Daily Current Affairs Quiz 16-04-2020

1. Cape Town Agreement, recently in news is related to:

 
 
 
 

2. Which of the following are correctly matched:
      Festivals                            State Concerned

  1. 1.Ugadi              –                            Karnataka
  2. 2.Gudi Padwa              –                            Maharashtra
  3. 3.Sajibu Cheiraoba              –               Assam
  4. Choose the correct statement using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

3. Which of the following are NGOs:

  1. 1.International Union for the Conservation (IUCN)
  2. 2.Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
  3. 3.Wetland Internationals
  4. 4.Global Tiger Forum
  5. Choose the correct statement using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

4. With respect to the No-confidence motion, consider the following statements:

  1. 1.A confidence motion or a vote of confidence or a trust vote, is sought by the government in power on the floor of the House, while a no-confidence motion can be sought by any House member to express that they no longer have confidence in the government.
  2. 2.The Indian Constitution neither explicitly nor implicitly mentions about the No-Confidence Motion rather it is mentioned in the rule book of the Lok Sabha.
  3. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

5. In the Context to the Monsoon in India, which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

  1. 1.IMD’s official definition on Normal Monsoon in India is designated as 89 cm of rainfall.
  2. 2.It also recently changed the official onset of monsoon dates in various cities but the onset of monsoon in mainland India remains the same.
  3. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

6. Which of the following reports are published by International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

  1. 1.World Economic Outlook
  2. 2.Global Financial Stability Report
  3. 3.Fiscal Monitor Report
  4. 4.Regional Economic Report
  5. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

 
 
 
 

7. With reference to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), consider the following:

  1. 1.It is a regional grouping that promotes economic, political, and security cooperation.
  2. 2.It was established on 1967 by signing the ASEAN Declaration.
  3. 3.Its ten members are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  4. Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

8. Consider the following statements regarding ‘ Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC)’

  1. 1.The ITEC was launched in 1964 as a programme of bilateral cooperation and technical assistance.
  2. 2. North Korea is one of the ITEC partner of India
  3. 3. ITEC is one of the vehicles for the sharing of this experience with India’s friends.
  4. Which of the above statements is/ are correct?

 
 
 
 

9. Consider the following statements regarding World Health Organization (WHO):

  1. 1.Assessed Contributions are the dues countries pay, in order to be a member of the Organization.
  2. 2.Among all the contributions, voluntary contributions make up most of the funding of WHO.
  3. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

10. Consider the following statements

  1. 1.The Justinian Plague was a deadliest pandemic that broke in the 6th century.
  2. 2.The Spanish Flu broke during the last phase of World War II
  3. 3.The Black Death was a devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s.
  4. Which of the above statements is/ are correct?

 
 
 
 

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