QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 26 June 2019

Solution: a)

ASI carries out restoration of Mughal era parts of Red Fort. Flooring of red sandstone and jaali work was done as part of the renovations. Paintings and marble surfaces of Diwanikhas and Zafar Mahal were treated scientifically and Moti Masjid, Sawan and Bhadon pavilions and Hira Mahal were treated with clay.

In the future, cleaning of Rang Mahal, Khaas Mahal and Mumtaz Mahal has been proposed.

The Diwan-i-Khas or Hall of Private Audiences, was a chamber in the Red Fort of Delhi built in 1571 as a location for receptions. It was the location where the Mughal Emperor Akbar received courtiers and state guests. It was also known as the Shah Mahal.

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Solution: c)

The Bengal tiger is found primarily in India with smaller populations in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar. It is the most numerous of all tiger subspecies with more than 2,500 left in the wild. The creation of India’s tiger reserves in the 1970s helped to stabilize numbers, but poaching to meet a growing demand from Asia in recent years has once again put the Bengal tiger at risk. The mangroves of the Sundarbans—shared between Bangladesh and India—are the only mangrove forests where tigers are found. The Sundarbans are increasingly threatened by sea level rise as a result of climate change.

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Solution: d)

Nagzira wildlife sanctuary is located between Bhandara-Gondia district of Maharashtra. Wild animals to spot are the tiger, panther, bison, sambar, nilgai, chital, wild boar, sloth bear and wild dog.

The Nagzira Lake, once the main source of water for the wildlife at Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve in Bhandara district, is almost 60% dry this summer, forcing wild animals and birds to depend on artificial water bodies.

Solution: c)

Vembanad is the longest lake in India, and the second largest lake in the state of Kerala. It is known as Vembanadu Lake in Alappuzha, Punnamada Lake in Kuttanad and Kochi Lake in Kochi.

Government of India has identified the Vembanad wetland under National Wetlands Conservation Programme.

Solution: c)

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) is an automated telephony system that interacts with callers, gathers information and routes calls to the appropriate recipients. An IVR system (IVRS) accepts a combination of voice telephone input and touch-tone keypad selection and provides the appropriate responses in the form of voice, fax, callback, email and other contact methods.

IVR systems can be used for mobile purchases, banking payments and services, retail orders, utilities, travel information and weather conditions.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a Complaint Management System (CMS) — an online portal to facilitate bank customer rievance redressal processes. CMS will be accessible on desktops as well as on mobile devices. The RBI also plans to introduce a dedicated Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System for tracking the status of complaints.

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