Current Affairs Quiz 22. 12. 2017

Which of the following statements are correct regarding The BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA):
1) The BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) was signed during the 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu in November 2014
2) All the members of BBIN i.e. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) have ratified the agreement.
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Which of the following are alien invasive animal species which harm biodiversity:
1) Parthenium hysterophorus(cotton grass)
2) Lantana camara
3) Paracoccus marginatus
4) Phenacoccus solenopsis
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Consider the following statements:
1) The Zoological Survey of India is headquartered at Kolkata.
2) The Botanical Survey of India is headquartered at Dehradun.
3) The Forest Survey of India is headquartered at Dehradun.
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An indicator species is any biological species that is particularly sensitive to environmental conditions and therefore can give early warning signals about ecosystem health. Which of the following are examples of indicator species:
1) Mosses
2) Lichens
3) Fungi
4) Stoneflies
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The Global Hunger Index (GHI) describes a country’s hunger situation. GHI considers which of the following indicators to rank a country:
1) Undernourishment
2) Child wasting
3) Child stunting
4) Maternal Mortality Rate
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A Bill to amend Indian Forest Act has recently been tabled in Lok Sabha. The bill primarily aims to:

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana:
1) It aims to connect, habitations with a population of above 1000 in the plains, by all-weather roads.
2) It aims to connect, habitations with a population of above 500 in the hilly areas, by all-weather roads.
3) The scheme was launched in 2000.
4) More than 80 per cent of the habitations in the country have been connected with all-weather roads under the scheme.
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India is 80 per cent dependent on imports to meet its oil needs. Which of the following countries are top four suppliers of oil to India (Arrange from highest to lowest):

Representation of the People Act (Amendment) Bill, 2017 has recently been introduced in Lok Sabha. Which of the following points are proposed by the bill:
1) Overseas Indians, who are entitled to vote in India, can appoint a proxy voter to cast their votes.
2) The bill seeks to make the election law gender neutral by replacing the term ‘wife’ with ‘spouse’.
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According to World Migration Report 2018:
1) Indian tops the world in the number of migrants sent abroad.
2) After India, China tops the world in the number of migrants sent abroad.
3) USA has the largest number of Indian migrants.
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