Daily Current Affairs Quiz 31-08-2019

1. Recently in news, the term ‘#FridaysForFuture” is related to:

 
 
 
 

2. With reference to Angikaar Campaign, consider the following statements:

1.The campaign focuses on social behaviour change and on issues such as water & energy conservation, tree plantation, etc.
2.It has been launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

3. Which of the following products recently got Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

1. Dindigul Lock
2. TirurBetel Leaf
3. Kandangi Saree
4. Lonavala Chikki

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

4. Nar-Par-Tapi linking project recently seen in news is located in the waters of which of the following region?

 
 
 
 

5. Consider the following statements about West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019:

1. The bill defines “lynching” and “mob” while providing for compensation to the victims
2. Along with the jail term the bill also provides for death sentence for those involved in assaulting and injuring a person.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

6. Amazon forests cover which of the following countries:

1. Brazil
2. Ecuador
3. Bolivia
4. Chile
5. Guyana

Select the correct option using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

7. Which of the statements given below are not correct?

1. Replacement Rate measures the number of children born to a woman at the end of childbearing age.
2. Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is the average number of children a woman needs to have to keep the population at a constant size.
3. India’s TFR at national level is marginally lower than the Replacement Rate.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

8. Consider the following statements regarding Tuberculosis (TB):

1. It is an infectious airborne bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
2. The government has committed to achieve a ‘90-90-90 target’ by 2025

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

 
 
 
 

9. Consider the following statements about Anandan’s day gecko:

1. It is the most recent day gecko found in the Nilgiris and is endemic to the Western Ghats.
2. This species of day gecko was not found in inaccessible forests, but near human habitations

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

10. Consider the following statements regarding Greater Barrier Reef:

1. It is the world’s largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs
2. It received world heritage status in 1981, the first coral reef ecosystem in the world to have this distinction
3. The rising sea temperatures due to climate change is the biggest threat to the giant organism.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

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