DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS CLASS TEST – APRIL-12

1. Consider the following statements:

  1. It secures at least six percent of the valid votes polled in any four or more states, at a general election to the House of the People or, to the State Legislative Assembly.
  2. In addition, it wins at least five seats in the House of the People from any State or States.
  3. It wins at least two percent seats in the House of the People (i.e., 11 seats in the existing House having 543 members), and these members are elected from at least three different States.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

2. Right to vote and to be elected in India is a

 

 
 
 
 

3. With reference to the recent developments in science which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. Functional chromosomes can be created by joining segments of DNA taken from cells of different species.
  2. Pieces of artificial functional DNA cannot be created in laboratories.
  3. A piece of DNA taken out from an animal cell cannot be made to replicate outside a living cell in a laboratory.
  • Complete human genome sequencing has been done recently.

 

 
 
 
 

4. With respect to the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and the Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme, which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Both the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and the Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCI) is being administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
  2. While PMFBY provides a comprehensive insurance cover against the failure of the crop, RWBCI provides insurance only due to adverse weather conditions relating to rainfall, temperature, wind, humidity etc.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

5. Identify the correct statements regarding the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF): 

  1. It was established in 1991 after the fall of the USSR.
  2. India is a founding member of this Fund.

Options:

 
 
 
 

6. Which of the following statements are true regarding ENSO? 

  1. El Nino always brings drought-like conditions in India.
  2. The Indian Meteorological Department uses the Oceanic Nino Index to track the oceanic part of ENSO.

Options:

 
 
 
 

7. Consider the following factors: 

  1. Rotation of the Earth
  2. Air pressure and wind
  3. Density of ocean water
  4. Revolution of the Earth

Which of the above factors influence ocean currents?

 
 
 
 

8. Consider the following with regard to Gravitational Waves:

  1. They were first postulated in Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity.
  2. These waves are not produced by the movement of neutron stars.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

9. Consider the following statements with regard to Idu Mishmis:

  1. It is a sub-tribe of the Mishmi group in Arunachal Pradesh.
  2. They are known for their warrior skills.
  3. Their language is considered endangered by UNESCO.
  4. They regard lion as their elder brother.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

10. In context to Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO), consider the following:

  1. TEMPO is a device that tracks air pollution and their emitter sources all over the world.
  2. TEMPO is a radar system sensitive to visible and ultraviolet wavelengths of light

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

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