Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – August 26, 2022 [Mock Test]
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1. With respect to the Chemical Weapon Convention, consider the following statements:
- It is implemented by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
- Israel, North Korea and South Sudan have neither signed nor ratified it.
- India was the first state party to destroy all its stockpile of chemical weapons.
- Napalm chemical bombs were used in Vietnam war.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 2, 3 & 4
[C] Only 1, 3 & 4
[D] Only 1, 2 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1, 3 & 4]
Notes:- Chemical weapon convention is a multilateral treaty that bans chemical weapons and requires their destruction within a specified period of time. Its negotiations started in 1980 in the UN Conference on Disarmament.
- The convention opened for signature on January 13, 1993, and entered into force on April 29, 1997.
- It is implemented by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
- Israel has signed but has yet to ratify the convention.
- Three states have neither signed nor ratified the convention (Egypt, North Korea and South Sudan).
- India is a signatory and party to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
- India was the First State Party to secure the distinction of chemical weapon free state Party by destructing all its stockpile of its chemical weapons amongst all State Parties of the Convention.
- Napalm bombs which were used in Vietnam war were made using jelly-like substances, such that they would stick to the skin of a target. It was later banned from being used on civilians by a UN treaty of 1981.
2. Which of the following museums has been opened on the banks of River Mandovi?
[A] Food Museum
[B] Rock Museum
[C] Customs and GST Museum
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Customs and GST Museum]
Notes:- ‘Dharohar’ – the National Museum of Customs and GST is located in Panaji, Goa. Dharohar is housed in Panaji’s famous Blue Building on the banks of the Mandovi River. It was earlier known as Alfandega, during the period of Portuguese.
- India’s first open rock museum is located at the CSIR-NGRI campus in Hyderabad. It will display different types of rocks gathered from different States of ages ranging from 3.3 billion years to around 55 million years.
- First food museum of the country will be established at Thanjavur. The food museum has been co-developed by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museums, Bengaluru.
3. With respect to the recently released study by Commission for Agricultural and Prices (CACP), the share of which of the following crops has declined in 2019-20 against in 1980-81?
- Paddy
- Maize
- Oilseeds
- Pulses
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 3
[B] Only 2, 3 & 4
[C] Only 1 & 2
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:- The Commission for Agricultural Cost and Prices (CACP) has recommended promotion of crop diversification, favouring oilseed crops amid the global inflation in oilseeds and vegetable oils prices.
- Vegetable oils account for about half of India’s agricultural import.
- According to the CACP study, farmers have widely chosen to grow rice and wheat in agro-climatically unsuitable regions.
- The share of paddy has increased from 17.5 per cent in 1980-81 to 40.1 per cent in 2019-20 while the share of maize has declined from 5.6 per cent to 1.4 per cent, bajra from 1 per cent to 0.3 per cent, pulses from 5 per cent to 0.5 per cent, and oilseeds from 3.7 per cent to 0.6 per cent during the same period.
