Daily Current Affairs Quiz: January 06, 2021
January 6, 2021 May 21, 2021
1. K-9 Journal, which was recently released, is associated with which field?
[A] Medicine
[B] Policing
[C] Pandemic
[D] Robotics
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Correct Answer: B [Policing]
Notes:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah released the inaugural issue of the National Police K-9 Journal in New Delhi.
It is the India’s first such publication on the subject of Police Service K9s, which is the name given for Police Dogs. A special Police K9 Cell was set up in November 2020. The biannual journal will be released in April and October, with sections in Hindi and English.
2. Which Indian armed force has created a first-of-its kind ‘Human rights cell’?
[A] Indian Navy
[B] Indian Army
[C] Indian Coast Guard
[D] Indian Air Force
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Correct Answer: B [Indian Army]
Notes:
The Indian Army has created a new human rights cell for the first time in the history. Its aims is to provide more transparency and probity in its functioning in disturbed areas like Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast.
Major General Gautam Chauhan has taken charge as the first additional Director General (human rights) and will report directly to the Army vice-chief.
3. Sambalpur, where the Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone of IIM, is located in which state?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Odisha
[C] Bihar
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: B [Odisha]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the permanent campus in the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur in Odisha.
The institute has been functioning in a makeshift campus for more than five years, since it was launched as a third-generation IIM, in the year 2015-16.
4. Asian Waterbird Census 2021, which was seen in the news recently, is to be conducted in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: C [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
The annual waterbird census is to be conducted in the state of Andhra Pradesh, by the state forest department.
The regions included are the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, areas near Godavari estuary, Kolleru Lake, Atapaka Bird Sanctuary and Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary in Krishna estuary. Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and Wetland International will provide technical support.
5. Deepor Beel, which was seen in the news recently, is the only Ramsar site of which state?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Assam
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Manipur
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Correct Answer: B [Assam]
Notes:
Deepor Beel is the only Ramsar site of the state of Assam. It is located in the south-western edge of Guwahati.
The site, which houses of a variety of aquatic life forms along with 219 species of birds, was designated a Ramsar site in the year 2002. The District officials has banned Community fishing at the site.
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Rajesh Prajapati
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