Current Affairs Quiz , 02 Nov 2019

1) Which among the following UNESCO Creative Cities and creative fields are incorrectly matched?

a) Varanasi: Music
b) Hyderabad: Gastronomy
c) Mumbai: Film
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• All are correctly matched.

2) Mekedatu Reservoir project envisages building a balancing reservoir in

a) Godavari
b) Krishna
c) Cauvery
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• The Mekedatu Reservoir project envisages building a balancing reservoir in Cauvery River with storage of 67 thousand million cubic feet (tmc ft).

3) Vyas Samman award for the year 2018 is conferred upon

a) Leeladhar Jagoori
b) Babu Devakinandan Khatri
c) Jaishankar Prasad
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Hindi writer Leeladhar Jagoori was conferred this award for the year 2018.

4) Pegasus, recently seen in news, is a

a) Malware
b) Spyware
c) Ballistic missile
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• WhatsApp has been used to spy on journalists and human rights activists in India earlier this year. The surveillance was carried out using a spyware tool called Pegasus, which has been developed by an Israeli firm, the NSO Group.

5) Mega Polavaram irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh state is constructed across

a) Krishna
b) Mahanadi
c) Godavari
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• The dam across the Godavari River is under construction located in West Godavari District and East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh state and its reservoir spreads in parts of Chhattisgarh and Orissa States also..