Daily Current Affair Quiz: 21st October 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The International Criminal Police Organisation, or Interpol, is a 194-member intergovernmental organisation.
2. It is headquartered in Hague, Netherlands.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
• The International Criminal Police Organisation, or Interpol, is a 194-member intergovernmental organisation.
• headquarteredin Lyon, France.
• formed in 1923 as the International Criminal Police Commission, and started calling itself Interpol in 1956.
2. Arrange the capitals from north to south.
1. Ashgabat
2. Bishek
3. Astana
(a) 3-2-1
(b) 1-2-3
(c) 1-3-2
(d) 2-3-1
Ans: a
Justification:
• https://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/pkkhnew/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CentralAsiaMap2.jpg
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
2. The Authority will have eight experts or professionals having qualifications and experience in wildlife conservation and welfare of people including tribals, apart from three Members of Parliament of whom two will be elected by the House of the People and one by the Council of States.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
• It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
• Constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006, for strengthening tiger conservation, as per powers and functions assigned to it under the said Act.
• Composition: Set up under the Chairmanship of the Minister for Environment and Forests. The Authority will have eight experts or professionals having qualifications and experience in wildlife conservation and welfare of people including tribals, apart from three Members of Parliament of whom two will be elected by the House of the People and one by the Council of States.
4. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is located at
(a) Assam
(b) Nagaland
(c) Manipur
(d) Uttarakhand
Ans: a
Justification:
• Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra in Assam, India.
5. Community policing scheme ‘Prahari’ was launched by
(a) Delhi
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Puducherry
Ans: a
Justification:
• Launched by Delhi Police.
• To prevent crime and maintain law and order in Delhi.
• Under this scheme, civil personnel such as chowkidars and security guards deployed in the commercial and VIP areas will act as the eyes and ears of the police.
