Daily Current Affair Quiz: 12th October 2020

1. Which of the following statements are true?

1. Antarctic warming is not as alarming as Arctic Warming.

2. Over the past 30 years, the Arctic has warmed at roughly twice the rate as the entire globe.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: c

Justification:

• Over the past 30 years, the Arctic has warmed at roughly twice the rate as the entire globe. This phenomenon is known as Arctic amplification.

• Global warming and climate change are impacting the Arctic more than the rest of the world.

• Changes have become much more pronounced since the 1980s.

• There is no Antarctic amplification.

• Antarctic warming is not as alarming as Arctic Warming.

• This is so because Antarctica is surrounded by the vast Southern Ocean, which is soaking up much of the atmosphere’s excess heat.

2. Krishna Peacock (Papilio krishna), Indian Jezebel (Delias eucharis) and Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus) are?

(a) Birds

(b) Butterflies

(c) Fishes

(d) Amphibians

Ans: b

Justification:

• A citizen poll to identify the national butterfly has concluded with three species garnering the highest number of votes. They are:

• Krishna Peacock (Papilio krishna).

• Indian Jezebel (Delias eucharis).

• Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus).

3. Which of the following is/are true?

1. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Set up in March 2007 under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005.

2. It works under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women & Child Development.

3. The Child is defined as a person in the 0 to 14 years age group.

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b)  2 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) None of the above

Ans: a

Justification:

• About NCPCR:

• Set up in March 2007 under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005.

• It works under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women & Child Development.

• Definition: The Child is defined as a person in the 0 to 18 years age group.

• The Commission’s Mandate is to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes, and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India and also the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?

1. Rudram Anti-Tank Missile.

2. The missile has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: b

Justification:

• The missile has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

• It has a strike range of around 100 to 150 km.

• It is the first indigenous air-to-ground missile developed by the DRDO, after the supersonic BrahMos, which has been developed jointly with Russia.

5. Risk weight refers to?

(a) Capital banks keep aside as provisioning to cover any loan defaults

(b) Reserve requirement that commercial banks are required to maintain in the form of cash

(c) A window for banks to borrow from the Reserve Bank of India in an emergency situation

(d) None of the above

Ans:  a

Justification:

• Risk weight refers to the capital banks keep aside as provisioning to cover any loan defaults.