10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: May 28, 2020

Statement 1 is correct. Rain triggers the growth of vegetation in arid areas where desert locusts can then grow and breed. The initiation of summer breeding coincides with the arrival of the southwest monsoon, which is normally during the second half of June or in early July. Therefore, ecological conditions are often favorable for locust breeding depending on the duration and intensity of the monsoon.

Statement 2 is correct. Locust Warning Organisation (LWO), Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine and Storage, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is responsible for monitoring, survey and control of Desert Locust in India.

Statement 1 is correct. Abhinav Bharat Society was a secret society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in 1904. It was initially founded as Mitra Mela by V.D. Savarkar in 1899 at Nasik.

Statement 2 is correct. The Indian War of Independence written by Savarkar about the Indian rebellion of 1857 in 1909 was in response to celebrations in Britain of the 50th anniversary of the 1857 Indian uprising. It was banned by the British authorities.

Statement 1 is correct. As per IMD classification of Heat wave; a Heat Wave is considered if maximum temperature of a station reaches at least 40°C or more for Plains, 37°C or more for coastal stations and at least 30°C or more for Hilly regions.

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Statement 2 is incorrect. Western disturbances are low pressure depressions originating in the Mediterranean region that move eastwards and bring sudden rainfall to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent. They help in bringing down the temperature over northern Indian region.

All are potential benefits of Contract farming.

Contract farming refers to an agreement between a buyer and farmers, which establishes conditions for the production and marketing/sale of farm products (including livestock and poultry). The producer can sell the agricultural produce at a specific price in the future to the buyer as per the agreement.

Potential benefits:

To The Farmer: Exposure to world class mechanized agro technology, obtains an assured up front price & market outlet for his produce, bulk supplies, crop monitoring on a regular basis, technical advice, supplies of healthy disease free nursery, agricultural implements etc.

To The trader: Uninterrupted & regular flow of raw material, protection from fluctuation in market pricing and dedicated supplier base.

Biofouling is the colonization of submerged surfaces by microorganisms such as bacteria and has destructive effects. Biofoulers are organisms that accumulate underwater on hard surfaces, to the detriment of property and economically important activities, such as shipping, power generation, and water treatment.

Statement 1 is correct. In 1886 Sir Syed organized the All-India Muhammadan Educational Conference, which met annually at different places to promote education among Muslim community and provide a platform for political unity.

Statement 2 is correct. In 1878, Sir Syed was nominated to the Viceroy’s Legislative Council.

Statement 3 is incorrect. Rahimtullah M Sayani was the second Muslim to serve as president of INC after Badruddin Tyabji and presided over 1896 Calcutta session of Congress. Sir Syed was a critic of the Indian National Congress.

Option 1 is incorrect. El Nino is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. Strong El Nino events contribute to weaker monsoon rainfall in India.

Option 2 is correct. La Nina is the counter phenomenon of El nino, that describes cooler than normal ocean surface temperatures in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. It has positive impact over monsoon over Indian subcontinent.

Option 3 is correct. The IOD measures differences in SSTs between the Western Indian Ocean (Arabian Sea region) and the eastern Indian Ocean. A positive IOD leads to greater monsoon rainfall in India.

Statement 1 is correct. Mytilopsis sallei, the black-striped mussel, is a small marine bivalve mollusc. It is a marine invasive species, has wide temperature, salinity and oxygen tolerances. It also possesses a fast rate of growth, high fecundity and matures early.

Statement 2 is incorrect. It is a marine species. In its native habitat, M. sallei is a colonial surface dweller of sheltered waters often settling on man-made structures. It is a bio-deteriorating agent and prevalent biofouler.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The ARYA Scheme is an initiative of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The objectives of ARYA project are

(i) To attract and empower the Youth in Rural Areas to take up various Agriculture, allied and service sector enterprises for sustainable income and gainful employment in selected districts.

(ii) to enable the Farm Youth to establish network groups to take up resource and capital-intensive activities like processing, value addition and marketing.

(iii) To demonstrate functional linkage with different institutions and stakeholders for convergence of opportunities available under various schemes/program for sustainable development of youth.

Statement 2 is correct. The ARYA project is implemented through KVKs with technical partners from ICAR Institutes and Agricultural Universities for taking up entrepreneurial activities through skill development of rural youth leading to employment generation.

All the places mentioned above are in Union territory of Ladakh.