Prelims – 6th October - Kuniya Institute of IAS Examination

Dengue

It is caused by the dengue virus (DENV)
It is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female mosquitoes, primarily the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
The severe form of dengue fever, also called dengue hemorrhagic fever, can cause serious bleeding, a sudden drop in blood pressure (shock) and death.
It is more common in tropical and subtropical climates.
Symptoms: The most common symptoms are high fever, headache, body aches, nausea and rash.
Most will also get better in 1–2 weeks but in severe cases it can be fatal.
Treatment:
- There is no specific treatment for dengue.
- Early detection of disease progression associated with severe dengue, and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates of severe dengue to below 1%.
- The dengue vaccine CYD-TDV or Dengvaxia was approved by the US Food & Drug Administration in 2019, the first dengue vaccine to get the regulatory nod in the US.

It is unique among all Pedicularis species.
It is stout and woody stems, bears minute flowers of pinkish-purple colour.
It is a hemiparasitic plant species.
Along with making its own food, it has the ability to gather nutrients from the roots of trees and plants located nearby.
This new flora is found in remote forests, which are covered with snow for most of the year.
This genus includes about 677 species worldwide, of which 82 species, 13 subspecies and nine varieties have been reported so far in India.
Pendicularisrevealiana is the 83rd species reported by the botanists and the plant is commonly known as a perennial herb.

Botanical Survey of India

It is the apex taxonomic research organization of the country which is under the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India.
It was established on 13thFebruary 1890 under the direction of Sir George King.
The mandate of the organization has been broadened to biosystematics research, floristic studies, documentation, databasing of National Botanical collection, digitization of herbarium specimens etc.
Headquarter: Kolkata

It is a backstop facility for specified debt funds during market dislocations.
The fund is intended to provide liquidity support in the event of a financial crisis.
It will be in the form of an alternative investment fund (AIF), meant to instil confidence among the participants in the Corporate Bond Market during times of stress
The fund has Rs 33,000-crore backstop facility for Mutual Funds.
Of the Rs 33,000 crore, Rs 30,000 crore will come from the government, while the balance Rs 3,000 crore will be contributed by the Asset Management Companies.
Contributions to the fund can be done by the specified debt-oriented mutual fund schemes and asset management companies of mutual funds.
This fund is guaranteed by the National Credit Guarantee Trust Company (NCGTC) and the backstop facility will be managed by SBI Mutual Fund.