Daily Current Affair Quiz: 24th November 2020

1. Which of the following statements are true?

1. Indra-exercise is a military exercise held between India and France.

2. The Strait of Malacca or Straits of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: b

Justification:

• India and Russia held the 11th edition of bilateral naval exercise, Indra 2020, in the Andaman Sea, close to the strategic Strait of Malacca.

• The Strait of Malacca or Straits of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water, 580 mi in length, between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. As the main shipping channel between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, it is one of the most important shipping lanes in the world

2. Nandankanan Zoological Park recently in news is located in which of the following state?

(a) Bihar

(b) Odisha

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Karnataka

Ans: b

Justification:

• Authorities of the Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP), Odisha are concerned over the back-toback deaths of two sloth bears at the park. The exact cause of deaths of these two bears is not yet known.

3. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?

1. Graphene is an allotrope of carbon consisting of a single layer of atoms arranged in twodimensional honeycomb lattice.

2. It is harder than diamond and more elastic than rubber.

(a) 1 only

(b)  2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: c

Justification:

• Graphene is an allotrope of carbon consisting of a single layer of atoms arranged in twodimensional honeycomb lattice.

• It is harder than diamond yet more elastic than rubber; tougher than steel yet lighter than aluminium. Graphene is the strongest known material.

4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?

1. India is the second major producer of fish through aquaculture in the world.

2. It is the 4th largest exporter of fish in the world.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: c

Justification:

• India is the second major producer of fish through aquaculture in the world.

• It is the 4th largest exporter of fish in the world.

• It contributes 7.7% to the global fish production.

• Fish constituted about 10% of total exports from India and almost 20% of agriculture exports in 2017-18.

5. SATAT initiative is associated with?

(a) Transportation

(b) Tuberculosis

(c) Tourism

(d) Tele Medicine

Ans: a

Justification:

• Under the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative, the government is looking at setting up 5,000 CBG plants by 2023-24 with a production target of 15 million tonnes.

• India will see an investment of Rs 2 lakh crore in setting up 5,000 plants.

• These will produce gas from bio and crop wastes by 2023-24.