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Current Affairs Quiz , 15 Jan 2020
- January 17, 2020
- Posted by: DOTS ACADEMY
- Category: Quizes
1) Which among the following is not yet given the Classical language status?
a) Odia
b) Malayalam
c) Sanskrit
d) Marathi
Answer: d
• Currently, six languages enjoy the ‘Classical’ status: Tamil (declared in 2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), Telugu (2008), Malayalam (2013), and Odia (2014).
2) Orphan disease, recently seen in news, refers to
a) Genetic disease
b) Disease affecting a small population
c) Lifestyle disease
d) All of the above
Answer: b
• A rare disease, also referred to as an orphan disease, is any disease that affects a small percentage of the population.
3) Bharati Script is an alternative script for the languages of India. It is developed by
a) IIT Madras
b) IIT Kanpur
c) IIT Gandhinagar
d) None of the above
Answer: a
• It developed by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Madras.
4) The Blue Flag Programme for beaches and marinas is run by the
a) Foundation for Environmental Education
b) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
c) Ocean Conservancy
d) None of the above
Answer: a
• The Blue Flag Programme for beaches and marinas is run by the international, non-governmental, non-profit organisation FEE (the Foundation for Environmental Education).
5) Recently erupted, Taal volcano on the island of Luzon is in
a) Indonesia
b) Malaysia
c) Philippines
d) None of the above
Answer: c
• It is a volcano on the island of Luzon in Philippines.