Daily Current Affair Quiz: 2nd November 2019
1. Consider the following statements about the dispute over Sir Creek between India and Pakistan:
1. The Creek opens up in the Arabian Sea and roughly divides the Kutch region of Gujarat from the Sindh Province of Pakistan.
2. According to international law and the Thalweg principle, a boundary can only be fixed in the middle of the navigable channel.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Sir Creek is a 96-km strip of water disputed between India and Pakistan in the Rann of Kutch marshlands. Originally named Ban Ganga, Sir Creek is named after a British representative. The Creek opens up in the Arabian Sea and roughly divides the Kutch region of Gujarat from the Sindh Province of Pakistan.
2. The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate report was published by:
(a) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(b) Global Climate Watch
(c) International Maritime Organisation
(d) None of the above
Ans: a
Justification:
- The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) was approved at the IPCC's 51st Session (IPCC-51) in September 2019 in Monaco. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. Through its assessments, the IPCC
3. Sankaradeva introduced this dance form by incorporating different elements from various treatises, local folk dances with his own rare outlook. This neo-Vaishnava treasure of dance and drama has been for centuries nurtured and preserved with great commitment by the Vaishnava maths or monasteries. Identify the dance.
(a) Odiya
(b) Manipuri
(c) Saatriya
(d) Kathak
Ans: c
Justification:
- Sattriya Nritya originated in the eastern state of Assam. It is a dance-drama performance art with origins in the Krishna-centered Vaishnavism monasteries of Assam, and attributed to the 15th century Bhakti movement scholar and saint Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev. The plays are usually performed in the dance community halls (namghar) of monastery temples (sattras). The themes played relate to Krishna and Radha, sometimes other Vishnu avatars such as Rama and Sita.
4. Which of the following pairs of Sustainable goals are correctly matched?
1. Goal 1: No Poverty
2. Goal 4: Quality Education
3. Goal 5: Gender Equality
4. Goal 8: Affordable and Clean Energy
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
Ans: a
Justification:
https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals.html
5.“Advisory Board for Banking Frauds” (ABBF) was constituted recently by:
1. Enforcement Directorate
2. Reserve Bank of India
3. Ministry of Finance
4. Central Vigilance Commission
Ans: d
Justification:
- The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has constituted an ‘Advisory Board for Banking Frauds (ABBF)’ to examine bank fraud of over ₹50 crore and recommendaction. It is headed by the former Vigilance Commissioner, T.M. Bhasin. Besides the chairman, the Board consists of three other members. Headquartered in Delhi, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will provide required secretarial services, logistic and analytical support along with the necessary funding to the board.
