Current Affairs Quiz , 14 Dec 2019

1) SAANS Initiative, an initiative under National Health Mission, aims to accelerate action to reduce deaths due to:

a) childhood pneumonia
b) diarrhoea
c) malaria
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Social Awareness and Actions to Neutralize Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS) is an initiative under National Health Mission.
• It is to accelerate action to reduce deaths due to Childhood Pneumonia.
• Under this, the government is targeting a reduction in pneumonia-caused deaths by 2025 to less than 3 deaths out of 1000 live births.

2) Which among the following are not recognised as a part of its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?

a) Nuad Thai massage
b) Kalbelia
c) Sankirtana
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan. Chhau dance. Buddhist chanting of Ladakh: recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir. Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur.
• UNESCO has recognised the “Nuad” Thai massage as part of its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

3) Virtual Police Station has been set up in the educational institutions to educate public about the functioning of police stations. It is an initiative by the state government

a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Haryana

Answer: c
• The Virtual Police Station is an initiative by the Andhra Pradesh government.
• It is to demystify the police station and acquaint the public with the functioning of a police station electronically without visiting it physically.

4) Scientists have redefined a kilogram, or any other weight, in terms of the amount of electricity needed to counteract the weight. The prototype of one kilogram (NPK-57) is now available in India and placed at the

a) Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
b) National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi
c) Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi
d) Indian Space Research Organisation, Bangalore

Answer: b
• The prototype of one kilogram (NPK-57) is now available in India and placed at the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi.

5) Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) has been introduced for the first time India. It is launched by

a) Facebook
b) Reliance Jio
c) Bharti Airtel
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• Wi-Fi Calling is aimed especially for areas where cellular networks are not strong. Bharti Airtel has introduced Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi), a first for India