Oct 15th, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. Consider the following statements regarding the Border Security Force
1. It was established in 1965 post Indo-Chinese War.
2. It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence.
3. It has the power to search and arrest suspects.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2. Consider the following statements
1. Karnataka is the first Indian state to release a Wildlife Action Plan.
2. At the national level there is no Wildlife Action Plan.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
3. Consider the following statements
1. Larsen C ice shelf is located in the Antarctic region.
2. Himadri is India’s polar research station located in the Arctic region.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
4. In the domain of Indian defence manufacturing ecosystem, ‘positive indigenisation list’ denotes defence items
(a) banned for export
(b) meant for joint production with other countries
(c) whose production will be reserved for public defence manufacturing units
(d) defence items banned for import
5. Consider the following statements regarding Marburg Virus Disease (MVD)
1. MVD largely affects the cattles.
2. MVD can be transmitted by exposure to certain species of bats.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer's
1- (c)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/explained-enhanced-powers-of-border-security-force/article37006209.ece
2- (a)
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-first-state-release-wildlife-action-plan-7568767/#:~:text=Chief%20Minister%20Uddhav%20Thackeray%20released,conservation%20for%20the%20next%20decade.&text=Maharashtra%20on%20Tuesday%20became%20the,plan%20(2021%2D30).
3- (c)
4- (d)
https://theprint.in/defence/need-a-robust-and-reliable-gun-says-army-as-artillery-modernisation-plan-faces-hiccups/741226/
5- (b)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/spillover-diseases-are-emerging-faster-than-ever-beforethanks-to-humans
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