1) Consider the following statements with respect to “Fit India Movement”
- It aims to encourage people to inculcate physical activity and sports in their everyday lives.
- 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
- It was found in the dry and arid forests of both Indian and Sri Lanka.
- It has been listed as vulnerable under the IUCN Red list.
- 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
- It is a centralized IT platform which simplifies and streamlines release of interest subvention under the Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA).
- 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
- A hurricane is a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, which forms over tropical or subtropical waters.
- 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.