Daily Current Affairs MCQ Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams
Date: 21 November 2020
Q1. Which of the following wetland is not in Montreux Record:
1. Keoladeo National Park
2. Loktak Lake
3. Bhitarkanika Mangroves
4. Chilika Lake
Select the correct option-
a. 1 ,2 and 4
b. 1 and 3
c. 3 Only
d. 3 and 4
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
- The Montreaux Record is a voluntary mechanism to highlight specific wetland of international importance under the Ramsar convention, but which are facing immediate challenges.
- At present, two wetlands of India are in Montreux Record:
- Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan) and
- Loktak Lake (Manipur).
- Chilika Lake (Odisha) was placed in the record but later removed from it.
Q2. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has office/s in India at-
1. New Delhi
2. Mumbai
3. Chennai
4. Kolkata
5. Amritsar
Select the correct option-
a. 1,2 and 4
b. 1,3 and 5
c. 2 and 5
d. 1 and 3
Answer: (D)
Explanation: Not Required.
Q3. Strait of Dover is between which of the following countries?
a. France and Italy
b. UK and France
c. Indonesia and Malaysia
d. Japan and South Korea
Answer: (B)
Explanation: Not Required.
