Daily Quiz: 20th June 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true:
1. Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) is the first regional Government-to-Government agreement to deal with piracy and armed robbery at sea in Asia.
2. India played an active role in the setting up and functioning of ReCAAPISC along with Japan and Singapore.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) is the first regional Government-to-Government agreement to deal with piracy and armed robbery at sea in Asia.
- The ReCAAP Presently 20 countries are members of ReCAAP.
- Information sharing, capacity building and mutual legal assistance are the three pillars of co-operation under the ReCAAP agreement.
- An ISC has been established at Singapore to collate and disseminate the information among the contracting parties and the maritime community.
- India played an active role in the setting up and functioning of ReCAAPISC along with Japan and Singapore.
2. Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation is a multipurpose irrigation project on?
(a) Godavari
(b) Krishna
(c) Noyyal
(d) Bheema
Ans:a
Justification:
- Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is a multipurpose irrigation project on Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Telangana.
- The project was earlier known as Pranahita-Chevella Lift Irrigation Project.
- Lift irrigation is a method of irrigation in which water instead of being transported by natural flow (as in gravity-fed canal systems) requires external energy through fuel based or electric power using pumps or other mechanical means.
3. Justice B.N. Srikrishna committee is associated with?
(a) Data Protection
(b) Ecologically sensitive area
(c) Children’s death associated with encephalitis
(d) Harbor development project
Ans:a
Justification:
- On Juy 31, 2017, the Government of India appointed a 10-member Committee of Experts headed by Justice B.N. Srikrishna, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India “to identify key data protection issues in India and recommend methods of addressing them”
4. Which of the following statements are true:
1. Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) appraises activities involving large scale use of hazardous microorganisms and recombinants in research and industrial production from the environmental angle..
2. It works under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) functions under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
- Its major functions are:
- To appraise activities involving large scale use of hazardous microorganisms and recombinants in research and industrial production from the environmental angle.
- To appraise proposals relating to release of genetically engineered organisms and products into the environment including experimental field trials.
5. Living root bridges can be found at?
(a) Manipur
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Sikkim
(d) Assam
Ans: b
Justification:
- Living root bridges are a form of tree shaping common in the southern part of the Northeast Indian state of Meghalaya. They are handmade from the aerial roots of rubber fig trees by the Khasi and Jaintia peoples of the mountainous terrain along the southern part of the Shillong Plateau.
