Daily Current Affair Quiz: 21st November 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a set of initiatives for providing accelerated patent prosecution procedures by sharing information between some patent offices.
2. It is an initiative of Microsoft India.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for adoption of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) under the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, India (CGPDTM) with patent offices of various other interest countries or regions.
- PPH will initially commence between Japan Patent Office (JPO) and Indian Patent Office on pilot basis for a period of three years only.
- The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a set of initiatives for providing accelerated patent prosecution procedures by sharing information between some patent offices.
2. Hong-kong convention is related to?
(a) Ship Recycling
(b) Metal Scrap Management
(c) Organic Pollutants
(d) Bio Hazardous waste Management
Ans: a
Justification:
- The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (the Hong Kong Convention), was adopted at a diplomatic conference held in Hong Kong, China in 2009.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Sowa –Rigpa was originated in Tibet.
2. It is one of the important folk dance form of Sikkim.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- It is a traditional system of medicine practised in the Himalayan belt of India.
- It originated in Tibet and popularly practiced in countries namely, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Mongolia, and Russia.
- The majority of theory and practice of Sowa-Rigpa is similar to “Ayurveda”.
4. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Prithvi 2 is a tactical surface-to-surface to suface missile.
2. It is developed indigenously and nuclear capable.
3. The state-of-the-art missile is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: d
Justification:
- India successfully test fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-2 missile as part of a user trial by the Army from a test range off Odisha coast.
- It is a tactical surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) developed by DRDO of India under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP). It is deployed by India’s Strategic Forces Command.
5. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana is a
(a) Pension scheme
(b) Fertilizer Subsidy
(c) Agricultural Loan
(d) None of the above
Ans: a
Justification:
- PMKMY is a Central Sector Scheme to provide social security net for the Small and Marginal Farmers (SMF) as they have minimal or no savings to provide for old age and to support them in the event of the consequent loss of livelihood.
- Under this Scheme, a minimum fixed pension of Rs 3,000 is provided to the eligible small and marginal farmers, subject to certain exclusion clauses, on attaining the age of 60 years. It is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme, with an entry age of 18 to 40 years.
