Daily Current Affair Quiz: 25th October 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Chenani-Nashri Tunnel links Kashmir Valley with Jammu by an all-weather route.
2. Fitted with intelligent traffic mechanism, the tunnel has fully automatic smart control and no human intervention will be required for its operations.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The Chenani-Nashri tunnel, the longest tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir, will be renamed after Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
- This tunnel links Kashmir Valley with Jammu by an all-weather route.
- This 9 km long, twin-tube, all-weather tunnel between Udhampur and Ramban in Jammu & Kashmir is not only India’s longest highways tunnel but also Asia’s longest bi-directional highways tunnel.
- Built at an elevation of 1200 metres on one of the most difficult Himalayan terrains, the tunnel cuts the travel time between Jammu and Srinagar by two hours, bypassing about 41 kms of road length.
- Fitted with intelligent traffic mechanism, the tunnel has fully automatic smart control and no human intervention will be required for its operations.
2. Which of the following pairs are rightly matched?
1. Yangtze river: China
2. Mississippi river: Brazil
3. Yenisei river: South Africa
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans: a
Justification:
- Following are the top five longest rivers in the world:
- Nile river: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, Burundi
- Amazon river: Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana
- Yangtze river: China
- Mississippi river: USA
- Yenisei river: China, Mongolia
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Consumer Price Index is a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food, and medical care.
2. The base year is 2012.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- CPI is a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food, and medical care.
- Changes in the CPI are used to assess price changes associated with the cost of living.
- In India, CPI (Rural/Urban/Combined) is published by the Central Statistics Office (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) and CPI (IW/AL) is published by Labour Bureau in the Ministry of Labour and Employment. It is published on monthly basis
- The base year is 2012.
4. Bishkek Declaration is associated with?
(a) Snow leopard
(b) Tiger
(c) Rhino
(d) Chinkara
Ans: a
Justification:
- Bishkek Declaration: To protect Snow Leopard and it’s environment.
5. Justice K. S. Puttaswamy and Anr. vs Union Of India case is associated with?
(a) Right to Privacy
(b) CBI Reforms
(c) Criminalisation of Politics
(d) Ani defection law
Ans: a
Justification:
- Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) and Anr. vs Union Of India And Ors is a landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India, which holds that the right to privacy is protected as a fundamental constitutional right under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India.
