Daily Current Affairs Quiz: April 06, 2021
April 6, 2021 May 21, 2021
1. Which organisation released the ‘Forest Governance by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples’ report?
[A] World Bank
[B] ADB
[C] FAO
[D] Germanwatch
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Correct Answer: C [FAO]
Notes:
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released the ‘Forest Governance by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples’ report recently.
As per the report, deforestation rates in Latin America and the Caribbean are significantly lower in Indigenous and Tribal territories. The report was jointly released by Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC).
2. ‘CACTus and CIISCO’ are the software launched by the Department of Science and Technology, associated with which field?
[A] Solar Mission
[B] Sustainable Agriculture
[C] Himalayan Ecosystem
[D] Water Mission
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Correct Answer: A [Solar Mission]
Notes:
The Department of Science and Technology announced that Scientists have developed a new technique to track the huge bubbles of gas, which are ejected from the Sun.
This new technique will be used in India’s first solar mission Aditya-L1. A software named Computer Aided CME Tracking Software (CACTus) and CMEs Identification in Inner Solar Corona (CIISCO) algorithm have been developed.
3. Which country has released the world’s first animal vaccine against the novel coronavirus?
[A] China
[B] Russia
[C] USA
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: B [Russia]
Notes:
The world’s first animal vaccine against the novel coronavirus has been registered in Russia. It has been as ‘Carnivac-Cov’.
As per the country’s agriculture safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor, the immunity lasts for six months after the vaccination. The use of this vaccine is expected to prevent the development of virus mutations.
4. The ‘Muktijoddha Scholarship scheme’ is provided to the students of which country, by the Government of India?
[A] Nepal
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Myanmar
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Correct Answer: B [Bangladesh]
Notes:
The Government of India has announced scholarships to 2000 descendants of the Liberation War fighters of Bangladesh under its new Muktijoddha Scholarship scheme, which was announced it 2017.
The scheme aims to benefit 10,000 students from Bangladesh over a period of five years. This year, 1000 students each from the Higher Secondary and Undergraduate categories have been given as scholarship directly in their account.
5. ‘La Pérouse’ is a Defence Exercise to be conducted by which country?
[A] Italy
[B] Israel
[C] France
[D] UAE
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Correct Answer: C [France]
Notes:
France is set to conduct the joint naval exercise, La Pérouse, in the Bay of Bengal from April 5 to 7. India is set to join its Quad partners — Australia, Japan, and the United States in the exercise.
Two French Navy ships will be joined by ships from India, Australia, Japan, and the U.S. to promote multilateralism at sea and create free and open Indo-Pacific. India and France will also hold the bilateral naval exercise, Varuna later this month.
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