Daily Current Affair Quiz: 1st August 2019
1. Which of the following pairs matched correctly
1. Third Schedule – Forms of Oaths or Affirmations
2. Seventh Schedule – Division of powers between the Union and the States
3. Eleventh Schedule – Specifies the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1,2 and 3
(d) 3 only
Ans:c
Justification:
- Self-Explanatory
2. Vembanad Lake is located at
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamilnadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Maharashtra
Ans:a
Justification:
- A group of fishermen have been conducting plastic collection drive every year to get the lake rid of plastic waste in Vembanad Lake.
- The Lake is also known as ‘Vembanad Kayal’, ‘Vembanad Kol’, ‘Punnamada Lake’ and ‘Kochi Lake’.
- It is the largest in Kerala and the longest in India.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is an MIT-led NASA’s mission.
2. With TESS, it is possible to study the mass, size, density and orbit of a large cohort of small planets.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is an MIT-led NASA’s mission.
- It is to spend two years discovering transiting exoplanets by an all-sky survey.
- The primary goal of TESS is to discover planets smaller than Neptune.
- With TESS, it is possible to study the mass, size, density and orbit of a large cohort of small planets.
4. Temple town of Bhadrachalam is located on the bank of?
(a) Krishna
(b) Godavari
(c) Kaveri
(d) Pampa
Ans: b
Justification:
- Bhadrachalam (or Sita Ramachandraswamy) Temple complex is dedicated to Lord Rama and has many ornate carvings.
5. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Convention on Wetlands, called the Ramsar Convention, is not to profit non-governmental treaty.
2. It provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resource.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: b
Justification:
- The Convention on Wetlands, called the Ramsar Convention, is the intergovernmental treaty.
- It provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resource.
- The inclusion of a wetland in the List embodies the government’s commitment to take necessary steps to ensure that its ecological character is maintained.
