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Alan Shearer is a striker in the top level of EPL for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and the English National Team. He has scored record 260 goals in the EPL with a record of 11 EPL hat-tricks.

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The Portuguese colony continued to exist for about 450 years. The first Portuguese encounter with the subcontinent was on 20 May 1498 when Vasco da Gama reached Calicut on Malabar Coast.

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The gestation period is the time in which a fetus develops, beginning with fertilization and ending at birth. The duration of this period varies between species. The gestation period or length of pregnancy, of the goat ranges between 145 to 152 days, or 150 days (5 months).

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Jamnapari is the most popular breed for commercial goat farming in India. It is also the highest milk producing breed of goat in India It is mostly found in Uttar Pradesh.

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The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has recently conducted a 2-day rescue exercise, the Regional Level Search and Rescue Workshop and Exercise 2019 (ReSAREX- 19) off Goa shore, Panaji. The event was organized by the Coast Guard District Headquarters-11 (Goa) and comprised search and rescue workshops with table top exercises.

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Statement 1 is incorrect:
The NYDF was signed in 2014 during the UN Climate Summit in New York. The agreement is voluntary and legally non-binding. It seeks to halve deforestation by 2020 and eliminate it by 2030. About 37 countries are signatory to it.
 Statement 2 is correct:
The NYDF has 10 goals which it seeks to achieve. The Goal 8 calls for financing of forest action. Recently, Norway entered into a 10 year agreement with Gabon to conserve its forests. The European country will fund 150 million USD to reduce GHG emission resulting from deforestation and degradation. The carbon price (lower limit has been set at 10 USD per ton.          

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Statement 1 is correct:
Pashmina is said to be the finest of all goat fibres. It is derived from the Changthangi goat/ Pashmina goat that are indigenous to the Ladakh region. The fibre is obtained by combing, unlike in other goat fibres which are sheared. This is because these goats naturally shed their coat seasonally. The industry faces problems due to duplicate products in market. The BIS standardisation will curb the problem.
Statement 2 is correct:
The goats are mostly reared by the Changpa/ Champa people. They are semi-nomadic. They are mainly found in the Changthang region of Ladakh. They are pastoralists and rear yak and goat. They are considered scheduled tribe by the Indian Government. 
Statement 3 is incorrect:
The Pashmina goats are not reared for their meat. The Changpa people rear sheep separately for meat purpose. They have traditionally reared the Pashmina for their wool for making clothes. The high altitude habitat implies harsh winters and these fibres make their clothes warm.

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Statement 1 is correct:
The 20^th livestock census shows that the number of Indian livestock has increased from 512 million in 2012 to 535.78 million in 2018. The census is conducted every five years. However, this time, the census was conducted after 6 years.
Statement 2 is correct:
The census shows that the increase in livestock population is because of increase in the number of sheep and goats. The number of farm animals like cattle, mules, donkeys, horses, pigs and camels has reduced. Cattle economy provides for 1/4^th of the rural income in India.
 

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Statement 1 is incorrect:
The ‘Feed our Future’ campaign was launched by the United Nations World Food Program. The WFP is the largest international organisation that fights hunger and malnutrition. It is a part of the UN Development Group. It is on its Executive Committee also.
Statement 2 is correct:       
The campaign seeks to eradicated hunger, which is the target set by the sustainable development goal number 2. It is an ad movie campaign launched in collaboration with UFO Movies in India. The other targets of the SDG 2 are food security, sustainable agriculture and improvement of nutrition.

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Statement 1 is correct:
Colva is one of the 17 sites identified by the ministry of tourism for development of Iconic Tourist Sites. It is located in Goa. It is a popular tourist site noted for its white sand beaches which stretches for 25km and resorts.
Statement 2 is incorrect:
Kumarakom is a tourism site in Kerala. It is noted for its backwaters and the Vembanad Lake. The lake is the largest backwater body in the state and the longest lake in the country. The Kumarakom Bird sanctuary is also locate here.