Current Affairs Quiz 10 August 2022

Ans: C
Both the statements are correct

About Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-04)
Launch Vehicle: It was launched by PSLV C-52 launch vehicle from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.
Weight: Its weight is around 1,170 kg.
Orbit: It will be placed in a sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km away from earth.
Feature: It is a radar-imaging satellite, designed to provide high-quality images under all weather conditions.
Applications: It includes:
• Agriculture,
• Forestry & plantations,
• Soil moisture and hydrology, and
• Flood mapping
PSLV-C52 mission: Two small satellites as co-passengers namely:
• INSPIREsat-1: It is a student satellite from the Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology in association with the Laboratory of Atmospheric & Space Physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder and
• INS-2TD: It is a technology demonstrator satellite from ISRO.

Ans;-C

About FASTag

• FASTag is an electronic toll collection system in India, operated by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
• It employs Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for making toll payments directly from the prepaid or savings account linked to it or directly toll owner.
• As per NHAI, FASTag has unlimited validity. 7.5% cashback offers were also provided to promote the use of FASTag.
• Dedicated Lanes at some Toll plazas have been built for FASTag.

Advantages of Using FASTag

• Digital transaction makes it easier to collect toll fees.
• Congestion in Toll plazas will reduce.
• Non-stop movement at the highways will reduce Fuel consumption and even pollution.
• The Effort in Managing toll gates is reduced as the system is more automated.
• There will also be reduced paper wastage (in the form of tokens/receipts)
• This will be a unifying system as FASTags are not specific to the state or region and work all over India.

Ans;- d) All of the above

Explanation;-

• Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs. Tuberculosis is curable and preventable. TB is spread from person to person through the air. When people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit, they propel the TB germs into the air.
• Global tuberculosis report 2020 by WHO not UNICEF.
• Aligning with the global End TB Strategy, India has announced the target of ending TB by 2025, five years ahead of the rest of the world.

Answer: A

Ans;- c) Only 1 and 3

Explanation;-

• The 2nd statement is incorrect because it includes meghana river.
• Recently Sunderbans home to 428 species of birds, records ZSI

About Sunderbans

• It is a vast contiguous mangrove forest ecosystem in the coastal region of Bay of Bengal spread over India and Bangladesh on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers.
• The site is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests and presents an excellent example of ongoing ecological processes.
• It constitutes over 60% of the country’s total mangrove forest area.
• Indian Sundarbans was recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, ‘Wetland of International Importance’ under the Ramsar Convention in January 2019 and also a Biosphere Reserve in 1989. The area is known for its wide range of fauna, including 260 bird species and is home to many rare and globally threatened wildlife species such as the Estuarine Crocodile, Royal Bengal Tiger, Water Monitor Lizard, Gangetic Dolphin and Olive Ridley Turtles.
• The Sunderbans Delta is the only mangrove forest in the world inhabited by tigers.
• For its preservation, Discovery India and World Wide Fund (WWF) India partnered with the Government of West Bengal and local communities in the Sundarbans in 2019.