Daily Current Affairs Quiz 21 April 2022

b) Crocodile

Muggers or marsh crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris) are freshwater crocodiles. They are found all over south Asia and South-eastern Iran. In India, they are found more in middle Ganges Basin and Chambal Basins.
Recently, over 350 mugger crocodiles in Rajasthan’s Jawai dam, are struggling to survive due to extreme and early heat in the months of March and April. The Indian Railways has been delivering water to Western Rajasthan as several water bodies dried up. Jawai River is a tributary of Luni River.

d) It led to a nationwide revolt.

Alluri Sitarama Raju became involved in anti-British activities in response to the 1882 Madras Forest Act, which effectively restricted the free movement of Adivasis (tribal communities) in their forest habitats and prevented them from practicing a traditional form of agriculture known as podu (shifting cultivation).
Rising discontent towards the British led to the Rampa Rebellion/Manyam Rebellion of 1922, in which he played a major part as a leader.
He was nicknamed “Manyam Veerudu” (Hero of the Jungle) by local villagers for his heroic exploits.
In 1924, Raju was taken into police custody, tied to a tree, and shot by a public execution, effectively ending the armed rebellion.
It could not become a nationwide revolt.
Hence, option D is incorrect.

c) 2002

East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, which has recently held its presidential election, was officially recognised by the United Nations in the year 2002.
East Timor is situated in the eastern half of Timor Island, while the western half of the island is part of Indonesia. The territory was colonised by Portugal in the 18th century and when the Portuguese withdrew in 1975, Indonesia invaded and annexed East Timor as its 27th province till 2002.

c) 2 and 3 only

The top five States in terms of forest cover as a percentage of their total geographical area were Mizoram (84.53%), Arunachal Pradesh (79.33%), Meghalaya (76.00%), Manipur (74.34%) and Nagaland (73.90%). Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) represents the largest pool of carbon stock in forests followed by Above Ground Biomass(AGB) and Below Ground Biomass(BGB). Hence, statement 2 is correct.
The total bamboo bearing area of the country has been estimated at 15 million ha. Madhya Pradesh has the highest bamboo bearing area of 1.84 million ha followed by Arunachal Pradesh(1.57 million ha) and Maharashtra(1.35 million ha). Hence, statement 3 is correct.

a) Infiltration

The Border Security Force (BSF) launched “Operation Sard Hawa” on the western international border of Rajasthan. The Operations aims to check the instances of infiltration due to the dense fog cover in the region and increase security on the border areas in Jaisalmer.