IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Dec 28, 2016

ANSWER: Bhubaneswar

Explanation:
Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs in collaboration with UNDP and National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) will launch “Vanjeevan” the National Resource Centre for Tribal Livelihood issues at Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

NRC website and e-knowledge platform on tribal livelihood will also be unveiled on the occasion.

The National Resource Centre will serve as a platform for livelihood mapping, skill gap analysis and knowledge hub where consolidation of best livelihood and entrepreneurship models will be accessible for tribal entrepreneurship development.

ANSWER: 1, 2

Explanation:
Vanjeevan will be a programme to identify the problems in livelihood issues in select districts of six states having low HDI of tribal people in the first phase.

The states are Assam, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha and Telangana.

In the second phase the programme will be implemented in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Meghalaya and Tripura.

The programme will focus on the identification of local resources, keeping in view the existing skill level.

The programme will facilitate utilization of funds under various Government programmes for the above purpose.

ANSWER: Bastar

Explanation:
The CRPF, for the first time, is raising an exclusive composite tribal Battalion by recruiting male and female tribal youth from south Bastar region.

The recruitment process is going on and is likely to be completed by mid of January, 2017.

The recruits will be joining during April, 2017 for their basic training.

This is also a first recruitment process, where CRPF have implemented 33% reservation at the Constable level recruitment for females.

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
Planning to achieve 100 GW of solar capacity installation by 2022 through installation of projects under various schemes, several schemes have been launched by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) which are as follows:

• Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects.
• Scheme for Development of Solar PV Power Plants on Canal Banks/ Canal Tops.
• Scheme for setting up of 300 MW of Grid connected Solar PV Power Projects by Defence Establishments under Ministry of Defence and Para Military forces with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) under Batch-IV of Phase-II/III of National Solar Mission.
• Implementation of scheme for setting up of 1000 MW of Grid- Connected Solar PV Power Projects by CPSUs with VGF under Batch-V of Phase-II of JNNSM.
• Implementation of Scheme for Setting up of 15000 MW of Grid connected Solar PV Power Projects under Batch II of Phase II of National Solar Mission (by NTPC/NVVN)
• Setting up of 2000 MW Grid connected solar power with VGF through Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)
• Development of Solar Cities Programme.
• Scheme for Development of Solar Zones in the country

ANSWER: 10

Explanation:
The Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has moved forward with its plan to develop 10 special Solar Zones designed to accelerate the development of large-scale solar PV capacity in the country.

Eyeing 2022’s 100 GW of solar PV target, the Indian ministry has sanctioned the implementation of these zones, which will each cover approximately 10,000 hectares of government-owned or privately owned wasteland, uncultivable land or fallow land in one or more than one patches.

The purpose of each Solar Zone is to act as a flagship demonstration facility highlighting the efficacy and affordability of solar power, with the aim being to encourage project developers and investors to pour more funds and effort into India’s growing solar industry.

Each Zone will enable states to attract significant investment and create employment opportunities while also contributing towards meeting Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO).

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:

• With the completion of this project, water would be made available to Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan.
• Haryana would have the biggest share of 48 per cent of the total water resources.

ANSWER: Diseases

Explanation:

• Zoonoses have been defined as diseases and infections that are naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and humans.
• The effects of zoonoses are accentuated among marginalized groups since the poor tend to have closer interactions with animals and are further removed from accessible health services.
• Co-habitation of farm animals in the same living space increases the opportunities of transmission of diseases in both directions.
• Some zoonotic diseases have pandemic potential, such as highly pathogenic avian influenza, Zika, Ebola, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV).
• Around 60% of all human diseases and around 75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic however; these are missed, not recognized or understood in developing countries like India.

ANSWER: Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation:
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched a health programme for adolescents, in the age group of 10-19 years, which would target their nutrition, reproductive health and substance abuse, among other issues.

The new adolescent health (AH) strategy focuses on age groups 10-14 years and 15-19 years with universal coverage, i.e. males and females; urban and rural; in school and out of school; married and unmarried; and vulnerable and under-served.

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation programme: The objective of the programme is to reduce the prevalence and severity of anaemia in adolescent population (10-19 years).

The scheme aims at increasing the awareness regarding hygiene practices during menstruation, increased access to and use of hygienic products during menstruation and disposal of such products in an environmentally friendly manner among adolescent girls living rural areas.

The programme aims to ensure that adolescents between the age of 10-19 years benefit from regular and sustained peer education thus improving life skills, knowledge and aptitude on key focused areas.