Current Affairs Quiz , 19 Dec 2019

1) Himalayan Gold is a fungal parasite of larvae that belongs to the ghost moth. It is endemic to.

a) Tibetan Plateau
b) Zaskar Range
c) Ladakh
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It is a fungal parasite of larvae that belongs to the ghost moth. It is endemic to the Tibetan Plateau.

2) TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, is a strategic alliance of

a) IUCN and Conservation International
b) WWF and Conservation International
c) Wildlife Conservation Society and Conservation International
d) IUCN and WWF

Answer: d
• It is a strategic alliance of IUCN and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
• Its mission is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.

3) CHEOPS – CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite, aimed at the study of exoplanets, is a new telescope going to be launched by

a) ISRO
b) NASA
c) CNES
d) ESA

Answer: d
• CHEOPS – CHaracterising ExOplanet Satellite is a new telescope going to be launched by European Space Agency.

4) Tansen Samaroh is a five-day festival celebrated every year in the memory of one of the most eminent singers of Indian history, ‘Mian Tansen’. It is celebrated in the state of

a) Maharashtra
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: b
• It is a popular classical music festival in Madhya Pradesh.

5) ‘Silver Line’ project, recently seen in news, is a

a) Railway corridor
b) Industrial corridor
c) LPG Pipeline
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It involves laying of semi high-speed trains between the two corners of the state of Kerala. It is 532- km long. The corridor will be built away from the existing line between Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur.