Current Affairs Questions

Current Affairs :

Thrissur Pooram

Thrissur Pooram has been cancelled for the first time on account of the COVID-19 outbreak. In which of the following state the festival is being celebrated every year?

A
Tamil Nadu
B
Karnataka
C
Andhra Pradesh
D
Kerala

Measles

Consider the following statements:

  1. Measles is caused by the measles virus, a single-stranded, negative-sense, enveloped RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus within the family Paramyxoviridae
  2. Measles is an airborne disease which spreads easily through the coughs and sneezes of infected people.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A
Only 1
B
Both 1 and 2
C
Only 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

Survey Of India

Consider the following statements:

  1. Survey of India is the National Survey and Mapping Organization of the country under the Department of Science & Technology.
  2. Headquartered at Dehradun (Uttarakhand), it has 18 Geo Spatial divisions ranging from the prediction of tides to aerial survey.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

Catastrophe Containment And Relief Trust

Consider the following statements with reference to the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT):

  1. The CCRT allows the IMF to provide grants for debt relief for the poorest and most vulnerable countries hit by catastrophic natural disasters or public health disasters.
  2. Established in February 2015 during the Ebola outbreak, it grants complement donor financing and the IMF concessional lending through the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT).

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

Trypanosoma Cruzi

Which of the following tropical disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma Cruzi?

A
Chagas disease
B
African trypanosomiasis
C
Leishmaniasis
D
Both A and C

Central Administrative Tribunal

Consider the following statements with reference to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT):

  1. The Central Administrative Tribunal was established by an Act of Parliament namely Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 as sequel to the 42nd amendment of the Constitution of India inserting Article 323 A.
  2. The Tribunal is headed by the Chairman and 65 Members, 33 from Judicial (including Chairman) and 33 from the Administrative stream.
  3. It is not bound by the procedure laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, but is guided by the principles of natural justice.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
A
Only 1
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
1, 2 and 3

Festival Of Bihu

In which of the state the festival of Bihu is being celebrated every year?

A
Assam
B
Nagaland
C
Meghalaya
D
Manipur

Dhauladhar Range

Consider the following statements with reference to the Dhauladhar range:

  1. Dhauladhar ranges are the extension of Pir Panjal into Himachal Pradesh. They are cut across by the river Ravi.
  2. Hanuman Tibba is the highest peak of Dhauladhar range.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A
Only 1
B
Both 1 and 2
C
Only 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

Reproduction Number

Consider the following statements:

  1. Reproduction number (R0) indicates the average number of people who will contract the virus from a person who has already been infected, in a population that does not have immunity for the said disease.
  2. R0 is the division of the number of new infections by the number of existing infections, or the average number of new infections over an infectious period (R0= new infections/existing infections).

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

Ordinance To Deal With COVID 19 Spread

Recently, which of the following State government has promulgated an ordinance to deal with COVID 19 spread by amending Section 3 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897?

A
Maharashtra
B
Tamil Nadu
C
Kerala
D
Odisha
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