Daily Current Affair Quiz: 18th September 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Survey of India is the National Survey and Mapping Organization of the country under the Department of Science & Technology.
2. It is the oldest scientific department of the govt. of India set up in 1767.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Survey of India (SoI) will for the first time rely on drones to map the country.
2. Banni Grasslands is located at?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Tamilnadu
(d) Odisha
Ans: a
Justification:
- The ‘Banni Grasslands’ in Kutch, Gujarat, span over 2,600 square kilometres is under threat due to an exotic species called Prosopis Juliflora.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Every drone that is bigger than a ‘Nano’ must obtain a unique identification number (UIN) from the aviation regulator.
2. The UIN and UAOP can be obtained from the online platform ‘Digital Sky’.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Every drone that is bigger than a ‘Nano’ must obtain a unique identification number (UIN) from the aviation regulator.
- This number must be displayed on the remotely piloted aircraft.
- A UIN will be issued once, against a fee of Rs 1,000, and will not be issued to a foreign citizen or entity.
- Users of bigger drones will be required to obtain a Unique Air Operator’s Permit (UAOP), similar to a driver’s licence.
- The UIN and UAOP can be obtained from the online platform ‘Digital Sky’.
4. Nine dash line is associated with?
(a) South China Sea
(b) Artic Ocean
(c) Black Sea
(d) North Sea
Ans: a
Justification:
- The Nine-Dash Line—at various times also referred to as the “10-dash line” and the “11-dash line”—refers to the undefined, vaguely located, demarcation line used initially by the Republic of China (1912–1949) and subsequently the governments of the Republic of China (ROC / Taiwan) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), for their claims of the major part of the South China Sea. The contested area in the South China Sea includes the Paracel Islands,[a] the Spratly Islands,and various other areas including the Pratas Islands, the Macclesfield Bank and the Scarborough Shoal.
5. Varaha Cave Temple is located at?
(a) Mamallapuram
(b) Madhurai
(c) Thanjaore
(d) None of the above
Ans: a
Justification:
- Varaha Cave Temple is a rock-cut cave temple located at Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal in Kancheepuram District in Tamil Nadu, India.
