Current Affairs Quiz , 29 Nov 2019

1) Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat conference for 2019 is to be held in

a) Jammu
b) Chattisgarh
c) Orissa
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The government is to organize a two-day Conference on Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat form 30 November- 1 December 2019 at Jammu.

2) Which is the first multilateral bloc to declare climate emergency?

a) United Nations
b) European Union
c) BRICS
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• European Union (EU) has become the first multilateral bloc to declare climate emergency, as its legislatures voted in a favour of a resolution for the same.

3) FASTag device employs the technology of

a) IoT-based Identification technology
b) Radio Frequency Identification
c) Bluetooth
d) WiFi

Answer: b
• FASTag is an electronic toll collection system that employ Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for making toll payments directly from the prepaid or savings account linked to it or directly toll owner.

4) Dendrochronology is study of

a) Tree rings
b) Food Chain
c) Fossils
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The 6th Asian Dendrochronology Conference being held at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences in Lucknow.

5) ‘YuWaah’- Generation Unlimited initiative is launched by

a) UNICEF
b) WHO
c) UNDP
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It brings young people together with the private sector, governments, international and local organisations.