Daily Defence Capsule 23 March 2020

Which of the following doesn’t flow in the state of Andhra?

1. Krishna
2. pennar
3. Godavari
4. Kaveri

Major rives of Andhra

• Image from Andhra Pradesh government. 
• Kaveri flows in Tamil Nadu
• Rest all flow in AP

Red-Flag exercise is related to?

1. India-US
2. India-Australia
3. India-Israel
4. India-UAE

Correct Answer: India-US Air Force

Coronavirus

• 80+ districts put under lockdown
• Number of active cases more than 400
• Only essential services operational. 
• People are still flouting norms. 

Impact on the armed forces

• Paramilitary forces have halted the movement of troops
• Indian Air Force plans to work with 50% manpower, and use rotational weekly shifts. 

Quantum computing

• Different from traditional computing
• Traditional computers work on bits. Each bit holds either a value of 0, or 1. 
• Quantum technology works on Qubits, which can simultaneously hold both the values: 0, and 1.
• Quantum supremacy is the goal of demonstrating a programmable quantum device can solve a problem that classical computers practically cannot 

Rise in cross border smuggling of drugs

• India is present between the notorious areas of the world. These are called:
  • Golden triangle
  • Golden crescent 
• This puts India at the centre of the drug industry. 
• The huge youth population of the country acts as a major drug market.

Fake news

• IT Act, 2000 provides for provisions against the misuse of technology against the social or administrative framework of the country. 
• In fact, sedition can be applied under section 124A, IPC
• Fake news has been spreading amid corona.

Great hedge of India

• It was a customs line created by the British, in order to charge the customs duty on salt. 
• Used for collection of taxes on Salt 
• Also known as Indian Salt Hedge.
• Wild plants, usually thorny, were planted all across in order to prevent any smuggling of salts. 

Wildberry – Carissa kopilii Found in Assam

• The Carissa carandas was also among several thorny plants the British had grown 140 years ago for a 1100­ mile barrier, apparently to en­force taxes and stop the smuggling of salt.
• It is a cousin of the less found Carissa Kopilii.

Olive Ridleys are a species of which of the following?

1. Turtle
2. Crocodile
3. Fish
4. Dolphin

Correct Answer: Turtle

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