Current Affairs Quiz , 13 Nov 2019

1) 6th World Congress on Rural and Agricultural Finance is being held in

a) Telangana
b) Kerala
c) New Delhi
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• The 6th World Congress is being held in New Delhi.
• It is co-hosted by NABARD and the Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) and supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India.

2) Project Zero was introduced to block selling of counterfeit goods on its platform by

a) Amazon
b) Flipkart
c) Google
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It introduces additional proactive mechanisms and powerful tools to identify, block and remove counterfeits.

3) Pardoning powers of President and Governor coincides in the cases of

a) Punishment is by a Court Martial
b) Sentence of death
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer: d
• President can grant pardon if punishment or sentence is by a Court Martial but Governor does not have any such power.
• President can grant pardon if the sentence given is sentence of death but pardoning power of Governor does not extend to death sentence cases.

4) Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 falls into the purview of

a) Home Ministry
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) Finance Ministry
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It falls into the purview of Home Ministry and not the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

5) Pneumonia’s infectious agents includes

a) Bacteria
b) Viruses
c) Fungi
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• Infectious agents may include bacteria, viruses and fungi.