Daily Current Affair Quiz: 25th November 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are mutual funds listed and traded on stock exchanges like shares.
2. In an ETF, one can buy and sell units at prevailing market price on a real time basis during market hours.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are mutual funds listed and traded on stock exchanges like shares.
- Typically, an ETF mirrors a particular index, which means the group of stocks in the ETF would be similar to those in the index that it is benchmarked to.
- Usually, ETFs are passive funds where the fund manager doesn’t select stocks on your behalf. Instead, the ETF simply copies an index and endeavours to accurately reflect its performance.
- In an ETF, one can buy and sell units at prevailing market price on a real time basis during market hours.
2. Panna Tiger Reserve is located at?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Odisha
Ans: b
Justification:
- Panna National Park is a national park located in Panna and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh in India.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Measles is a highly infectious acute viral illness that can lead to severe complications, such as pneumonia, encephalitis and death.
2. India currently gives a measles rubella vaccine in its universal immunisation programme to tackle both measles and rubella.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Measles is a highly infectious acute viral illness that can lead to severe complications, such as pneumonia, encephalitis and death.
- Children younger than five years who get infected with measles have higher rates of complications, hospitalisation and even death.
- The disease is preventable through two doses of a safe and effective vaccine.
- India currently gives a measles rubella vaccine in its universal immunisation programme to tackle both measles and rubella.
- India, as part of the global initiative, has targeted elimination of measles and control of rubella by 2020.
4. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Cane Turtle scuttles through the forest and adopts a land-based lifestyle among leaves.
2. They are endemic to the evergreen and semi-evergreen forests of the Western Ghats of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
3. Its IUCN Status is Endangered.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: d
Justification:
- Cane Turtle scuttles through the forest and adopts a land-based lifestyle among leaves.
- Although the shape of its legs and webbed feet are reminiscent of its aquatic relatives, it doesn’t like water and stays clear of streams.
- They are endemic to the evergreen and semi-evergreen forests of the Western Ghats of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
- Its IUCN Status is Endangered.
5. Golden rice is associated with
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin D
(c) Vitamin C
(d) Vitamin B
Ans: a
Justification:
- It is a genetically-engineered rice that contains beta-carotene. Here, the traditional rice is changed by inserting bacteria and daffodil and maize genes into it.
- It is called golden rice because of the golden colour of its grains.
- It was claimed to be able to fight Vitamin A deficiency, which is the leading cause of blindness among children and can also lead to death due to infectious diseases such as measles.
