Daily Current Affair Quiz: 26th Feb 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Tuberculosis is a contagious airborne disease.
2. The Government has set a target of Zero-Tuberculosis deaths by the year 2025.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The Government has set a target of Zero-Tuberculosis deaths by the year 2025.
- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the National Strategic Plan for TB Elimination in 2017.
- Tuberculosis is a contagious airborne disease, which can be acquired from close contact with an infected person.
- Pathogen: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
2. It is a west-flowing river which originates in Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary (Western Ghats), Belagavi Karnataka. It is called Called as Mandovi in Goa. Identify the river.
(a) Mahadayi
(b) Cauvery
(c) Thungabhadra
(d) Pennar
Ans: a
Justification:
- The west-flowing river originates in Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary (Western Ghats), Belagavi Karnataka. Called as Mandovi in Goa.
- Joined by a number of streams to form the Mandovi which is one of two major rivers (the other one is Zuari river) that flows through Goa.
3. Which of the following statements are true
1. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established with the signing of the SAARC Charter at Dhaka.
2. SAARC comprises of Seven member States.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- Established with the signing of the SAARC Charter Dhaka
- Headquarters and Secretariat Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Framework of the SAARC:
- Respect for the principles of sovereign equality, territorial integrity, political independence, non-interference in the internal affairs of other States and mutual benefit.
- SAARC comprises of eight member States
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- India
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true.
1. Prarthana Samaj was founded by the Dadoba Pandurang and his brother Atmaram Pandurang.
2. It was a movement for religious and social reform in Bombay, India.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Prarthana Samaj or “Prayer Society” in Sanskrit, was a movement for religious and social reform in Bombay, India, based on earlier reform movements. Prarthana Samaj was founded by the Dadoba Pandurang and his brother Atmaram Pandurang in 1867
5. Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary is located at
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Telangana
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: b
Justification:
- Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary or Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected Wildlife sanctuary in the Eastern Ghats and is located in the state of Karnataka in India.
- Approval from the NTCA (National Tiger Conservation Authority) is expected to notify the Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary as a tiger reserve.
