Sep 17th, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1. Which is common to the places known as Chandikhol, Mangalore and Padur?
(a) Water reservoirs
(b) Petroleum reserves
(c) Recently discovered Uranium deposits
(d) Nuclear power plants
2. Consider the following environment related institutions based in India
1. The Energy and Research Institute (TERI)
2. Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)
3. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
4. Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
5. Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)
Which of the above institutions are Non-governmental organisations?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
3. The historic Battle of Haifa emotionally integrates which one of the following pairs of countries?
(a) India and Palestine
(b) USA and Israel
(c) India and Israel
(d) USA and Palestine
4. Consider the following intergovernmental organisations?
1. East Asia Summit (EAS)
2. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
3. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
India is a member of which of the above organisations?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
5. Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) is the world’s first ‘five country biosphere reserve’ declared by UNESCO very recently. It is located in
(a) Central America
(b) South America
(c) Central Asia
(d) Europe
Answer's
1-(b)
https://www.livemint.com/industry/energy/refiners-to-get-4-3-mn-barrels-from-strategic-reserves-by-dec-11631469681624.html
2- (a)
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/first-leopard-spotted-during-asola-sanctuary-census-101631212619068.html
3- (c)
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO2109/S00120/india-and-israel-commemorate-the-decisive-battle-of-haifa.htm
4- (a)
https://newsonair.com/2021/09/16/mos-power-krishan-pal-gurjar-attends-15th-east-asia-summit-energy-ministers-meet/
5- (d)
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/unesco-declares-world-s-first-5-country-biosphere-reserve-in-amazon-of-europe--79056
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