Current Affairs Quiz , 11 Dec 2019

1) Climate Change Performance Index, released recently ranks India at

a) 10
b) 100
c) 102
d) 9

Answer: d
• India, for the first time, ranks at 9 among the top 10 in the index

2) 3rd battle of Panipat is fought between

a) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
b) Hemu ‘Vikramaditya’ and Akbar
c) Maharaja Surajmal and Ahmed Shah Abdali
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• It was fought between Maratha forces and invading armies of Afghan general Ahmed Shah Abdali of Durrani Empire in 1761.

3) The International Mountain Day is observed on

a) 11 Dec
b) 12 Dec
c) 31 Dec
d) 1 Jan

Answer: a
• International Mountain Day is observed on 11 December. The day aims to raise awareness about conserving the mountains.

4) Under Article 244, 6th schedule deals with the administration of the tribal areas in the four north-eastern states. Which among the following is not one of them?

a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Manipur
c) Nagaland
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• Under Article 244, it deals with the administration of the tribal areas in the four north-eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.

5) Hong Kong was conditionally transferred to China from the administration of

a) France
b) US
c) UK
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• Semi-autonomous Hong Kong has been battered by increasingly violent demonstrations in the starkest challenge the city has presented to Beijing since its 1997 handover from Britain.