10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: April 29, 2020

Statement 1 is correct: Hubble Space Telescope is the largest optical telescope ever launched into space.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Hubble Space Telescope is a space-borne observatory and is part of NASA’s “Great Observatories. It was deployed in 1990. It was built by NASA with contributions from the European Space Agency.

Every April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity. World IP Day 2020 puts innovation – and the IP rights that support it – at the heart of efforts to create a green future. Why? Because the choices we make today will shape our tomorrow. The earth is our home. We need to care for it.

Both statements are correct.

Statement 1 is correct: To strengthen e-Governance in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) across the country, Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) has launched eGramSwaraj, a user friendly web-based portal. eGramSwaraj aims to bring in better transparency in the decentralised planning, progress reporting and work-based accounting.

Statement 2 is correct: Contents on website is owned, updated and managed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Site is technically designed, hosted and maintained by National Informatics Centre (NIC).

Statement 1 is correct: The Convention is the first international treaty on crimes committed via the Internet and other computer networks, dealing particularly with infringements of copyright, computer-related fraud, child pornography and violations of network security.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The convention also contains a series of powers and procedures such as the search of computer networks and interception.

Bhagwan Mahavir National Park in Goa is the most famous national park and nature reserve in Goa. Spread over a whopping 240 sq. km of area, this is a protected reserve located in the lush Western Ghats. Home to the famous Dudhsagar Waterfalls, this area is known for its unspoiled vegetation that constitutes tropical evergreen, semi-green, and moist deciduous forests with a few sparkling streams meandering through them. Other than this elegant waterfall, this forested area is also home to the Dhangar nomadic buffalo herders who live in harmony with the flora and fauna of this beautiful sanctuary. The core area of this wildlife sanctuary park takes up an area of about 107 sq. km and was declared a protected national park in 1978. Now known as the Mollem National Park in Goa, it’s an adventurous hub with jungle safaris, night safaris, bird watching, and various forest trails for hiking.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Latency, the time it takes data to travel from one point to another. With 4G networks, an average latency is of around 50ms which could drop below 10ms with 5G technology.

Statement 2 is incorrect. 5G networks are cellular networks, in which the service area is divided into small geographical areas called cells.

Statement 1 is incorrect. In Rights Issue, the Shareholders can buy new shares at a discount for a certain period but they are not under obligation to buy.

Statement 2 is incorrect. New shares are offered in Rights Issue therefore the number of shares outstanding in market increase.

Statement 3 is correct. A rights issue is an invitation to existing shareholders to purchase additional new shares in the company.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Biological/Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) represents the amount of oxygen consumed by bacteria and other microorganisms while they decompose organic matter under aerobic (oxygen is present) conditions at a specified temperature.

Statement 2 is incorrect. When BOD levels are high, the dissolved oxygen (DO) levels decrease as the oxygen that is available in the water is being majorly consumed by the bacteria for decomposition. Less dissolved oxygen makes it difficult for fish and other aquatic organisms to survive. Therefore higher BOD is not beneficial for river ecosystems.

Option 1 is correct.  Tripoli is the capital city and the largest city of Libya. There is also a major city named Tripoli in Lebanon.

Option 2 is incorrect. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of North Korea.

Option 3 is incorrect. Sanaʽa or Sana, is the largest city in Yemen. Sanaʽa is the capital of the country, although the seat of the internationally recognised government moved to Aden after Houthis captured Sana.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization and a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to meteorology (weather), climatology (climate), operational hydrology (water) and other related geophysical sciences. WMO coordinates the activities of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of member states.

Statement 2 is correct. India is a member of the WMO.

All statements are correct.

The judgment held that the right to privacy is protected as a fundamental constitutional right under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India.

The ‘proportionality and legitimacy’ test was also established – which is a four-fold test that needs to be fulfilled before state intervention in the right to privacy: i. The state action must be sanctioned by law. ii. There must be a legitimate aim for action. iii. Action must be proportionate to the need for such interference. iv. It must be subject to procedural guarantees against abuse of the power to interfere.

Article 21 of the Constitution of India, 1950 provides that, “No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.”

Right to privacy was incorporated in Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) case, 2017.

In Maneka Gandhi vs Union of India case (1978) Supreme Court held that procedure prescribed by law has to be fair, just and reasonable thereby incorporating the features of due process of law.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Chinkara or Indian gazelle is not endemic to India but is native to Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

Statement 2 is incorrect. It is listed as “Least Concern” with decreasing population trend in IUCN red list.

All statements are correct.

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Some patients may have aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat or diarrhea. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA has added the chills and new loss of taste or smell to symptoms of COVID-19.

It is held at Prayagraj on banks of Ganges-Yamuna rivers confluence, Haridwar on banks of Ganges River, Nashik on banks of Godavari and Ujjain on banks of Shipra.