Daily Quiz Update- 9 January 2019

A Sarmah

5 years ago

This set of Current Affairs Daily GK Quiz 9 January 2019 Contains 6 Multiple Choice Questions. One mark for each correct answer and no negative mark for an incorrect answer.

1. Union cabinet has approved 10% reservation for economically backwards among upper castes, which of the following article (s) of constitution needs to be amended to implement this reservation policy?

a) Article 15 & 16

b) Article 23 & 25

c) Article 123 & 125

d) None of these

Correct! Wrong!

Following sub-categories of people will be exempted from it: a) People owning over 5 acres of land, b) People owning a residential plot of more than 1,000 square feet, c) People owing plots of land more than 100 square yards in notified areas, and people owning plots of land more than 200 square yards in non-notified areas, d) People with annual incomes exceeding Rs. 8 lakh.

2. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has initiated a process to rename the "Indian Forest Service " as:

a) Indian Tribal Service.

b) Indian Forest and Tribal Service.

c) Indian Jungle Service

d) Indian Environment Service

Correct! Wrong!

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has set up an inter-ministerial consultant note to rename Indian Forest Service as Indian Forest and Tribal Service.

3. Rashtriya Gokul Mission is a:

a) Scheme to conserve & develop indigenous cattle breads

b) Scheme to research on scientific use of cow dung

c) Scheme to build marketing system for cow milk

d) None of these

Correct! Wrong!

The scheme, being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare comprises of two components namely National Programme for Bovine Breeding (NPBB) and National Mission on Bovine Productivity (NMBP).

4. Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2018 seeks to remove:

a) HIV/AIDS as a ground for divorce

b) STD as a ground for divorce

c) Extra-marital affairs as a ground for divorce

d) Leprosy as a ground for divorce

Correct! Wrong!

The bill was moved by the Minister of State for Laws, P.P. Chaudhary. The bill seeks to remove leprosy as a ground for divorce in five personal laws – Hindu Marriage Act, Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, Divorce Act (for Christians), Special Marriage Act and the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act.

5. Which of the following measure has been taken by the Right to Education (Amendment) Bill 2018?

a) Abolished no-detention policy till class 8

b) Enabled state government to allow schools to fail students

c) Only A is correct

d) Both A & B is correct

Correct! Wrong!

Previously, under the right to education act, no state government could allow any schools to fail students up to class 8. Now, it's up to the state government to decide as per the latest amendment.

6. Which Indian mountaineer has become the world’s first female Amputee to scale Antarctica's Highest Peak?

a) Arunima Sinha

b) Premlata Agarwal

c) Malavath Purna

d) Bachendri Pal

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Daily Quiz Update- 9 January 2019

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1. Union cabinet has approved 10% reservation for economically backwards among upper castes, which of the following article (s) of constitution needs to be amended to implement this reservation policy?

2. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has initiated a process to rename the "Indian Forest Service " as:

3. Rashtriya Gokul Mission is a:

4. Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2018 seeks to remove:

5. Which of the following measure has been taken by the Right to Education (Amendment) Bill 2018?

6. Which Indian mountaineer has become the world’s first female Amputee to scale Antarctica's Highest Peak?

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