 2 and 3 are correct. Hence, option C is correct.

 

Q4. Which of the following is/are the main pillars of the Namami Gange Programme?

1. Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure
2. Afforestation
3. Bio-Diversity
4. River-Front Development

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

Solution: D)

Explanation:

About Namami Gange Programme:

• It an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as a ‘Flagship Programme’ in June 2014.
• It was approved with a budget outlay of Rs. 20,000 Crore.
• It seeks to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution and conservation and rejuvenation of the National River Ganga
• It is being implemented by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), and its state counterpart organizations
• It is being operated under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Following are its main Pillars:

• Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure
• Industrial Effluent Monitoring
• River-Front Development
• River-Surface Cleaning
• Afforestation
• Bio-Diversity
• Public Awareness
• Ganga Gram

Hence, option D is correct.

 

Q5. Consider the following statements with reference to Rashid Rover:

1. It is a lunar rover that the United Arab Emirates plan to send to the Moon in 2024.
2. With its success, the UAE could become the third nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon after the USA.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Solution: B)

Explanation:

Statement 1 and 2: About Rashid (lunar rover):

• It is a lunar rover that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) plan to send to the Moon in 2024.
• It has been named Rashid after Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (one of the original founding rulers of the UAE).
• It will explore the surface of the Moon in areas that have not been explored previously by human missions such as NASA’s Apollo.
• With its success, the UAE could become the fourth nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon after the USA, the former Soviet Union and China.

So, statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect. Hence, option B is correct.

 

Q6. The core partners of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, includes-

1. The World Health Organization (WHO)
2. The United Nations Children’s Fund  (UNICEF)
3. The World Bank

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

Solution: D)

Explanation:

About Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance:

• It is an international organization created in 2000.
• It is a global Vaccine Alliance, bringing together public and private sectors with the shared goal of creating equal access to new and underused vaccines for children living in the world’s poorest countries.
• Its core partners include the WHO, the World Bank, UNICEF, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Hence, option D is correct.

 

Q7. Consider the following statements about Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI):

1. It is a global partnership launched in 2017 to develop vaccines to stop future epidemics.
2. It was founded by the governments of Norway and India.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Solution: C)

Explanation:

Statement 1 and 2: About Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI):

• It was launched in 2017 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland to develop vaccines to stop future epidemics.
• It is a Global partnership between public, private, philanthropic, and civil society organizations working to accelerate the development of vaccines against emerging infectious diseases and enable equitable access to these vaccines for affected populations during outbreaks.
• It will support and coordinate activities to improve our collective response to epidemics, strengthen capacity in countries at risk, and advance the regulatory science that governs product development.
• It was founded by the governments of Norway and India, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, and the World Economic Forum.

So, both statements are correct. Hence, option C is correct.