Daily Current Affair Quiz: 20th April 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Brihadeshwara Temple, dedicated to Lord Vishnu, is located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu at the South bank of Vaigai river.
2. The temple was built between 1003 AD and 1010 AD by Pala kingdom.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: d
Justification:
- Brihadeshwara Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, is located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu at the South bank of Kaveri river. It is also known as Periya Kovil, RajaRajeswara Temple and Rajarajeswaram.
- The temple was built between 1003 AD and 1010 AD by the great Chola emperor Raja Raja I. It is one of the largest temples in India and is an example of Dravidian architecture.
- The temple is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the ‘Great Living Chola Temples’ with other two being the ‘Temple at Gangaikondacholapuram’ and ‘Airavatesvara temple at Darasuram’.
2. Shahid Behesthi Port is located at
(a) Pakistan
(b) Iran
(c) Oman
(d) Iraq
Ans: b
Justification:
- The government approved the exemption of India Ports Global Ltd from the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) guidelines for smooth execution of Chabahar Port project.
- IPGL was incorporated as a special purpose vehicle jointly promoted by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and Deendayal Port Trust (DPT) for development and management of Shahid Behesthi Port of Chabahar in Iran
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Under Article 342 of the Constitution, the first specification of STs in relation to a particular State/ UTs is by a notified order of the President, after consultation with the governor of the State concerned.
2. These orders can be modified subsequently only through an Act of Presidential ordinance.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- Under Article 342 of the Constitution, the first specification of STs in relation to a particular State/ UTs is by a notified order of the President, after consultation with the governor of the State concerned. These orders can be modified subsequently only through an Act of Parliament.
- The criterion followed for specification of a community, as scheduled tribes are indications of primitive traits, distinctive culture, geographical isolation, shyness of contact with the community at large, and backwardness.
- This criterion is not spelt out in the Constitution but has become well established.
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true.
1. Operation Greens was launched by MoFPI
2. It aims to stabilize the supply of TOP crops and to ensure availability of TOP crops throughout the country round the year without price volatility.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Recently, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) launched Market Intelligence and Early Warning System (MIEWS) portal.
- It will provide ‘real time monitoring’ of prices of tomato, onion and potato (TOP) and for simultaneously generating alerts for intervention under the terms of the Operation Greens (OG) scheme.
- Operation Greens launched by MoFPI, with an outlay of Rs 500 crores, aims to stabilize the supply of TOP crops and to ensure availability of TOP crops throughout the country round the year without price volatility.
5. Pranash missile is a
(a) Anti-Tank Missile
(b) Surface to Surface Missile
(c) Surface to Air Missile
(d) Air to Air Missile
Ans: b
Justification:
- DRDO is developing the 200-km strike range Pranash ballistic missile which would be used for tactical missions.
- It is a surface-to-surface ballistic missile and will be used by the Army and the Air Force for destroying enemy targets at short ranges
