Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – July 14, 2022 [Mock Test]
July 14, 2022 July 14, 2022
1. Which of the following priority areas are included in the recently released draft National Youth Policy?
- Social Justice
- Youth leadership & development
- Employment & entrepreneurship
- Promotion of social values
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 2, 3 & 4
[C] Only 1, 2 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1, 2 & 3]
Notes:- The Government has prepared a new draft National Youth Policy (NYP) after reviewing the existing draft of National Youth Policy, 2014. The new draft NYP seeks to catalyse widespread action on youth development across five priority areas: Education, Employment & entrepreneurship, Youth leadership & development, Health, fitness & sports, social justice. The draft policy is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.
- The NYP-2014 identifies five well-defined objectives and 11 priority areas and suggests policy interventions in each priority area. The priority areas are education, skill development and employment, entrepreneurship, health and healthy lifestyle, sports, promotion of social values, community engagement, participation in politics and governance, youth engagement, inclusion and social justice. It has replaced NYP-2003.
2. With respect to species ‘Slender Loris’, consider the following statements:
- It is a nocturnal animal.
- It is listed as critically endangered according to the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species.
- It is listed under Appendix II of CITES.
- It inhabits dry and drought-prone areas of Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3
[B] Only 1, 3 & 4
[C] Only 1, 2 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [Only 1, 3 & 4]
Notes:- The gray slender loris (Loris lydekkerianus) belongs to the family Loridae. It is a species of primate. Slender Loris generally inhabits dry and drought-prone areas of Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu. It is found in acacia and tamarind-dominated thorn and scrub forests near cultivated fields. The slender loris is a nocturnal animal. It is considered endangered according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
3. Which of the following statements on National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) are correct?
- It is an autonomous institution under University Grants Commission (UGC).
- It is an outcome of the recommendations of the National Policy in Education (1986).
- Colleges and universities that have completed two academic years will be eligible for NAAC’s ‘Provisional Accreditation for Colleges’.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:- National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an organisation that assesses and accredits higher education institutions (HEIs) in India. It was established as an autonomous institution under University Grants Commission (UGC). It is headquartered in Bengaluru.
- It is an outcome of the recommendations of the National Policy in Education (1986) which laid special emphasis on upholding the quality of higher education in India.
- The mandate of the NAAC as reflected in its vision statement is in making quality assurance an integral part of the functioning of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
- The NAAC functions through its General Council (GC) and Executive Committee (EC) comprising educational administrators, policymakers and senior academicians from a cross-section of Indian higher education system. The Chairperson of the UGC is the President of the GC of the NAAC.
- Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), with a record of at least two batches of students graduated or been in existence for six years, whichever is earlier, are eligible to apply for the process of Assessment and Accreditation (A&A) of NAAC, and fulfill all the specified conditions. Under the new manual released by NAAC, colleges and universities that have completed even one academic year will be eligible to apply for a newly created category of ‘Provisional Accreditation for Colleges’ or PAC. The PAC, which will not offer any grading, will be valid for two years, and institutions cannot get it more than two times.
