Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – September 07, 2022 [Mock Test]
September 7, 2022 September 7, 2022
1. Which of the following best describes ‘black swan’ event?
[A] An unpredictable event that comes as a surprise and has a significant impact on society
[B] Birds migration between their breeding grounds and their overwintering quarters
[C] Conserving and restoring the ecosystems that support the existence of black swan
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [An unpredictable event that comes as a surprise and has a significant impact on society]
Notes:- A black swan is a rare, unpredictable event that comes as a surprise and has a significant impact on society or the world.
- These events are said to have three distinguishing characteristics, they are extremely rare and outside the realm of regular expectations, they have a severe impact after they hit, and they seem probable in hindsight when plausible explanations appear.
- The 2008 global financial crisis, the fall of the Soviet Union, the terrorist attack in the US on September 11, 2001 are black swan events.
2. Consider the following pairs:
- Stingray fish – India
- Vanquita Porpoise – Mexico
- Purple frog – Cambodia
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2]
Notes:- A giant stingray is the world’s largest recorded freshwater fish. It has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia.
- Vanquita Porpoise is the world’s smallest cetacean (whales, dolphins, porpoises). Its name means “little cow” in Spanish. It is listed as Critically Endangered on IUCN Red List and listed in Appendix I of CITES. It is found only in the northern Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) in Mexico. It is unique among the porpoises as it is the only species of that family found in warm waters.
- The purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis), Indian purple frog or pignose frog is a frog species of the genus Nasikabatrachus. It is listed as Endangered in IUCN Red Data List. It was first discovered in 2003 in the Idukki district of Kerala. It is endemic to the Western Ghats.
3. Who among the following has won the Noble Prize for his/her efforts to safeguard freedom of expression?
[A] Dmitry Muratov
[B] Mikhail Gorbachev
[C] Maryna Viazovska
[D] Abdulrazak Gurnah
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Correct Answer: A [Dmitry Muratov]
Notes:- Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia was awarded 2021 Nobel Peace Prizefor their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.
- Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for his efforts to end the Cold War between the US and USSR.
- Ukraine’s Maryna Viazovska became the second woman to be awarded the Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize for mathematics.
- The 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.”
