Daily Current Affair Quiz: 8th January 2020
1. Kesavananda Bharati case is related to?
(a) Basic Structure of the constitution
(b) Fundamental Duties
(c) Anti Defection
(d) Women reservation in parliament
Ans:a
Justification:
- Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (case citation: (1973) 4 SCC 225) is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India that outlined the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution.
2. The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), an autonomous organisation under the administrative control of
(a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(b) Ministry of Agriculture
(c) Ministry of Rural Development
(d) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Ans: a
Justification:
- The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) established under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India is mandated with the responsibility of export promotion and development of the processed food.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a space telescope for NASA’s Explorers program.
2. TESS looks for new planets by examining the light from stars and detecting any noticeable changes in brightness.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- TESS looks for new planets by examining the light from about 200,000 stars and detecting any noticeable changes in brightness. If the light “dips”, momentarily decreasing in brightness, it suggests that a planet may be orbiting the star.
- TESS has a suite of instruments that can seek out a number of other cosmic phenomena, including asteroids, comets and exploding stars or “supernovae”.
- TESS has already identified six supernovae -a remarkable finding.
4. FASTag is a device for making toll payments directly from the prepaid account linked to it.Which technology is used in it?
(a) Radio Frequency Identification technology
(b) Micro wave identification technology
(c) Infra red identification technology
(d) None of the above
Ans:a
Justification:
- FASTag essentially is a device that uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for making toll payments directly from the prepaid account linked to it. It is affixed on the vehicle windscreen and enables a smooth drive through toll plazas.
5. Which of the following countries share land boarder with syria are Galilean satellites?
(1) Turkey
(2) Iraq
(3) Iran
(4) Saudi
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2only
(c) 1,2and 3 only
(d) 1,2,3 and 4
Ans: b
Justification:
- Map based question
