Daily Current Affair Quiz: 2nd October 2019
1. Which of the following statements are?
1. Sri Lanka is the first country to liberalise its economy in the South Asian Region.
2. The Korean peninsula was divided in to South Korea and North Korea at the end of the First World War.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- Sri Lanka was the first developing countries to successfully control the rate of growth of population and the first country in the South Asia to liberalise it’s economy.
- The Korean peninsula was divided in to South Korea and North Korea at the end of the Second World War along the 38th
2. Which among the following statements is incorrect with respect to National Crisis Management Committee.?
(a) Prime Minister of India is it’s Chairman.
(b) Secretaries of all the concerned Ministries /Departments as well as organizations are the members of the Committee.
(c) The NCMC gives direction to the Crisis Management Group.
(d) It is constituted for effective implementation of relief measures in the wake of natural calamities.
Ans: a
Justification:
- Cabinet Secretary is it’s Chairman.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. BrahMos Missile has been jointly developed by Russia and India
2. The range of the BrahMos missile is fixed at 250 km due to technical restrictions of Missile Technology Control Regime or MTCR.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- It flies almost three times the speed of sound at Mach 2.8 and has a range of 290 km.
- The missile has been jointly developed with Russia and is named after the rivers Brahmaputra and Moskva in Russia.
- It is extremely difficult to be intercepted by surface to air missiles deployed on leading warships around the world.
- The range of the BrahMos missile can be extended up to 400 km as certain technical restrictions were lifted after India became a full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime or MTCR in 2016.
4. Which of the following statements regarding electoral bonds are true?
(a) Sale of Electoral Bonds are done through Authorised Branches of State Bank of India (SBI).
(b) Electoral bond is a banking instrument resembling promissory notes and carry interest rate of 2.5%.
(c) It will not carry the name of the payee.
(d) It can be bought for any value, in multiples of Rs 1,000, Rs 10,000, Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10 lakh or Rs 1 crore.
Ans: b
Justification:
- Although called a bond, the banking instrument resembling promissory notes will not carry any interest.
- It will be a bearer instrument.
- It will not carry the name of the payee.
- It can be bought for any value, in multiples of Rs 1,000, Rs 10,000, Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10 lakh or Rs 1 crore.
5. ‘Festival of Flowers’ (Bathukamma) is celebrated by?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Telangana
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: c
Justification:
- It is the state festival of Telangana.
- The festival was traditionally celebrated by women across the state.
