October 20, 2020 - Daily Quiz

1. Which among the following Indian economist worked as Chief Economist of Asian Development Bank? (a) Amartya Sen (b) Arvind Pangariya (c) Bibek Debroy (d) None of the above 2. Which of the following statements about ‘Dumdum Fever’ or Kala Azar is correct? (a) The Indian name of this disease is “black fever (b) It affects the internal organs such as the liver and spleen. (c) It caused by a protozoa parasite (d) All the above
3. Abhisek started a business with a sum of Rs. 50,000. After a year, he again invested Rs.30,000 and made sudeen his partner who invested Rs. 70.000. At the end of three years, total profit was Rs. 87,500. What was the share of Sudeen in that profit? (a) 30,000 (b) 35,000 (c) 40,000 (d) 45,000 4. Consider the following statements:
  1. Doldrums are located near Equator
  2. Roaring forties are found equally in northern as well as southern hemispheres
Which among the above statements is / are correct? (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 & 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2  5. Which of the following industries is related to Koraput? (a) Aero-engine (b) Ship building (c) Iron and steel (d) Electric locomotives ANSWERS 1. (B) From January 2015 to August 2017, Arvind Panagariya served as the first Vice-Chairman of the NITI Aayog, Government of India in the rank of a Cabinet Minister. Professor Panagariya is a former Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank 2. (C) Kala Azar is also known as Dum dum fever and Visceral leishmaniasis . Its caused by protozoa of Leishmania genus, vector is sandfly 3. (B) 4. (A) Roaring Forties is the name given to strong westerly winds found in the Southern Hemisphere, generally between the latitudes of 40 and 49 degrees. 5. (A) Koraput in Odisha emerges as the aero engine capital of the country. Koraput division had the potential, evident from the work done in the past 50 years, especially in carrying out manufacturing, repairing and overhauling of MiG and Su-30 engines.


POSTED ON 20-10-2020 BY ADMIN
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