Daily Quiz: 20th May 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true:
1. The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), with an operational name of NAVIC is an autonomous regional satellite navigation system.
2. NAVIC will provide two levels of service, the “standard positioning service”, which will be open for civilian use, and a “restricted service” for authorized users.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), with an operational name of NAVIC (“sailor” or “navigator” in Sanskrit, Hindi and many other Indian languages and also standing for NAVigation with Indian Constellation), is an autonomous regional satellite navigation system that provides accurate real-time positioning and timing services.
- It covers India and a region extending 1,500 km (930 mi) around it, with plans for further extension. The system at present consists of a constellation of seven satellites,with two additional satellites on ground as stand-by.
2. India development Report is released by?
(a) World Bank
(b) RBI
(c) ADB
(d) NITI Ayog
Ans: a
Justification:
- With economic reforms gaining momentum, India’s long-term growth prospects remain bright, says the World Bank’s India Development Update, a biannual analysis of the Indian economy.
3. Which of the following is not a warm current?
(a) Labrador
(b) Canaries
(c) Oyashio
(d) Kureshio
Ans:d
Justification:
- The North Equatorial Current turns northward and flows along the Philippines Islands, Taiwan, and Japan to form the warm Kuro Shio or Kuro Siwo current.
- Later, a cold current called Oya Shio or Oya Siwo which flows along the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula merges with the Kuro Shio Current (Okhotsk Current is a cold current which merges with the Oya Shio before its confluence with Kuro Shio).
- A cold current from the Arctic Ocean called Labrador Current, which flows along the eastern coast of Canada, meets the warm Gulf Stream near the north-east corner of U.S.A.
- The North Atlantic Drift bifurcates into two branches on reaching the eastern part of the ocean.
- The northern branch continues as North Atlantic Drift; reaches the British Isles from where it flows along the coast of Norway as the warm Norwegian Current and enters the Arctic Ocean.
- The southern branch flows between Spain and Azores Island as the cold Canaries Current.
- The Canaries Current finally joins the North Equatorial Current.
4. Which of the following statements are true:
1. Great Hornbill is the state bird of Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh
2. It is categorized as Near threatened– IUCN Red List.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- Near threatened– IUCN Red List
- State bird of Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh
- Local names — homrai(Nepal), banrao, Vezhaambal
- Long-lived, living for nearly 50 years in captivity
- Found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia
- Predominantly frugivorous, but is an opportunist and will prey on small mammals, reptiles and birds.
- Appendix Iof CITES
5. Nahgarh national park is located at?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Assam
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Nagaland
Ans: c
Justification:
- Rajasthan’s first lion safari has been inaugurated at Nahargarh Biological Park.
- The park is located on Delhi-Jaipur National Highway in the Aravalli foothills, nearly 12 kilometers from state capital Jaipur.
- Lions in this park were brought from Junagarh, Gujarat under an exchange programme.
- The park will serve for breeding lions and also centre of attraction for tourists. It will provide new habitat to lions and also add tourism venue to the Pink City.
