Daily Quiz: 5th June 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. National Defence Fund (NDF) is an Indian Government Institution, set up in the year 1962.
2. Prime Minister is the chairperson of the fund.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- National Defence Fund (NDF) is an Indian Government Institution, set up in the year 1962 to receive voluntary donations for the promotion and welfare of the members of the Indian Armed Forces (including paramilitary forces) and their dependents.
- Members of the executive committee include the Prime Minister of India—as chairperson, Home Minister, Defence Minister and Finance Minister—Treasurer.
2. Nilekani committee is associated with?
(a) Digital payment
(b) Prison Reforms
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Criminal Justice System
Ans: a
Justification:
- The Nandan Nilekani-led committee on deepening of digital payments advised that The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the government must target growth in the volume of digital payments by a factor of 10 in three years, leading to doubling in value relative to gross domestic product (GDP).
3. Which of the following statements are true?
(a) The Ebola virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission.
(b) Ebola is introduced into the human population through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals such as chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines found ill or dead or in the rainforest.
(c) The Ebola virus causes hemorrhagic fever.
(d) All of the above
Ans:d
Justification:
- Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The Ebola virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission.
- It is thought that fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are natural Ebola virus hosts. Ebola is introduced into the human population through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals such as chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines found ill or dead or in the rainforest.
- Ebola then spreads through human-to-human transmission via direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and with surfaces and materials (e.g. bedding, clothing) contaminated with these fluids.
- The Ebola virus causes hemorrhagic fever which begins it’s effect in 4 to 10 days after the infection. Symptoms are such as fever, chills, loss of appetite, headache etc
4. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Chief Information Commissioner shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office and shall be eligible for reappointment:
2. The Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners shall be appointed by the President.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:b
Justification:
- Section 13 of the RTI Act 2005 provides that the Chief Information Commissioner shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office and shall not be eligible for reappointment:
- Section 13(5)(a) of the RTI Act 2005 provides that the salaries and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of the Chief Information Commissioner shall be the same as that of the Chief Election Commissioner.
- The Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of a committee consisting of
- The Prime Minister, who shall be the Chairperson of the committee.
- The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
- A Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister
5. Which of the following is not a BIMSTEC country?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Thailand
(d) Malaysia
Ans: d
Justification:
- The BIMSTEC member states—Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand , Nepal and Bhutan—are among the countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal. Fourteen priority sectors of cooperation have been identified and several BIMSTEC centres have been established to focus on those sectors.
