Daily Current Affair Quiz: 14th October 2020
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October 14, 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. ADB is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966.
2. ADB now has 68 members.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
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Established on 19 December 1966, headquartered — Manila, Philippines,official United Nations Observer.The bank admits the members of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP, formerly the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East or ECAFE) and non-regional developed countries.
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ADB now has 68 members, 49 from within Asia.
2. MOSAiC Expedition is associated with
(a) Arctic
(b) Antarctic
(c) Mars
(d) Arrokoth
Ans: a
Justification:
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The Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate expedition is a one-year-long expedition into the Central Arctic, planned to take place from 2019 to 2020.
3. Which of the following is/are true?
1. The Line of Credit is not a grant.
2. The LOCs helps to promote exports of Indian goods and services, as 75% of the value of the contract must be sourced from India.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 only
(d) None of the above
Ans: a
Justification:
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The Line of Credit is not a grant but a ‘soft loan’ provided on concessional interest rates to developing countries, which has to be repaid by the borrowing government.
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The LOCs also helps to promote exports of Indian goods and services, as 75% of the value of the contract must be sourced from India.
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. India Energy Modeling Forum was Jointly launched by NITI Aayog and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the US–India Strategic Energy Partnership.
2. The forum would include knowledge partners, data agencies and concerned government ministries.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
5. Ranthambore National Park is located at?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Rajasthan
Ans: d
Justification:
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Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.
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Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala.
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Sundarbans National Park in West Bengal.
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Kaziranga National Park in Assam.
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Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan
