Daily Current Affair Quiz: 27th November 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. India has the fifth-largest coal reserves in the world
2. Coal Bed Methane is formed during the process of coalification, the transformation of plant material into coal.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Coalbed methane (CBM) is an unconventional form of natural gas found in coal deposits or coal seams.
- CMB is formed during the process of coalification, the transformation of plant material into coal.
- India has the fifth-largest coal reserves in the world, and CBM has been looked at as a clean alternative fuel with significant prospects.
- India’s CBM resources are estimated at around 92 trillion cubic feet (TCF), or 2,600 billion cubic metres (BCM).
2. Sharana Basaveshwara Temple is located at ?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamilnadu
(c) Odisha
(d) Bihar
Ans: a
Justification:
- Sharana Basaveshwara Temple is a shrine at Kalburgi, an ancient town in the north-eastern part of Karnataka
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Assam roofed turtle is an endangered small freshwater species.
2. It is protected under Schedule I of the wildlife protection act.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Self Explanatory
4. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Budapest Convention is the sole legally binding multilateral treaty that coordinates cybercrime investigations between nation-states and criminalises certain cybercrime conduct.
2. The convention is led by Council of Europe, which is distinct from European Union.
3. India, Russia and China are not members to this convention.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: d
Justification:
- It is the sole legally binding multilateral treaty that coordinates cybercrime investigations between nation-states and criminalises certain cybercrime conduct.
- The convention is led by Council of Europe, which is distinct from European Union.
- Both members and non-members of Council of Europe are parties to the convention.
- Totally 64 nations are party to this convention and 3 countries have signed but yet to ratify the convention.
- India, Russia and Chinaare not members to this convention.
- The 2nd additional protocol to the convention is under preparation and the member countries recently met at Strasbourg.
- Russia recently passed a resolution in United Nation General Assembly (UNGA), to create a new treaty that can coordinate and share data to prevent cybercrime.
- India voted in favour of Russia’s resolution.
5. Jan Jagrukta Abhiyaan is associated with
(a) Dengue and Malaria
(b) Hepatitis and AIDS
(c) Tetanus and Rubella
(d) All of the above
Ans: a
Justification:
- It is a mega awareness campaign on Dengue and Malaria in Delhi.
- It is organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in association with all three Delhi Municipal Corporations and New Delhi Municipal Council.
