Daily Current Affair Quiz: 20th August 2020
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August 20, 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. eCourts Mission Mode Project is a Pan-India Project, monitored and funded by Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India for the District Courts across the country.
2. The objective of the eCourts Project is to provide designated services to the citizens as well courts by ICT enablement of all district and subordinate courts in the country.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
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It is a Pan-India Project, monitored and funded by Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India for the District Courts across the country. o The objective of the eCourts Project is to provide designated services to the citizens as well courts by ICT enablement of all district and subordinate courts in the country. o The services being delivered to citizens include status of registration of cases, Case status, Case list, daily order sheets and final orders/judgments. o e-Courts Services Mobile application and e-Courts National Portal have also been developed.
2. Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura are located at
(a) Arunachal Pradhesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Sikim
(d) None of the above
Ans: b
Justification:
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The disagreements between India and Nepal over the border dispute is over the regions which includes Kalapani, Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura (all three in Uttarakhand) and Susta (Bihar).
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Kalapani area is the largest territorial dispute between Nepal and India consisting of at least 37,000 hectares of land in the High Himalayas. It is a tri-junction between India, China and Nepal.
3. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. India has become observer of Indian Ocean Commission
2. The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is an intergovernmental organization created by the Port-Louis Declaration in 1982
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
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The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is an intergovernmental organization created by the Port-Louis Declaration in 1982.
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The IOC was institutionalized in Seychelles in 1984 by the General Agreement for Cooperation, better known as the Victoria Agreement.
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. IONS is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region by providing an open and inclusive forum for discussion of regionally relevant maritime issues.
2. It was launched in 2008
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
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IONS is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region by providing an open and inclusive forum for discussion of regionally relevant maritime issues. • It has 24 member states (including India) and 8 observers. It was launched in 2008. • Promote dialogue on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, maritime security and information sharing and interoperability
5. Travelogue Rihla was written by?
(a) Ibn Battuta
(b) Abdul Razak
(c) Francois Bernier
(d) None of the above
Ans: a
Justification:
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The book was dictated to Ibn Juzayy on orders from the Marinid Sultan Abu Inan Faris who was impressed by the story and travels of Ibn Battuta. Although Ibn Battuta was an accomplished and well-documented explorer, his travels had been unknown outside the Islamic world for many years.
