Daily Current Affair Quiz: 5th July 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true:
1. More than 90% of the Rhino population concentrated in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park.
2. It is listed as Vulnerable in IUCN red list of threatened species.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- Union Environment ministry has commenced a project to create DNA Profiles of all Rhinos in the country by 2021.
- There are three species of rhinos, of which only one, the Indian rhino is found in the country.
- Indian rhino could be the first wild animal species in India to have all its members DNA-sequenced.
- World Wide Fund for Nature – India (WWF-India) and Wildlife Institute of India (WII) are part of this project.
- This project would be useful in curbing poaching and gathering evidence in wildlife crimes involving rhinos.
- There are about 2,600 rhinos in India, with more than 90% of the population concentrated in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park.
- It is listed as Vulnerable in IUCN red list of threatened species.
2. MANAV initiative is related to?
(a) Common script for Indian languages
(b) Database network of all tissues in the human body
(c) Indian mission to Titan
(d) Database of all the available Indian herbs under Ayush Ministry
Ans: b
Justification:
- It is a human atlas initiative launched by the Department of Biotechnology.
- It aims at creating a database network of all tissues in the human body from the available scientific literature.
- Applications – Better biological insights through physiological and molecular mapping, develop disease models and have a wholistic analysis and finally drug discovery.
3. e-Sahaj is portal is related to?
(a) Security clearances in certain sensitive sectors.
(b) Single window clearance for FDI in SEZs
(c) Single point of contact for Environmental clearance
(d) IPR application and approval status
Ans: a
Justification:
- It is a portal launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- It will enable individuals and private companies to submit application for security clearances and view its status online.
- The Home ministry is the nodal authority for granting security clearances in certain sensitive sectors.
4. Which of the following statements are true:
1. SWAYAM is an initiative to provide 32 High Quality Educational Channels through DTH (Direct to Home) across the length and breadth of the country on 24X7 basis.
2. SWAYAM Prabha is an integrated platform for offering online courses and covering school (9th to 12th) to Post Graduate Level.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:d
Justification:
- SWAYAM: The ‘Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds’ (SWAYAM) is an integrated platform for offering online courses and covering school (9th to 12th) to Post Graduate Level.
- The online courses are being used not only by the students but also by the teachers and non-student learners, in the form of lifelong learning.
- SWAYAM Prabha: SWAYAM Prabha is an initiative to provide 32 High Quality Educational Channels through DTH (Direct to Home) across the length and breadth of the country on 24X7 basis. It has curriculum-based course content covering diverse disciplines. This is primarily aimed at making quality learning resources accessible to remote areas where internet availability is still a challenge.
5. Which of the following pairs are correct?
1. Durand Line – Pakistan and Afghanistan.
2. Radcliffe Line – India and Pakistan, India and Bangladesh
3. MacMohan Line – India and China
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1,2 and3
Ans: d
Justification:
- Durand Line – Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- Radcliffe Line – India and Pakistan, India and Bangladesh
- MacMohan Line – India and China
- 49th Parallel, Medicine Line – U.S and Canada
- Maginot line, Siegfried Line – France and Germany
- Hindenburg Line – Germany and Poland.
- 17th Parallel – North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
