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Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz - 29-05-2020 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)

  1. It is a statutory body established through an Act of Parliament.
  2. The Council is chaired by the Union Finance Minister.

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

a. b. c. d.

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Charru Mussel

  1. It is an invasive mussel native to the South and Central Arabian coasts.
  2. It is much smaller in size and also edible.
  3. It has been spread rapidly in the coasts of Gujarat and threatening the livelihoods of fishermen engaged in molluscan fisheries.

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

a. b. c. d.

3) Consider the following statements with respect to Dugongs

  1. Dugongs are mammals which give birth to live young and then produce milk and nurse them.
  2. Dugongs are widely found in the waters off the Odisha, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu coasts.
  3. The loss of seagrass beds due to ocean floor trawling was the most important factor behind dwindling dugong populations.

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

a. b. c. d.

4) Consider the following statements with respect to Desert locusts

  1. As individuals, or in small isolated groups, locusts are not very dangerous.
  2. They breed in Rajasthan but not in the Indo-Gangetic plains or Godavari and Cauvery delta.

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

a. b. c. d.

5) “Locust Warning Organisation”, often seen in the news recently, is a unit under which of the following ministries?

a. b. c. d.
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