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Current Affairs Quiz , 31 May 2019
- June 2, 2019
- Posted by: DOTS ACADEMY
- Category: Quizes
1) Special theme for the UN- Habitat Assembly for 2018 is:
a) Innovation for Better Quality of Life in Cities and Communities
b) Real People, True Stories
c) Women and housing development
d) None of the above
Answer: a
• India has been elected to the Executive Board of the first UN-Habitat Assembly.
• The first session of the UN-Habitat Assembly started at the headquarters of UN-Habitat in Nairobi.
• The special theme for the UN-Habitat Assembly is “Innovation for Better Quality of Life in Cities and Communities”.
2) Human microbiota consists of
a) Bacteria
b) Viruses
c) Fungi
d) All of the above
Answer: d
• Each individual’s gut microbiome is a community of trillions of microbes, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi that research indicates play an important role in numerous diseases
3) Which among the following is not categorised as a natural disaster by the Indian government?
a) Heat wave
b) Earthquake
c) Flood
d) Tsunami
Answer: a
• A heat wave is a period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity, especially in oceanic climate countries. Indian government is yet to consider heatwaves a natural disaster.
4) Latest Surrogacy Bill bans commercial surrogacy completely. Who among the following are not allowed to use this method according to the bill?
a) LGBT community
b) Indian citizens who have been married for at least five years
c) Female partner aged 23-50 years
d) All of the above
Answer: a
• It excluded LGBT individuals from its ambit even after the SC verdict.
• It bans commercial surrogacy completely.
5) Union government has created a new ministry, Jal Shakti. What is the purpose of this new ministry?
a) safe drinking water
b) waterways
c) cleaning rivers other than ganga
d) None of the above
Answer: a
• As water crisis looms, some of the state governments in India are finding new ways to resolve the problem. It is neither a special fund that the state governments have allocated for improving water resources, nor is it a new scientific discovery.