Daily Current Affair Quiz: 15th May 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. National Educational Alliance for Technology is a public-private partnership scheme aims to harness technology for better learning outcomes in higher education.
2. It was launched by Department of science and technology.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
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Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has announced a new scheme, National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT).
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This public-private partnership scheme aims to harness technology for better learning outcomes in higher education. o It will be in partnership with companies using artificial intelligence to make learning more personalised and customised as per the learner’s requirements.
2. Global Liveability Index is released by
(a) Economist’s Intelligence Unit
(b) World Economic Forum
(c) World Bank
(d) International Monetary Fund
Ans: a
Justification:
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The index is released by the Economist’s Intelligence Unit. It assesses 140 cities and ranks them according to their performance in over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories – Stability, Healthcare, Culture and Environment, Education, and Infrastructure
3. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. Astra is an all weather beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile.
2. It is designed and developed by DRDO.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
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It is designed and developed by DRDO. It works on beyond visual range air to air missile (BVRAAM) technology that enables fighter-pilots to shoot precisely at the enemy targets which are beyond their visual range.
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. Basel Convention is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries (LDCs).
2. India has ratified the ban envisaged by Basel Convention.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
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It is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries (LDCs).
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It also intended to minimize the amount and toxicity of wastes generated, to ensure their environmentally sound management and to assist LDCs in environmentally sound management of the hazardous and other wastes they generate.
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Countries like the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia, India, Brazil, and Mexico are yet to ratify the ban.
5. Which of the following Countries are the member nations of Shanghai cooperation organisation?
1. Pakistan
2. Azerbaijan
3. Uzbekistan
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: b
Justification:
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The SCO currently comprises eight Member States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), four Observer States interested in acceding to full membership (Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia) and six “Dialogue Partners” (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey)
