Daily Quiz: 23rd May 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true:
1. Small Grants Program (SGP) is implemented by UNDP on behalf of the GEF (Global Environment Facility) partnership.
2. SGP provides financial and technical support to communities and Civil Society Organizations to meet the overall objective of global environmental benefits secured through community-based initiatives and actions.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- Small Grants Program (SGP) is implemented by UNDP on behalf of the GEF (Global Environment Facility) partnership.
- SGP provides financial and technical support to communities and Civil Society Organizations to meet the overall objective of global environmental benefits secured through community-based initiatives and actions.
- Through a decentralized, national-level delivery mechanism, SGP finances community-led initiatives to address global environmental issues.
- The Program is specifically designed to mobilize bottom-up actions by empowering local civil society organizations, and poor and vulnerable communities, including women and Indigenous Peoples.
2. River Information System is implemented by?
(a) Meteorological survey of India
(b) Inland Waterways Authority
(c) Ministry of Environment
(d) ISRO
Ans: b
Justification:
- River Information System is a combination of modern tracking equipment related hardware and software designed to optimize traffic and transport processes in inland navigation.
- RIS is being implemented under the overall responsibility of Inland Waterway Authority of India, a statutory body administered by the Ministry of Shipping.
- The system enhances swift electronic data transfer between mobile vessels and shore (Base stations) through advance and real-time exchange of information.
3. ASPIRE scheme is launched by?
(a) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(b) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(c) Ministry of Science and Technology
(d) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Ans:a
Justification:
- ASPIRE Scheme or Scheme for promotion of innovation, entrepreneurship and Agro-Industry is promoted by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
- It will promote Innovation & Rural Entrepreneurship through rural Livelihood Business Incubator (LBI), Technology Business Incubator (TBI) and Fund of Funds for start-up creation in the agro-based industry.
- The ASPIRE Scheme fund has a Rs.200 crore corpus
4. Which of the following statements are true:
1. North Atlantic Treaty Organization or North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance
2. It constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- Recently Balkan nation Macedonia has signed accession papers with NATO.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization or North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance.
- It constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.
5. Shark Bay is located at?
(a) Maldives
(b) Ecuador
(c) Japan
(d) None of the above
Ans: d
Justification:
- Shark Bay is the World Heritage-listed marine ecosystem situated in Australia.
- Since 2011 it has been devastated by extreme temperatures, when a brutal marine heatwave struck off Western Australia.
- According to World Heritage Advisory Committee Shark Bay is classifiedas the highest category of vulnerability to future climate change.
- Shark Bay hosts the world’s most extensive population of Stromatolites – stump-shaped colonies of microbes that date back billions of years.
