Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 23, 2023

August 23, 2023

Consider the following statements:
1. IUCN red list status of Hangul (Kashmir stag) is endangered.
2. The ninth Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India region conference was organized in
3. Suresh N Patel has been appointed as chairman of Advisory Board on Banking and Financial Frauds (ABBFF).
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1 Hangul is the only survivor of the red deer group in the Indian sub-continent.
2. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association was founded in 1911 as the Empire Parliamentary Association.
3. The ABBFF conducts the first level examination of bank frauds before recommendations or references are made to investigative by agencies.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1 The population census of Hangul is conducted every three years.
2. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is headquartered at New York.
3. The ABBFF can also give inputs for policy formulation related to frauds to the Reserve Bank of India and the CVC.
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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ANSWER: A

Consider the following statements:
1. ABRYSVO vaccine has been approved recently by US-FDA.
2. It is given to pregnant women later in pregnancy to protect infants from Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the first 6 months.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved ABRYSVO, the first vaccine that protects newborns from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).
The new vaccine is made by Pfizers and is given to mothers late in their pregnancies (32-36 weeks).
It provides protection to infants through their first six months of life.
During the trial of the vaccine on more than 7,000 pregnant people and their infants, it was found that it cut the risk that infants needed to see a doctor.
It also reduced the cases of hospitalisation among infants.

ABOUT RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS

People suffering from this illness are affected with infections of the lungs and respiratory tract.
It is highly common among children and elderly.
It can also lead to large number of hospitalisations.
It typically hits hardest during the winter months.
RSV spreads from person to person through the air by coughing and sneezing; direct contact; touching an object or surface with the virus on it.
Symptoms include- congestion, runny nose, fever, cough, sore throat etc.
Vaccines
- There are many vaccines to protect people from RSV.
- The recently approved antibody shot can protect infants after birth from the illness.
- Abrysvo also became the first RSV vaccine to gain approval in two different groups. Earlier, the FDA approved the shot to protect people 60 and older.

Consider the following statements:
1 The Hubble Space Telescope has captured image of an ancient comet-ESO 300-16.
2. One parsec is equal to 3.26 light years.
Which of the following statements is/ are incorrect?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: A

The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a stunning image of a galaxy that defies classification.
ESO 300-16 is an irregular galaxy, a type of galaxy that lacks a clear shape and structure.
It located at a distance of 28.7 million lightyears.

One parsec is equal to 3.26 lightyears, or 30.9 trillion kilometres.

A megaparsec is one million parsecs.

The galaxy is located in the constellation of Eridanus, contains a bubble of blue gas at its core and has a backdrop of many distant galaxies.
ESO 300-16 was captured as part of an imaging campaign known as Every Known Nearby Galaxy, which aims to create a complete inventory of Hubble images of all galaxies within 10 megaparsecs of the Earth, or 6 million lightyears.
- Almost 75% of such galaxies have been imaged already.

Consider the following statements:
1 Palm Cockatoo is a native bird of Caribbean islands.
2. Its IUCN red list is vulnerable.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: D

Six Palm cockatoos or black cockatoos– Australian exotic birds– were rescued from Assam’s Cachar district.

ABOUT PALM COCKATOOS

Scientific name– Probosciger aterrimus
It is a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family native to the rainforests and woodlands of New Guinea and Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia as well as found near Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia where it is sometimes seen in trees along the roads.
It has a very large black beak and prominent red cheek patches.
The palm cockatoo is a member of the white cockatoo subfamily Cacatuinae.
The vocalisations of palm cockatoos are similar to those of most wild parrots, but they have also been shown to produce a variety of additional syllables.
These additional syllables are mainly produced by males and are often combined to form long, complex sequences.
It can mimic human voice and can communicate in words if trained.
Anecdotal evidence indicates a palm cockatoo reaching 80 or 90 years of age in an Australian zoo, although the oldest confirmed individual was aged 56 at the London Zoo in the year 2000.
Protection status
- IUCN red list : Least Concern

Consider the following statements:
1. Piripkura indigenous tribe is found in Northern Siberia.
2. The Piripkura tribe’s population is estimated to consist of merely three individuals.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: B

The last known survivors of Piripkura indigenous tribe were found in deep within the Amazon Forest in Brazil.

ABOUT PIRIPKURA

The Piripkura tribe is a secluded indigenous group found in Mato Grasso region in Brazil.
They have deliberately avoided contact with mainstream society.
They are committed to maintaining their traditional way of life.
The Piripkura tribe’s population is estimated to consist of merely three individuals.
Threats– Illegal logging, mining activities etc.

WHO’s first ever Global Summit on Traditional Medicine was inaugurated in

(A) Ahmedabad
(B) Jamnagar
(C) Surat
(D) Gandhinagar

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ANSWER: D

WHO’s first ever Global Summit on Traditional Medicine was inaugurated as part of the G20 Health Minister’s Meeting in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
The theme of the summit was “Towards Health and Well-being for All”.
WHO’s Global Centre for Traditional Medicine is headquartered in Jamnagar, Gujarat.

World Water Week is organized annually by-

(A) Stockholm International Water Institute
(B) UNESCO
(C) World Water Council
(D) UN-Water

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ANSWER: A

World Water Week is a global event which is organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute every year since 1991.
The programme will be held from August 20 to 24 at the Waterfront Congress Center.
The theme for 2023 is “Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World”.

The support price of apple, orange and mango under Market Intervention Scheme has been fixed at-

(A) Rs 8 per kg
(B) Rs 10 per kg
(C) Rs 12 per kg
(D) Rs 14 per kg

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ANSWER: C

The Cabinet meeting chaired by CM enhanced the support price of apple, mango and citrus fruits being procured under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) from Rs 10.50 per kg to Rs 12 per kg for 2023-24.
Henceforth, the support price of apple, orange and mango would be Rs 12 per kg, bringing all fruits on a par.
The support price of kinnow and malta, too, was increased to Rs 12 per kg from Rs 9.50 per kg while the support price of galgal and lemon was increased from Rs 8 per kg to Rs 10 per kg.