GK Quiz | 6 November 2020

Q1: Consider the following statements:

1. India has signed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) Agreement with United Arab Emirates (UAE) in January 2017.
2. United Arab Emirates (UAE) is situated to south of the Strait of Hormuz.

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

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Solution: C)

Explanation:

Statement 1 and 2: India has recently hosted the 8^th meeting of the India-UAE High Level Joint Task Force on Investments on virtual platform.

For further deepening the economic ties between the UAE and India, the Joint Task Force was created in 2012. The mechanism has assumed greater importance as the two countries signed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) Agreement in January 2017 and the Joint Task Force is an integral component of it.

About UAE:

• It is situated in Middle East.
• It borders Saudi Arabia and Oman, and has maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran
• It is in a strategic location slightly south of the Strait of Hormuz

So, both statements are correct and hence, option C is correct.

 

Q2: Consider the following statements

1. The ‘Miya’ community comprises descendants of Muslim migrants.
2. Char-chaporis is an area of Ganga River.

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

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Solution: A)

Explanation:

Statement 1 and 2: About Miyas:

The ‘Miya’ community comprises descendants of Muslim migrants from East Bengal (now Bangladesh) to Assam. They came to be referred to as ‘Miyas’, often in a derogatory manner. Over the years, they have often been stereotyped and derided as “Bangladeshi”.

Char-chaporis:

• A char is a floating island while chaporis are low-lying flood-prone riverbanks.
• It is an area of Brahmaputra River and its tributaries in the Indian state Assam constitution of flood plain sediments.
• These areas are prone to floods and erosion and are marked by low development indices.

So, statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect. Hence, option A is correct.

 

Q3: Smog can be caused by –

1. Coal burning
2. Slash-and-burning of crops
3. Plastic popcorn packaging

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 1,2 and 3

Solution: D)

Explanation:

Smog:

• It is a harmful mixture of fog, dust and air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, etc. which combine with sunlight to form a dense layer of ground-level ozone.
• It can be caused by- coal-burning, slash-and-burning of crops and smog-forming pollutants generate from automobile exhausts, power plants, fireworks, even paint, hairspray, charcoal starter fluid, and plastic popcorn packaging.
• It consists of ozone, along with harmful substances like sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and PM10s, which can find their way deep into our lungs.

Hence, option D is correct.

 

Q4: Luhri hydropower project, recently seen in news, is a project on which river-

1. Satluj river
2. Chenab river
3. Jhelum river
4. Teesta river

Solution: A)

Explanation:

Recently, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved funding to the tune of Rs 1,810.56 crore for the 210 megawatt (MW) Luhri hydropower project

About Luhri hydropower project:

• It is a project on the Satluj river in Shimla and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh.
• It is being implemented by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL) on Build-Own-Operate-Maintain (BOOM) basis with active support from Government of India and the State Government

Hence, option A is correct.

 

Q5: Recently, Data Maturity Assessment Framework (DMAF) has been launched by which ministry?

1. Ministry of Science and Technology
2. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
3. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
4. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Solution: B)

Explanation:

Recently, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched Data Maturity Assessment Framework (DMAF).

About DMAF:

• It is a framework to evaluate the data ecosystems of cities.
• Its core objective is to enable cities to assess their own data maturity with respect to a standardized framework covering aspects of enabling policies, governance structures, data management, capacity building, and stakeholder engagement at the city level.
• This framework will support cities in the creation of a ‘culture of data’ under the Data Smart Cities initiative of the Smart Cities Mission.

Hence, option B is correct.