Daily current Affair Quiz: 6th April 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Kalpa Sūtra is a Budhist text containing the biographies of bodhisatvas.
2. The Kalpa Sutra is ascribed to Bhadrabahu.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: b
Justification:
- The Kalpa Sūtra is a Jain text containing the biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras, notably Parshvanatha and Mahavira. The Kalpa Sutra is ascribed to Bhadrabahu.
2. Agasthyavanam Biological Park is located at
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Telangana
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: a
Justification:
- Established in 1997, Agasthyavanam Biological Park is a wildlife sanctuary in Kerala.
- The park is located near Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala.
3. Which of the following are matched correctly?
1. Lavani Dance – Maharashtra
2. Gidda Dance – Punjab
3. Rajasthan – Ghoomar
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: d
Justification:
- Lavani Dance Maharashtra
- Gidda Dance Punjab
- Rajasthan Ghoomar
- Gujarat Garba, Dandiya Ras
- Nautanki of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
- Bhavai of Gujarat
- Tamasha of Maharashtra ,
- Theyyam of Kerala,
- Lazim dances of Maharashtra,
- Kalaripayattu of Kerala,
- Bengali Jatra,
- Yakshagana of Karnataka
- Chhau dances of Orissa, West Bengal and Bihar
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true.
1. The Ways and Means Advances scheme was introduced in 1997.
2. The Ways and Means Advances scheme was introduced to meet mismatches in the receipts and payments of the government.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The Ways and Means Advances scheme was introduced in 1997.
- The Ways and Means Advances scheme was introduced to meet mismatches in the receipts and payments of the government.
- The government can avail of immediate cash from the RBI, if required.
- But it has to return the amount within 90 days, Interest is charged at the existing repo rate.
5. Global Information Technology Report is published by
(a) WEF
(b) IMF
(c) Google
(d) Transparency International
Ans: a
Justification:
- A report produced in cooperation with INSEAD, World Economic Forum, and the World Bank, the Global Information Technology Report ranks the world economies in terms of networked readiness and effects on economic growth and productivity. The rankings as well as a selection of chapters are available online
