Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 10th August 2019
1. FAME Scheme is associated with
(a) Electric Mobility
(b) Bio Diesel Production
(c) Organic Farming
(d) Solar Energy Augmentation
Ans: a
Justification:
- ‘Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India’(FAME) was launched to promote manufacturing of electric and hybrid vehicle and to ensure sustainable growth.
- It was lauched by ‘Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises’.
2. Kole wetlands is located at
(a) Andaman and Nicobar
(b) Assam
(c) Punjab
(d) Kerala
Ans: d
Justification:
- It is spread over 13,632 hectares in Thrissur and Malappuram districts of Kerala.
- It is a Ramsar site and IBA (Important Bird and Biodiversity Area)
- The Kole fields account for more than 40% of the rice production in the State.
- It is situated in the Central Asian Flyway of migratory birds.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) is a temporary committee set up by the Government in the wake of a natural calamity.
2. Cabinet Secretary is the Chairperson of the committee.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- It is a temporary committee set up by the Government in the wake of a natural calamity.
- It is for effective coordination and implementation of relief measures and operations.
- It oversee the command, control and coordination of the disaster response.
- Composition: Cabinet Secretary – Chairperson,Other members – Secretary to Prime Minister Member, Secretaries of Ministries/Departments with specific Disaster management responsibilities.
- It gives direction to the ‘Crisis Management Group’ (CMG) as deemed necessary.
4. CORISA scheme is associated with?
(a) Pollution
(b) Bioremediation
(c) Oil Spill
(d) Endangered specie
Ans: a
Justification:
- Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORISA) is a global scheme to address the increase in total CO2 emissions from international aviation above 2020 levels.
- The aviation industry is committed to technology, operational and infrastructure advances to continue to reduce the sector’s carbon emissions.
5. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Sex Ratio at Birth in the country, defined as the number of female births per 1,000 male births.
2. All the states showed continuous improvement of SRB in the last decade.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- Recently a state-wise data of SRB was tabled by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in Parliament.
- The SRB in the country, defined as the number of female births per 1,000 male births.
- It has improved from 914 to 919 between 2005-06 and 2015-16, National Family Health Surveys (NFHS).
- The highest improvement was in Punjab at 126 points, but its SRB remained lowest among the states at 860 in NFHS-4.
- The sharpest decline was in Sikkim, where the SRB dropped to 809, the lowest among all states in 2015-16.
