Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – July 02, 2022 [Mock Test]
July 2, 2022 July 2, 2022
1. Which of the following wildlife sanctuaries is home to the critically endangered white-backed vulture and the long-billed vulture?
[A] Sajnekhali
[B] Pobitara
[C] Coringa
[D] Tamor Pingla
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Correct Answer: C [Coringa]
Notes:- Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary is an estuary situated near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. It is the third largest stretch of mangrove forests in the country. It is home to the critically endangered white-backed vulture and the long-billed vulture.
- Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary is a area in the northern part of the Sundarbans delta in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. It is located at the confluence of the Matla and Gumdi rivers. The area is mainly mangrove scrub, forest and swamp. It was set up as a sanctuary in 1976.
- Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra in Morigaon district in Assam. It was declared in 1987. It holds one of the largest Indian rhinoceros populations in Assam.
- Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Surajpur District, Chhattisgarh. It is named after the Tamor Hill and Pingla Nalla, the old and prominent features of the area.
2. Which of the following are included as the focus areas of NASA’s space equity action plan for underserved communities?
- Increasing integration and utilization of contractors and businesses.
- Enhancing grants and cooperative agreements.
- Leveraging Earth Science and socioeconomic data to help mitigate environmental challenges.
- Advancing external civil rights compliance.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 2, 3 & 4
[C] Only 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released an equity action plan to “make space more accessible”. It has four focus areas: Increasing integration and utilization of contractors and businesses from underserved communities and expanding equity in NASA’s procurement process; Enhancing grants and cooperative agreements to advance opportunities, access, and representation for underserved communities; Leveraging Earth Science and socioeconomic data to help mitigate environmental challenges in underserved communities; and Advancing external civil rights compliance and expanding access to limited English proficient populations within underserved communities.
- NASA aims to increase the number of outreach events for underserved communities by 50% by 2029.
- To make information on earth science easily available to all, NASA will make its 50 most-requested environmental data sets of last year available on the internet, and
- The full transfer of NASA Earth science data to the cloud will be complete by 2025.
- NASA will also train around 2,700 users on how to use the agency’s data effectively to address environmental parameters like air quality and water resource management.
- NASA plans to increase its civil rights compliance reviews to 10% by the financial year 2024.
- By January 2023, NASA will publish an updated language access plan.
3. Which of the following initiatives has/have been launched to reduce digital divide?
- Lab on Wheels
- World on Wheels
- Tele-Law on Wheels
- North East on Wheels Expedition
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2]
Notes:- ‘Lab on Wheels’ is launched by Delhi University. It aims to impart education in the fields of Mathematics and Science to those students who come from marginalised and poor economic backgrounds, in order to pique their interests in these subjects while pursuing higher education.
- World on Wheels (WoW) is started by HP India and SRF Foundation. The program offers digital access to the isolated and disadvantaged groups in rural and semi-rural locations through IT equipped buses. It aims to promote e-learning for children, skills and entrepreneurship for youth and digital – based services for the community.
- “Tele-Law on Wheels” campaign, will undertake activities to empower people through pre-litigation advice to rightfully claim their entitlements and for timely redressal of their difficulties.
- North East on Wheels Expedition is launched to promote the Culture of North-eastern States.
