Daily Current Affair Quiz: 3rd December 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is an indicator of the economic health and investor sentiments about the manufacturing sector (Manufacturing PMI) and services sector (Services PMI).
2. For India, the PMI Data is published by National Sample Survey Office.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is an indicator of the economic health and investor sentiments about the manufacturing sector (Manufacturing PMI) and services sector (Services PMI).
- Recent PMI survey has showed that Manufacturing activity increased in November from a two-year low in the previous month.
- PMI is based on five major indicators: new orders, inventory levels, production, supplier deliveries, and the employment environment
- For India, the PMI Data is published by Japanese firm Nikkei but compiled and constructed by Markit Economics.
2. Power of Siberia is a
(a) Gas Pipe Line Project
(b) Multi-country Disaster management Exercise
(c) Nuclear Energy sharing pact between China and Russia
(d) Declaration related to combating global warming
Ans: a
Justification:
- Russia, one of the world’s largest exporters of natural gas, is launching a major pipeline from Siberia to China.
- The power of Siberia gas pipeline is the first cross-border gas pipeline between Russia and China.
- The pipeline will cover 8,000 km connecting Siberia to China’s Yangtze river delta in Shanghai.
3. Which of the following tiger corridors are matched correctly?
1. Dandeli Anshi-Shravathi Valley – Karnataka
2. Parambikulam-Eranikulam-Indira Gandhi – Kerala, Tamil Nadu
3. Manas-Buxa – Assam, West Bengal, Bhutan
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans: d
Justification:
- Kaziranga-Itanagar WLS – Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
- Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong – Assam
- Kaziranga-Nameri – Assam
- Kaziranga-Orang – Assam
- Kaziranga-Papum Pane – Assam
- Manas-Buxa – Assam, West Bengal, Bhutan
- Pakke-Nameri-Sonai Rupai-Manas – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
- Dibru Saikhowa-D’Ering-Mehaong – Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
- Kamlang-Kane-Tale Valley – Arunachal Pradesh
- Buxa-Jaldapara – West Bengal
- Sahyadri-Radhanagari-Goa – Maharashtra, Goa
- Dandeli Anshi-Shravathi Valley – Karnataka
- Kudremukh-Bhadra – Karnataka
- Nagarahole-Pusphagiri-Talakavery – Karnataka
- Nagarahole-Bandipur-Mudumalai-Wayanad – Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Nagarahole-Mudumalai-Wayanad – Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Parambikulam-Eranikulam-Indira Gandhi – Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Kalakad Mundanthurai-Periyar – Kerala, Tamil Nadu
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4. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Inner Line Permit is a document that allows an Indian citizen to visit or stay in a state that is protected under the ILP system.
2. The system is in force today in three North-Eastern states, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram and no Indian citizen can visit any of these states unless he or she belongs to that state, nor can he or she overstay beyond the period specified in the ILP.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Both 1 and 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Inner Line Permit is a document that allows an Indian citizen to visit or stay in a state that is protected under the ILP system.
- The system is in force today in three North-Eastern states, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram and no Indian citizen can visit any of these states unless he or she belongs to that state, nor can he or she overstay beyond the period specified in the ILP.
- The three states that have seen the highest migration, but don’t require an ILP are Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya.
5. Consumer Expenditure Survey is conducted by
(a) National Statistical Organization
(b) National Sample Survey Office
(c) NITI Ayog
(d) None of the above
Ans: a
Justification:
- Consumer Expenditure Survey is quinquennial (recurring every five years) survey conducted by the National Statistical Organization (NSO), Under MoSPI.
- The survey collects information on the consumption spending patterns of households across the country, both urban and rural.
- It reveals the average expenditure on goods (food and non-food) and services
