Daily Current Affair Quiz: 18th November 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has set up Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (OCSAE) Prevention/Investigation Unit.
2. The unit will function under the agency’s Special Crime Zone in Delhi, will collect and disseminate information on online child sexual abuse and exploitation.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has set up an Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (OCSAE) Prevention/Investigation Unit.
- The unit, which will function under the agency’s Special Crime Zone in Delhi, will collect and disseminate information on online child sexual abuse and exploitation.
- It will also probe such offences covered under the IPC, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Information Technology Act, apart from other relevant laws.
2. Sisssiri River Bridge is located at?
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Nagaland
Ans: c
Justification:
- Recently, the Defence Minister inaugurated the Sisseri River Bridgelocated at lower Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh.
- The 200m long bridge provides connectivity between Dibang Valley and Siang.
- The bridge was constructed by ‘Project Brahmank’ of Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
- This bridge is strategically important from the military viewpoint and will be a part of Trans Arunachal Highway.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Arrokoth is located in the Kuiper belt in the outermost regions of the Solar system.
2. It belongs to a class of Kuiper belt objects called the “cold classicals”, which have nearly circular orbits with low inclinations to the solar plane.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has recently renamed farthest cosmic body, earlier known as ‘Ultima Thule’ to ‘Arrokoth’ or Sky.
- The old name attracted controversy because the word ‘Thule’has been associated with Nazis in the past.
- Key facts about Arrokoth:
- Located in the Kuiper belt in the outermost regions of the Solar system.
- Measures approximately 30 km in diameter, and is irregularly shaped.
- It has a reddish color, probably caused by exposure of hydrocarbons to sunlight over billions of years.
- It belongs to a class of Kuiper belt objects called the “cold classicals”, which have nearly circular orbits with low inclinations to the solar plane.
4. Which of the following pairs have matched correctly?
1. ChapcharKut festival – Mizoram
2. KhongjomParba ballad – Manipur
3. Thang-Ta dance – Sikkim
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: c
Justification:
- Chapchar Kut is the biggest festival of the Mizos and is celebrated in March after completion of jhum operation. It is a spring festival. Khongjom Parba is a style of ballad singing from Manipur. Thang-ta dance of Manipur was an evolved from the martial arts drills promoted by the kings of Manipur.
5. Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh will be launched by
(a) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(c) Ministry of Rural Development
(d) Ministry of Agriculture
Ans: a
Justification:
- Ministry of Women and Child Development is going to launch Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh.
- It is a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones in India.
- Its aim is to provide better nutritional outcomes and to fight malnutrition.
- Harvard Chan School of Public Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be a part of this initiative.
