Current Affairs Quiz , 19 Aug 2019

1) Tribal Affairs Ministry and Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) are jointly organizing a 9- Day Aadi Mahotsav (National Tribal Festival). It is celebrated in

a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: a
• Tribal Affairs Ministry and Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) are jointly organizing a 9- Day Aadi Mahotsav (National Tribal Festival) in Leh-Ladakh.

2) Also known as Pateti, Navroz will be celebrated on August 17th this year in India. It marks the beginning of calendar of

a) Iran
b) Iraq
c) Pakistan
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It is a Parsi New Year festival celebrated to mark the beginning of the new Iranian calendar.

3) KALIA Scheme, which deals with payments to encourage cultivation and associated activities, is rolled out by the state of

a) West Bengal
b) Odisha
c) Telangana
d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: b
• It is scheme rolled out by the government of Odisha.

4) Shyamoli is an experimental mud-house built in 1935 which has been recently renovated by the Archaeological Survey of India. It used to belong to

a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• Shyamoli is an experimental mud-house built at Santiniketan in 1935. The house has been recently renovated by the Archaeological Survey of India as a deposit work and is a property of Visva-Bharati at present.

5) Chardham project connects the holy Hindu pilgrimage sites of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. Arrange them from East to West

a) Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri
b) Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath
c) Yamunotri, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri
d) Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath

Answer: a
• Chardham project connects the holy Hindu pilgrimage sites of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.