Daily Current Affair Quiz: 6th September 2019
 1. Which of the following statements are true
1. The World Gold Council(WGC) is the market development organisation for the gold industry.
2. According to the World Gold Council, India has the 2nd largest gold reserve in the world.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- According to the World Gold Council, India has gold reserves totalling 618 tonnes, the 10th largest gold reserve in the world.
- S has the highest gold reserves with 8,133.5 tonnes of total gold reserves, followed by Germany with 3,366.8 tonnes and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with a holding of 2,451.8 tonnes,
2. The Eat Right India movement is launched by?
(a) Government of India
(b) World Bank
(c) Google
(d) Facebook
Ans: a
Justification:
- Government has launched a mass media campaign on the Eat Right India movement.
- This movement is aligned with the government’s flagship public health programmes such as POSHAN Abhiyaan, Anemia Mukt Bharat, Ayushman Bharat Yojana and Swachh Bharat Mission.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Megaliths refer to large stone structures that were constructed either as burial sites or as commemorative sites.
2. Megaliths are spread across the Indian subcontinent.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Megaliths refer to large stone structures that were constructed either as burial sites or as commemorative sites.
- The burial sites are the sites with actual burial remains, such as dolmenoid cists (box-shaped stone burial chambers), cairn circles (stone circles with defined peripheries), and capstones (distinctive mushroom-shaped burial chambers found mainly in Kerala).
- Megaliths are spread across the Indian subcontinent.
- The majority of megalithic sites are found in Peninsular India, concentrated in the states of Maharashtra (mainly in Vidarbha), Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.
4. Which of the following is not a Viral disease?
(a) Dengue
(b) Measles
(c) Rubella
(d) Diphtheria
Ans: d
Justification:
- Member-countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region have resolved to eliminate highly infectious childhood killer diseases measles and rubella by 2023.
- A resolution to eliminate the diseases was adopted at the 72nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia in Delhi.
5. Which of the following is not a classical Language of India?
(a) Tamil
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Hindi
(d) Odiya
Ans: c
Justification:
- Following six languages are included in the list of Classical Languages:
- Tamil (since 2004)
- Sanskrit (since 2005)
- Telugu (since 2008)
- Kannada (Since 2008)
- Malayalam (since 2013)
- Odiya (since 2014)
