Daily Current Affair Quiz: 16th March 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Rohtang Pass links Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh.
2. Nathu La Pass links Sikkim with Autonomous Region of Tibet, China.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Banihal Pass Kashmir Valley with the outer Himalaya and the plains to the south.
- Bara-Lacha-La Pass Lahaul district in Himachal Pradesh with Leh district in Ladakh.
- Fotu La Pass Leh with Kargil of Ladakh
- Rohtang Pass Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh.
- Shipki La Pass Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh with Autonomous Region of Tibet, China.
- Jelep La Pass Sikkim with Autonomous Region of Tibet, China.
- Nathu La Pass Sikkim with Autonomous Region of Tibet, China.
- Lipu Lekh Pass Chaudans valley of India with Autonomous Region of Tibet, China. It is located close to the tri junction of Uttarakhand (India), China and Nepal.
- Khardung La Ladakh with Siachen glacier. It is the highest motorable pass in the world.
- Bom di La It is in Arunachal Pradesh
2. KUSUM Scheme is associated with
(a) Ministry of Textiles
(b) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(c) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
(d) None of the above
Ans: c
Justification:
- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) Scheme for farmers for installation of solar pumps and grid connected solar and other renewable power plants in the country.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The diseases, which “spillover” from animals to humans are referred to as zoonotic diseases
They represent more than 60% of emerging infectious diseases worldwide.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The diseases, which “spillover” from animals to humans are referred to as zoonotic diseases
- They represent more than 60% of emerging infectious diseases worldwide.
- The destruction of the natural environment, globalised trade and travel and industrialised food production systems have created numerous pathways for new pathogens to jump between animals and humans.
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true.
1. Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that most often affect the lungs.
2. TB is spread from person to person through the air.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only.
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- It is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs.
- Transmission: TB is spread from person to person through the air. When people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit, they propel the TB germs into the air.
- Symptoms: Cough with sputum and blood at times, chest pains, weakness, weight loss, fever and night sweats.
- Treatment: TB is treatable and curable disease. It is treated with a standard 6 month course of 4 antimicrobial drugs that are provided with information, supervision and support to the patient by a health worker or trained volunteer.
5. International treaty that designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion is
(a) Montreal Protocol
(b) Geneva Convention
(c) Stockholm Convention
(d) Minnamata Protocol
Ans: a
Justification:
- The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. It was agreed on 16th September 1987, and entered into force on 1st January 1989.
