Current Affairs Quiz , 07 Dec 2019

1) 2019 Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries is

a) climate action
b) climate denial
c) eco-anxiety
d) climate emergency

Answer: d
• Oxford Dictionaries has named climate emergency as the 2019 Word of the Year.

2) Head on Generation (HOG) technology, recently seen in news, is related to

a) Fifth Generation Fighter craft
b) Ballistic missiles
c) Train’s ‘hotel load’
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• Between April 2018 and November 2019 around 436 trains have been converted into HOG compliant.

3) India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) Project is a mega-science project jointly funded by

a) Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
b) Department of Science and Technology (DST)
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer: c
• It is a mega-science project jointly funded by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST).

4) Adaptation fund established under the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

a) finances projects help vulnerable communities in developing countries adapt to climate change
b) World Bank serves as trustee
c) Initiatives are based on country needs, views and priorities.
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• Adaptation Fund has directed $532 million to 80 concrete adaptation projects in the most vulnerable communities of developing countries, serving 5.8 million direct beneficiaries.

5) The GOAL is a program aimed at guiding and encouraging tribal girls from across India to become village-level digital young leaders for their communities. It is an initiative of

a) Google
b) Facebook
c) Microsoft
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• The GOAL is a Facebook program aimed at guiding and encouraging tribal girls from across India to become village-level digital young leaders for their communities