Daily Current Affairs Quiz 12-02-2020

1. Consider the following statements regarding Mars 2020 Rover:

  1. 1.ISRO launches this rover in co-operation with china.
  2. 2.A robot named “SuperCam” is attached to this rover in order to study Martian Rocks.
  3. Choose the correct statement using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

2. Consider the following statements regarding “Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS)”:

  1. 1.It will be a part of Indian Multi-layered Air Defence System.
  2. 2.It is being imported from Russia as a part of Indo- Russia Defence Deal inked in 2018.
  3. Choose the correct statement using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

3. “Project Godawan” initiated in the Desert National Park is to conserve which of the following species?

 
 
 
 

4. Consider the following statements with respect to Convention on Migratory Species (CMS):

  1. 1.India has been a Party to the CMS since 1983 and is hosting the cop 2020.
  2. 2.India has also signed a legally binding MOU with CMS on the conservation and management of Siberian Cranes.
  3. 3.India has also launched the National Action Plan for conservation of migratory species under the Central Asian Flyway.
  4. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

5. Albendazole is a drug, which is used to treat

 
 
 
 

6. Which among the following statement is/are correct related to 6X6X6 strategy.

  1. 1.The 6x6x6 strategy has been implemented under the Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment (POSHAN) Abhiyaan.
  2. 2.The 6x6x6 strategy implies six age groups, six interventions and six institutional mechanisms to Control Anemia.
 
 
 
 

7. Consider the following statements regarding the Special Category Status to states:

  1. 1.The concept of Special Category Status emerged in 1969 with the approval Gadgil formula.
  2. 2.Low population density or sizeable share of tribal population is one of the criteria to Special Category Status.
  3. 3.Andhra Pradesh is the last state to get the Special Category Status.
  4. Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

8. With respect to ‘Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013’, consider the following statements:

  1. 1.It prohibits the construction or maintenance of insanitary toilets.
  2. 2.It also prohibits a person from being engaged or employed for hazardous cleaning of a sewer or a septic tank.
  3. 3.Offences under the Act are non-cognizable and non-bailable.
  4. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are Incorrect?

 
 
 
 

9. In context to Chindu Yakshaganam, consider the following:

  1. 1.It is an age-old art form popular in Telangana.
  2. 2.It is a theatre art form that combines dance, music and dialogue.
  3. 3.It narrates stories from ‘Bhagavatam’
  4. Which of the statements given above correct?

 
 
 
 

10. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
River             Source

  1. 1.Godavari             – Trimbakeshwar
  2. 2.Krishna             – Mahabaleshwar
  3. 3.Pennar             – Nandi Hills
  4. 4.Cauvery             – Brahmagiri Hill
  5. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

 
 
 
 

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