Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 31st August 2019
1. Jim Corbett National Park is located at?
(a) Odisha
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Sikkim
Ans: c
Justification:
- Jim Corbett National Park, which is a part of the larger Corbett Tiger Reserve, a Project Tiger Reserve lies in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand.
2. This art form has originated in the eastern state of Assam. It is a dance-drama performance art with origins in the Krishna-centered Vaishnavism monasteries of Assam, and attributed to the 15th century Bhakti movement scholar and saint Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev. Identify the classical dance form described above.
(a) Kathak
(b) Saatriya
(c) Mohiniyatam
(d) Tang- Ta
Ans: b
Justification:
- The plays are usually performed in the dance community halls (namghar) of monastery temples (sattras). The themes played relate to Krishna and Radha, sometimes other Vishnu avatars such as Rama and Sita.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. India is the second-largest fish producer in the world.
2. India is the 4th largest exporter of fish in the world.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- India is the second-largest fish producer in the world.
- Fish constituted about 10% of total exports from India and almost 20% of agriculture exports in 2017-18.
- India is the 4th largest exporter of fish in the world.
- Contribution of fisheries to the GDP is about 1% and about 5.37% to the Agricultural GDP.
4. Padho Pardesh scheme is related to?
(a) Scheduled Tribes
(b) Scheduled Caste
(c) Minorities
(d) Acid Attack Survivors
Ans: c
Justification:
- Padho Pardesh – Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas Studies for the Students Belonging to the Minority Communities.
5. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system
2. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world’s biggest single structure made by living organisms.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands.
- The reef is located in the Coral Sea (North-East Coast), off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
- The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world’s biggest single structure made by living organisms.
- This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps.
- It was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981.
