Current Affairs Question - 25 April 2023
Ecology & Environment
DNA Profiling Of Captive Elephants
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, informed that DNA profiling of 500 of the 2,675 captive elephants in the country has been completed.
- DNA profiling is the process by which a specific DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) pattern, called a profile, is obtained from a person or sample of bodily tissue of organisms.
- Project Elephant was launched in 1992 as a Centrally-sponsored scheme with an aim to protect elephants and improve their habitat and corridors, reduce human-elephant conflict and ensure their welfare.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
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1 and 2
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B |
2 and 3
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C |
1 and 3
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D |
All of the above
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Ecology & Environment
Landslide Atlas Of India
Consider the following statements:
- On 11th March, 2023, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released the Landslide Atlas of India, providing a detailed guide identifying landslide hotspots in the country.
- It provides the details regarding landslides in India including damage assessment of specific landslide locations.
- The Atlas is based on an all-India database created by the Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre that includes three types of landslide inventory: seasonal, event-based, and route-wise, covering the period from 2015 to 2022.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
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1 and 2
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B |
2 and 3
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C |
1 and 3
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D |
All of the above
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