Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – July 10-11, 2022 [Mock Test]
July 11, 2022 July 11, 2022
1. Which of the following fish species is/are endemic to India and also listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List?
- Hump-backed mahseer
- Denison barb
- Labeo nigrescens
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1]
Notes:- The hump-backed mahseer is a large freshwater fish also called the tiger of the water and found only in the Cauvery river basin including Kerala’s Pambar, Kabini and Bhavani rivers. It is now Critically Endangered under IUCN Red List.
- Denison barb also known as Miss Kerala is a native freshwater fish species commonly found in parts of Karnataka and Kerala. It has been recently included in Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021. It is endemic to Western Ghats of India. It is listed as Endangered under IUCN Red list.
- Labeo nigrescens is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the genus Labeo. It is endemic to Karnataka.
2. Which of the following pairs of indices and publishing agencies are matched correctly?
- Purchasing Manager’s Index – NITI Aayog
- Global Innovation Index – World Intellectual Property Organization
- Environmental Democracy Index – World Resources Institute
- Global Gender Gap Index – World Bank
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 3
[B] Only 2 & 4
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] Only 1 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 2 & 3]
Notes:- The PMI is compiled and released monthly by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) is an economic indicator derived from the monthly survey of the private sector companies. PMI aims in providing information regarding the current and future conditions of a business to the decision-makers, analysts and investors of the company.
- Global Innovation Index is co-published by WIPO, Cornell University and INSEAD, the report provides an annual ranking of the innovation capabilities and performance of economies around the world.
- Environmental Democracy Index is released by Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Access Initiative. The index evaluates the environmental democracy based on recognized international standards.
- The Global Gender Gap Report provides scores on Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) which examines the gap between men and women in four dimensions, namely, Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival and Political Empowerment. It is published by World Economic Forum.
3. Which of the following pairs of treaties was signed between the Allied powers and Bulgaria after World War I?
[A] Treaty of Sèvres
[B] Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine
[C] Treaty of Versailles
[D] Treaty of Trianon
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Correct Answer: B [Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine]
Notes:- The Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine was signed between the Allied powers and Bulgaria after World War I. It required Bulgaria to cede various territories to Romania, Greece and Yigoslavia. The treaty was signed on 27 November 1919 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
- The Treaty of Sèvres was a 1920 treaty signed between the Allies of World War I and the Ottoman Empire. The treaty ceded large parts of Ottoman territory to France, the United Kingdom, Greece and Italy.
- The Treaty of Versailles was signed between Imperial Germany and the Allied Powers on 28th June 1919. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
- Treaty of Trianon, (1920), treaty concluding World War I and signed by representatives of Hungary on one side and the Allied Powers on the other. It was signed on June 4, 1920, at the Trianon Palace at Versailles,
