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INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 2020
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- Agriculture constitutes the largest anthropogenic emissions of Nitrous Oxide.
- Fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes are other sources of Nitrous Oxide emission.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
The main components of anthropogenic emissions of Nitrous Oxide are fertilised agricultural soils and livestock manure (42%), runoff and leaching of fertilisers (25%), biomass burning (10%), fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes (10%), biological degradation of other nitrogen-containing atmospheric emissions (9%) and human sewage (5%).
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Solution: c)
The main components of anthropogenic emissions of Nitrous Oxide are fertilised agricultural soils and livestock manure (42%), runoff and leaching of fertilisers (25%), biomass burning (10%), fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes (10%), biological degradation of other nitrogen-containing atmospheric emissions (9%) and human sewage (5%).
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2. Question
1 pointsAedes aegypti mosquito mainly spreads which of the following diseases
- Chikungunya
- Yellow fever
- Malaria
- Japanese Encephalitis
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: a)
Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents.
Malaria is transmitted by Anopheles mosquito.
Japanese Encephalitis is generally spread by mosquitoes, specifically those of the Culex type.
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Solution: a)
Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents.
Malaria is transmitted by Anopheles mosquito.
Japanese Encephalitis is generally spread by mosquitoes, specifically those of the Culex type.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsIndian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), sometimes seen in news works under
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Solution: c)
Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) established under Ministry of Home affairs (MHA) to act as a nodal point at National level in the fight against cybercrime by providing a platform to deal with cybercrimes in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
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Solution: c)
Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) established under Ministry of Home affairs (MHA) to act as a nodal point at National level in the fight against cybercrime by providing a platform to deal with cybercrimes in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
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4. Question
1 pointsEastern Economic Forum, sometimes seen in news is the initiative of
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Solution: c)
Eastern Economic Forum is an international forum held each year in Vladivostok, Russia, for the purpose of encouraging foreign investment in the Russian Far East.
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Solution: c)
Eastern Economic Forum is an international forum held each year in Vladivostok, Russia, for the purpose of encouraging foreign investment in the Russian Far East.
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5. Question
1 pointsScientists usually study asteroids for which of the following reasons?
- Asteroids provide information about the formation and history of planets and the sun.
- Asteroids offer a source of volatiles and an extraordinarily rich supply of minerals.
- To look for asteroids that might be potentially hazardous.
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: d)
The scientific interest in asteroids is largely due to their status as the remnant debris from the inner solar system formation process. Because some of these objects can collide with the Earth, asteroids are also important for having significantly modified the Earth’s biosphere in the past. They will continue to do so in the future. In addition, asteroids offer a source of volatiles and an extraordinarily rich supply of minerals that can be exploited for the exploration and colonization of our solar system in the twenty-first century.
Scientists study asteroids to look for information about the formation and history of planets and the sun since asteroids were formed at the same time as other objects in the solar system. Another reason for tracking them is to look for asteroids that might be potentially hazardous.
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Solution: d)
The scientific interest in asteroids is largely due to their status as the remnant debris from the inner solar system formation process. Because some of these objects can collide with the Earth, asteroids are also important for having significantly modified the Earth’s biosphere in the past. They will continue to do so in the future. In addition, asteroids offer a source of volatiles and an extraordinarily rich supply of minerals that can be exploited for the exploration and colonization of our solar system in the twenty-first century.
Scientists study asteroids to look for information about the formation and history of planets and the sun since asteroids were formed at the same time as other objects in the solar system. Another reason for tracking them is to look for asteroids that might be potentially hazardous.
