Current Affairs Quiz , 06 Nov 2019

1) Aadi Mahotsav, a 15-day national tribal festival is organised in

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

Answer: c
• Aadi Mahotsav, a 15-day national tribal festival is organised in New Delhi

2) Danakil Depression, recently seen in news, is found in

a) Ethiopia
b) Norway
c) Australia
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The Danakil Depression in northeastern Ethiopia is one of the world’s hottest places, as well as one of its lowest, at 100 metres below sea level.

3) 3rd battle of Panipat is fought between

a) Akbar and Hemu
b) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
c) Ahmed Shah Abdali and Sadashivrao Bhau
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• Fought between Maratha forces and invading armies of Afghan general Ahmed Shah Abdali of Durrani Empire in 1761.

4) 5th edition of Wasteland Atlas is published in 2019 by

a) Ministry of Rural Development
b) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
c) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Ministry of rural development releases fifth edition of Wasteland Atlas. The last edition was published in 2011.

5) India’s first ever global mega-science exhibition is inaugurated in

a) Kolkata
b) New Delhi
c) Bangalore
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• This multi-venue Science Exhibition, is planned in the four cities of Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and New Delhi. ‘Vigyan Samagam’ was inaugurated at Nehru Science Centre, Worli, Mumbai