Current Affairs Question - 07 September 2019
National Awareness In Space
Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment
Consider the following statements regarding the Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment (AIDA):
- The Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment (AIDA) project seeks to explore the defence mechanism through deflection.
- It is a joint mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities(Russia).
Which ofthe following statements given above is/are correct?Choose the correct answers from the codes given below:
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Only 1
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Only 2
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Both 1 and 2
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Neither 1 nor 2
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National Programmes & Schemes
One Nation One Ration Card Scheme
Consider the following statements regarding the One Nation One Ration Card Scheme:
- One Nation One Ration Card Scheme will allow portability of food security benefits across the country by 2020.
- The pair of states between which the portability was first initiated are-: Andhra Pradesh - Telangana and Maharashtra - Gujarat.
Which ofthe following statements given above is/are correct? Choose the correct answers from the codes given below:
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Only 1
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Only 2
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Both 1 and 2
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Neither 1 nor 2
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National Representation Of People’s Act
Postal Ballot System
Recently, the Election Commission of India(ECI) has asked the Union Law Ministry to expand the ambit of postal ballots.Consider the following statements regarding the Postal Ballot System:
- Postal voting is a type of voting in elections whereby Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot Papers (ETPB) are distributed to electors and returned by post.
- Currently, the following voters are allowed to cast their votes through postal ballot:Service voters (armed forces, the armed police force of a state and government servants posted abroadandVoters under preventive detention.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
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Only 1
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Only 2
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Both 1 and 2
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Neither 1 nor 2
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International Issues Relating To Health
Elimination Of Infectious Childhood Killer Diseases
Recently, the member-countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region have resolved to eliminate highly infectious childhood two killer diseases at the 72nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia in Delhi. What are those two diseases?
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Rubella and Herpes
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Measles and Roseola
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Measles and Rubella
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None of the above
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National Infrastructure
National Infrastructure Pipeline
Recently, the government constituted a high-level task force to draw up National Infrastructure Pipeline(NIP)worth $1.4 trillion.Consider the following statements about the NIP:
- The NIP will be guided by the task force consisting of six members and led by the Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs.
- The National Infrastructure Pipeline would include only brownfield projects costing above Rs 100 crore each.
- The task force is mandated to submit its report on the pipeline for 2019-20 by October 31, 2019 and on the indicative pipeline for 2021-25 by December-end, the ministry said.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below?
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1 and 2
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2 and 3
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1 and 3
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1, 2 and 3
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National Biodiversity & Conservation
NilgiriTahr
Recently, NilgiriTahr’s population has increased from 568 in 2018 to 612 in 2019 in the Mukurthi National Park, Tamil Nadu.Consider the following statements regarding the NilgiriTahr:
- It has been listed as “Critically Endangered” by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
- It has been listed under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- It is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western Ghats inTamil Nadu and Kerala.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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1 and 2
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2 and 3
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1 and 3
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1, 2 and 3
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