Daily Current Affairs Quiz-9 Sep 2023
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Question 1 of 4
1. Question
‘Global Trade Update’ report, the ‘outlook for global trade is released by which of the following below
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Answer: (A)
- At $32 trillion, world trade hit record levels in 2022 due to robust growth in the first half; and growth sub-par in the second half.
- Global trade in goods is likely to increase by about 1 per cent (year-on-year) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023 while trade in services is expected to grow by about 3 per cent in the same period amid deteriorating economic conditions and rising uncertainties, per UNCTAD’s latest Global Trade Update released recently.
India:
- India’s exports, too, declined 7 per cent in Q4 2022 compared to the same period in the previous year, while its imports grew 2 per cent, per the report.
- The value of trade in goods for the US and the EU, while lower relative to the previous quarter, was higher relative to Q4 2021.
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Answer: (A)
- At $32 trillion, world trade hit record levels in 2022 due to robust growth in the first half; and growth sub-par in the second half.
- Global trade in goods is likely to increase by about 1 per cent (year-on-year) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023 while trade in services is expected to grow by about 3 per cent in the same period amid deteriorating economic conditions and rising uncertainties, per UNCTAD’s latest Global Trade Update released recently.
India:
- India’s exports, too, declined 7 per cent in Q4 2022 compared to the same period in the previous year, while its imports grew 2 per cent, per the report.
- The value of trade in goods for the US and the EU, while lower relative to the previous quarter, was higher relative to Q4 2021.
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Question 2 of 4
2. Question
The World Air Quality Project is implemented by which of the below organisation?
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Answer: (A)
Explanation:
UNESCO’s initiatives to combat air pollution include implementing an internal carbon tax on all flight tickets, and investing in emission reduction measures. The World Air Quality Project allows residents to make informed decisions by real time Air Quality data. In collaboration with UNEP, environmentally conscious practices have been introduced such as digital working via the ‘Virtual Meetings’ project.
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Answer: (A)
Explanation:
UNESCO’s initiatives to combat air pollution include implementing an internal carbon tax on all flight tickets, and investing in emission reduction measures. The World Air Quality Project allows residents to make informed decisions by real time Air Quality data. In collaboration with UNEP, environmentally conscious practices have been introduced such as digital working via the ‘Virtual Meetings’ project.
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Question 3 of 4
3. Question
Consider the following statements
1.Aditya L1 is the first space based Indian mission to study the Solar upper atmospheric chromosphere and corona.
2.Presently Chandrayaan-2’s Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM) is the only X-ray spectrometer in the world which regularly measures the soft X-ray spectrum of the Sun’s corona.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct/s?
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Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Aditya L1: Aditya L1 is the first space based Indian mission to study the Sun. The spacecraft is placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, which is about 1.5 million km from the Earth. A satellite placed in the halo orbit around the L1 point has the major advantage of continuously viewing the Sun without any occultation/eclipses.
The spacecraft carries seven payloads to observe the photosphere, chromosphere and the outermost layers of the Sun (the corona) using electromagnetic and particle and magnetic field detectors.
Chandrayaan-2: XSM detects X-rays emitted by the Sun and its corona, measures its intensity, and supports the CLASS payload. Presently, the XSM is the only instrument operational providing soft X-ray spectral measurements of the Sun over a broad energy range. This has yielded very interesting observations of the micro flares occurring outside active region as well as elemental abundances in the quiet Sun corona.
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Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Aditya L1: Aditya L1 is the first space based Indian mission to study the Sun. The spacecraft is placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, which is about 1.5 million km from the Earth. A satellite placed in the halo orbit around the L1 point has the major advantage of continuously viewing the Sun without any occultation/eclipses.
The spacecraft carries seven payloads to observe the photosphere, chromosphere and the outermost layers of the Sun (the corona) using electromagnetic and particle and magnetic field detectors.
Chandrayaan-2: XSM detects X-rays emitted by the Sun and its corona, measures its intensity, and supports the CLASS payload. Presently, the XSM is the only instrument operational providing soft X-ray spectral measurements of the Sun over a broad energy range. This has yielded very interesting observations of the micro flares occurring outside active region as well as elemental abundances in the quiet Sun corona.
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Question 4 of 4
4. Question
The Initiative on the Safe Transportation of Grain and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian ports, also called the Black Sea Grain Initiative and in the media commonly called the grain deal, was an agreement among which of the following below
1.Russia
2.Turkey
3.United Nation
Which of the given below options is/are correct/s?
Correct
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
As world leaders gather in Delhi on Friday ahead of the G-20 Summit, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is on a mission to revive the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI or BSI), in talks on the side-lines of the summit. The deal that facilitates export of grain from Russia and Ukraine lapsed in July.
The BSI, which was signed to avert massive shortages of wheat, sunflower oil, and other commodities due to the Ukraine conflict, lapsed on July 17 after Russia refused to renew the deal citing “unkept promises” by Western countries.
On Thursday, Mr. Guterres said the UN was “deeply engaged” in resolving the issue, that would mean giving Russia more access to financial markets despite EU and U.S. sanctions and in return receiving guarantees that Russia will not threaten or bomb Ukrainian ships or ports exporting grain. Source: In News
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Answer: (C)
Explanation:
As world leaders gather in Delhi on Friday ahead of the G-20 Summit, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is on a mission to revive the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI or BSI), in talks on the side-lines of the summit. The deal that facilitates export of grain from Russia and Ukraine lapsed in July.
The BSI, which was signed to avert massive shortages of wheat, sunflower oil, and other commodities due to the Ukraine conflict, lapsed on July 17 after Russia refused to renew the deal citing “unkept promises” by Western countries.
On Thursday, Mr. Guterres said the UN was “deeply engaged” in resolving the issue, that would mean giving Russia more access to financial markets despite EU and U.S. sanctions and in return receiving guarantees that Russia will not threaten or bomb Ukrainian ships or ports exporting grain. Source: In News
