Current Affairs Quiz , 22 Jun 2019

1) National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) is a

a) constitutional body
b) statutory body
c) executive body
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• It is a statutory body constituted under Section 171 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.

2) E-2020 initiative is associated with elimination of

a) Malaria
b) AIDS
c) Kala Azar
d) Encephalitis

Answer: a
• India (4 per cent) was among the five countries, the others being — Nigeria (25 per cent), Democratic Republic of the Congo (11 per cent), Mozambique (5 per cent), and Uganda (4 per cent) — that accounted for nearly 50 per cent of all malaria cases worldwide.
• In 2015, the World Health Assembly approved a Global Technical Strategy for Malaria to eliminate malaria by 2030. The strategy targeted 2020 to eliminate malaria in at least 10 countries.

3) Chicago Convention, recently seen in news is related to

a) Convention on International Civil Aviation
b) Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes
c) Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The council member states are chosen under three headings — states of chief importance in air transport, states which make the largest contribution to the provision of facilities for air navigation and states whose designation will ensure that all major areas of the world are represented.

4) Which of the following is the first country to approve new North American trade deal?

a) US
b) Mexico
c) Canada
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• Mexico has ratified the US-Mexico-Canada agreement. The deal aims to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

5) Rajaji Tiger Reserve is located in

a) Uttarakhand
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Bihar

Answer: a
• The Supreme Court stayed the construction of road in the ecologically sensitive area within Rajaji Tiger Reserve and traversing a critical corridor connecting the Corbett Tiger Reserve while also issuing notice to the Uttarakhand government and its agencies after the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) tabled its report before the apex court calling for an immediate halt on the construction work.