Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2 April 2022

c) Brahmaputra

Kaziranga National Park is a protected area in Assam, spread along the Brahmaputra River. The National Park has successfully completed 14th Rhino Census in 2022.
There was increase of 200 one-horned rhinoceros from the 2018 figures even though 400 deaths were recorded mainly due to natural causes. With 903 females, 750 males, juvenile category and calves, the total population of one-horned rhinos is 2,613.

a) Maharashtra

a) Maharashtra

The Maharashtra government announced on March 31, 2022 that all COVID-19 related restrictions including the wearing of masks in public places will be withdrawn from April 2, 2022. With this, all COVID-91 restrictions such as 50 percent capacity in buses, restaurants and cinema theatres will be withdrawn.

d) Wilfried Brutsaert

On the occasion of World Water Day 2022 (22nd March), Professor Emeritus Wilfried Brutsaert was named Stockholm Water Prize Laureate 2022 for his work to quantify environmental evaporation. He is a Professor in Engineering Emeritus at Cornell University, United States of America.
i. The Stockholm Water Prize instituted in 1991 is often described as the Nobel Prize, and the Prize is awarded by Stockholm International Water Institute(SIWI) in cooperation with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

b) 2 and 3 only

Build Back Better World or B3W is an initiative undertaken by G7 countries. Hence, Statement 1 is incorrect.
The B3W efforts are in line with the standards and principles of the Blue Dot Network (BDN), relating to the environment and climate, labor and social safeguards, financing, construction, anticorruption, and other areas. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
Led by the United States, the G7 countries will work to address the $40 trillion worth of infrastructure needed by developing countries by 2035. The initiative aims to catalyze funding for quality infrastructure from the private sector and will encourage private-sector investments that support “climate, health and health security, digital technology, and gender equity and equality”. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

a) 30 percent

Any income earned from the transfer of crypto assets will be taxed at 30 percent starting from April 1st. The tax rate will apply to all virtual digital assets and their earnings including non-fungible tokens and Bitcoin. The digital assets received as gifts will also be taxable.