Daily Current Affairs Quiz 27-11-2019

1. Consider the following pairs:
       Traditional Water Harvesting Systems : States

  1. 1. Zing : Nagaland
  2. 2. Kuhls : Himachal Pradesh
  3. 3. Jack wells : Kerala
  4. Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

2. Consider the following statements.

  1. 1. Legal Metrology Act, 2009 aims to establish and enforce standards of weights andmeasures in India.
  2. 2. It is administered under Ministry of Consumer Affairs.
  3. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

3. Consider the following regarding the Lokpal:

  1. 1. Lokpal is a statutory body without any constitutional status.
  2. 2. Chairperson of the Lokpal should be either the former Chief Justice of India or the former Judge of Supreme Court or an eminent person with special knowledge on Anti-corruption policy.
  3. 3. The term of office for Lokpal Chairman and Members is 5 years or till the age of 70 years.
  4. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

4. Consider the following statements regarding Protem Speaker in Loksabha .

  1. 1. He is appointed by the President
  2. 2. The main duty of the pro-tem speaker is to administer the oath of office to new members of the house.
  3. 3. Once the new speaker is elected, the office of the pro-tem speaker ceases to exist.
  4. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

5. What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following countries as one proceeds from north to south?

  1. 1. Montenegro
  2. 2. Albania
  3. 3. Greece
  4. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 
 
 
 

6. The Global Economic Prospects report is released by

 
 
 
 

7. Consider the following Rivers:

  1. 1. Narmada
  2. 2. Mandovi
  3. 3. Daman Ganga
  4. Which of the above flows / flow through Diu and Daman?

 
 
 
 

8. Consider the following statements with regard to Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019:

  1. 1. It defines a transgender person as one whose gender does not match the gender assigned at birth.
  2. 2. It includes trans-men and trans-women, persons with intersex variations, gender-queers, and persons with socio-cultural identities.
  3. 3. No government or private entity can discriminate against a transgender person in employment matters, including recruitment, and promotion.
  4. Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

9. Consider the following statements with regard to Contract for the Web:

  1. 1. The ‘Contract for the Web’ is a legal document.
  2. 2. The idea is to create a global plan of action for all stakeholders to together commit to building a “better” Web.
  3. 3. The World Wide Web Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Tim Berners-Lee worked on it with Representatives from over 80 organisations.
  4. Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

10. Consider the following statements regarding Agni II:

  1. 1. It is a surface-to-surface medium range nuclear-capable missile.
  2. 2. It is developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
  3. 3. It comes under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
  4. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

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