Daily Current Affair Quiz: 4th September 2019
1. Project Sunrise is associated with
(a) AIDS
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Malaria
(d) Dengue
Ans: a
Justification:
- ‘Project Sunrise’ was launched in 2016 to tackle the rising HIV prevalence in north-eastern states, especially among people injecting drugs.
2. DART and HARA Space Crafts are associated with
(a) Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment Mission
(b) Planetary Transits and Oscillations of stars Mission
(c) The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Mission
(d) Corona strategic reconnaissance satellites Mission
Ans: a
Justification:
- Two spacecrafts, Double Asteroid Impact Test (DART) by NASA, and Hera by ESA are the main components of Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment Mission. DART will collide with the asteroid at speed of 6.6km per second in September 2022. An Italian satellite called Light Italian CubeSat for Imaging of Asteroids (LICIACube) will travel along with DART to monitor the impact.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Global Tiger Forum is the only intergovernmental international body established with members from willing countries to embark on a global campaign to protect the Tiger.
2. It was formed in 1993 on recommendations from an international symposium on Tiger Conservation at New Delhi, India.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- The GTF is the only intergovernmental international body established with members from willing countries to embark on a global campaign to protect the Tiger.
- It was formed in 1993 on recommendations from an international symposium on Tiger Conservation at New Delhi, India.
- It is located in New Delhi, India.
4. Rabis is caused by a Ribonucleic Acid(RNA) virus that is present in the saliva of?
(a) Dog
(b) Cat
(c) Monkey
(d) All of the above
Ans: d
Justification:
- It is caused by a Ribonucleic Acid(RNA) virus that is present in the saliva of a rabid animal (dog, cat, monkey, etc).
- It is invariably transmitted following a bite of a rabid animal that leads to deposition of the saliva and the virus in the wound.
5. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Svalbard’s main town, Longyearbyen is the northernmost town on the planet.
2. It is the fastest-warming town on the earth.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- Svalbard’s main town, Longyearbyen with a population of slightly more than 2,000 people, it is the northernmost town on the planet and also the fastest-warming town on the earth.
- It is located at Norway.
