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April 28, 2021 - Daily Quiz

1. Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the South China Sea?
  1. It is connected by Taiwan Strait with the East China Sea and by Luzon strait with the Philippines Sea.
  2.  It is connecting link between the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.
 (a) 1 only             (b) 2 only  (c) Both 1 and 2         (d) Neither 1 nor 2   2. Which of the following is/are the Carbon Geoengineering techniques aimed to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere?
  1. Bio-energy 
  2. Ocean Fertilisation
  3. Enhanced Weathering
 (a) 1 only            (b) 2 and 3 only  (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3   3. Consider the following statements:
  1. An Asset Reconstruction Company buys the bad assets from banks and financial institutions so that the latter can clean up their balance sheets.
  2. Recently Sudarshan Sen committee has been set up by RBI, in order to review the working of ARCs.
Which of the Statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only             (b) 2 only  (c) Both 1 and 2        (d) Neither 1 nor 2   4. ‘S-400 SAM’, seen in news, is a/an (a) Nuclear-powered submarine               (b) Short range ballistic missile (c) Night Vison Device (d) Air defence missile system   5. Chatar festival is celebrated in (a) Odisha (b) Nagaland (c) Maharashtra (d) Assam   Answers 1 - (a) -This Sea holds tremendous strategic importance for its location as it is connecting link between the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/south-china-sea-dispute-all-you-need-to-know-explained-philippines-international-court-verdict-world-news-2909187/  2 - (d) -http://www.geoengineering.ox.ac.uk/www.geoengineering.ox.ac.uk/what-is-geoengineering/what-is-geoengineering/   3 - (c) - https://indianexpress.com/article/business/rbi-sets-up-panel-to-review-arcs-working-7280706/   4 - (d) - https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/india-to-get-worlds-best-air-defence-system-s-400-from-russia-check-details/2234332/   5 - (a) - https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/animals-spared-of-sacrifice-in-pandemic-hit-odisha/article32936709.ece






POSTED ON 28-04-2021 BY ADMIN
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