Daily Current Affair Quiz: 22nd November 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Mission Indradhanush was launched in 2000 to achieve selectIVE regional immunisation coverage for children and pregnant women.
2. Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) was launched to achieve full immunisation coverage for all children and pregnant women at a rapid pace.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: d
Justification:
- Mission Indradhanush was launched in 2014 to achieve full immunisation coverage for all children and pregnant women at a rapid pace.
- Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) was launched from Vadnagar in 2017 and its second version (2.0) 2.0 is going to be launched from Dec 2, 2019.
- Through IMI, Government aims to reach each and every child upto 2 years of age and all those pregnant women who have been left uncovered under the routine immunisation programme/Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP).
2. Sambhar Lake is located at?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Goa
Ans: a
Justification:
- Over 17,000 birds were found dead in the past few days in the Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan.
- It is not the first time that where deaths due to botulism have been recorded. It is reported in Lake Michigan in 2007 and 2008 and in Hawaii in 2008.
- The Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Bareilly, states that climatic conditions were ultimately responsible for having triggered the mass die-off.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd is a common trustee company to manage and operate various credit guarantee trust funds.
2. It has been set up by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd is a common trustee company to manage and operate various credit guarantee trust funds.
- It has been set up by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
- It operates Fund of Funds for Start-ups (FFS) under Start up India Programme.
4. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The conferment of a person, as a citizen of India, is governed by Articles 5 to 11 (Part II) of Indian Constitution.
2. The legislation related to this matter is the Citizenship Act 1953.
3. The legislation related to this matter is the Citizenship Act 1955
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: d
Justification:
- The conferment of a person, as a citizen of India, is governed by Articles 5 to 11 (Part II) of Indian Constitution.
- The legislation related to this matter is the Citizenship Act 1955, which has been amended by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 1986, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 1992, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2003, and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005.
- Article 9 of Indian Constitution says that a person who voluntarily acquires citizenship of any other country is no longer an Indian citizen.
- Acquisition of Indian Citizenship as per Citizenship Act 1955: Indian Citizenship can be acquired under the following ways : (1) Citizenship at the commencement of the constitution of India (2) Citizenship by birth : NB – This provision has different clauses for different periods (3) Citizenship by descent (4) Citizenship by registration (5) Citizenship by naturalization.
5. Descent of the Ganges monument is located at
(a) Madhurai
(b) Mamallapuram
(c) Ellora
(d) None of the above
Ans: b
Justification:
- Descent of the Ganges is a monument at Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay. The descent of the Ganges and Arjuna’s Penance are portrayed in stone at the Pallava heritage site. The relief is more of a canvas of Indian rock cut sculpture at its best not seen anywhere in India.
