Daily Current Affair Quiz: 4th July 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true:
1. Inner Line Permit (ILP) is a British-era system, travel document that “British subjects” or Indians need to possess to enter the frontier States of north-eastern India.
2. After independence, Government of India issues ILP as an official travel document to allow inward travel of an ‘Citizens of India’ into a protected area for a limited period.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- It is a British-era system, travel document that “British subjects” or Indians need to possess to enter the frontier States of north-eastern India.
- It is issued under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873.
- After independence, Government of India issues ILP as an official travel document to allow inward travel of an ‘Citizens of India’ into a protected area for a limited period.
- Other States to which ILP is required are Arunachal Pradesh , Mizoram, Nagaland.
2. Which of the following is a classical language?
(a) Marathi
(b) Oriya
(c) Santhali
(d) Mythili
Ans: b
Justification:
- six languages are included in the list of Classical Languages:
- Tamil (since 2004)
- Sanskrit (since 2005)
- Telugu (since 2008)
- Kannada (Since 2008)
- Malayalam (since 2013)
- Odiya (since 2014)
3. Inclusive Development Index is published by?
(a) IMF
(b) World Bank
(c) ILO
(d) WEF
Ans: d
Justification:
- It is published by world economic forum.
4. Which of the following statements are true:
1. WTO officially commenced under the Marrakesh Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
2. The members have to be fully independent states.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:a
Justification:
- It operates a global system of trade rules, acts as a forum for negotiating trade agreements, it settles trade disputes between its member countries and it supports the needs of developing countries.
- WTO officially commenced under the Marrakesh Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
- It is created by Uruguay round of negotiations and established in 1995. HQ – Geneva.
- The trade agreements are signed by representatives of member governments and ratified by their parliaments.
- It has 164 members and 22 observer governments, with Afghanistan and Liberia being the latest to join.
- The members need not have to be fully independent states
5. Deen Dayal Hastkala Sankul is related to?
(a) Handicrafts
(b) Minor Forest Produce
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None of the above
Ans: a
Justification:
- PM inaugurated Centres of Excellence at Deen Dayal Hastkala Sankul in Varanasi recently.
- It is a trade facilitation centre for handicrafts.
- It aims to facilitate weavers, artisans and exporters in promoting handlooms and handicrafts.
