Daily Quiz: 24th May 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true:
The BrahMos (designated PJ-10) is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile
It is the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- The BrahMos (designated PJ-10) is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft, or land. It is the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world.
- It is a joint venture between the Russian Federation’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) who together have formed BrahMos Aerospace.
- It is based on the Russian P-800 Oniks cruise missile and other similar sea-skimming Russian cruise missile technology. The name BrahMos is a portmanteau formed from the names of two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.
2. Aber digital currency will be launched by?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Venezuela
(c) Bhutan
(d) Armenia
Ans: a
Justification:
- The central banks of the UAE and Saudi Arabia will launch a common digital currency called Aber.
- Aber will be used for financial settlements between the two countries through Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers technologies.
3. Zearalenone is a?
(a) Fungal toxin
(b) Carcinogen
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above
Ans:c
Justification:
- Zearalenone is a fungal toxin infesting cereals such as wheat, maize and barley. It attacks crops while they are growing, but can also develop when cereals are stored without being dried fully.
- It is a Group 3 carcinogen.(Cancer causing substance)
4. Which of the following statements are true:
1. 70% of tigers in the world are in India.
2. 25-35% of India’s tigers now lived outside protected reserves.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- With shrinking habitats, experts opine that India has almost neared its capacity to manage tigers. Therefore, India must also prepare for a new challenge — of reaching the limits of its management capacity.
- India’s current capacity to host tigers ranges from 2,500-3,000 tigers. Officially, India had 2,226 tigers as of 2014. An ongoing census is expected to reveal an update to these numbers.
- 25-35% of India’s tigers now lived outside protected reserves.
- Recent attempts at translocating tigers to unpopulated reserves, such as Satkosia in Orissa, have ended badly, with one of the tigers dying.
- India has the maximum number of wild tigers in the world (70% of tigers in the world are in India).
5. St. Petersburg declaration is associated with?
(a) Tiger conservation
(b) Coral Reefs Protection
(c) Wetland conservation
(d) None of the above
Ans: a
Justification:
- During the St. Petersburg declaration in 2010, tiger range countries had resolved to double tiger numbers across their range by 2022.
