Daily Current Affair Quiz: 6th Feb 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Space debris is a term for defunct human-made objects in space principally in Earth orbit, which no longer serve a useful function.
2. The Space debris make future space missions more difficult and more dangerous to get launched into space.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Space debris is a term for defunct human-made objects in space principally in Earth orbit, which no longer serve a useful function.
- This can include nonfunctional spacecraft, abandoned launch vehicle stages, mission-related debris and fragmentation debris
- The Space debris make future space missions more difficult and more dangerous to get launched into space.
2. CHEPOS is a
(a) New Strain of Novel Corona Virus
(b) Satellite orbiting the Earth
(c) New parthanocarpic rice variety
(d) Reverse osmosis technology by BIS
Ans: b
Justification:
- European Space Agency (ESA) had launched the CHaracterizing ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS) in 2019 that focuses on exoplanets, in particular, to search for habitable planets
- Ever since its launch CHEOPS satellite has been orbiting the Earth at an altitude of 700 kilometers (435 miles).
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Liaquat–Nehru Pact was a bilateral treaty between India and Pakistan.
2. The pact allowed refugees to return to dispose of their property, abducted women and looted property were to be returned, forced conversions were unrecognized, and minority rights were confirmed.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The Liaquat–Nehru Pact was a bilateral treaty between India and Pakistan, where refugees were allowed to return to dispose of their property, abducted women and looted property were to be returned, forced conversions were unrecognized, and minority rights were confirmed.
- Jawaharlal Nehru and Liaquat Ali Khan were the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan.
- Officially the agreement was signed on April 8, 1950.
- The need for such a pact was felt by minorities in both countries following Partition, which was accompanied by massive communal rioting.
- In 1950, as per some estimates, over a million Hindus and Muslims migrated from and to East Pakistan amid communal tension and riots such as the 1950 East Pakistan riots and the Noakhali riots.
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true.
1. The Paika Rebellion was an armed rebellion against the British East India Company’s rule in Madhya Pradesh in 1817.
2. The Paikas rose in rebellion under their leader Madan Mohan Malviya.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: d
Justification:
- The Paika Rebellion was an armed rebellion against the British East India Company’s rule in Odisha in 1817.
- The Paikas rose in rebellion under their leader Bakshi Jagabandhu and, projecting Jagannath as the symbol of Odia unity, the rebellion quickly spread across most of Odisha before being ruthlessly put down by the company’s forces.
5. Nirvik Scheme is associated with
(a) Privatizing Mining
(b) Export Promotion
(c) National water ways
(d) PPP projects
Ans: b
Justification:
- Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) has introduced the Export Credit Insurance Scheme (ECIS) called NIRVIK to enhance loan availability and ease the lending process.
- It is an insurance cover guarantee that will cover up to 90% of the principal and interest. The cover will include both pre and post-shipment credit.
