Current Affairs Quiz , 13 Mar 2020

1) Which among the following are not the functions of Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited?

a) Production of Currency and Bank Notes
b) Production of Passport and Visa
c) Refining of Gold & Silver
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• SPMCIL is engaged in the manufacture/ production of Currency and Bank Notes, Security Paper, Non-Judicial Stamp Papers, Postal Stamps & Stationery, Travel Documents viz. Passport and Visa, Security certificates, Cheques, Bonds, Warrant, Special Certificates with security features, Security Inks, Circulation & Commemorative Coins, Medallions, Refining of Gold & Silver, and Assay of Precious Metals.

2) Landlord model, recently seen in news, is associated with

a) Ports
b) Airports
c) Real Estate
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• In the landlord port model, the publicly governed port authority acts as a regulatory body and as landlord while private companies carry out port operations—mainly cargo-handling activities.
• Major Port Authorities Bill 2020 Introduced in The Loksabha to reorient the governance model in central ports to landlord port model in line with the successful global practice.

3) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) had classified giraffes as

a) Endangered
b) Least Concern
c) Vulnerable
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) had classified giraffes as vulnerable in the Red List in December 2016. They are listed under Appendix II of the CITES.
• Poachers have killed two extremely rare white giraffes in northeast Kenya, leaving just one such animal in the world.

4) ‘FingerPrint in India’ report is published by

a) NCRB
b) NIC
c) CBI
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Reports published by NCRB are:
o ‘Crime in India’,
o ‘Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India’,
o ‘Prison Statistics India’
o ‘FingerPrint in India’.

5) University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS), Shivamogga (Karnataka), has developed ‘Sahyadri Megha’. It is a new variety

a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Cotton
d) Brinjal

Answer: a
• The University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS), Shivamogga (Karnataka), has developed a new variety of paddy, ‘Sahyadri Megha’. The new variety has been developed to prevent decline in the area under paddy cultivation.