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Current Affairs Quiz , 04 Sep 2019
- September 6, 2019
- Posted by: DOTS ACADEMY
- Category: Quizes
1) Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) for 2019 is selected from the state of
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) None of the above
Answer: c
• It is an initiative of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation under Swachh Bharat Mission
• Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir has been named country’s ‘Best Swachh Iconic Place’.
2) Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment (AIDA) aims to study the viability of diverting an asteroid by crashing a spacecraft into its surface. It is a joint mission between
a) NASA and ISRO
b) ISRO and JAXA
c) NASA and ESA
d) None of the above
Answer: c
• Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment (AIDA) is a joint research mission between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) teams.
• It aims to study the viability of diverting an asteroid by crashing a spacecraft into its surface.
3) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit this far-east region of Russia. What is that place?
a) Vladivostok
b) Astrakhan
c) Stavropol
d) None of the above
Answer: a
• Modi aid the friendship between India and Russia was not restricted to governmental interactions in capital cities, but was about people and close business relations. “India’s connection to Russia’s Far East go back a long way. India was the first country to open a Consulate in Vladivostok,” he said.
4) Government is celebrating the month of September as the National Nutrition Month under the Poshan Abhiyan. It focuses on
a) Optimal Breastfeeding
b) Right age of Marriage
c) Food Fortification
d) All of the above
Answer: d
• The programme focuses on 8 themes – Antenatal Care, Optimal Breastfeeding (Early & Exclusive), Complementary Feeding, Anaemia, Growth Monitoring, Girls-education, diet, right age of Marriage, Hygiene & Sanitation, Food Fortification.
5) Indian Army recently conducted a mountaineering expedition to Mt. Kun. It is located in
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Ladakh
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Sikkim
Answer: b
• Kun is the second-highest peak in between the Zanskar and Kargil regions of Ladakh.