Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 1st February 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Aspirational Districts Programme aims to quickly and effectively transform some of the most underdeveloped districts of the country.
2. The broad contours of the programme are Convergence (of Central & State Schemes), Collaboration (of Central, State level ‘Prabhari’ Officers & District Collectors), and Competition among districts driven by a Mass Movement or a Jan Andolan.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The programme aims to quickly and effectively transform some of the most underdeveloped districts of the country.
- The broad contours of the programme are Convergence (of Central & State Schemes), Collaboration (of Central, State level ‘Prabhari’ Officers & District Collectors), and Competition among districts driven by a Mass Movement or a Jan Andolan.
- With States as the main drivers, this program will focus on the strength of each district, identify low-hanging fruits for immediate improvement, measure progress, and rank districts.
2. Sagarmatha Sambaad is an initiative of
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) India
(d) Bangladesh
Ans: a
Justification:
- Sagarmatha Sambaad is the first ever multi-stakeholder diplomatic initiative of Nepal.
- Leaders of the member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and other global leaders are invited for the event.
- The event will be focusing on the threat of climate change to the modern world.
- Given the large number of global leaders, the event is expected to serve as a venue for bilateral interaction among leaders from various countries.
- The event is planned on April 2-4, 2020 which will highlight Nepal’s ability to assert its point of view before the global audience.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) is the first regional Government-to-Government agreement to deal with piracy and armed robbery at sea in Asia.
2. India played an active role in the setting up and functioning of ReCAAPISC along with Japan and Singapore.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) is the first regional Government-to-Government agreement to deal with piracy and armed robbery at sea in Asia.
- The ReCAAP Presently 20 countries are members of ReCAAP.
- India played an active role in the setting up and functioning of ReCAAPISC along with Japan and Singapore.
- Capacity building workshop is organized annually by the ISC and is co-hosted by one of the contracting parties.
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true.
1. The Economist Intelligence Unit releases democracy Index annually.
2. India is placed in the “hybrid regime” category.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- The Economist Intelligence Unit releases democracy Index annually.
- It provides a snapshot of the state of world democracy for 165 independent states and two territories.
- In 2019, India slipped 10 places to 51st position, It is placed in the “flawed democracy” category.
- Its score, down from from 7.23 in 2018 to 6.90 in 2019, is its lowest ever since the Democracy Index was begun in 2006.
5. The corruption perception Index is launched by
(a) Amnesty International
(b) Transparency International
(c) Human Rights Watch
(d) Lancet
Ans: b
Justification:
- The Corruption Perceptions Index is an index published annually by Transparency International since 1995.
- It ranks countries “by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.
