Current Affairs Quiz (19th October, 2021) (Date : 19-10-

2021)
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Question 1:

With reference to the Earthshot Prize, consider the following statements:

1. It is given for finding innovative solutions to Climate change.

2. It is bestowed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
3. India’s Vidyut Mohan has won the inaugural edition of this Prize.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 3 only

2. 2 only

3. 2 and 3 only

4. 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer : 1

Explanation
Earthshot Prize:

The award will honour five finalists between 2021 and 2030 for developing solutions
to fight the climate crisis. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

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 Each year five winners will be selected, one for each of the Five United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) :
Restoration and protection of nature
Air cleanliness
Ocean revival
Waste-free living
Climate action.
It is an award set up by Prince William and the Royal Foundation, the charity
founded by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and historian David Attenborough.
Hence, statement 2 is not correct
Vidyut Mohan, a Delhi-based entrepreneur, won the inaugural edition of The
Earthshot Prize. He won it for his innovative technology that recycles agricultural
waste to create fuel. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

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Question 2:

Which of the financial mechanisms are established by the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC):

1. The Adaptation Fund under Kyoto Protocol

2. Green Climate Fund
3. Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF)
4. Global Environment Fund (GEF)

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1 and 4 only

2. 2 and 3 only

3. 1 only

4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Correct Answer : 4

Explanation

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 To facilitate the provision of climate finance, the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has established the following financial
mechanism to provide financial resources to developing country Parties.
The Adaptation Fund under Kyoto Protocol: It aims to finance concrete
projects and programmes that help vulnerable communities in developing
countries that are Parties to the Kyoto Protocol to adapt to climate change.
Green Climate Fund: It is the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC, established
in 2010.
India has been pushing for rich countries to meet their Paris Accord climate
finance commitment of USD 100 billion per year.
Global Environment Fund (GEF): GEF has served as an operating entity of the
financial mechanism since the Convention came into force in 1994.
It is a private equity fund focused on seeking long term financial returns by
investments in clean energy under climate change.
GEF also maintains two additional funds, the Special Climate Change
Fund (SCCF) and the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF).
Hence, option D is correct

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Question 3:

Consider the following statements:

1. The World Food Day is observed annually to commemorate the foundation of the Food
and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
2. FAO is a specialised agency of the UN that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
3. India has proposed to declare 2023 as the International Year of Millets.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only

2. 2 only

3. 3 only

4. 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer : 4

Explanation

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 World Food Day is celebrated every year on October 16th to commemorate the date
of the founding of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation in
1945. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
FAO is a specialised agency of the UN that leads international efforts to defeat
hunger. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
FAO supported India's proposal to declare 2023 as the International Year of
Millets.
The move will encourage intake of nutritious food, increase their availability
further and benefit small and medium farmers who mostly grow coarse grains on
their land where there is a problem of water and the land is not so fertile. Hence,
statement 3 is correct.

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Question 4:

The term ‘Allium negianum’, recently seen in the news, refers to?

1. A newly discovered crater on the lunar surface.

2. A medicine developed for the treatment of Covid infection.

3. A rare animal species sighted in western ghats endemic to himalayan ecosystem.

4. A newly discovered onion species from Uttarakhand having various medicinal utilities

Correct Answer : 4

Explanation

Recently, a newly discovered plant Allium negianum, in Uttarakhand has been

confirmed to belong to the genus that includes many staple foods such as onion and
garlic.
Allium is one of the largest genera in Amaryllidaceae.
Amaryllidaceae is a family of herbaceous (connected with plants that have soft
stems), mainly perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
The genus Allium contains about 1,100 species worldwide, including many staple foods
like onion, garlic, scallion, shallot and chives.
The genus naturally occurs in dry seasons in the northern hemisphere and South Africa
but the newly-identified species is restricted to the region of the western Himalaya.
The scientific name Allium negianum honours the late Dr. Kuldeep Singh Negi, an
eminent explorer and Allium collector from India.
They are useful for various medicinal purposes.
Hence, option D is correct.

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Question 5:

With reference to the Electronic-Waste, consider the following statements:

1. The Nairobi Declaration of the Basel Convention mentions the management of

electronic wastes.
2. India’s first e-waste clinic for segregating, processing and disposal of waste from
household and commercial units has been set-up in Bhopal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only

2. 2 only

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer : 3

Explanation

E-Waste is short for Electronic-Waste and the term is used to describe old, end-of-life
or discarded electronic appliances. It includes their components, consumables, parts
and spares.
It is categorised into 21 types under two broad categories:
Information technology and communication equipment.
Consumer electrical and electronics.
Laws to manage e-waste have been in place in India since 2011, mandating that only
authorised dismantlers and recyclers collect e-waste. E-waste (Management) Rules,
2016 was enacted in 2017.
India’s first e-waste clinic for segregating, processing and disposal of waste from
household and commercial units has been set-up in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Hence, statement 2 is correct.
Originally, the Basel Convention (1992) did not mention e-waste but later it addressed
the issues of e-waste in 2006 (COP8).
The Nairobi Declaration was adopted at COP9 of the Basel Convention on
the Control of the Trans-boundary Movement of Hazardous Waste. It aimed
at creating innovative solutions for the environmentally sound management of
electronic wastes. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

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