Current Affairs Quiz , 25 Feb 2020

1) Chairperson of Law Commission of India is usually a

a) retired Supreme Court judge
b) retired chief justice of a high court
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer: c
• It is a non-statutory body constituted by the Government of India from time to time.
• The chairperson usually is a retired Supreme Court judge or a retired chief justice of a high court.

2) Blue Dot network, recently seen in news, is a collective effort from

a) Australia
b) Japan
c) US
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• The Blue Dot network is “a multi-stakeholder initiative to bring together governments, the private sector and civil society to promote high-quality, trusted standards for global infrastructure development”.
• The US, which is leading the proposal, has already got Japan and Australia as partners in this idea.
• The proposal, which is part of the US’s Indo-Pacific strategy, is aimed at countering Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ambitious One Belt One Road initiative.

3) Global Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) Programme was developed by

a) UNICEF
b) IMF
c) WTO
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It collects internationally comparable data on a wide range of indicators on the situation of children and women for use in policies, programmes, and national development plans.
• The Global MICS Programme was developed by UNICEF in the 1990s.

4) Which among the following statements about Namdapha National Park is correct?

a) India’s eastern most tiger reserve,
b) Largest national park in India
c) Located in Meghalaya
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Namdapha National Park is a 1,985 sqkm. large protected area in Arunachal Pradesh of Northeast India. It is the fourth largest national park in India. It is India’s easternmost tiger reserve.

5) Biojet Fuel used by Indian Air Force is developed by

a) Chhattisgarh Biodiesel Development Authority (CBDA)
b) CSIR-IIP, Dehradun
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer: c
• This fuel is made from Jatropha oil sourced from Chhattisgarh Biodiesel Development Authority (CBDA) and then processed at CSIR-IIP, Dehradun.
• IAF’s An-32 aircraft using a 10% blend of Indian biojet fuel took off from Leh’s Kushok Bakula Rimpoche airport recently.