Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – January 8-9, 2023 [Mock Test]
January 17, 2023 January 17, 2023
1. Consider the following statements:
- Songi Mask dance is a folk dance of Uttarakhand.
- It is usually performed on the full moon day of Chaitra month.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2]
Notes:- The Songi Mask dance of Maharashtra, is usually performed on the full moon day of Chaitra month. Two entertainers dance as Narasimha in this dance, and others perform sporting Betal and Kaal Bhairav masks. This dance represents the triumph of truth. The major musical instruments utilised in this dance are the dhol, pavri, and sambal.
2. With respect to the ‘Sarna Code’, consider the following statements:
- The followers believe to pray nature.
- The holy grail of the faith is “Jal (water), Jungle (forest), Zameen (land) and Vayu (Air)”.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1]
Notes:- The followers of Sarna faith believe pray to nature.
- The holy grail of the faith is “Jal (water), Jungle (forest), Zameen (land)” and its followers pray to the trees and hills while believing in protecting the forest areas.
- Jharkhand has 32 tribal groups of which eight are from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
- While many follow Hindu religion, some have converted to Christianity — this has become one of the planks of demanding a separate code “to save religious identity”— as various tribal organisations put it.
3. Consider the following statements:
- IUCN has launched a programme ‘The 2022-2032 Threatened Species Action Plan: Towards Zero Extinctions.
- Australian Sea-lion, the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby, the Quokka and the Kangaroo Island Echidna, Koala, Olive Ridley Turtle are the mammals included in the programme.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2]
Notes:- Australia’s ‘The 2022-2032 Threatened Species Action Plan: Towards Zero Extinctionslists 22 types of birds, 21 types of mammals, nine fish species, six types of frogs, 11 invertebrates, 11 reptiles and 30 types of plants as priority species. It also includes 20 ‘priority places’ the ecological conditions of which the government will try to improve in the next decade.
- The 21 mammals include the Australian Sea-lion, the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby, the Quokka and the Kangaroo Island Echidna. The Koala and Olive Ridley Turtle are also part of this.
- Kangaroo Island is among the six islands that are in the list of 20 ‘priority places’.
- The list also includes 14 places on mainland Australia including some of its most iconic landscapes like the Greater Blue Mountains in New South Wales, the Australian Alps, spread over New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory and Kakadu and West Arnhem in the Northern Territory.
