Current Affairs Quiz Set 60

  1. Which of the following countries has successfully invented an alternative to Jute?

 

  1. Sri Lanka
  2. India
  3. Bangladesh
  4. New Zealand

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  • Mubarak Ahmad Khan, a scientific adviser to the state-run Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) and is the leader of the team that developed the alternative to Jute.
  • They have found a way to turn the fibre into low-cost biodegradable cellulose sheets that can be made into greener throwaway bags that look and feel much like plastic ones.
  • The sacks are biodegradable after three months buried in soil, and can also be recycled.

 

  1. Which of the following is the first animal to be officially endangered by deep sea mining?

 

  1. Green sea turtle
  2. Olive Ridley Turtle
  3. Scaly foot snail
  4. Sea turtle

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  • The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) added the scaly-foot snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum) to its Red List of endangered species- amid a rush of companies applying for exploratory mining licenses. This is an important step towards alerting policymakers to the potential impacts deep-sea mining may have on biodiversity. The scaly-foot snail is found at only three hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean, occupying a total area roughly the size of two American football fields.

 

  1. Which of the following plans to launch the Artemis mission?

 

  1. JAXA
  2. ROSCOMOS
  3. ISRO
  4. NASA

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  • The Artemis program is an ongoing crewed spaceflight program carried out by NASA, U.S. commercial spaceflight companies, and international partners such as ESA, with the goal of landing "the first woman and the next man" on the lunar south pole region by 2024.
  • Artemis would be the first step towards the long-term goal of establishing a sustainable presence on the Moon, laying the foundation for private companies to build a lunar economy, and eventually sending humans to Mars.

 

  1. Where was the first assembly of International Solar Alliance held?

 

  1. Mumbai
  2. New Delhi
  3. Goa
  4. Pune

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  • The First Assembly of the ISA was held in New Delhi in October 2018, inaugurated by Modi and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The ISA was jointly launched by Prime Minister Modi and then French President Francois Hollande at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in November 2015. It is a major global initiative for contributing to the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement through rapid and massive deployment of solar energy.

 

  1. Which of the following Indian states launched Jalamurtha scheme?

 

  1. Karnataka
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Haryana
  4. Rajasthan

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  • Karnataka launched a major water conservation scheme titled‘Jalamrutha’, which focusses on drought-proofing measures, including protection and rejuvenation of waterbodies.
  • It will deploy scientific approaches to water budgeting, water harvesting and water conservation through the use of geospatial data, satellite imagery, topographical and geological data. It will be a community driven movement, which will be implemented by key line departments of the government, Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and private sector institutions.
  • The Government of Karnataka declared 2019 as the ‘Year of Water’ to emphasise the importance of water becoming a scarce commodity and the need to conserve it. 

 

  1. Who among the following has been appointed as India’s Table Tennis coach?

 

  1. Dejan Papic
  2. Gary Johnson
  3. Mike Christ
  4. John Rode

 

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  • Dejan Papic accepted one-year contract to become India head coach.  The Canadian is expected to join the Indian camp next month ahead of the qualification events for the Tokyo Olympics.

 

  1. Who among the following was appointed as the joint secretary to the President of India?

 

  1. Ajay Bhadoo
  2. Vihesh Sharma
  3. Vineet Modi
  4. Vashisht Garg
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  1. Who among the following is the first Indian origin Home Secretary of the United Kingdom?

 

  1. Priti Patel
  2. Priti Pandit
  3. Priti Parakshit
  4. Priti Vohra

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  • Priti Patel, an ardent Brexiteer who was among the most vocal critics of Theresa May’s Brexit strategy, took charge as Britain’s first Indian-origin home secretary as part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top team.
  • She replaces Pakistani-origin Sajid Javid, who moves to the Treasury department as the first ethnic minority Chancellor of the Exchequer.

 

  1. When is the World Hepatitis Day observed?

 

  1. 24 July
  2. 27 July
  3. 22 July
  4. 28 July
  5.  

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  • World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28 July every year to increase awareness and understanding about viral hepatitis and the disease causes due to it. The theme of World Hepatitis Day 2019 is “Invest in eliminating Hepatitis”.
  • The theme focuses on the hepatitis elimination goals by 2030, in the context of the universal health coverage. The country that will host World Hepatitis Day 2019 is Pakistan.

 

  1. How much FDI inflow has been experienced during the last six years?

 

  1. 72%
  2. 77%
  3. 79%
  4. 80%

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  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow has increased during the last six years from 36.05 billion US Dollars in 2013-14 to 64.38 billion US Dollars in 2018-19, registering a growth of 79 per cent.

 

  1. At present, how many countries are members of International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

 

  1. 189
  2. 170
  3. 101
  4. 110

 

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  • The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 189 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.

 

  1. Who among the following issues the One rupee note in India ?

 

  1. EXIM
  2. RBI
  3. SEBI
  4. Government of India

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  • Under Section 22 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, RBI has sole right to issue currency notes of various denominations except one rupee notes. The One Rupee note is issued by Ministry of Finance and it bears the signatures of Finance Secretary, while other notes bear the signature of Governor RBI.        
  1. How many non- permanent members are there in the United Nations Security Council?

 

  1. 12
  2. 5
  3. 10
  4. 11

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  • The United Nations Security Council is composed of 15 Members: Five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly (with end of term year)

 

  1. Where are the headquarters of BIMSTEC situated?

 

  1. Switzerland
  2. France
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Germany

 

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  • BIMSTEC is a regional group of seven countries in South Asia and South East Asia lying in littoral and adjacent areas of Bay of Bengal constituting contiguous regional unity.
  • It was established on 6 June 1997 through Bangkok Declaration. It is headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

  1. The concept of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) is related to which of the following international organizations?

 

  1. World Trade Organization
  2. International Monetary Fund
  3. Asian Development Bank
  4. World Bank

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  • The Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) principle is a basic building block of the multilateral trading system conceived after World War II.
  • Under the WTO agreements, countries cannot normally discriminate between their trading partners, grant someone a special favour (such as a lower customs duty rate for one of their products) and you have to do the same for all other WTO members.