Daily Current Affairs Quiz: May 09-10, 2021
May 10, 2021 May 21, 2021
1. Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, located between which two countries?
[A] France and the UK
[B] France and Italy
[C] France and Canada
[D] Italy and Germany
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Correct Answer: A [France and the UK]
Notes:
Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, located between France and the UK, 22 kilometres from the coast of Normandy, France.
They include two Crown dependencies: The Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey. They recognise Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state and the UK is responsible for the defence and international relations of the islands. Recently, 60 French fishing boats made a blockade in the Jersey islands, which followed a deployment of two Royal Navy vessels from the UK.
2. The Supreme Court has recently struck down the Housing Industry Regulation Act (HIRA) of which state, as unconstitutional?
[A] Kerala
[B] West Bengal
[C] Odisha
[D] Tamil Nadu
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Correct Answer: B [West Bengal]
Notes:
The Supreme Court has struck down West Bengal’s Housing Industry Regulation Act (HIRA) 2017, saying it was ‘unconstitutional’ as it is in direct conflict with the Centre’s Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA).
As per the verdict, Sections 88 and 89 of the RERA did not implicitly permit the states to create their own legislation creating a parallel regime.
3. Giant wood moth, the heaviest moth in the world, are typically found in which country?
[A] Japan
[B] India
[C] Australia
[D] China
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Correct Answer: C [Australia]
Notes:
Giant wood moth is the heaviest moth in the world, with the wingspan of about 23 cm. Their scientific name is ‘Endoxyla cinereus’ and they belong to the family of Cossidae.
The moth is typically found in Australia and New Zealand. A giant moth with a wingspan measuring up to 25cm has been recently found at a Queensland school in Australia. They have an extremely short life cycle with only a few days. They die after mating and laying eggs.
4. Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which country?
[A] UK
[B] Uganda
[C] Nigeria
[D] Iran
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Correct Answer: B [Uganda]
Notes:
The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) is a rebel group which operates in African countries including northern Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Recently in a landmark judgment, the international criminal court has sentenced a former militia leader from Uganda and commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), to 25 years in prison after he was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
5. What is a ‘TaxiBot’, which was seen in the news recently?
[A] Air Taxi
[B] Water Taxi
[C] Aircraft movement Equipment
[D] Health-care Robot
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Correct Answer: C [Aircraft movement Equipment]
Notes:
New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport announced that it has completed 1,000 movements of sustainable taxiing of aircraft with ‘TaxiBot’.
‘TaxiBot’ is a semi-robotic towbar-less aircraft movement equipment developed by the Israel Aerospace Industries. Controlled by the pilot, it can move an aircraft from the terminal gate to the take-off point and return it to the gate after landing. It helps in saving over 500 tonnes of carbon over 2 lakh litres of aviation turbine fuel (ATF).
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