Daily Current Affair Quiz: 28th January 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation ( PRAGATI) was launched in 2015.
2. It is a multi-purpose and multi-modal platform that is aimed at addressing common person’s grievances.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation ( PRAGATI) was launched in 2015.
- It is a multi-purpose and multi-modal platform that is aimed at addressing common person’s grievances.
- It also simultaneously monitor and review important programmes and projects of the Government of India as well as projects flagged by State Governments.
2. GATI Portal is launched by
(a) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
(b) Ministry of External Affairs
(c) Ministry of MSMEs
(d) Ministry of Tourism
Ans: a
Justification:
- Recently Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry launched online web portal ‘GATI’ on the pattern of ‘PRAGATI’, the portal.
- GATI Portal has been created by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
- The portal ‘GATI’ can be accessed from NHAI’s website, and contractors and concessionaires can raise any project-related issues on the platform.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Locusts are a collection of certain species of short-horned grasshoppers that have a swarming phase.
2. Adult locust swarms can fly up to 150 km a day with the wind and adult insects can consume roughly their own weight in fresh food per day.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Locusts are a collection of certain species of short-horned grasshoppers that have a swarming phase.
- These insects are usually solitary, but under certain circumstances, they become more abundant and change their behavior and habits, becoming gregarious.
- Adult locust swarms can fly up to 150 km a day with the wind and adult insects can consume roughly their own weight in fresh food per day.
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true.
1. G-77, established in 1964 by 77 developing countries in Geneva.
2. India is not a member of the G77.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- G-77, established in 1964 by 77 developing countries in Geneva.
- It aims to provide the means for the countries of the South to articulate and promote their collective economic interests.
- It enhance their joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues within the UN system and promote South-South cooperation for development.
- The Group of 77 is the largest intergovernmental organization of developing countries in the United Nations.
- India is among the members of the G77.
5. Similipal National Park is located at
(a) Odisha
(b) West Bengal
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka
Ans: a
Justification:
- Similipal National Park is a national park and a tiger reserve in the Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha
