Current Affairs Question - 13 September 2019
National Issues Relating To Education
Curriculum For Life Skills (JeevanKaushal) Programme
Recently, the Government has launched the Curriculum for Life Skills (JeevanKaushal) programme designed by the University Grants Commission (UGC).Consider the following statements about the programme:
- The program has been framed for Undergraduate and Postgraduatecourses across the country.
- It will comprise of four courses:Communication skills,Professional and Leadership skills,Problem-solving and Decision-making,Universal human values.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
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Only 1
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Only 2
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Both 1 and 2
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Neither 1 nor 2
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National Disaster And Disaster Management
Drought-forecasting Toolbox
Recently, Drought-forecasting toolbox was unveiled atthe ongoing 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Consider the following Statements about the Drought-forecasting toolbox:
- The drought toolbox uses 30 parameters, including soil moisture, rainfall data and temperature data of the present and past can accurately evaluate the vulnerability of different geographic regions to drought.
- It has been developed by UNCCD in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) and World Meteorological Organization(WMO).
Which of statements given above is/are correct?
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Only 1
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Only 2
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Both 1 and 2
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Neither 1 nor 2
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