Current Affairs Quiz , 28 Dec 2019

1) Which of the following goals is not the part of NITI SDG Index?

a) Responsible Consumption and Production
b) Climate Action
c) Life Below Water
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• NITI Aayog has constructed the SDG India Index spanning across 13 out of 17 SDGs (leaving out Goals 12, 13, 14 and 17).

2) Snow EX, recently seen in news, is a

a) Military exercise
b) Geographical experiment
c) Satellite
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• For a better understanding of how much water is contained in each winter’s snowfall and how much will be available when it melts in the spring, NASA has launched a seasonal campaign as part of a five-year programme called SnowEx, initiated in 2016-17.

3) Nari Shakti Puraskar can be awarded to

a) individual women
b) public and private institutions
c) public departments
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• The Nari Shakti Puraskar is conferred on individual women, public and private institutions and public departments for their activism and/ or their contributions to the cause of women’s empowerment.

4) Recently, a protein that repairs a damaged DNA in humans and helps prevent diseases like cancer was discovered in India. It was discovered by

a) IISc, Bangalore
b) Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
c) IIT Hyderabad
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• IIT Hyderabad discovers a protein that repairs a damaged DNA in humans and helps prevent diseases like cancer.

5) ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was adopted as the country’s National Anthem by

a) First Lok Sabha
b) Constituent Assembly
c) Pre-independent parliament
d) Indian National Congress

Answer: b
• ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was adopted as the country’s National Anthem by the Constituent Assembly of India on January 24, 1950, the last day of its last session.