Current Affairs Quiz , 11 Nov 2019

1) ADB approves $300 million for power transmission expansion in

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

Answer: c
• ADB approves $300 million for power transmission expansion in Bangladesh.

2) Fall Armyworm, recently in news, first detected in

a) Asia
b) Americas
c) Africa
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• First detected in the African continent in 2016. Since then, it has spread to other countries such as China, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.

3) Harmonised System (HS) code is a six-digit identification code developed by

a) World Customs Organization (WCO)
b) World Wide Fund for Nature
c) Conservation International
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It is a six-digit identification code developed by the World Customs Organization (WCO).

4) The largest aquatic carnivorous reptiles that have ever lived is

a) Pliosaur
b) Megalodon
c) Spinosaurus
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• They measured over 10 metres in length and could weigh up to several dozen tons. They had powerful, large skulls and massive jaws with large, sharp teeth. Their limbs were in the form of fins. We found bones of these pliosaurs in the north of the Swietokrzyskie Mountains.

5) Which among the following countries passed Zero Carbon bill?

a) Australia
b) India
c) New Zealand
d) Germany

Answer: c
• The country has passed Zero Carbon bill which aims to make New Zealand reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to the point the country becomes mostly carbon neutral by 2050.