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Current Affairs Quiz , 31 Jan 2019
- February 2, 2019
- Posted by: DOTS ACADEMY
- Category: Quizes
1) The eight member Lokpal search panel is headed by
a) Narendra Modi
b) Rajnath Singh
c) Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
d) Amitabh Kant
Answer: c
• An eight-member search panel formed to select members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal held its first meeting, nearly four months after it was set up
• The committee, headed by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai, is understood to have discussed modalities related to the appointments of the chief and members of Lokpal,
2) Martyrs Day or Sarvodaya Day is celebrated annually on
a) January 30th
b) February 13th
c) June 3rd
d) September 15th
Answer: a
• Martyrs day in India is celebrated to pay homage to the victims who fought for the freedom, welfare and progress of the India and sacrificed their lives. It is celebrated every year all over the country on 30th of January.
3) Masters’ segment of Tata Steel Chess was recently won by
a) Anish Giri
b) Magnus Carlsen
c) Viswanathan Anand
d) Ding Liren
Answer: b
• The thirteenth and final round of the Masters’ segment of Tata Steel Chess saw Magnus Carlsen hold Anish Giri to a draw in a 30-move long game to clinch the title.
4) blaNDM-1, recently seen in news, is a
a) Dwarf planet
b) Asteroid
c) Superbug gene
d) Vaccine
Answer: c
• In a significant find in the global spread of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria, scientists have found a “superbug” gene — first detected in New Delhi over a decade back — in one of the last “pristine” places on Earth that is some 12,870 km away.
• Soil samples taken in Svalbard — a Norwegian archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole — have now confirmed the spread of blaNDM-1 (called New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-1) into the High Arctic
5) Aber, a common digital currency, was launched by
a) USA and Canada
b) UAE and Saudi Arabia
c) Germany and UK
d) Australia and New Zealand
Answer: b
• The central banks of the UAE and Saudi Arabia have launched a common digital currency called “Aber”, which will be used in financial settlements between the two countries through Blockchain and Distributed Ledgers technologies.