10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: April 13, 2020

National Board for Wild Life is a “Statutory Organization” constituted under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Theoretically, the board is “advisory” in nature and advises the Central Government on framing policies and measures for conservation of wildlife in the country. However, it is a very important body because it serves as apex body to review all wildlife-related matters and approve projects in and around national parks and sanctuaries.Primary function of the Board is to promote the conservation and development of wildlife and forests. It has power to review all wildlife-related matters and approve projects in and around national parks and sanctuaries. No alternation of boundaries in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries can be done without approval of the NBWL.The NBWL is chaired by the Prime Minister. It has 47 members including the Prime Minister. Among these, 19 members are ex-officio members. Other members include three Members of Parliament (two from Lok Sabha and one from Rajya Sabha), five NGOs and 10 eminent ecologists, conservationists and environmentalists.

Anak Krakatau volcano witnessed the longest eruption since its explosive collapse in 2018. Anak Krakatoa Island is a caldera situated in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. The island emerged from the area once occupied by Krakatau which was destroyed in 1883 by an explosive volcanic eruption.It first appeared in 1927 and has been growing ever since. It is part of the Ujung Kulon National Park, listed in UNESCO’s World Heritage site.

The US President has accused China of taking advantage of the US through the World Trade Organization (WTO) saying that if China is considered a ‘developing country’, the US should be called one too. The WTO Agreements contain Special and Differential Treatment (S&D) provisions which give developing countries special rights

Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule also known as Jyotiba Phule was an Indian social activist, thinker, anti-caste social reformer and writer from Maharashtra. His published works: a) Tritiya Ratna b) Gulamgiri c) Manav Mahammand (Muhammad) among others.

KaundinyaWildlife Sanctuary is the only sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh with a population of Asian elephants. An Asian Elephant from Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary has been rescued by the forest officials.

Statement 1 is correct. Rafale is  a twin-engine, multirole fighter aircraft. A multirole role aircraft is one that is capable of air to air combat and can be used for other roles as well. Rafale has capability of air supremacy, interdiction, aerial reconnaissance, ground support, in-depth strike, anti-ship strike and nuclear deterrence missions.

Statement 2 is incorrect. India is not buying the carrier based (Naval version) model of Rafale. India is acquiring 36 (28 single-seat and 8 dual-seat) Rafale aircrafts for Indian Air Force.

Statement 1 is incorrect. SATYAM is a program of the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology under its Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSRI). The programme is aimed to foster scientific research on the effects of yoga and meditation on physical & mental health.

Statement 2 is correct. DST has invited concept notes under SATYAM for appropriate intervention of yoga and meditation to fight against COVID-19 and other similar kinds of viruses.

Option 1 is incorrect. As per Schedule VII of companies act; “contribution to the prime minister’s national relief fund or any other fund set up by the central govt” qualifies for CSR expenditure, it does not include CM or State relief funds.

Option 2 and 3 are part of CSR expenditure as per Companies Act.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Richter scale is used for quantitative measure of an earthquake’s magnitude. It is not linear but a logarithmic scale.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Being a logarithmic scale, each increase of one unit on the scale represents a 10-fold increase in the magnitude/amplitude of an earthquake and about 31 times more energy.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Pana Sankranti is the traditional new year day festival of Buddhists and Hindus in Odisha.

Statement  2 is correct. Danda nata is performed during this festival celebration, it is one of the most ancient forms of performance art of the region. In Southern Odisha, the Meru Yatra festival is celebrated at the end of the month-long Danda nata dance festival.

: Statement 1 is correct. Down syndrome is a genetic disorder and the most common autosomal chromosome abnormality in humans; autosomal means that it involves chromosomes other than sex chromosomes.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Down’s syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21.

Option (a) is incorrect. Kalaripayattu is an ancient martial art form.

Option (b) is incorrect. It developed in ancient South India & is performed mostly in Kerala.

Option (c) is correct. Kalaripayattu has two main styles, Vadakkan(Northern) & Thekkan(Southern) styles

Statement 1 is correct. One of the functions of DPIIT is formulation of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy and promotion, approval and facilitation of FDI.

Statement 2 is correct. India Investment Grid (IIG) is an initiative of Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT) Ministry of Commerce, and Invest India, the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency. It is an interactive investment portal providing details of sectors, states and projects for investment opportunity.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The CIS has its origins in the former Russian Empire. It was formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Statement 2 is incorrect. India is not the member of CIS. Its members are Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Statement 1 is correct. It is cloth-based scroll painting, based in the eastern Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Pattachitra art form is popular for its intricate details and mythological narratives and folktales inscribed in it.