Current Affairs Quiz Today – 04th Feb 2021

ANS: (D) None of the above

ANS: (A) A parasitic weed that causes severe yield loss in mustard.

Explanation:

• Orobanche is a serious hidden parasitic weed in mustard causing severe yield loss to the extent of up to 50%.
• There are no absolute control measures developed for it.
• Also called broomrapes, they are aggressive root parasitic weeds which attack strategic food crops, such as legumes and vegetables, and threaten the livelihood of many nations.
• Heavy Orobanche infestation does not only lead to a complete crop failure, but make field soils Orobanche-sick over a long period of time, preventing the reasonable production of legumes and vegetables in the infested fields for many years to come.

ANS: (C) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

• The Gobardhan Scheme (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources – DHAN) was launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• It is being implemented as part of the Swachch Bharat Mission (Gramin).
• The scheme is aimed at managing cattle and biodegradable waste and also help augment farmers’ incomes.
• The GOBAR-DHAN scheme, with its focus on keeping villages clean, increasing the income of rural households, and generation of energy from cattle waste, is an important element of the ODF-plus strategy of the Swachch Bharat Mission.
• The scheme aims to support villages in effectively managing their cattle and biodegradable waste.

ANS: (C) Both 1 and 2

Explanation

• Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in South East Asia and neighbours Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh, China and India. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
  • The biggest city is Yangon (Rangoon) but the capital is Nay Pyi Taw.
• India has cultivated several infrastructure and development projects with Myanmar, which it sees as the “gateway to the East” and ASEAN countries:
  • India assists infrastructure projects such as the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway and the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project.
    • The Kaladan project will link Kolkata to Sittwe in Myanmar and then from Myanmar’s Kaladan river to India’s north-east. Hence, statement 2 is correct.