Daily Current Affair Quiz: 27th July 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true:
1. The dengue virus (DEN) comprises four distinct serotypes, which belong to the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae.
2. The ‘Aedes aegypti’ mosquito is the main vector of Dengue.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- Dengue is the fast emerging ‘mosquito-borne viral infection’.
- It flourishes in urban poor areas, suburbs mostly in tropical and subtropical countries.
- The dengue virus (DEN) comprises four distinct serotypes, which belong to the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae.
- The ‘Aedes aegypti’ mosquito is the main vector.
- ‘Aedes aegypti’ mosquito breeds in freshwater. ( unlike Malaria mosquito (Anopheles) breeds in any water accumulating in open areas).
2. Which of the following statements are true:
1. According to Census 2011 data on migration Intra state migration was more compared with interstate migration.
2. In that, ‘Men’ comprised two-thirds of the total migrant population.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:a
Justification:
- Over 45.58 crore Indians were found to be “migrants” according to the Census 2011.
- The bulk of the migration takes place within individual states.
- Only 11.91% (5.43 crore) had moved to one state from another, while nearly 39.57 crore had moved within their states.
- In that, ‘Women’ comprised two-thirds of the total migrant population.
- Marriage and employment are the major reasons for migration.
3. Eravikulam National Park is located at?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamilnadu
Ans: c
Justification:
- Eravikulam National Park is a 97 km² national park located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki district of Kerala in India.
4. Which of the following is not a type of Iron ore?
(a) Magnetite
(b) Hematite
(c) Limonite
(d) Argentite
Ans: d
Justification:
Magnetite,Hematite Limonite,Siderite
Iron Reserves:
- Jharkhand – Hazaribag,
- SinghbhumOdissa
- Maharashtra – Ratnagiri
- Goa
- Karnatak- Bellary, Chitradurga
- Chattisgarh – Bailadila
5. Which of the following statements are true?
1. In the 1870s, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, deputy collector of Jessore under the British government wrote Bande Mataram.
2. Rabindranath Tagore sang the song in the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.
3. The song was also found in Chattopadhyay’s seminal book Anand Math, which was written after three famines ravaged Bengal.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans: d
Justification:
- In the 1870s, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, deputy collector of Jessore under the British government wrote Bande Mataram (I pray/bow down to thee, Mother).
- It is a poetic identification was written in Bengali and Sanskrit.
- It was inspired by the Sanyasi Rebellion of the late 18th century and the rebellion of 1857.
- It was also found in Chattopadhyay’s seminal book Anand Math, which was written after three famines ravaged Bengal.
- Rabindranath Tagore sang the song in the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.
- This event turned it into a rallying cry for the days leading up to Independence.
