Daily Current Affair Quiz: 13th January 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Scrubber systems are a diverse group of air pollution control devices that can be used to remove some particulates and/or gases from industrial exhaust streams.
2. The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) adopted the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex VI in 2008 that regulates the prevention of air pollution from ships and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone-depleting substances such as Sulphur oxides and nitrous oxides.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Scrubber systems are a diverse group of air pollution control devices that can be used to remove some particulates and/or gases from industrial exhaust streams.
- The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) adopted the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex VI in 2008 that regulates the prevention of air pollution from ships and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone-depleting substances such as Sulphur oxides and nitrous oxides.
- Following the adoption, exhaust scrubbers have become one of the most preferred ways of reducing Sulphur exhaust as they ‘scrub’ pollutants out of emissions.
2. Access to the Internet is a fundamental right under
(a) Article 14
(b) Article 19
(c) Article 20
(d) Article 32
Ans: b
Justification:
- Recently In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court said that access to the Internet is a fundamental right under Article 19 of the Constitution, and asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within a week all orders imposing curbs in the Union Territory.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage is a government organisation registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
2. The United Nations awarded INTACH a special consultative status with United Nations Economic and Social Council.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: b
Justification:
- The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage is a non-profit charitable organisation registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. In 2007, the United Nations awarded INTACH a special consultative status with United Nations Economic and Social Council
4. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Much of the focus of conservation efforts in Kaziranga are focused on the ‘big four’ species, rhino, elephant, Lion Tailed Macaque and Asiatic water buffalo.
2. Kaziranga is home to nine of the 14 species of primates found in the Indian subcontinent.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: b
Justification:
- Much of the focus of conservation efforts in Kaziranga are focused on the ‘big four’ species, rhino, elephant, Royal Bengal tiger and Asiatic water buffalo.
- The 2018 census had yielded 2,413 rhinos and approximately 1,100 elephants. The tiger census of 2014 said Kaziranga had an estimated 103 tigers, the third highest population of the striped cat in India after Jim Corbett National Park (215) in Uttarakhand and Bandipur National Park (120) in Karnataka.
- Kaziranga is also home to nine of the 14 species of primates found in the Indian subcontinent.
5. Levels and Trends in Child Mortality’ report is published by
(a) WHO
(b) United Nations
(c) Amnesty International
(d) UNICEF
Ans: b
Justification:
- India is among the few countries in the world where, in 2018, the mortality under-5 years of girls, exceeded that of boys, according to the ‘Levels and Trends in Child Mortality’ report by the United Nations (UN) inter-agency group for child mortality.
