16th January 2021 DAILY WISDOM TEST-THE PT QUEST 2020

 

DAILY WISDOM TEST-THE PT QUEST 2021

Date:- (16-01-2021)

Question-1

 

Q.1. The correct Answers is
ANSWER: B
Explanation:

•    Statement 1 is incorrect: Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is defined as the number of maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births.
•    Statement 2 is correct: Maternal mortality in a region is a measure of reproductive health of women in the area.
•    Statement 3 is correct: The target 3.1 of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set by the United Nations aims to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 1,00,000 live births by 2030.

Question-2

Q.2. The correct Answers is
ANSWER: B
EXPLANATION:
•    Statement 1 is correct: The Council consists of 54 Members States, which are elected by UN General Assembly yearly for overlapping three-year terms.
•    Statement 2 is incorrect: India is member of Council currently for period of 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020.
•    Statement 3 is incorrect: The president of the Council is elected for a one-year term.

Question-3

Q.3. The correct Answers is
ANSWER: D
Explanation: Main functions of ECOSOC are as follows:
•    Promoting sustainable development: ECOSOC is the unifying platform for integration, action on sustainable development and follow-up and review.
•    Advancing policy integration: The Integration Segment of ECOSOC meets once in a year to help member countries chart ways to achieve the three pillars of sustainable development (social, economic and environmental).
•    Development Cooperation Forum: The Forum reviews the latest trends and progress in international development cooperation and promotes coordination across diverse actors and activities.
•    Financing for sustainable development
•    Coordinating humanitarian action:  Focusing on how to tackle pressing issues of humanitarian concern.

 

 

Question-4

Q.4. The correct Answers is
ANSWER: C
EXPLANATION:       Explanation:
•    UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment, - India has signed it in 1997 but yet to ratify it.
•    UN Convention on the High Seas(Geneva, 29 April 1958)- India has not signed it yet.
•    UN Convention on the Nationality of Married Women (New York, 20 February 1957)- India signed it in May 1957 but not ratified it yet.
Note- List of United Nations Conventions Protocols & Agreements India has not Signed, or Signed but not Ratifiedhttps://mea.gov.in/Images/attach/lu6353.pdf

Question-5

Q.5. The correct Answers is
ANSWER: B
Explanation:
•    Statement 1 is correct: It is an autonomous institution operating under the Union Ministry of Culture.
•    Statement 2 is correct: It was established in 1964 in the memory of the First Prime Minister (PM) of India,  Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964).