27-Aug-22: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Which of the following are the initiative of Indian government to promote Green Financing:

1.  Setting up Climate Change Finance Unit (CCFU) within the Ministry of Finance
2. Legalizing the Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) under the Companies Act, 2013.
3. Introduction of Priority Sector Lending (PSL) scheme in renewable energy sector.

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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant which is recently in news, is located in which country

In India, why are some nuclear reactors kept under “IAEA Safeguards” while others are not?

Consider the following statements, with reference to Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) which is recently in news:

1. It is a zoonotic disease.
2. The disease is caused by bacterium Brucella.
3. If it is not timely cured then it may lead to morality of animal.

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With reference to National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP), consider the following statements

1. It is a central Sector Scheme under which 100% of funds shall be provided by the Central Government to the States
2. It aims to control of Foot & Mouth Disease and Brucellosis by vaccinating 100% cattle, buffalo, sheep

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statement(s) about African Swine Flu, African Swine Fever (ASF) is/are correct?

1. ASF is a highly contagious and fatal animal disease that infects and leads to an acute form of hemorrhagic fever in domestic and wild pigs.
2. since the fever has no cure, the only way to stop its spread is by culling the animals.
3. It is a zoonotic disease that can spread from pigs to humans.

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Which of the following statement(s) regarding World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is/are correct?

1. It is an intergovernmental organisation responsible for improving animal health worldwide.
2. It is an attached office under World Health Organisation (WHO).
3. India is a member country of OIE.

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In the context of security, ‘zorawar’ is the name of—-

Which of the following statements regarding Net Zero Emissions (NZE) is/are correct?

1. It means that a country will completely eliminate emission of Green House Gases (GHGs).
2. India has committed to achieve NZE by 2050.

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Which of the following statement(s) about tuberculosis (TB) is/are correct?

1. It is a viral disease that affects lungs of humans.
2. There is no vaccine for TB but only symptomatic care.
3. TB is highly transmissible, especially in air.

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