DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ– 18-01-2022

1. Which of the following statement(s) regarding Special Marriage Act 1954 is/are not correct?

    1. 1. It was created to validate and register interreligious and inter-caste marriages for Indians living only in India and not in abroad.
    2. 2. People of the same faith can also marry under this act.
    3. 3. The act validates the marriage between two consenting adults belonging to different faiths, and there is strict punishment for those who forcibly convert the other partner just for the sake of marriage.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

2. Consider the following regarding Interfaith Marriages:

    1. 1. Unlike regular marriages, both the bridegroom and the bride must be at least 21 years of age at the time of marriage.
    2. 2. At the time of their marriage, both parties must be Monogamous.

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

 
 
 
 

3. Consider the following statements:

    1. 1. Under Rule 53 of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rules, the power to suspend can only be exercised by the Speaker, and it cannot be put to vote in a resolution.
    2. 2. Should any member be ordered to withdraw for a second time in the same session, the Speaker may direct the member to absent himself “for any period not longer than the remainder of the Session.

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

 
 
 
 

4. Consider the following statements regarding the cold wave:

    1. 1. A cold wave is declared when there’s a significant increase in minimum or night time temperature.
    2. 2. For the plains, a cold wave is declared when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or below and is 4.5 degrees Celsius (C) less than normal for Two Consecutive Days.
    3. 3. Presence of cloud cover in the region is one of the reason for the occurrence of cold wave.

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

 
 
 
 

5. In context to the Rare Earth Metals, consider the following statements:

    1. 1. These minerals have unique magnetic, Luminescent, and Electrochemical Properties.
    2. 2. They are a set of seventeen metallic elements.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

6. Consider the following with regard to ‘India State of Forest Report-2021’:

    1. 1. The forest cover In the tiger reserve has been added for the first time in 2021.
    2. 2. Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country in terms of Area.
    3. 3. Panna Tiger Reserve has the highest forest cover in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

7. In context to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, consider the following statements:

    1. 1. It was established by the Washington Treaty.
    2. 2. It Is based on the principle of collective security.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

8. Which of the following gives ‘Global Gender Gap Index’ ranking to the countries of the World?

 
 
 
 

9. As a tsunami leaves the deep water of the open ocean and travels into the shallower water Near the coast, which of the following events may take place?

    1. 1. The tsunami’s speed diminishes as it Travels into Shallower Water
    2. 2. It may Grow to be several meters or more in Height near the Coast.

Options:

 
 
 
 

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