Daily Current Affair Quiz: 8th May 2020

1. Which of the following statements are true?

1. Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (NWR) are issued by registered warehouses enables farmers to seek loans from banks against NWRs.

 2.NWRs can avoid distress sale of agricultural produce by the farmers in the peak marketing season.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: c

Justification:

• NWR are issued by registered warehouses enables farmers to seek loans from banks against NWRs . It enables them to extend the sales period of modestly perishable products beyond the harvesting season. Consequently, NWRs can avoid distress sale of agricultural produce by the farmers in the peak marketing season.

2. Netravali wildlife sanctuary is located at

(a) Gujarat

(b) Goa

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Karnataka

Ans: b

Justification:

• Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary is located in South-Eastern Goa, India. It constitutes one of the vital corridors of the Western Ghats and covers an area of about 211km². Netravali or Neturli is an important tributary of River Zuari, which originates in the sanctuary.

3. Which of the following statements are true?

1. Data Security Council of India is a not-for-profit, industry body on data protection in India.

2. It was Setup by NASSCOM.

(a) 1 only

(b)  2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: c

Justification:

• It is a not-for-profit, industry body on data protection in India.

• Setup by NASSCOM, it is committed to making the cyberspace safe, secure and trusted by establishing best practices, standards and initiatives in cyber security and privacy.

4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?

1. The Cape Town Agreement was adopted by IMF.

2. The treaty consists of minimum safety measures for fishing vessels that mirror the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: b

Justification:

• India has shown interest to ratify Cape Town Agreement (CTA) adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for safety of fishing vessels.

• Ratification and implementation of the CTA would provide higher safety standards for fishing vessels operating in their coastal waters.

• The Cape Town Agreement was adopted by the IMO in 2012 to help combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing.

• The treaty consists of minimum safety measures for fishing vessels that mirror the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)—an internationally binding treaty on safety for merchant vessels that entered into force in 1980.

5. m-hariyali app has been launched by?

(a) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

(b) Ministry of Women and Child Development

(c) Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Chenge

(d) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Ans: a

Justification:

• The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched m-hariyali app to encourage public engagement in planting trees and Green drives.

• The mHariyali application provides automatic geotagging of plants. It will hence enable the nodal officers to periodically monitor the plantation.