Daily Current Affairs Quiz 06-09-2019

1. Consider the following statements regarding Irula Tribes:

1. Irula people reside only in the northern districts of Tamil Nadu.
2. Irulas are among the Particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG).
3. PVTG are constitutionally recognized communities.

Choose the correct statement(s) using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

2. Consider the following statements regarding Sahitya Akademi:

1. Sahitya Akademi award is the highest literary honour by the Government of India.
2. The author chosen for the award must be of Indian Nationality.
3. Award is presented to the most outstanding books written in any of the eight officially recognized languages.

Choose the correct statement(s) using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

3. World Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2019, is released by which of the following organization?

 
 
 
 

4. With reference to the World Gold Council, consider the following statements:

1. The World Gold Council (WGC) is a specialized agency of the UN, that sets global gold standards.
2. According to the latest World Gold Council report, India has10th largest gold reserve in the world.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

5. Consider the following statements:

1. Recently the Reserve Bank of India has made it mandatory for all banks to link all personal/retail loans to an external benchmark.
2. At present, interest rates on loans are linked to a bank’s marginal cost of fund-based interest rate, known as the Marginal Cost of Lending Rate (MCLR).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

6. Consider the following statements about the Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment (AIDA).

1. It is a joint mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
2. It is an ambitious double-spacecraft mission to deflect an asteroid in space.
3. The AIDA mission will target the “Didymos asteroids” system, which is orbiting between Earth and Mars.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

7. Which of the following places are correctly arranged, east to west in location?

 
 
 
 

8. With reference to Intangible Cultural Heritage of India, consider the following statements:

1. Sankirtana is a ritual singing, dancing and drumming in Manipur.
2. Kutiyattam is a sanskrit theatre of Kerala.
3. Navroz is inscribed in the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

9. The term Dark zone, which was in the news recently, is associated with which of the following?

 
 
 
 

10. Consider the following statement regarding The East Asia Summit (EAS):

1. It was established in 2005, for cooperation on the political, security, and economic issues.
2. It is a forum of only ASEAN member countries.
3. India joined the forum in 2014.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

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