June 27, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. Where is Wandoor Marine National Park?.
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamilnadu
(c) South Andaman
(d) North Andaman
2. Consider the following laws:
1. Civil Procedure Code
2. Companies Act
3. Competition Act
4. Consumer Protection Act
Which of the laws given provide provisions for class action suit in India? .
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 3 only
3. Climate change can occur due to:
1. Increase in the sunspot activities.
2. Fluctuating or unsteady motion of the earth.
3. Changes in the earth’s axial tilt.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3 only
4.
1. 'Exome sequencing' is the sequencing of that portion of the genes which are responsible for making proteins.
2. Exome occupies about 99% of the actual gene.
3. Non-exome portions do not affect the functioning of the genes.
With reference to the recent developments in genetic engineering, which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3 only
5.
1. It is not a part of the UN system.
2. It is not an enforcement agency.
3. India is a full member in it.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct w.r.t. Financial Action Task Force?.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3 only
Answers
1-(c)
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1730171
2-(c)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/state-intensifies-pitch-for-world-heritage-site-status-to-ramappa-temple/article34956875.ece
3-(c)
The causes for climate change are many. They can be grouped into astronomical and terrestrial causes. The astronomical causes are the changes in solar output associated with sunspot activities.
Sunspots are dark and cooler patches on the sun which increase and decrease in a cyclical manner. According to some meteorologists, when the number of sunspots increase, cooler and wetter weather and greater storminess occur. A decrease in sunspot numbers is associated with warm and drier conditions. Yet, these findings are not statistically significant.
Another astronomical theory is Milankovitch oscillations, which infer cycles in the variations in the earth’s orbital characteristics around the sun, the wobbling of the earth and the changes in the earth’s axial tilt. All these alter the amount of insolation received from the sun, which in turn, might have a bearing on the climate.
4-(b)
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/sequencing-indian-genes/article29865310.ece
5-(c)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/fatf-on-the-warpath-against-terror-financing/article31934817.ece
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/another-shade-of-grey-the-hindu-editorial-on-pakistan-staying-in-fatf-list/article35008152.ece
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