Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – November 02, 2022 [Mock Test]
November 4, 2022 November 4, 2022
1. Which of the following countries are members of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework?
- Philippines
- Brunei
- Fiji
- Vietnam
- Malaysia
- Taiwan
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2, 3 & 5
[B] Only 2, 4, 5 & 6
[C] Only 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
[D] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5]
Notes:- India and 13 countries viz. Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, United States, and Vietnam located in the Pacific Ocean are members of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
2. Recently guidelines have been issued to provide the first-ever global policy framework to protect children displaced due to climate change. These guidelines have been issued by which of the following organizations?
- UN Children’s Fund
- International Organization for Migration
- World Meteorological Department
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 1 & 2
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:- United Nations-backed agencies have issued guidelines to provide the first-ever global policy framework to protect children displaced due to climate change.
- The Guiding Principles for Children on the Move in the context of Climate Change contain a set of nine principles that address the unique vulnerabilities of children who have been uprooted. The guidelines cover both internal as well cross-border migrations.
- The land-mark guidelines were launched by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Georgetown University and the United Nations University.
3. Which of the following Indian antelope species have been listed ‘least concern’ in IUCN Red List?
- Nilgai
- Chousingha
- Tibetan Antelope
- Blackbuck
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 3
[B] Only 2 & 4
[C] Only 1 & 4
[D] Only 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1 & 4]
Notes:- Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern
- Chinkara (Gazella bennettii), IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern
- Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern
- Chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis), IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable
- Tibetan Gazelle (Procapra picticaudata), IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened
- Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened
