Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – July 09, 2022 [Mock Test]
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1. Which of the following rhinoceros are listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List?
- Greater one-horned rhinoceros
- Sumatran rhinoceros
- Black rhinoceros
- White rhinoceros
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2 & 3]
Notes:- The Indian rhinoceros, also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros is a rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
- Sumatran Rhino is the smallest of all rhino species. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It has become extinct in Malaysia.
- The black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and southern Africa. It is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. It is listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List.
2. Which of the following international weeks are celebrated in the month of April?
- International Dark Sky Week
- World Interfaith Harmony Week
- World Immunization Week
- World Breastfeeding Week
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 3
[B] Only 2 & 4
[C] Only 1, 2 & 4
[D] Only 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1 & 3]
Notes:- International Dark Sky Week is held during the week of the new moon in April, when people worldwide may turn off their lights to observe the beauty of the night sky without light pollution. This event was founded in 2003.
- World Interfaith Harmony Week is an annual event observed during the first week of February (1-7 February) to promote cultural peace and nonviolence. The World Interfaith Harmony Week is based on the pioneering work of The Common Word initiative. It was first proposed by King Abdullah II of Jordan at the United Nations in 2010.
- World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed and to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease.
- World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration which is held every year from 1 to 7 August. It is organized by World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), the World Health Organization (WHO), and UNICEF. It was first celebrated in 1992 by WABA.
3. Which of the following festivals is celebrated on the first day in the month of Shawwal?
[A] Id-ul-Fitr
[B] Muharram
[C] Id-al-Adha
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Id-ul-Fitr]
Notes:- Id ul Fitr is celebrated to mark the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. It is celebrated on the first day in the month of Shawwal. It literally means ‘Feast of the Breaking Fast’.
- Muharram also called as Muharram-ul-Haram, is the most auspicious occasion in Islam after Ramadan and is the first month of the Islamic Hijri calendar.
- Eid al-Adha also known as the ‘Feast of Sacrifice,’ is celebrated on the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah (the twelfth and the last month of the Islamic calendar).
