Current Affairs Quiz , 28 Sep 2019

1) SAFF U-18 Championship, 2019 was held at

a) India
b) Bhutan
c) Nepal
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• The SAFF U−18 Championship is a football championship for male footballers under the age of 18 and is organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The championship is being held in Nepal.

2) Which among the following countries are part of UN General Assembly?

a) Palestine
b) Vatican City
c) Taiwan
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• Among the world’s 196 countries, 193 are UN member states and three nations- Palestine, the Vatican City and Taiwan are not a part of the international organization as their country status is not recognized globally due to political and religious reasons.

3) National Tourism Awards 2017-18 on World Tourism Day held at

a) Chennai
b) Mumbai
c) New Delhi
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• Shri Venkaiah Naidu presents the National Tourism Awards 2017-18 on World Tourism Day at New Delhi.

4) Joint military exercise between India and Kazakhstan is called

a) Kazind
b) Maitree
c) Corpat
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• A joint military exercise between India and Kazakhstan with focus on counter terrorism operation in mountainous terrain will be held in Pithoragarh from Oct 3-15.
• Nearly 100 soldiers from both Indian and Kazakhstan armies will share with each other their experiences of counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations during the 13-day exercise named KAZIND-2019.

5) A new mineral that has been discovered recently inside a diamond unearthed from a mine in South Africa. It is called

a) Goldschmidtite
b) Edscottite
c) Abellaite
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Goldschmidtite is a new mineral that has been discovered recently inside a diamond unearthed from a mine in South Africa
• The mineral has been named after the Norwegian scientist Victor Moritz Goldschmidt, who is considered as the founder of Modern Geochemistry.