14th August 2019 Daily Current Affairs MCQ (Answers)

1.Consider the Following statements

1946. B. I was established by a resolution of the Ministry of Home Affairs and derives its power from Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.
1947. Section 4 B(2) of DSPE Act lays down guidelines for removal of CBI director- mandates that CBI director cannot be transferred without the prior consent of a high powered committee chaired by the Home Minister.
1948. B. I provides assistance of investigation to Central Information Commission and Lokpal.

Which of the Following statements are correct?

1. 1.Only C
2. 2.Only B
3. All of the above
4. Only A

Solution – 4

Statement B is incorrect, The High powered committee overseeing the transfer of the director is lead by the Prime Minister.

Statement C is incorrect – C. B. I provides assistance to the Central Vigilance Commission and not CIC.

 

2.Turkey is located between –

1. Black Sea and Caspian Sea
2. Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
3. Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea
4. Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea

Solution – 2

 

3.Consider the following statements-

1. By the 92^nd constitutional amendment Act of 2004, changes were brought in the 10^th schedule of the Indian Constitution so as to limit the size of the council of Ministers to debar defectors from heading public offices.
2. An independent member of the house can save himself from disqualification by joining any political party within 6 months of taking his seat in the house.

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. Both A and B
2. Only A
3. None of the above
4. Only B

Solution – 3

The size of the council of ministers was limited by the changes made in the 10^th schedule under the 91^st, Constitutional amendment Act of 2003

Independent Members of the house become disqualified to remain a member of the house if they join any political party after such election.

 

4. Which of the following statements are correct about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change.

1. IPCC report in 2014 talked about India’s high vulnerability and exposure to climate change which would drive India towards slower economic growth and have negative impacts on health and poverty.
2. Parent Organization of IPCC are World Meteorological Organization and United Nations Environment Programme.
3. 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was shared between IPCC and Al Gore
4. All of the above

 

Solution – D

 

5. Consider the following statements –

4. Rainfall rate equal to or greater than 120 mm or 4.72 inches per hour is defined as a cloud burst.
5. Cloud burst in India occur only in the Himalayan Regions.

Which of the following are incorrect?

1. Only A
2. Only B
3. Both A and B
4. Neither A nor B

Solution – 3

Cloudburst is defined as rainfall rate of 100 mm or 3.97 inches per hour in a region

Cloud burst can happen in both plains and mountainous regions and are not limited to Himalayas only.