Daily Current Affairs Quiz 07-04-2020

1. Consider the following statements:

  1. 1.Article 32 is a fundamental right which empowers the Supreme Court to issue direction, order, and writs whereas Article 226 is the constitutional right which empowers High court to issue a direction, order, and writs.
  2. 2.High Courts are not allowed to issue writs to any government, authority or person outside their territorial jurisdiction on any matters concerned.
  3. Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

2. With respect to the MPLADS, which of the statements given below are not correct?

  1. 1.Under the scheme, Funds are released in the form of grants in-aid directly to the MPs of that particular constituency.
  2. 2.The liability of funds not released in a particular year is carried forward to the subsequent years, subject to eligibility.
  3. 3.The district authorities can recommend any development measures which the MPs implement the development works.
  4. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

3. With reference to Cytokine Storm, consider the following:

  1. 1.It can occur due to an infection, auto-immune condition, or other diseases.
  2. 2.It is an immune reaction that can occur during other infectious and non-infectious diseases as well.
  3. 3.Its symptoms include high fever, inflammation (redness and swelling), severe fatigue, and nausea.
  4. Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

4. In context to Artemis Base camp, consider the following:

  1. 1.It is European Space Agency next mission to the Moon.
  2. 2.Its objective is to measure what happens when the Sun’s radiation hits our rocky moon.
  3. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

5. With reference to ‘Nipah virus’, consider the following statements:

  1. 1.Nipah virus is a zoonotic RNA virus.
  2. 2.Nipah virus can be transmitted directly from human-to-human
  3. 3.Insectivorous Bats are the natural hosts of this virus.
  4. Which of the above statements is/ are correct?

 
 
 
 

6. With reference to Medical Oxygen, consider the following statements:

  1. 1.It is included in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM).
  2. 2.It contains 91.8% of pure oxygen.
  3. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

7. Recently, the term ‘Force Majeure’ was seen in the news. Which of the following statements regarding ‘Force Majeure’ is NOT correct?

 
 
 
 

8. Which of the following cities comes under the UNESCO’s creative cities network?

  1. 1.Mumbai
  2. 2.Kolkatta
  3. 3.Chennai
  4. 4.Delhi
  5. 5.Jaipur
  6. Choose the correct statement using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

9. Financial Secrecy Index is released by:

 
 
 
 

10. This lake is famous for Ayyankali Boat race. It is an wetland of Kerala. It is located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram. Identify the lake.

 
 
 
 

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