Current Affairs Quiz (31st - 6th) August

Question: 1. Consider the following statements,

1. Tropic of Cancer passes through Saudi Arabia.
2. The port of Jeddah lies on the Red Sea coast.

Question: 2. Consider the following statements,

1. Technology Development Board (TDB), is a statutory body of the Department of
   Science & Technology, Government of India
2. Government of India and Bpifrance financement (a public investment bank in
   France) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to carry out activities related to the exchanging of best practices and the setting up of coordinated measures to foster technological exchanges and innovation, collaborations between companies, organizations and institutions of France and India

Question: 3. Consider the following statements,

1. The Union Cabinet has approved amendments to the Employee’s Compensation Act of 1923
2. This means that the millions of people working in the unorganised sector, who sustain injuries at their workplace, will soon be eligible for higher compensation from employers.
3. According to the amendments approved by the Cabinet, employers will be liable for penalty amount in the range of Rs.50,000-Rs.1 lakh, up substantially from Rs.500 at present, in case they fail to report the authorities about an accident occurring in work premises leading to injuries, serious body injuries or death of a worker

Question: 4. Consider the following statements regarding,

1. Laser beams when twisted in a way that makes them travel in a corkscrew pattern; encode information into different vortex twists.
2. This way they are able to carry 10 times or more the amount of information than that of conventional lasers, which move linearly. Vortex lasers are the likely future of communication

Question: 5. Consider the following statements:

1. Researchers have identified a new rare species of beaked whale with a range in the remote North Pacific Ocean
2. The new species is an elusive, deep-diving whale about 25 feet long that is rarely seen.
3. This whale is smaller and darker in colour than the more common Baird’s beaked whale.

Question: 6. With which geographical region is the nine-dash line associated with?

Question: 7. Consider the following statements,

1. The National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence come under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.
2. On 23 December 2005, the Government of India enacted the Disaster Management Act, which envisaged the creation of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), headed by the Prime Minister, and State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs) headed by respective Chief Ministers, to spearhead and implement a holistic and integrated approach to Disaster Management in India.

Question: 8. Consider the following statements,

1. The Garo Hills is predominantly inhabited by the Garos, belonging to the Bodo family of the Tibeto-Burman race, said to have migrated from Tibet.
2. The traditional Khasi male dress is “Jymphong” or a longish sleeveless coat without collar, fastened by thongs in front.

Question: 9. Consider the following statements regarding,

1. The seven States of the North Eastern Region barring Sikkim are linked to the rest of India through the 26 km long Siliguri Corridor commonly known as Chicken’s neck. They therefore form an integrated geographical unit.
2. 98% of NER’s border is bounded by India’s international neighbours.

Question: 10. Consider the following statements,

1. The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), built with Russian help, is the first in the world to have post-Fukushima safety enhancement requirements implemented and operated successfully.
2. There are a number of advanced active and passive safety systems which ensure unprecedented design-level nuclear and ecological safety of the plant.

Question: 11. With regard to the great Indian one horned rhinoceros which of the following are correct?

1. It is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.
2. Alluvial flood plains with tall grasslands are their preferred habitat.

Question: 12. Consider the following statements with regard to SAARC

1. Its main mandate is to promote regional and economic integration.
2. SAARC maintains permanent diplomatic relations at the UN as an observer and has developed links with multilateral entities, including the EU.
   Which of the above are correct?

Question: 13. Consider the following statements with regard to constitutional amendment under Article 368

1. The Bill must be passed in each House by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting.
2. There is provision for a joint sitting in case of disagreement between the two Houses.

Question: 14. Consider the following statements,

1. Desalinating sea water is generally more costly than fresh water from rivers or groundwater.
2. Israel produces a higher proportion of its potable water via desalination than any other country.

Question: 15. Operation Raahat was the code name for the evacuation of Indian citizens from which of the following conflict ridden countries?

Question: 16. Consider the following statements?

1. AYUSH is a department under the Ministry of health and family welfare.
2. The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) aims to prevent grant of “bed” patents on traditional knowledge and biopiracy.

Question: 17. The Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure(RATS) is a part of which multi-lateral grouping?

Question: 18. Consider the following statements,

1. The National Skill Development Corporation, (NSDC) is a Public Private Partnership under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
2. NSDC provides funding to build scalable, for-profit vocational training initiatives.

Question: 19. Consider the following statements,

1. The Scheme of Mega Food Park aims at providing a mechanism to link agricultural production to the market by bringing together farmers, processors and retailers so as to ensure maximizing value addition, minimizing wastages, increasing farmers’ income and creating employment opportunities particularly in rural sector.
2. The Mega Food Park Scheme is based on “Cluster” approach.

Question: 20. Consider the following statements,

1. PESA is a law enacted by the Government of India to cover the “Scheduled areas”, which are not covered in the 74th amendment act.
2. PESA was enacted to enable Gram Sabhas to self govern their natural resources.

Question: 21. Consider the following statements?

1. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) is the nodal agency for National industrial corridors, ‘Make In India,’ ‘Start-up India’
2. The DIPP is also in charge of the Indian Leather Development Programme (ILDP), Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (IIUS), Industrial Development of Backward and Remote Areas (including North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIPP), Transport Subsidy Scheme, and Special package for Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh &Uttarakhand).

Question: 22. Consider the following statements?

1. By their very nature, indirect taxes are regressive because they affect the poor more than the rich.
2. India’s ratio of direct tax to GDP is one of the lowest in the world.

Question: 23. Consider the following statements,

1. Without the GST, there are multiple points of taxation, and multiple jurisdictions.
2. Interstate commerce has been hampered due to the dead-weight burden on Central sales tax and entry taxes, which have no offsets.
3. Once the GST is in place, it means a unified, un-fragmented national market for goods and services, accessible to the smallest entrepreneur.

Question: 24. Consider the following statements,

1. The Tropic of Cancer passes through Libya.
2. Libya shares a coastline with the Mediterranean Sea.

Question: 25. Consider the following statements,

1. The five Indian states that share a land border with Nepal are Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Sikkim.
2. The Tropic of Cancer passes through Nepal.

Question: 26. Consider the following statements?

1. Article 16 of the Constitution provides for economic status as one of the criteria’s for providing reservation.
2. Constitution provides quotas only for socially backward castes, Scheduled Castes and Tribes.

Question: 27. Consider the following statements?

1. India has water-sharing treaties with two downstream located countries, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
2. China, despite its unrivalled international status as the source of river flows to more than a dozen countries, stands out for not having a single water-sharing arrangement with any co-riparian state.

Question: 28. Consider the following statements,

1. Golden Rice is genetically modified to produce beta-carotene, the precursor of Vitamin
2. Golden Rice is claimed to combat Vitamin A deficiency, the cause of diseases like childhood blindness, and deaths, particularly among the poor in Africa, South and Southeast Asia.

Question: 29. Consider the following statements,

1. National Mineral Exploration Policy, 2016 has proposed that private entities engaged in carrying out regional and detailed exploration would get a certain share in revenue (by way of royalty or premium accruing to the State government) in mining operation from the successful bidder after the e-auction of the mineral block.
2. Selection of private explorer is proposed to be done on a first come first serve basis.

Question: 30. Consider the following statements,

1. Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) is not applicable to units located in a SEZ.
2. Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) means an area within India that is outside the Special Economic Zones.

Question: 31. Consider the following statements?

1. Constitution has no provision for categorization of any State in India as a Special Category Status State.
2. Bihar and Odisha have been granted the Special Category Status.

Question: 32. Maglev trains achieve high speeds by the principle of reducing

Question: 33. Consider the following statements,

1. Golden Crescent is the name given to one of Asia’s two principal areas of illicit opium production.
2. It comprises Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq.

Question: 34. Consider the following statements,

Question: 35. Consider the following statements,

1. CPI measures changes over time in general level of prices of goods and services that households acquire for the purpose of consumption.
2. CPI is also used for indexing dearness allowance to employees for increase in prices.