Daily Current Affair Quiz: 23rd April 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea is an international treaty which was adopted and signed in 1982.
2. The Convention has created International Sea bed authority.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- It is an international treaty which was adopted and signed in 1982. It lays down a comprehensive regime of law and order in the world’s oceans and seas establishing rules governing all uses of the oceans and their resources.
- The Convention has created three new institutions: o International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, o International Seabed Authority, Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.
- It has more than 160 member parties, Including China and India. o US has still not sanctioned (ratified) the law.
2. Kaksar folk Dance is associated with
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Odisha
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Tamilnadu
Ans:
Justification:
- Kaksar folk Dance: It is performed by Abhujmaria tribe in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, to invoke the blessings of the deity and to enjoy a rich harvest. It allows the dancers to choose their life partners from the same dance troupe.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Ashfaqullah Khan along with Ram Prasad Bismil, was sentenced to death for the Kakori conspiracy of 1925.
2. Ashfaq composed poems mostly in Urdu and a few in Hindi, under the pen names Varasi and Hazarat.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved a proposal to set aside Rs 234 crore for a zoological garden, in Gorakhpur, to be named after the freedom fighter and revolutionary Shaheed Ashfaqullah Khan.
- Ashfaqullah Khan along with Ram Prasad Bismil, was sentenced to death for the Kakori conspiracy of 1925.
- Ashfaq composed poems mostly in Urdu and a few in Hindi, under the pen names Varasi and Hazarat. In the mid-1920s, Ashfaqullah Khan and Ram Prasad Bismil went on to found the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true.
1. Low and high sea temperatures can induce coral bleaching.
2. In India, Coral reefs are present in the areas of Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Mannar, Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep Islands and Malvan (Maharashtra).
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Self Explanatory
5. Green Economy Initiative (GEI) is associated with
(a) World Bank
(b) UNEP
(c) UNDP
(d) IMF
Ans: b
Justification:
- In 2008, UNEP launched the Green Economy Initiative (GEI), a programme of global research and countrylevel assistance designed to motivate policymakers to support environmental investments.
- Transition towards green economy has global importance, but it’s more significant for developing countries like India with its associated benefits and costs.
