Current Affairs based MCQs (08-05-19) 14/05/2019 – Posted in: DAILY MCQs – Tags: ,

1.

Consider the following statements:

(1) Purple Frog is believed to have co-existed with dinosaurs.
(2) Purple Frog is set to be crowned Karnataka’s state amphibian.
(3) It is endemic to the parts of the southern Western Ghats.
(4) Western Ghats are classified as a biodiversity hotspot.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) All of the above

 

2.

Consider the following statements regarding Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART):

(1) DART is a planetary defense-driven test of technologies for preventing an impact of Earth by a hazardous asteroid.
(2) DART will be the first demonstration of the kinetic impactor technique to change the motion of an asteroid in space.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 Nor 2

 

3.

Consider the following statements regarding Kalasa-Banduri project:

(1) It is a project undertaken by the Government of Karnataka.
(2) Project approved for the creation dam for the hydro electricity generation.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are NOT correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 Nor 2

 

Solution: 1-B, 2-C, 3-B