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Puucho CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 2020
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Question 1 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements.
- Western disturbances are periodic influxes of moisture-laden clouds from the Mediterranean that are common during winter and cause rain in northern India.
- The elevated temperatures and warmer waters in the Arctic Ocean reduces the intensity of Western disturbances over North-India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: a)
Western disturbances cause rain in northern India.
Western disturbances are periodic influxes of moisture-laden clouds from the Mediterranean that are common during winter.
Overall elevated temperatures are also contributing to warmer waters in the Arctic Ocean and drawing colder air from the poles with greater intensity.
This has added to the increased moisture, thereby seeding more intense western disturbance activity over north India.
IncorrectSolution: a)
Western disturbances cause rain in northern India.
Western disturbances are periodic influxes of moisture-laden clouds from the Mediterranean that are common during winter.
Overall elevated temperatures are also contributing to warmer waters in the Arctic Ocean and drawing colder air from the poles with greater intensity.
This has added to the increased moisture, thereby seeding more intense western disturbance activity over north India.
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Question 2 of 5
1 points
Genetically Modified foods are derived from plants whose genes are artificially modified, usually by inserting genetic material from another organism, in order to give it a new property, such as
- Increased yield
- Tolerance to a herbicide
- Resistance to disease or drought
- Improve its nutritional value
Select the correct answer code:
CorrectSolution: d)
GM foods are derived from plants whose genes are artificially modified, usually by inserting genetic material from another organism, in order to give it a new property, such as increased yield, tolerance to a herbicide, resistance to disease or drought, or to improve its nutritional value.
IncorrectSolution: d)
GM foods are derived from plants whose genes are artificially modified, usually by inserting genetic material from another organism, in order to give it a new property, such as increased yield, tolerance to a herbicide, resistance to disease or drought, or to improve its nutritional value.
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Question 3 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements.
- No GM food crop has ever been approved for commercial cultivation and field trails in India.
- Among the countries which buy Indian rice, West Asian nations, the U.S. and the U.K. are the biggest importers of non-basmati rice.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: d)
Golden rice, which involves the insertion of genes from a plant — both daffodils and maize have been used — and a soil bacterium to create a grain that is enriched with Vitamin A.
India has approved commercial cultivation of only one GM crop, Bt cotton. No GM food crop has ever been approved for commercial cultivation in the country. However, confined field trials have been allowed for at least 20 GM crops.
Among the 75 countries which buy Indian rice, West Asian nations, the U.S. and the U.K. are the biggest importers of basmati, while the majority of non-basmati goes to African countries and neighbours Nepal and Bangladesh.
IncorrectSolution: d)
Golden rice, which involves the insertion of genes from a plant — both daffodils and maize have been used — and a soil bacterium to create a grain that is enriched with Vitamin A.
India has approved commercial cultivation of only one GM crop, Bt cotton. No GM food crop has ever been approved for commercial cultivation in the country. However, confined field trials have been allowed for at least 20 GM crops.
Among the 75 countries which buy Indian rice, West Asian nations, the U.S. and the U.K. are the biggest importers of basmati, while the majority of non-basmati goes to African countries and neighbours Nepal and Bangladesh.
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Question 4 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements regarding Western Ghats.
- Western Ghats region runs from the mouth of the river Tapti near the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra to Kanyakumari.
- The Western Ghats are second only to the Eastern Himalaya as a treasure trove of biological diversity in India.
- K. Kasturirangan committee designated the entire hill range of Western Ghats as an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA).
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: a)
Recognised as one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, the Western Ghats region runs to a length of 1,600 km starting from the mouth of the river Tapti near the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra to Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of India in Tamil Nadu. It stretches over the six States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The Ghats are second only to the Eastern Himalaya as a treasure trove of biological diversity in the country.
The WGEEP report, popular as Gadgil report, had designated the entire hill range as an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA). It had classified the 142 taluks in the Western Ghats boundary into three Ecologically Sensitive Zones (ESZs).
The 39 serial sites of the Western Ghats were inscribed into UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list in 2012 for its “outstanding universal value and for representing significant ongoing ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems, and communities of plants and animals”.
IncorrectSolution: a)
Recognised as one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, the Western Ghats region runs to a length of 1,600 km starting from the mouth of the river Tapti near the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra to Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of India in Tamil Nadu. It stretches over the six States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The Ghats are second only to the Eastern Himalaya as a treasure trove of biological diversity in the country.
The WGEEP report, popular as Gadgil report, had designated the entire hill range as an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA). It had classified the 142 taluks in the Western Ghats boundary into three Ecologically Sensitive Zones (ESZs).
The 39 serial sites of the Western Ghats were inscribed into UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list in 2012 for its “outstanding universal value and for representing significant ongoing ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems, and communities of plants and animals”.
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Question 5 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements regarding Government Bond Yields.
- A rise in bond yields means interest rates in the monetary system have fallen, and the returns for investors who invested in bonds and government securities have declined.
- Bond yields are directly proportional to equity returns.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
CorrectSolution: b)
A fall in interest rates makes bond prices rise, and bond yields fall — and rising interest rates cause bond prices to fall, and bond yields to rise. In short, a rise in bond yields means interest rates in the monetary system have fallen, and the returns for investors (those who invested in bonds and govt securities) have declined.
“Bond yields are inversely proportional to equity returns; when bond yields decline, equity markets tend to outperform, and when yields rise, equity market returns tend to falter.
IncorrectSolution: b)
A fall in interest rates makes bond prices rise, and bond yields fall — and rising interest rates cause bond prices to fall, and bond yields to rise. In short, a rise in bond yields means interest rates in the monetary system have fallen, and the returns for investors (those who invested in bonds and govt securities) have declined.
“Bond yields are inversely proportional to equity returns; when bond yields decline, equity markets tend to outperform, and when yields rise, equity market returns tend to falter.
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