Current Affairs Quiz , 19 Sep 2019

1) The 12th Century AD Bronze image of Buddha seated in the Bhumipasara mudra was amongst the 19 bronze statues stolen from the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) Nalanda site museum in August 1961. Recently, it was returned to India by

a) Sri Lanka
b) China
c) Israel
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• The 12th Century AD Bronze image of Buddha seated in the Bhumipasara mudra was stolen by the British in August 1961.

2) Margadarshaks scheme is intended for

a) Engineering Colleges
b) RBI
c) Medical Colleges
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Under this scheme, mentor teachers or Margdarshaks who are either serving or superannuated but willing and motivated with good knowledge of accreditation and who can devote adequate time to make required visits to these Institutions are identified.

3) SITMEX-19 is a trilateral naval Exercise that was held between India, Thailand and

a) Thailand
b) Singapore
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer: c
• The maiden trilateral naval exercise involving India, Singapore and Thailand commenced at Port Blair on Monday. The exercise was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address at Shangri-La dialogue in June 2018.

4) Which of the following state government has decided to declare 2020 as Year of Artificial Intelligence?

a) Kerala
b) Gujarat
c) Maharashtra
d) Telangana

Answer: d
• The Telangana government has decided to declare 2020 as Artificial Intelligence year by organising various activities related to the emerging technology

5) Waste Management Accelerator for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs (WAWE Summit 2019) is organised by

a) AICTE
b) Niti Aayog
c) Ministry of Jal Shakthi
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It will be the largest gathering of young women students to promote entrepreneurship in waste management and providing alternatives to single use plastic carry bags.