Quiz Question

23 June 2021 Current Affairs Quiz june-2021

Que : 1

Recently, the area of Junglemahal was in news for the demand of separate statehood. Consider following statement about it.

1. Currently, it is a part of state of and . 2. It is located in Chota Nagpur plateau and dominated by santhali tribe. 3. This area was once affected largely by Naxalism.

Correct statement is/are: a) 1 only b) 2 and 3 c) All of the above d) 1 and 3

Que : 2

Consider following statement about Lakshadweep island.

1. The highest peak in the islands is Peak Sadddle with height of 732 mtr. 2. Studies have found that sea levels around Lakshadweep are estimated to rise between 0.4 mm and 0.9 mm annually, causing coastal erosion in many of the islands, and possibly submerging the smaller islets.

Correct statement is/are:

a) 1 only b) 2 only c) 1 and 2 d) None Que : 3

Consider various measures of coastal erosion.

1. Hard measure of coastal erosion is planting trees and mangroves along coastline which is costly affair. 2. Soft engineering solutions includes the building of firm structures like sea walls which is cost effective method.

Correct statements is/are: a) 1 only b) 2 only c) 1 and 2 d) None

Que : 4

Consider following statements about Indira Gandhi Canal.

1. It is one of the largest canal system of . 2. The canal originates at Harike barrage in Punjab and runs parallel to the Pakistan border at an average distance of 40 km in Thar Desert (Marusthali) of Rajasthan. 3. It confluences with Sabarmati river In Gujrat to meet Arabian Sea in the end. Correct statement is/are: a) 1 only b) 1 and 3 c) 1 and 2 d) All of the above Que : 5

Consider following statements about FATF.

1. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 during the G7 Summit in Paris. 2. The FATF has a grey list of countries that are deemed safe havens for terrorist financing and money laundering. 3. The blacklist includes countries designated as Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories (NCCTs). These countries aid in the financing of terrorism and the laundering of money.

Correct statement is/are: a) 1 only b) 2 and 3 c) 3 only d) All of the above solution b) Explanation – The world Junglemahal is used to refer four districts of the state — Purulia, Bankura, Jhargram and West Midnapore. These four districts were once affected by Maoist insurgency. It is a hilly country of Chota Nagpur in what is now the Indian state of West Bengal. The district was located in the area known as the Jungle Terry, a thickly forested region inhabited by tribal groups such as the Santhal people. BJP’s Bishnupur MP Soumitra Khan on Monday spoke about the need for a separate state of Jangalmahal, days after the party’s Alipurduar MP John Barla said that north Bengal should be made a separate state or Union territory for its “proper development”. Ans – b) 2 only Explanation – Saddle peak is highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands. A group of scientists at IIT-, in a study carried out under the Department of Science and Technology, have found that sea levels around Lakshadweep are estimated to rise between 0.4 mm and 0.9 mm annually, causing coastal erosion in many of the islands, and possibly submerging the smaller islets. The Lakshadweep archipelago comprises 36 islands of coral and reef formation in the Arabian Sea, spanning just over 32 sq km. The islands are characterized by low elevations, with maximum elevation ranging from 4-6 metres above Mean Sea Level and minimum elevations lower than 1 metre. solution d) Ans – d) None Explanation - “Coastal protection measures need to be taken now. There are two kinds that the government can adopt – soft measures, that is, the creation of mangroves, which we think is more effective. And hard engineering solutions including the building of sea walls – a proposition which is extremely expensive.”

Ans - c) 1 and 2 Explanation – In an engineering feat, the repair and relining of the Indira Gandhi Canal, the country’s longest canal which terminates in irrigation facilities in Thar desert, was accomplished in a record 60-day period amid the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, restoring 70 km of both the main canal and the feeder distributaries. The project was a race against time, as the repairs required closure of the canal system, which directly impacted the drinking and irrigation needs of 1.75 crore people as well as numerous cattle, Army cantonment along the international border and industrial usage in the border districts.

Ans – d) All of the above Explanation – Pakistan’s fate at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will be under the scanner this week, as the global financing watchdog is holding its plenary session beginning Monday. Decision will be made on whether Islamabad stays on the grey list or gets out of it, although New Delhi has been pushing for its blacklisting for the last three years. The Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering has retained Pakistan on “enhanced follow-up” status for outstanding requirements, and Islamabad will continue to report back to it on the country’s progress to strengthen its implementation of anti-money laundering and combating financing terror measures. Pakistan was put on the grey list by the Paris-based FATF in June 2018, and the country has been struggling to come out of it. The Asia Pacific Group (APG) is a regional affiliate of FATF. The FATF will finalise key reports, including on money laundering and environmental crime, ethnically and racially motivated terrorist financing and two reports that explore the opportunities that technology can offer to improve anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing efforts. It will also finalise its second 12-month review of the implementation of revised FATF Standards for virtual assets and virtual asset service providers, and guidance on proliferation financing risk assessment and mitigation.