Current Affairs Quiz – 3rd June 2022

1. 1) Consider the following statements:

1. The Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis (EHS) in Arunachal Pradesh and bordering regions of Assam is one of the most seismically active regions in the world.
2. The northwest corner of the Indian Plate in the EHS belongs to the seismic zone VI of the national zoning map of India.

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

2. Consider the following statements regarding Tuting-Tidding Suture Zone (TTSZ):

1. The Tuting-Tidding Suture Zone (TTSZ) is a major part of the Southern Himalaya, where the Himalaya takes a sharp eastward bend and connects with the Indo-Burma Range.
2. It is the easternmost continuation of the Indus-Tsangpo Suture Zone (ITSZ), exposed along the Dibang and Lohit river valleys in Arunachal Pradesh.

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

3. Consider the following statements:

1. The subsidies given to the farmer, calculated as the excess of MSP over its international price, is known as External Reference Price (ERP).
2. Developing countries are required to keep the aggregate measurement of support (AMS) below 25% of the value of agriculture production.

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

4. Consider the following statements:

1. Windrush Generation is the generation of people who were invited to Britain from the British Commonwealth nations between 1948 and 1960.
2. Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are the only two Caribbean Islands that are not part of the British Commonwealth.

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

5. Consider the following statements:

1. Soft robots are made of liquid crystal elastomers, which are polymers having viscosity and elasticity.
2. The day-to-day application of soft robots is in surgeries and in making specialized exo-suits that help rehabilitate patients.

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