Daily Quiz 06-10-23

Q5 Consider the following statements about a new study, based on the second global amphibian assessment by the Amphibian Red List Authority, related to IUCN.

1. The study also found that three out of every five salamander species are threatened with extinction primarily as the result of habitat destruction and climate change, making them the world’s most threatened group of amphibians.

2. North America is home to the most biodiverse community of salamanders in the world.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q4. Which of the following statements about borrowing powers of state government is correct?

A. It can borrow after obtaining permission from the Central Govt.

B. It can borrow under its FRBM Act without any permission.

C. It can borrow from overseas sources but with permission of the Central Government.

D. It can borrow without any limit on the guarantee of its Consolidated Fund.

Q3. Species Survival Commission works as an advisory body on species conservation to

A. UNO

B. International Union for Conservation of Nature

C. World Wildlife Fund

D. Intern-Governmental Panel on Climate Change

Q2. According to a new report ‘Freedom on the Net 2023: The Repressive Power of Artificial Intelligence, by Freedom House, a Washington DC-based non-profit, which country has the best climate for internet freedom?

A. Norway

B. Finland

C. US

D. Iceland

Q1. Nagorno-Karabakh region, which remains in the news and is a self-proclaimed republic falls in which country?

A. Azerbaijan

B. Armenia

C. Russia

D. Georgia