Question 02: Consider the following statements regarding the People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR):

1. It is a record of knowledge, perception, and attitude of people about natural resources, plants, animals, and their conservation in a village or a panchayat.

2. Kerala is the first state, and Kolkata is the first major metropolitan city in India to prepare a detailed register of biodiversity.

Question 01:

Answer: b

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Findings
• COVID-19 pandemic has seen one new billionaire emerging every 30 hours, while nearly one million people could be pushed into extreme poverty every 33 hours this year.
• The cost of essential goods rises faster than it has in decades, and billionaires in the food and energy sectors are increasing their fortunes by $1 billion every two days.
• The total wealth of the world's billionaires is now equivalent to 13.9% of global GDP, marking a three-fold increase from 4.4% in 2000.
• Corporations in the energy, food, and pharmaceutical sectors, where monopolies are especially common, are posting record-high profits, even as wages have barely budged, and workers struggle with decades-high prices amid COVID-19.

Question 02:

Answer: d

People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR)
• The program of the People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) is designed as a tool for the formal maintenance of the local knowledge with proper validation.
• PBR is a record of knowledge, perception, and attitude of people about natural resources, plants, and animals, their utilization, and conservation in a village or a panchayat.
• PBR is also proposed as a mechanism to create awareness among the people about the condition of plants and animals and their conservation and sustainable utilization.
• Kerala is the first state to prepare people’s biodiversity registers (PBRs), a grassroots level record of bio-resources and their traditional knowledge for all its 1,034 local bodies.
• Kolkata became the first major metropolitan city in India to prepare a detailed register of biodiversity.

Question 01: Consider the following statements regarding the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT):

1. It was established as an office under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, after the 1991 economic liberalization.

2. It acts as an integrated single-window agency for providing comprehensive foreign trade defense mechanisms.

Question 02: Consider the following statements regarding India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI):

1. It is a centrally funded scheme carried out by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

2. Kerala accounts for the highest number of hypertension patients in the country.