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Current Affairs Quiz , 03 Aug 2020
- August 5, 2020
- Posted by: DOTS ACADEMY
- Category: Quizes
1) Production Linked Incentive(PLI) scheme is aimed at gives a boost to
a) Agriculture Sector
b) Manufacturing
c) Food processing
d) All of the above
Answer: b
• It proposes a financial incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in the electronics value chain.
• The Scheme will be implemented through a Nodal Agency which shall act as a Project Management Agency (PMA) and be responsible for providing secretarial, managerial and implementation support and carrying out other responsibilities as assigned by MeitY from time to time.
2) The Indian Army Chief is granted the honorary post of a General in
a) Nepal Army
b) Sri Lankan Navy
c) UK Army
d) None of the above
Answer: a
• The Indian Army Chief is granted the honorary post of a General in the Nepal Army.
• Recently, Foreign Minister of Nepal said that the 1947 agreement among India, Nepal and the United Kingdom that deals with the military service of Gorkha soldiers has become redundant.
3) China has recently completed its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System constellation.Galileo is a similar system developed by
a) US
b) Russia
c) EU
d) None of the above
Answer: c
• The GPS is owned by the US government and operated by the US Air Force.Russia has its navigation system called GLONASS.The European Union (EU) has Galileo.India’s navigation system is called Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC).
4) National Transit Pass System is an online transit pass generation system for
a) Forest produce
b) Coal
c) Petroleum products
d) All of the above
Answer: a
• It is an online transit pass generation system for timber, bamboo and other forest produce.It was launched recently by the Union Environment Ministry.The pilot project will be functional in Madhya Pradesh and Telangana for now.
5) Dhole (Asiatic wild dog)is an apex social carnivore in the tropical forests of South and South East Asia.IUCN has categorised it as
a) Vulnerable
b) Extinct
c) Endangered
d) Critically endangered
Answer: c
• Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh rank high in the conservation of the endangered dhole in India, according to a new study.