Daily Current Affairs Questions: 29 July 2020

Question1. Consider the following statements with respect to the Global Tiger Forum (GTF)

1. The Global Tiger Forum (GTF) is the only inter- governmental international body established with members from willing countries to embark on a global campaign to protect the Tiger.
2. The GTF is focused on saving the remaining 5 sub-species of Tigers distributed over 13 Tiger Range countries of the world
3. India & Sri Lanka are members of the 13 Tiger Range Countries.

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

(a)  1& 2

(b)  2 & 3

(c) 1 & 3

(d)  1, 2 & 3

 

Question 2 .Consider the following statements:

1. Hallmark is quality certification for gold jewellery issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
2. AGMARK is a quality certification for agricultural products issued by BIS

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

(a)  Only 1

(b)  Only 2

(c) Both 1 & 2

d) None

 

Question 3.Buqyaq , that was recently in news , is located in

(a) Saudi Arabia

(b) Iran

(c ) Iraq

(d) Afghanistan

 

Question 4.Central Adverse List sometimes seen in the news recently is associated with

(a) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

(b)  Ministry of home Affairs

(c ) Ministry of Environment

(d)  Ministry of Human Resource Development

 

Question 5.An emerging technology, the Gene Drive technology is capable of enabling

(a) The creation of the world’s first genetically edited babies.

(b) The alteration of specific strands of DNA using molecular scissors by either cutting, tweaking or replacing it.

(c) The spread of specified genetic alternations through targeted wild population

(d) None

 

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