Daily Current Affair Quiz: 7th Jan 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Lysosomal storage diseases are a group of about 50 rare inherited metabolic disorders that result from defects in lysosomal function.
2. Lysosomes are sacs of enzymes within cells that digest large molecules and pass the fragments on to other parts of the cell for recycling.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Lysosomal storage diseases are a group of about 50 rare inherited metabolic disorders that result from defects in lysosomal function.
- Lysosomes are sacs of enzymes within cells that digest large molecules and pass the fragments on to other parts of the cell for recycling.
- This process requires several critical enzymes. If one of these enzymes is defective, because of a mutation, the large molecules accumulate within the cell, eventually killing it.
2. Washington Consensus is associated with
(a) Economy
(b) Ecology
(c) Migration
(d) Bio Technology
Ans: a
Justification:
- Washington Consensus: The Washington Consensus is a set of 10 economic policy prescriptions by Washington, D.C.-based institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and United States Department of the Treasury.
- It constitutes the “standard” reform package promoted for crisis-stricken developing countries.
- The prescriptions encompassed policies in such areas as macroeconomic stabilization, economic opening with respect to both trade and investment, and expansion of market forces within the domestic economy.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Yangtze is the Asia’s longest river.
2. Chinese paddlefish is native to the Yangtze river.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Chinese paddlefish found in the Yangtze declared extinct
- It is native to the Yangtze, Asia’s longest river.
- It is one of the world’s largest species of freshwater species.
- It has been declared extinct by Chinese scientists. The last confirmed sighting of the fish was in 2003.
4. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Saltwater Crocodile is the largest of all living reptiles.
2. It listed as critically endangered by IUCN.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- Saltwater Crocodile:
- It is the largest of all living reptiles. It listed as least concern by IUCN. It is found throughout the east coast of India.
5. Which of the following structure is known as Taj of Deccan?
(a) Gol Gumbaz
(b) Ibrahim Roza
(c) Bibi Ka Maqbara
(d) Gagan Mahal
Ans: c
Justification:
- It is a tomb located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
- It was commissioned in 1660 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the memory of his first and chief wife Dilras Banu Begum.
- The structure, known as the ‘Taj of the Deccan’ because of its striking resemblance to the Taj Mahal.
