Daily Current Affair Quiz: 15th October 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. BIS is the National Standard Body of India for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods.
2. The International Organization for Standardization is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Self Explanatory.
2. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Kalamkari – Chhattisgarh
(b) Kosa – Andhra Pradesh
(c) Chanderi – Assam
(d) Baluchari – West Bengal
Ans: d
Justification:
- Handlooms: Sarees – Kalamkari from Andhra Pradesh, Kosa from Chhattisgarh, Tasar silk from Jharkhand, IIkal from Karnataka, Chanderi and Bagh print from Madhya Pradesh, Paithani from Maharashtra, Tasar and Banda from Odisha, Kanchipuram from Tamil Nadu, Pochampalli from Telangana, Pashmina from Uttrakhand, Katha, Batik print, Tanth and Baluchari from West Bengal.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The temples under the Chalukyas are a good example of the Vesara style of architecture.
2. It is a combination of Dravida and Nagara styles.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The temples under the Chalukyas are a good example of the Vesara style of architecture. This is also called the Deccan style or Karnataka Dravida or Chalukyan style. It is a combination of Dravida and Nagara styles.
4. Sendai Frame work is associated with
(a) Disaster Risk Reduction
(b) Limiting persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
(c) Greater coherence in global economic policy-making
(d) Protect the stratospheric ozone layer
Ans: a
Justification:
- The “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030” was adopted during the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai, Japan in March, 2015.
5. Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’?
(a) Tobacco, cocoa and rubber
(b) Tobacco, cotton and rubber
(c) Cotton, coffee and sugarcane
(d) Rubber, coffee and wheat
Ans: a
Justification:
- The phrase “New World crops” is usually used to describe crops, food and otherwise, that were native to the New World (mostly the Americas) before 1492 CE and not found anywhere else at that time. Many of these crops are now grown around the world and have often become an integral part of the cuisine of various cultures in the Old World.
- Some of the plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’ are achiote (annatto), balsam of Peru, canna, chicle (ingredient in chewing gum), coca leaf, cocoa bean, cochineal (red dye), guarana, logwood, maple syrup, poinsettia flowers, rubber tree, tobacco, vanilla, yerba mate
