Current Affairs Quiz , 27 Dec 2019

1) The National Tribal Dance Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the aborigines and tribal of India. It will be organised in 2019 at

a) Ranchi
b) Raipur
c) Shillong
d) New Delhi

Answer: a
• The National Tribal Dance Festival is being organized in Chhattisgarh for the first time. More than 1300 participants from 25 states & UTs of the country and six countries are participating in this three-day dance fest. These folk-dance teams will present their respective folk-art cultures. During these three days, 29 tribal troupes will present more than 43 styles of four different dance forms.
• National Tribal Dance Festival has begun in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh.

2) The fraction of the Sun’s diameter which is covered by the Moon is called

a) Eclipse magnitude
b) Eclipse obscuration
c) Eclipse diameter
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Eclipse magnitude is the fraction of the Sun’s diameter which is covered by the Moon.
• Eclipse obscuration is a measure of the Sun’s surface area covered by the Moon.

3) Eat Right Mela, aimed at ushering in a ‘new food culture’ by nudging businesses and consumers to adopt safe, healthy and sustainable food practices is launched by

a) Ministry of Food Processing Industries
b) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
c) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• It is launched by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

4) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered the earliest Sanskrit inscription called as Saptamatrika Inscription. They were issued during the era of

a) Satavahanas
b) Kushanas
c) Mauryas
d) Guptas

Answer: a
• The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered the earliest Sanskrit inscription issued by Satavahana King Vijaya in 207 A.D. in South India.

5) Tibetan Gazelles, also known as Goa, according to IUCN is categorised as

a) Near Threatened
b) Endangered
c) Critically Endangered
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• A species of antelope that inhabits the Tibetan plateau. IUCN Status- Near Threatened