Daily Current Affairs Quiz : September 27, 2022
September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022
1. As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Report, which state had the lowest sex ratio in India in 2018-20?
[A] Bihar
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Haryana
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: D [Uttarakhand]
Notes:
According to the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2020, released by the Registrar General of India (RGI), Uttarakhand’s sex ratio at birth was found to be the worst in the country at 844.
Sex Ratio is the number of females per 1,000 males. Kerala’s ratio was the best, at 974. The report stated that India’s overall sex ratio at birth had gone up by 3 points to 907 in 2018-20 from 904 in 2017-19. It was 907 in rural areas and 910 in urban areas.
2. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Swachh Toycathon’ programme?
[A] Ministry of Housing And Urban Affairs
[B] Ministry of Education
[C] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
[D] Ministry of Labour and Employment
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Housing And Urban Affairs]
Notes:
The Ministry of Housing And Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has recently launched the Swachh Toycathon under the Swachh Amrit Mahotsav.
The competition is a convergence between the National Action Plan for Toys (NAPT) and Swachh Bharat Mission phase two (SBM 2.0). It aims to explore solutions for the use of waste in manufacturing toys. The Center for Creative Learning, IIT Gandhinagar is the knowledge partner for the programme.
3. Operation ‘Megha Chakra’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which institution?
[A] Indian Army
[B] Central Bureau of Investigation
[C] Indian Coast Guard
[D] Central Vigilance Commission
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Correct Answer: B [Central Bureau of Investigation]
Notes:
As part of Operation ‘Megha Chakra’, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out searches at 56 locations in 19 states and a UT in connection with two cases of circulation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online.
The recent searches were based on inputs from Interpol Singapore and intelligence obtained during Operation Carbon, conducted last year against peddlers of CSAM on Internet.
4. Which state has created a memorial for rhinos using ashes named as ‘Abode of the Unicorns’?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Assam
[C] Odisha
[D] Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Assam]
Notes:
Statues of three rhinos created using ashes collected from rhino horns burnt by the Assam Government were launched at Kaziranga National Park in Assam.
A year ago, on World Rhino Day, Assam Government burnt around 2500 rhino horns that were collected by the conservation authorities from poachers and illegal traders. The memorial, which consists of three rhino sculptures- an adult male, an adult female and a calf, is named as ‘Abode of the Unicorns’.
5. As per a recent study, which species across the world collectively constitute about 12 million tonnes of dry carbon?
[A] Mosquitoes
[B] Ants
[C] Bees
[D] Butterflies
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Correct Answer: B [Ants]
Notes:
As per a recent study, ants present across the world collectively constitute about 12 million tonnes of dry carbon.
The number of ants across the world is estimated about 20 quadrillion or 20 thousand million millions. They collectively weigh more than wild birds and mammals combined
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