Daily Current Affairs Quiz 14-10-2019

1. Consider the following with respect to Agatti island:
1. It belong to Andaman and Nicobar island groups.
2. It is made of coral reef.
Which of the statements is/are incorrect?

 
 
 
 

2. With reference to ' Hindu kush Himalayan region ' consider following statements.
1. The Hindu Kush-Himalayan region spans an area in Kazakhstan Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
2. The region stores more snow and ice than anywhere else in the world outside the polar regions, giving its name: ’The Third Pole‘.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

 
 
 
 

3. Which of the following statements correctly explains the term ‘TaxHaven’?

 
 
 
 

4. The term ‘Base Erosion and Profit Shifting’ is sometimes seen in the news in the context of

 
 
 
 

5. Consider the following statements on Minimum Alternate Tax
1. It is a tax introduced in the finance Act of 2016.
2. The objective of the tax is to check the tax avoidance.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

6. Consider the following statements:
1.Andaman and Nicobar Islands are separated by eight-degree channel.
2.Shompen tribes are part of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) and are native to Lakshadweep Islands.
Choose the correct statement(s) using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

7. Consider the following statements regarding IRCTC:
1.IRCTC is under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways.
2.IRCTC is a Mini Ratna Category-I central public sector enterprise.
Choose the correct statement(s) using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

8. The proposed Green Wall of India stretches from:

 
 
 
 

9. From West to East, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the tributaries of river Ganga?

 
 
 
 

10. The term ‘ Green wall ‘ sometimes mentioned in the news recently are related to

 
 
 
 

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