10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: April 28, 2020

The Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as the Jeypore Rainforest is a part of Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve. It is located in the districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia. Dehing Patkai is a deciduous rainforest interspersed with semi-evergreen and lush green flora, the only patch of virgin rainforest in Assam. It comprises of Jeypore, Upper Dehing and Dirok. Dehing is the name of the river that flows through this forest and Patkai is the hill at the foot of which the sanctuary lies. The Wildlife Sanctuary is endowed with rich bio-diversity.

Both statements are correct.

Statement 1 is correct: Rohtang Pass is present on the Pir Panjal Range of Himalayas. It connects the Kullu Valley with Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh. The pass lies on the watershed between the Chenab and Beas rivers basins.

Statement 2 is correct: The historic decision to construct a strategic tunnel below the Rohtang Pass was taken by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The 8.8-kilometre long tunnel is the world’s longest tunnel above an altitude of 3,000 metres. It will reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 kilometres and save crores of rupees in transport costs. It is a 10.5-metre wide single tube bi-lane tunnel with a fire proof emergency tunnel built into the main tunnel itself.

The World Bank has released its report “Migration and Development Brief”. The report is prepared by the Migration and Remittances Unit- the research and data arm of the World Bank. It is released twice a year. The report provides an update on key developments in the area of migration and remittance flows and related policies over the past six months.

Both statements are incorrect.

Statement 1 is incorrect: Basavanna was a great human being, a humanist, a socialist, a democrat, a religious reformer and mystic. He was the founder of Lingayatism on scientific grounds. He was also a politician and statesman. He was an economist. In short, he was a revolutionary.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Basavanna did not believe in the worship of too many gods. He felt that like woman having only one husband, man must have only one God. He condemned the worship of many gods – gods in paper, calendar, mud and stone. So Basavanna spoke ofGuru, Linga and Jangama as the new trinity of Lingayatism.

Both statements are incorrect.

Statement 1 is incorrect: SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. Based in Stockholm, SIPRI is regularly ranked among the most respected think tanks worldwide.

Statement 2 is incorrect: SIPRI was established on the basis of a decision by the Swedish Parliament and receives a substantial part of its funding in the form of an annual grant from the Swedish Government. The Institute also seeks financial support from other organizations in order to carry out its research

Statement 1 is incorrect. Shareholder equity represents the amount of money that would be returned to a company’s shareholders if all of the assets were liquidated and all of the company’s debt was paid off.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Higher the value of equity higher is the profit of the shareholder

Statement 1 is incorrect. The liquid component of blood is called plasma, it is a mixture of water, sugar, fat, protein, and salts.

Statement 2 is correct. Platelets help the blood clotting process by gathering at the site of an injury.

Both statements are correct.

The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights. The Council is made up of 47 United Nations Member States which are elected by the UN General Assembly. India is a member & her term expires in 2021.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Mission is under the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Statement 2 is correct. JalJeevan Mission aims to ensure “HarGharJal” (piped water supply) to all rural households by 2024.

Statement 3 is correct. It will focus on integrated demand and supply side management of water at the local level, including creation of local infrastructure for source sustainability like rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and management of household wastewater for reuse in agriculture.

Statement 1 is correct. Chakmas&Hajongs are tribal inhabitants of north east India and bordering regions of Bangladesh.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Some are original inhabitants of Indian territory in the north east while many have fled from erstwhile East Pakistan. The first wave of Chakma and Hajongs came in the 1960s through Lushai hills displaced by the construction of Kaptai Hydroelectric Dam on the Karnaphuli River followed by subsequent influx of predominantly Buddhist Chakma and Hindu Hajongs during the late 1960s. They were fleeing religious persecution of East Pakistan.

Both statements are correct.

The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) is a contemporary R&D organization mainly funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology; it operates as an autonomous body through the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

The Prime Minister is the president while the Minister of Science & Technology is the vice president of CSIR

Statement 1 is incorrect. In 2019, the five largest spenders which accounted for 62 per cent of expenditure were the United States, China, India, Russia and Saudi Arabia. India has emerged as the third largest military spender in the world, just behind the US and China. This is the first time that two Asian states have featured among the top three military spenders.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The total for 2019 represents an increase of 3.6 per cent from 2018 and the largest annual growth in spending since 2010.

Statement 1 is incorrect. “Lifeline Udan” was launched for flights of medical and essential supplies across the country and beyond in response to COVID-19 crisis.

Operation Raahat was an operation of the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and foreign nationals from Yemen during the 2015 military intervention by Saudi Arabia and its allies.

Statement 2 is correct. As part of India’s war against COVID-19, the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India has launched “Lifeline Udan”

Statement 1 is incorrect. Ease of Doing Business Report/Index released by the World Bank the performance of countries across 10 different dimensions. India has been placed at 63rd position in the 2020 report.

Statement 2 is correct. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, releases the rankings of States in Ease of Doing Business.

All statements are correct.

Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial drug. It has anti-inflammatory and immuno-modulatory effects; therefore it is used to treat some autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.