Daily Current Affair Quiz: 26th May 2020

1. Which of the following statements are true?

1. The 3S project was recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

2. It is a programme for improving efficiency of HIV-AIDS treatment.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: a

Justification:

• The central government is planning to expand the reach of the Smart Safety Surveillance, or 3S, programme.

• This is being done to optimize post-marketing surveillance of priority drugs and vaccines, and ensure the vaccines distributed under the universal immunization programme are safe.

• The 3S project was recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), considering the limited safety data on vaccines introduced in India.

2. Joseph Tiefenthaler was a Jesuit missionary and one of the earliest European geographers to write about India. Which of the following country did he belong to?

(a) Italy

(b) Morocco

(c) Britain

(d) Portugal

Ans: a

Justification:

• The Supreme Court in its judgement in the Ayodhya title suit took note of travelogues of Joseph Tiefenthaler and William Finch regarding the history of the disputed site.

3. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?

1. South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) is an inter-governmental organization.

2. SACEP member countries are Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

(a) 1 only

(b)  2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: c

Justification:

• South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) is an inter-governmental organization, established in 1982 by the governments of South Asia to promote and support protection, management and enhancement of the environment in the region. SACEP member countries are Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?

1. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is one of the Flexible Mechanisms defined in the Kyoto Protocol that provides for emissions reduction projects which generate Certified Emission Reduction units (CERs) which may be traded in emissions trading schemes.

2. Green climate fund is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s financial mechanism to invest in low-emission and climate-resilient development, driving a paradigm shift in the global response to climate change.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: c

Justification:

• Self Explanatory

5. Which of the following are matched correctly?

1. Mitrashakti – India Sri Lanka

2. Shakti – India France

3. Tiger triumph – India USA

(a) 2 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c)  2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: d

Justification:

• Defence Exercises between India and France: Varuna – Naval exercise; Garuda – Air exercise; Shakti – Army exercise

• Mitra Shakti is the joint military exercise between India and Sri Lanka.

• Garuda Shakti is the joint military exercise between India and Indonesia.

• Tiger Triumph is a bilateral tri-service amphibious military exercise involving the armed forces of the India and the United States.