Current Affairs Quiz Today – 12th Feb 2021

ANS: (B) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

• The Unani system of medicine originated in Greece, however, its present form was saved by the Arabs.
• Unani medicine is also known as Unani Tibb, Arabian medicine, or Islamic medicine.
• It is a healing philosophy that takes from ancient Greek medicine. In Arab, Unani means ‘Greek.’
• It assumes the four main elements – Fire, Water, Air and Earth which corresponds to four humours – Phlegm, Black bile, Blood, and Yellow bile respectively.
• Unani was introduced in India by the Arabs and Persians.
• World Unani day is celebrated on 11^th February, the birth anniversary of great Unani scholar and social reformer Hakim Ajmal Khan (1868 – 1927). He was a Unani medical educationist and founder of scientific research in the Unani system of medicine.

ANS: (C) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

• The National Coal Index (NCI) is a price index which reflects the change of price level of coal on a particular month relative to the fixed base year.
• NCI was rolled out by the Ministry of Coal in June 2020.
• The coal ministry has rolled out the National Coal Index to be used for the purpose of auction of coal mines for commercial mining on a revenue share basis.
• NCI is composed of a set of five sub-indices: three for Non-Coking Coal and two for Coking Coal.
• The three sub-indices for Non-Coking Coal are combined to arrive at the Index for Non-Coking Coal and the two sub-indices for Coking Coal are combined to arrive at the Index for Coking Coal.
• Thus, indices are separate for Non-coking and Coking Coal.

ANS: (D) None of the above

Explanation:

• Swadhar Greh Scheme was launched for Women in Difficult Circumstances. It was launched by the Department of Women and Child Development in 2001- 02. The scheme aims to rehabilitate such women in difficult circumstances by providing shelter, food, clothing, counseling, training, clinical and legal aid.
• Swadhar Greh Scheme envisages providing shelter, food, clothing and health as well as economic and social security for women in distress.
• Under this scheme, Swadhar Greh will be set up in every district with a capacity of 30 women.
• The scheme also envisages offering legal aid and guidance to these women for their readjustment in family/society.
• It also offers vocational training and economic rehabilitation so that they can start their life afresh with dignity.

ANS: (D) None of the above

Explanation:

• The Hindu Kush – Himalayan region spans across eight countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Myanmar and Pakistan.
• The region stores more snow and ice than anywhere else in the world outside the polar regions.
• The HKH region hosts four biodiversity hotspots – the Himalaya, the Indo-Burma, the mountains of southeast China and the mountains of Central Asia.