Current Affairs Quiz , 06 Dec 2019

1) India’s Forex Reserves provides country’s import cover for

a) 11 months
b) 6 months
c) 2 months
d) 2 years

Answer: a
• It provides country’s import cover for 11 months.
• India’s forex reserves cross $450 billion for the first time.

2) INDRA is a joint Tri-services exercise between India and

a) Russia
b) US
c) France
d) China

Answer: a
• It is a joint Tri-services exercise between India and Russia.
• INDRA 2019 will be conducted simultaneously at Babina (near Jhansi), Pune, and Goa.

3) Government owns what percentage of NIIF Master Fund?

a) 74%
b) 51%
c) 49%
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• Government owns 49% of NIIF.
• The NIIF is a trust that raises debt to invest in the equity of infrastructure finance companies.

4) European Space Agency (ESA) has approved the budget of Hera Mission. It intends to

a) slam a spacecraft into an asteroid
b) land man on Mars
c) check extra-terrestrial life beyond solar system
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The European Space Agency (ESA) has approved the budget of Hera, the European component of the mission to slam a spacecraft into an asteroid.

5) British took procession of Koh-i-noor diamond during the rule of

a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
b) Maharaja Duleep Singh
c) Bahudur Shah II
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• In 1849, after the British defeated the Sikhs in the war, Singh was forced to sign a legal document that amended the Treaty of Lahore, requiring him to not only give up claims of sovereignty over the region, but also the Koh-i-noor diamond.