Current Affairs Quiz , 24 Dec 2019

1) Zero-day Vulnerability, recently seen in news, is associated with

a) Cyber attack
b) Groundwater depletion
c) Climate Change
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• A zero-day exploit is a cyber-attack that occurs on the same day a weakness is discovered in software.
• At that point, it is exploited before a fix becomes available from its creator.

2) Which among the following are not one of the members of Eurasian Economic Union?

a) Kazakhstan,
b) Kyrgyzstan
c) Russia
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• Russia is looking forward to India concluding a new Free Trade Agreement with the EAEU.

3) Recently formed Cabinet Committee on Investment & Growth is chaired by

a) Prime Minister
b) Finance Minister
c) Commerce Minister
d) Railway Minister

Answer: a
• Cabinet Committee on Investment & Growth is the newly formed cabinet committee with Prime Minister as the chairman.
• The panel has 4 members – Home Minister, Highways and MSME Minister, Finance Minister and Commerce & Railways Minister.

4) DRDO has successfully test-fired indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air missiles (QRSAM). It is developed to replace

a) Aakash
b) Nag
c) Trishul
d) Prithvi

Answer: a
• It has been developed to replace the ‘Akash’ missile defence system, and has 360-degree coverage.

5) Which among the following countries are blacklisted as per Financial Action Task Force (FATF)?

a) Iran
b) Syria
c) Pakistan
d) All of the above

Answer: a
• If Pakistan is actually moved out of the Grey List, it will be placed on the Black List with Iran and North Korea.