Static GK and Current Events Questions and Answers: 19th March 2021

Take the following GK Quiz listed below based on current and static GK events. The questions have been prepared keeping in mind the various competitive exams that are going to take place in the coming months.  

1. A new Alpine Plant species has been found in which state/UT of India?

1. Kashmir
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Uttarakhand

Ans. c

Explanation: A new species of alpine plant has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh. It has been found in Tawang district.

2. Which of the following statements is true about Cremanthodium indicum

i) It is a species of Himalayan Sunflower

ii) The species is critically endangered as per the IUCN guidelines

1. Only i
2. Only ii
3. Both i and ii
4. None of the above 

Ans. c

Explanation: It is a species of Himalayan Sunflower. Something surprising is that the species newly found is critically endangered as per the IUCN guidelines. 

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3. Where can alpine plants be found

1. Tundra 
2. Tropics
3. Sahara Desert
4. Poles

Ans. a

Explanation: Alpine plants are those that grow at a high elevation and above the tree line. They are also called alpine tundra. 

4. What is NFT?

1. Non Fungible Tokens
2. Non Fugitive Token
3. Non Funded Token
4. New Fund Token

Ans. a

Explanation: NFT or Non Fungible Token is one of its kind asset and is widely in news these days 

Explained: What are NFTs?

5. Choose the correct statement about NFT

i) It is a class of cryptocurrency that has no standard value

ii) NFT is a kind of digital file whose unique identity and ownership are verified on a blockchain

1. Only i
2. Only ii
3. Both i and ii
4. None of the above 

Ans. c

Explanation: NFT is a class of cryptocurrency that has no standard value but a unique value that is provided for the commodity exchanged against it. It can be understood as a digital file whose unique identity and ownership are verified on a blockchain. 

6. Where was the space hurricane observed on Earth in 2014?

1. North Pole
2. South Pole 
3. Tropic of Cancer
4. Tropic of Capricorn

Ans. a

Explanation: Scientists recently observed an unknown phenomenon, something that was totally new to them in the North Pole of the Earth. This was a space hurricane observed by piecing the satellite data obtained from August 2014. 

7. What statement verifies the study conducted by the scientists on space hurricane

i) It was a 620-mile-wide swirling mass of plasma rolling for almost 8 hours 

ii) It was observed in Exosphere in the Earth's atmosphere

1. Only i
2. Only ii
3. Both i and ii
4. None of the above 

Ans. a

Explanation:  Space Hurricane was a 620-mile-wide swirling mass of plasma rolling for almost 8 hours in the Earth's upper atmosphere, precisely ionosphere. 

RELATED| Read all about the Space Hurricane here

8. What is the major difference between space hurricane and terrestrial hurricane 

i) There are high speed winds in terrestrial hurricane but not in space hurricane

ii) It rains water in terrestrial hurricane but rains electrons in space hurricane 

1. Only i
2. Only ii
3. Both i and ii
4. None of the above 

Ans. b

Explanation: Space hurricanes are similar to any other space weather event. It is caused by streams of plasma unleashed from the sun through the solar wind.  The phenomenon was similar to the hurricanes on earth, but it rained electrons.

9. India has recently proceeded to establish a Joint Commission with a nation to enhance ties

1. Iraq
2. Pakistan
3. Iran
4. Kuwait

Ans. d

Explanation: India and Kuwait have decided to establish a Joint Commission to enhance and deepen the ties of friendship

10. When is World Sleep day 2021 being observed?

1. 19th March
2. 20th March
3. 21st March
4. 22nd March

Ans. a

Explanation: Every year, World Sleep Day is observed on Friday before Spring Vernal Equinox. This year it has fallen on 19th March.

Read all about World Sleep Day 2021 here

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