Daily Current Affairs Quiz 07-01-2020

1. “Kibble Balance” that was in news recently is being used to redefine which of the following SI Unit?

 
 
 
 

2. Consider the following statements regarding “Koala Bears”:

  1. 1.Koalas are marsupials and they have pouch to carry their young ones.
  2. 2.They can be widely seen in Australia.
  3. 3.The major threat to their population are Poaching and hunting.
  4. 4.IUCN has listed them under vulnerable category.
  5. Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

3. Consider the following statements:

  1. 1.India is a signatory to 1951 Refugee Convention of UN and 1967 Refugee status protocol.
  2. 2.UNHCR (United Nations High commissioner for Refugees) has been allowed to operate in India since 1981.
  3. India doesn’t have any national policy or law for refugees.
  4. Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

4. Which of the following languages are included under the schedule VIII of the Indian Constitution?

  1. 1.Bodo
  2. 2.Tulu
  3. 3.Santal
  4. 4.Dogri
  5. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

5. Consider the following regarding the Tulu Language:

  1. 1.Tulu is a Dravidian language whose speakers are concentrated in two coastal districts of Karnataka and in Kasaragod district of Kerala.
  2. 2.It was recently added in the Schedule VIII of the Indian Constitution.
  3. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

6. When a Minority Educational Institution is being regulated or framed guidelines that is against their fundamental right, then which of the following right is violated?

 
 
 
 

7. With reference to Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSD), consider the following:

  1. 1.It is a disease which is caused by the lack of enzymes in the Lysosomes of a cell.
  2. 2.It is a metabolic disorder, which are characterized by an accumulation of macromolecules.
  3. 3.It affects the circulatory system and the central nervous system.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

8. Project NETRA, sometimes seen in news related to.

 
 
 
 

9. Consider the following, with regard to Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS):

  1. 1.It is a set of satellites that will track, send and receive information from other Indian satellites.
  2. 2.The project will aid the crew of Chandrayaan 3 mission helping them in maintaining contact with the mission control throughout.
  3. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

10. In the context to Network for Scientific Co-operation for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (NetSCoFAN), consider the following:

  1. 1.It is launched by Union Health Minister, a network of research & academic institutions working in the area of food & nutrition.
  2. 2.It comprises of eight groups of institutions working in different areas viz. biological, chemical, nutrition & labelling, food of animal origin, food of plant origin, water & beverages, food testing, and safer & sustainable packaging.
  3. Which of the statement(s) given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

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