General
DFSN introduction
Food Security
100

What is the capital city of Sri Lanka?

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (administrative capital), Colombo (commercial capital).

100

What does DFSN stand for?

District food secuirty Network

100

What are the four dimensions of the food security concept?

Availability, Access, Utilization, and Stability.

200

In which year did Sri Lanka gain independence from British rule?

1948

200

How many districts piloted the DFSN, and what are they?

3, Anuradapura , Monergala and Jaffna

200

In the food security definition, the keyword “sufficient” is linked with which dimension?

Availability.

300

Name the longest river in Sri Lanka

Mahaweli River.

300

What is the primary objective of the DFSN?

The primary objective is to develop a system for monitoring food security and nutrition situation at the district and sub-district level by providing a platform for the relevant stakeholders to collect, share and analyze food security and nutrition information periodically.

300

In which year was the first definition of food security formulated?

Hot Springs Conference, 1943

400

Which country is the largest by total land area in the world?

Russia.

400

Who is the chairperson of the DFSN in districts ?

District secretariat 

400

How many types of food security classifications are there when considering the time or duration of food security existence?

Chronic food security , Transitory/Acute food security and cyclic .

500

Which global agreement, adopted in 2015, aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels?

The Paris Agreement.

500

Provide at least two offerings that the DFSN provides to the districts.

District-level data-sharing platform 

Monitoring platform

Stakeholder collaboration 

500

What are the four levels of classification based on the severity of food security?

Food Secure, Marginally Food Secure, Moderately Food Insecure, and Severely Food Insecure.

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