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Puucho CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 2020
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Question 1 of 5
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Consider the following statements regarding Repco Bank.
Repco Bank is a multi-state cooperative finance and development bank controlled by the Union Finance Ministry.
It was established by the central government for rehabilitation of repatriates from Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
It is operated only in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c)
Repco Bank (Repatriates Cooperative and Finance and Development Bank) is a cooperative bank established by the Government of India in 1969 to improve financial needs of repatriates from neighbouring countries mainly from Sri Lanka and Myanmar. It has been controlled by the Ministry of Home Affairs and operated only in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
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Solution: c)
Repco Bank (Repatriates Cooperative and Finance and Development Bank) is a cooperative bank established by the Government of India in 1969 to improve financial needs of repatriates from neighbouring countries mainly from Sri Lanka and Myanmar. It has been controlled by the Ministry of Home Affairs and operated only in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Question 2 of 5
1 points
Seaweeds are macroscopic algae usually found in oceans. In this context, which of the following can be the possible benefits of it?
It is a vital food for marine organism.
It can be used as fertilizer for plants.
It reduces coastal eutrophication.
Select the correct answer code:
Correct
Solution: a)
All the above are the benefits of sea weeds.
Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to several species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. Seaweed species such as kelps provide essential nursery habitat for fisheries and other marine species and thus protect food sources; other species, such as planktonic algae, play a vital role in capturing carbon, producing up to 90% of Earth’s oxygen.
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Solution: a)
All the above are the benefits of sea weeds.
Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to several species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. Seaweed species such as kelps provide essential nursery habitat for fisheries and other marine species and thus protect food sources; other species, such as planktonic algae, play a vital role in capturing carbon, producing up to 90% of Earth’s oxygen.
Question 3 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements regarding Operation Olivia.
Operation Olivia is undertaken by the Ministry of environment forest and climate change.
It helps protect Olive Ridley turtles as they congregate along the Odisha coast for breeding and nesting from November to December.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
Every year, the Indian Coast Guard’s “Operation Olivia”, initiated in the early 1980s, helps protect Olive Ridley turtles as they congregate along the Odisha coast for breeding and nesting from November to December.
Every year, the Indian Coast Guard’s “Operation Olivia”, initiated in the early 1980s, helps protect Olive Ridley turtles as they congregate along the Odisha coast for breeding and nesting from November to December.
The Olive Ridley Turtle is listed as Critically Endangered under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red list.
All five species of sea turtles found in India are included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
Olive Ridley Turtle’s mass nesting is called as arribada.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c)
The Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) is listed as vulnerable under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red list. All five species of sea turtles found in India are included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and in the Appendix I of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which prohibits trade in turtle products by signatory countries.
The Olive Ridley has one of the most extraordinary nesting habits in the natural world, including mass nesting called arribadas. The 480-km-long Odisha coast has three arribada beaches at Gahirmatha, the mouth of the Devi river, and in Rushikulya, where about 1 lakh nests are found annually.
More recently, a new mass nesting site has been discovered in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) is listed as vulnerable under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red list. All five species of sea turtles found in India are included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and in the Appendix I of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which prohibits trade in turtle products by signatory countries.
The Olive Ridley has one of the most extraordinary nesting habits in the natural world, including mass nesting called arribadas. The 480-km-long Odisha coast has three arribada beaches at Gahirmatha, the mouth of the Devi river, and in Rushikulya, where about 1 lakh nests are found annually.
More recently, a new mass nesting site has been discovered in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
