15 August 2024 – Daily Current Affairs Quiz

Explanation: Distemper is a highly contagious, incurable, and often fatal viral disease that affects dogs and other animals. It’s caused by the canine distemper virus (CDV) and can affect multiple organs, including the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems.
• It is spread through direct contact or airborne exposure. The virus does not last long in the environment and can be destroyed by most disinfectants. Coughing is the most common symptom.
• They usually develop fever and discharge from the eyes and/or nose. The disease can also cause disorientation, tremors, twitches, and seizures.
• The best way to prevent canine distemper is through vaccination. There is no cure, and no antiviral drugs have been approved to combat the infection.

Explanation: The dancers who stumble from boyhood stardom to adulthood anonymity. Gotipua child artistes, who experience the world as their stage and applause as a constant companion, face an uncertain future when they hit puberty, leaving them without skills required for a job. Satyasundar Barik reports on the traditional dance form in rural Odisha that recruits young boys into dancing as girls to honour Hindu gods and goddesses. Gotipua is the majestic folk dance of Orissa which is the precursor to the classical Odissi dance form. In the Odisha language, “Goti” means “single” and “Pua” means “boy”.

Explanation: The Union Government has announced the introduction of the Diamond Imprest Licence – a policy initiative that the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has been advocating for a long time.
• Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal made the announcement during his interactive session at the 40th edition of India International Jewellery Show 2024, the flagship show of the GJEPC held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) in NESCO Complex in Goregaon in Mumbai. GJEPC was set up by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India (GoI) in 1966. It is one of several Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) launched by the Indian Government, to boost the country’s export thrust, when India’s post-Independence economy began making forays in the international markets.

Explanation: The crest gate of the Tungabhadra Dam in Karnataka was washed away due to a broken chain link. Tungabhadra Dam, also known as Pampa Sagar, is a multipurpose dam constructed across the Tungabhadra River, a tributary of the Krishna River. The dam is near the town of Hospet in Karnataka. This was a joint project of erstwhile Hyderabad state and erstwhile Madras Presidency when the construction was started; later it became a joint project of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh after its completion in 1953.
• The Tungabhadra reservoir and the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala hold the unique distinction of being the only two reservoirs in the country that were built using a combination of mud and limestone.
• Tungabhadra River is a major river in the south Indian peninsula. It is the largest tributary of the Krishna River. Origin: It is formed by the union of two rivers, Tunga and Bhadra, and hence the name.
• Both the Tunga and Bhadra Rivers originate on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. The two rivers merge at Koodli in the Shimoga district of Karnataka, giving birth to the Tungabhadra River.

Explanation: Initially known as BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation), the organisation is now known as Bimstec and comprises seven member states with the admission of Myanmar on December 22, 1997, and Bhutan and Nepal in February 2004.

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation is an international organisation of seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations, housing 1.73 billion people and having a combined gross domestic product of US$5.2 trillion.