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1) Consider the following statements with respect to “Fit India Movement”

  1. It aims to encourage people to inculcate physical activity and sports in their everyday lives.
  2. It was launched on the event of World Health Day, 2019.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  • a.  
  • b.  
  • c.  
  • d.  
Answer : a
  • Indian Prime Minister has recently launched a nation-wide Fit India Movement from New Delhi on the occasion of National Sports Day celebrated on August 29, 2019.
  • It is aimed at encouraging people to inculcate physical activity and sports in their day to day life.

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Indian Star Tortoise

  1. It was found in the dry and arid forests of both Indian and Sri Lanka.
  2. It has been listed as vulnerable under the IUCN Red list.
  3. It has been recently listed under the Appendix I of CITES and will now enjoy the highest degree of protection.

 Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  • a.  
  • b.  
  • c.  
  • d.  
Answer : d

3) Consider the following statements with respect to PAiSA Portal

  1. It is a centralized IT platform which simplifies and streamlines release of interest subvention under the Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA).
  2. The web platform has been designed and developed by Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD).

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  • a.  
  • b.  
  • c.  
  • d.  
Answer : d
  • Deendayan Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), a flagship mission under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has been conferred the prestigious SKOCH Governance Gold Award for its Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access (PAiSA).
  • Launched in November 2018, PAiSA is a centralized IT platform which simplifies and streamlines release of interest subvention under the Mission.
  • It offers end to end online solution for processing, payment, monitoring and tracking of interest subvention claims from banks on a monthly basis. 

4) Consider the following statements with respect to Hurricanes

  1. A hurricane is a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, which forms over tropical or subtropical waters.
  2. To qualify as a hurricane, a storm must have sustained winds of 74 kmph or more.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  • a.  
  • b.  
  • c.  
  • d.  
Answer : a
  • A tropical cyclone is a rotating low-pressure weather system that has organized thunderstorms but no fronts (a boundary separating two air masses of different densities).
  • Tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 39 miles per hour (mph) are called tropical depressions.
  • Those with maximum sustained winds of 39 mph or higher are called tropical storms.
  • When a storm's maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph, it is called a hurricane.  
  • The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating, or category, based on a hurricane's maximum sustained winds. The higher the category, the greater the hurricane's potential for property damage.
  • Hurricane Dorian forecast to reach Florida as a Category 4 storm.

5) Kodavas are a small martial community inhabited in which following states?

  • a.  
  • b.  
  • c.  
  • d.  
Answer : c
  • The special privilege to own firearms without a license was granted to the Kodavas, a small martial community in Kodagu (Coorg) District in Karnataka, by the British in recognition of their martial traditions.
  • Kodavas, an ethno-linguistic tribe, consider themselves the original inhabitants of Kodagu district and are known for their martial culture.
  • The community have its rituals around guns and weapons like swords.
  • The Kodava community’s special privilege to own firearms without a license has come under the spotlight after a writ petition was filed in the Karnataka High Court questioning the exemption granted to the community under the provisions of the Arms Act, 1959.

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