Daily Current Affairs Quiz 03-01-2020

1. With respect to Tiger Census in India, consider the following statements:

  1. 1.The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) conducts a tiger census across India once every two years.
  2. 2.The first tiger census was conducted in the year 2006.
  3. 3.According to results of the Tiger census report, released in July 2019, the total count of tigers has risen to 33% in four years.
  4. Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

2. According to the ‘Tiger Translocation Protocol’, tigers were translocated to which of the following Tiger reserve?

 
 
 
 

3. Which of the following is/are considered being defection under the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

  1. 1.If an elected member voluntarily gives up his membership of a political party.
  2. 2.If he votes or abstains from voting in such House contrary to any direction issued by his political party or anyone authorized to do so, without obtaining prior permission.
  3. 3.If he goes against the party whip.
  4. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

4. Which of the following is/are not the safeguards for the anti-defection law?

  1. 1.The Anti-Defection Law provides a safeguard for defections made on genuine ideological differences.
  2. 2.It accepts split within a party if at least one-third of the members of the legislative party defect.
  3. 3.It also allows the formation of a new party or merger with other political party if not less than two-thirds of the party’s members commit to it.
  4. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

5. ISRO’s second launch port is about to be set up in the state of:

 
 
 
 

6. Consider the following statements regarding ‘MANI’ app, recently in news:

  1. 1.It aids visually impaired persons to identify denomination of currency notes.
  2. 2.It also helps to authenticate whether a currency note is genuine or counterfeit.
  3. Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

7. Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)’:

  1. 1.It is a joint project of international cooperation between the European Space Agency (ESA) and ISRO.
  2. 2.It was about to be launched by India in the upcoming project “ADITYA –L1”.
  3. Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

8. In the context to Gaganyaan program, consider the following:

  1. 1.It includes two unmanned flights and one human flight in its space mission.
  2. 2.It uses GSLV MK-III to carry 3 astronauts to a low earth orbit of 300 to 400 km into space.
  3. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

9. ‘Global Tabacco Epidemic Report’ is released by

 
 
 
 

10. Consider the following, with regard to Greater Adjutant stork:

  1. 1.Its distribution is restricted to Assam and Bihar in India.
  2. 2.It is one among the twenty species of storks in the world.
  3. 3.Its IUCN status is Endangered species.
  4. Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

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