Daily Current Affair Quiz: 1st April 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) was indigenously developed by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune.
2. It is run by India Meteorological Department (IMD).
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- It was indigenously developed by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune.
- It is run by India Meteorological Department (IMD).
- The objective is to provide Real-time air quality index on 24×7 basis with colour coding along with 72-hour advance weather forecast.
- Another goal is to issue health advisory to prepare citizens well in advance.
2. GreenCo Rating System is developed by
(a) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
(b) India Meteorological Department
(c) The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium
(d) NITY Ayog
Ans: a
Justification:
- GreenCo Rating system has been acknowledged in India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) document.
- It is used as a proactive voluntary action of Indian industry / private sector towards combating climate change.
- It is developed by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
- CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization
3. Which of the following are the tributaries of Godavari?
1. Sabari
2. Painganga
3. Indravati
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: d
Justification:
- Tributaries of Godavari River
- Left Bank Tributaries: Dharna, Penganga, Wainganga, Wardha, Pranahita [conveying the combined waters of Penganga, the Wardha and Wainganga], Pench, Kanhan, Sabari, Indravati etc. Right Bank Tributaries: Pravara, Mula, Manjra, Peddavagu, Maner etc
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true.
1. Ways and Means Advances are temporary loan facilities provided by RBI to the government to enable it to meet temporary mismatches between revenue and expenditure.
2. The government makes an interest payment to the central bank when it borrows money.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- What are Ways and Means Advances?
- They are temporary loan facilities provided by RBI to the government to enable it to meet temporary mismatches between revenue and expenditure.
- The government makes an interest payment to the central bank when it borrows money.
- The rate of interest is the same as the repo rate, while the tenure is three months.
- The limits for WMA are mutually decided by the RBI and the Government of India.
- The WMA scheme for the Central Government was introduced on April 1, 1997, after putting an end to the four-decade old system of adhoc (temporary) Treasury Bills to finance the Central Government deficit.
5. SunRISE mission is associated with
(a) NASA
(b) ESA
(c) ISRO
(d) Roscosmos
Ans: a
Justification:
- he Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE):
- It is an array of six CubeSats operating as one very large radio telescope.
- NASA has awarded $62.6 million to design, build and launch SunRISE by no earlier than July 1, 2023.
- Objectives of the mission:
- To study how the Sun creates and releases giant solar particle storms.
- To help scientists understand the workings of the Solar System.
