Daily Current Affair Quiz: 4th Feb 2020
1. Nikshay Online Tool is associated with?
(a) Tb Monitoring
(b) MUDRA single window chatbot
(c) Environmental Clearance
(d) Labour Law Implementation
Ans: a
Justification:
- NIKSHAY has been launched by the Government of India with the intention of creating a tuberculosis free nation.
2. Global Economic prospects report is published by
(a) World Bank
(b) IMF
(c) WEF
(d) UNDP
Ans: a
Justification:
- The Global Economic Prospects (GEP) is the World Bank’s semi-annual flagship publication on the state of the world economy.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Chaukhandi Stupa is a Buddhist stupa in Sarnath.
2. Stupas have evolved from burial mounds and serve as a shrine for a relic of the Buddha.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Chaukhandi Stupa is a Buddhist stupa in Sarnath, located 8 kilometres from Cantt Railway Station Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Stupas have evolved from burial mounds and serve as a shrine for a relic of the Buddha
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true.
1. Sheath blight is a Viral disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani.
2. It is one of the most economically significant rice diseases worldwide.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: b
Justification:
- Sheath blight is a fungal disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani.
- Rice sheath blight is an increasing concern for rice production, especially in intensified production systems.
- Infected leaves dry out and die more rapidly, young tillers can also be destroyed. As a result, the leaf area of the canopy can significantly be reduced by the disease. This reduction in leaf area are the primary causes of yield reduction.
5. Dragonfly mission is associated with
(a) Titan
(b) Tethys
(c) Mimas
(d) Methone
Ans: a
Justification:
- Dragonfly is a planned spacecraft and mission that will send a mobile robotic rotorcraft lander to Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, in order to study prebiotic chemistry and extraterrestrial habitability at various locations where it will perform vertical-takeoffs and landings.
