Daily Current Affairs (MCQ's) | 21-07-2022

Q1.    Consider the following statements about the Maternal Mortality Ratio(MMR) in India

1. A recent study suggests that 70% of districts in India have reported MMR above 70 deaths
2. A MMR below 70 is the target under the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
3. Assam has the highest MMR in the country

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer (d)

Explanation:

Saving mothers

Data on MMR should lead to restructuring healthcare systems for women

The importance of maternal health to human development

• Maternal mortality indicates a woman’s ability to access health care, contraceptive devices, nutrition, and, in a sense, is a mark of the efficiency of a health-care system in responding to demands made of it.
• A recent study suggests that 70% of districts (448 out of 640 districts) in India have reported MMR above 70 deaths — a target under the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Many of the districts in southern India and Maharashtra have an MMR of less than 70.
• At the same time, the north-eastern and central regions have the least number of districts (12 and six districts, respectively) with an MMR of less than 70.
• Significantly, it also demonstrates the presence of huge within-State inequalities, even among the better performers — Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.

• According to the SRS (2016-18), only Assam (215) has an MMR of more than 200, while in this district-level assessment, the indications are that about 130 districts have reported above 200 MMR.

  

Q2. Which of the following countries share border with Vietnam?

1. China
2. Laos
3. Combodia
4. Myanmar

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

1. 2, 3 and 4
2. 2 and 4
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer (c)

Explanation:

India-Vietnam ties, from strong to stronger

• As New Delhi pursues its ‘Act East Policy’, Hanoi has become a valuable partner in the Indo-Pacific region
• India and Vietnam are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.

Q3.   Which of the follwoing countries are member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)?

1. Brunei
2. Fiji
3. Singapore
4. Indonesia

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

1. 2, 3 and 4
2. 2 and 4
3. 1, 3 and 4
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer (c)

Explanation:

Q4. Consider the following statements about the

1. The Asiatic cheetah was declared extinct in the country in 1952
2. India is importing African cheetah from Namibia

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer (c)

Explanation:

Cheetahs are likely to arrive in Kuno before August 15

• India came one step closer to bringing back the world’s fastest animal to the country with an agreement signed in Delhi between the Union government and the visiting Namibian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations, Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah.
• The Asiatic cheetah was declared extinct in the country in 1952, and the agreement, which has been negotiated for some years, will prepare the ground for the relocation of the first batch from southern Africa to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
• Restoring the fastest terrestrial flagship species, the cheetah, in India, will rekindle the ecological dynamics of the landscape.
• According to officials, plans for the cheetah translocations to Kuno are in compliance with the IUCN’s guidelines, with particular focus on the forest site quality, prey density and the current carrying capacity for a large mammal like the cheetah.

Q5. Which of the countries has outlet to the Black sea?

1. Iran
2. Russia
3. Syria
4. Greece

Answer (b)

Explanation: