Daily Current Affair Quiz: 24th December 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Cabinet Committees are extra-constitutional bodies.
2. All committees except Cabinet Committee on Accommodation and Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs are headed by Prime Minister.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Cabinet Committees are extra-constitutional in emergence. In other words, they are not mentioned in the Constitution. However, the Rules of Business provide for their establishment.
- These Rules emerge out of Article 77(3) of the Constitution, which empowers the President to make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government, and for the allocation among Ministers
- All committees except Cabinet Committee on Accommodation and Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs are headed by Prime Minister.
2. Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1896 to carry on humanitarian relief and social work?
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Dayananda Saraswathy
(c) Jyoti Rao Phule
(d) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Ans: a
Justification:
- Ramakrishna Mission is a Hindu religious and spiritual organisation which forms the core of a worldwide spiritual movement known as the Ramakrishna Movement or the Vedanta Movement.
- The mission is named after and inspired by the Indian saint Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and founded by Ramakrishna’s chief disciple Swami Vivekananda on 1 May 1897.
- The organisation mainly propagates the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta–Advaita Vedanta and four yogic ideals–jnana, bhakti, karma, and Raja Yoga.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Water hyacinth is considered as an invasive alien species.
2. It can lead to a drastic reduction in fish production, aquatic crops and an increase in diseases caused by mosquitoes.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Water hyacinth is a free-floating aquatic plant native to South America. It is considered as an invasive alien species.
- Single plant of water Hyacinth is capable of duplicating itself every nine days.
- It is also referred to as the terror of Bengal given its effect on the local ecology and lives of the people.
- It has an effect on irrigation, hydroelectric generation and navigation.
- It also leads to a drastic reduction in fish production, aquatic crops and an increase in diseases caused by mosquitoes
4. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989.
2. The FATF Secretariat is housed at the OECD headquarters in Paris.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- FATF is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 on the initiative of the G7 to develop policies to combat money laundering.
- The FATF Secretariat is housed at the OECD headquarters in Paris.
- It holds three Plenary meetings in the course of each of its 12-month rotating presidencies.
5. Sarvatra Kavach is
(a) Nuclear Radiation roof in nuclear power plants
(b) Bulletproof jacket that can provide protection against various ammunition
(c) Indigenously developed protection equipment for farmers while herbicide usage
(d) None of the above
Ans: b
Justification:
- An Indian Army Major has been awarded Design Bureau Excellence Award by the Army Chief for indigenously developing Sarvatra bulletproof jacket.
- Sarvatra Kavach is a bulletproof jacket that can provide protection against various ammunition including that of sniper rifles.
- It provides protection from neck to ankle and upper arms.
