Current Affairs Quiz , 21 Sep 2019

1) Which among the following statements about the Sangam age is correct?

a) Tamil Brahmi script originated in the 6th century BC
b) Agrarian society that reared cattle
c) High standard of living
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• Carbon samples collected from Keezhadi, the Sangam-era site, have been found to belong to 580 BC, according to accelerator mass spectrometry dating results.

2) Which of the following is not one of the advantages of stubble burning?

a) It is the quickest and cheapest alternative.
b) It kills weeds, including those resistant to herbicide.
c) Can reduce nitrogen tie-up.
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• As many as eight districts in Punjab and three in Haryana have been identified as contributing around 62% of the total crop burning emission, as per an analysis done by a team of experts at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D).

3) A statue of Lord Buddha and his two disciples, installed at the historic Gandan Tegchenling Monastery, was recently unveiled by PM Modi. Where is it located?

a) Ulaanbaatar
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Ladakh
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Khaltmaagiin Battulga, President of Mongolia, jointly unveiled through remote a statue of Lord Buddha and his two disciples, installed at the historic Gandan Tegchenling Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia (a Buddhist majority country).

4) India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative is an initiative of

a) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
c) Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• The report is a joint initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, along with experts and stakeholders associated with over 100 Indian institutions.

5) Global Goalkeeper Award, 2019 conferred by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is awarded to

a) Narendra Modi
b) Emanuel Macron
c) Angela Merkel
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be awarding the Global Gatekeepers Award to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership in India’s achievement sanitation, the organisation has announced.