Ans: A

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Statement 1 is incorrect: The World Restoration Flagship awards are led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

They aim to prevent, halt, and reverse the degradation of ecosystems on every continent and in every ocean. 

• The Bonn Challenge was launched by the Government of Germany and IUCN in 2011. 
• It  is a global goal to bring 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes into restoration by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030.
• The Challenge has already surpassed the 150-million-hectare milestone for pledges in 2017.

Statement 2 is correct: They are recognized as part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

• The UN General Assembly has declared 2021–2030 a UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. 
• It is designed to prevent, halt, and reverse the loss and degradation of ecosystems worldwide.
• It aims at reviving billions of hectares, covering terrestrial as well as aquatic ecosystems.

Ans: B

Exp:

Kerala wants the Centre to classify wild boar as vermin as per section 62 of the Wildlife Protection Act.

Statement 1 is incorrect: The species which have been classified as the Vermin placed in schedule V of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Ex: Common crow, fruit bats,Mice,rats.

• • Vermins are pests or nuisance animals that spread diseases or destroy crops, livestock, and property. 
  • Once an animal is declared vermin, it is deprived of the protection provided to wild animals by the Wildlife Protection Act.

• Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 is a list of species that are prohibited to be hunted, killed, traded, or harmed in any way.

Statement 2 is correct: The Union Government can notify any wild animal in Schedule II of the Act as vermin for a period of time in an area/state.

An animal is declared as vermin when it poses threat to life and crops. Once declared as vermin, the animal would lose its protection from hunting, thus enabling the state and citizens to cull the animal population to protect against the menace the species poses to life and livelihood.

Ans: C

Exp:

Statement 1 is correct: The Global Pulses Conference, an annual meeting of pulses producers, processors and traders, suggested that India augment production of pulses to meet the nutritional requirements. The conference is jointly organised by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) and the Global Pulse Confederation (GPC). 

It was outlined in the conference that-

• India had become self-reliant in chickpeas (chana) and many other pulses crops, with only a slight deficiency remaining in pigeon peas (tur) and black gram.
• Consistent efforts are being made to attain self-sufficiency in pulses by 2027. 

Statement 2 is correct: The Centre currently fixes MSPs for 23 farm commodities

• • 7 cereals (paddy, wheat, maize, bajra, jowar, ragi and barley),

• 5 pulses (chana, arhar/tur, urad, moong and masoor),

• 7 oilseeds (rapeseed-mustard, groundnut, soyabean, sunflower, sesamum, safflower and niger seed) and
• 4 commercial crops (cotton, sugarcane, copra and raw jute).

Ans: C

Exp:

Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has approved use of Jardiance for treating kidney failure and chronic kidney patients.

Option 1, 2, 3 and 5 are correct: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation(CDSCO)under the Directorate General of Health Services,Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,Government of India is the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of India.

•  It is  the apex drug regulatory body. 

• Its primary role is regulatory and it does not engage in the discovery of new drugs.

• • Under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, CDSCO is responsible for:

• approval of Drugs, Conduct of Clinical Trials, laying down the standards for Drugs, control over the quality of imported Drugs in the country

• It also  coordinates the activities of State Drug Control Organizations by providing expert advice with a view of bringing about uniformity in the enforcement of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
• Further CDSCO along with state regulators, is jointly responsible for grant of licences of certain specialised categories of critical Drugs such as blood and blood products, I. V. Fluids, Vaccine and Sera.

Ans: B

Exp:

Northern pintail and lesser sand plovers are among the long-distance migratory birds that have died due to suspected fertiliser poisoning in Pulicat.

• Pulicat Lake is a unique waterbody that is situated along the east coast of India and sprawls across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. 
• It is the country’s second largest brackish water ecosystem after Chilka in Orissa.
• Northern Pintail and Lesser sand plover are listed as Least Concern as per the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.