Weekly Current Affairs Quiz 2017: Feb 19 - 25

1] Consider the following statements,

1] Zealandia is a continent two-thirds the size of Australia that has been recently found beneath the south-west Pacific Ocean.

2] Zealandia is believed to have broken away from Australia about 80 million years ago and sank beneath the sea as part of the break up of the super-continent known as Gondwanaland.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2] Consider the following statements,

1] Bioremediation is a recovery method to control oil spill where oil-eating bacteria are used. 

2] Oil-zapper is essentially a combination of five different bacterial strains that are immobilized and mixed with a carrier material (powdered corncob).

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3] Consider the following statements,
1] Article 14 of the Indian Constitution refers to Equality before law.
2] Article 15 in The Constitution refers to Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

4] Consider the following statements, 

1] Article 23 of the Indian Constitution refers to Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour.

2] Article 25 of the Constitution of India refers to Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion.

 Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

5] Which of the following organizations bring out the report known as ‘Global Hunger Index report’?

6] Consider the following statements related to Power of Parliament to admit into  union or new states,

1. There is a need of legislation by parliament to establish new states.
2. Parliament can form a new state by separating territory from any state, by merging two or more states or parts of states.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

7] Which of the following member is not the member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations

8] Consider the following statements related to Central Board of Film Certification,

1. Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a Statutory body under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
2. Films can be publicly exhibited in India only after they have been certified by the Central Board of Film Certification.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

9] Consider the following statements,

1. The NGT is not bound by the procedure laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, but shall be guided by principles of natural justice.
2. The NGT has the power to hear all civil cases relating to environmental issues and questions that are linked to the implementation of laws listed in Schedule I of the NGT Act.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

10]Which of the following is/ are the recommendation of Justice Lodha committee for reforms in BCCI.

1. BCCI office-bearer’s tenure should not exceed more than two consecutive terms.
2. Each state will represent only one unit and would have one vote.
3. Betting shall be legalized except for players, BCCI members, administrators or those covered by the BCCI and IPL regulations.

Which of the following statement is/are true?

11] Consider the following statements,

1] India has the second largest telecommunications network in the world.

2] Telephone density or teledensity is the number of telephone connections for every hundred individuals living within an area.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

12] Which of the following straits separate India and Sri Lanka?

13] Consider the following statements,
 
1] A strait is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water. 
2] An Isthmus is a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

14] Consider the following statements, 

1] Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) Provide comprehensive insurance coverage against crop loss on account of non-preventable natural risks, thus helping in stabilising the income of the farmers and encourage them for adoption of innovative practices.

2] The PMFBY is compulsory for loanee farmers availing crop loans for notified crops in notified areas and voluntary for non-loanee farmers.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

15] Which of the following organizations bring out the report known as ‘World Cities Report’?

16] Which of the following best describes the ‘Phillips curve’

17] Consider the following statements,

1] The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Little Andaman and Car Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal.

2] Lakshadweep island group is separated from Maldives by the Eight Degree Channel.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

18] Consider the following statements,
 
1] Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu are the four main islands of Japan. 

2] Mt. Fuji in Japan is a dormant volcano.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

19] Consider the following statements, 

1] Bharat QR code the world’s first inter-operable payment acceptance solution.

2] Payment networks such as MasterCard and Visa have joined hands with National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch Bharat QR.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

20] Which of the following organizations bring out the report known as ‘Global Competitiveness Report (GCR)’?

21] ‘TRAPPIST-1’ was recently in the news. What is it?  

22] Consider the following statements,

1] The ‘Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism’ was proposed first by India in 1996.

2] The CCIT provides a legal framework which makes it binding on all signatories to deny funds and safe havens to terrorist groups.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

23] Consider the following statements,
 
1] The 13th constitutional amendment pertains to the formation of State of Nagaland, with special protection under Article 371A.

2] Article 371 (A) pertains to special provisions granted to the state of Nagaland.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

24] Consider the following statements, 

1] Terrestrial planets are small with high densities and rocky surfaces.

2] Jovian planets are large with low densities and gaseous surfaces.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

25] Which of the following organizations bring out the report known as ‘The Living Planet Report’?

26] Consider the following statements,  

1] The Goldilocks Zone refers to the habitable zone around a star where the temperature is just right – not too hot and not too cold – for liquid water to exist on a planet.

2] Generally, Goldilocks zones are found between two black holes.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

27] Consider the following statements, regarding the newly discovered exoplanet system,

1] Unlike in the case of our solar system, the planets have apparently formed far away from its star and gradually migrated towards it.

2] Since the initial discovery of three planets was made using the Chile-based Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope, the exoplanet system is called TRAPPIST-1.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

28] Which of the following organizations bring out the report known as ‘The World Trade Report’?

29] Consider the following statements, regarding MUDRA Bank,

1] This Bank would be responsible for regulating and refinancing all Micro-finance Institutions (MFI) which are in the business of lending to micro/small business entities engaged in manufacturing, trading and services activities.

2] The Bank would partner with state level/regional level co-ordinators to provide finance to Last Mile Financer of small/micro business enterprises. 

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

30] Which of the following organizations bring out the report known as ‘World Social Protection Report’?