Current Affairs Quiz , 12 Nov 2019

1) Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan is launched by

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

Answer: a
• It is launched by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).

2) Brown to Green Report, recently in news, is published by

a) UNFCCC
b) UNEP
c) IUCN
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• The 2019 Brown to Green Report has been published by the Climate Transparency partnership, an international research collaboration.

3) Which of the following lake is known as Jewel in the crown of Kashmir?

a) Wular
b) Dal
c) Tsomoriri
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• Also known as the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, dal lake, which is the second largest in the state, is integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir and is named the “Jewel in the crown of Kashmir” or “Srinagar’s Jewel”. The lake is also an important source for commercial operations in fishing and water plant harvesting.

4) First all-electric experimental aircraft, the X-57 “Maxwell” is an initiative of

a) NASA
b) ISRO
c) HAL
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• NASA recently showcased an early version of its first all-electric experimental aircraft, the X-57 “Maxwell.”

5) NASA’s ongoing Artemis program aims to send astronauts to

a) Moon
b) Mars
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer: c
• NASA’s ongoing Artemis program aims to send astronauts to the Moon by 2024 with the ultimate goal to land humans on Mars.