Current Affairs Quiz , 03 Feb 2020

1) Which among the following is correct about Finance Commission?

a) Statutory body
b) Appointed by president
c) Permanent commission
d) All of the above

Answer: b
• The Finance Commission is appointed by the President under Article 280 of the Constitution. No committee is constituted for the purpose.
• It is constituted every 5 years or when the president desires to constitute it. It is not a permanent constitutional body like UPSC.

2) Deodhai, recently seen in news, is a script used to write ________ language

a) Bodo
b) Mythili
c) Sanskrit
d) Hindi

Answer: a
• While Bodo is officially written in the Devanagri script, the language has a history of having been written in at least three different scripts — until in 1974, the Government recognised Devanagari as its official script. In the first decade of the 20th century, Bodos started writing in the Assamese/Bangla script. Then they also used Roman Script. In the pre-13th century era, it was called Deodhai.

3) Which is the last country to join the Commonwealth Nations?

a) Pakistan
b) India
c) Maldives
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• The Maldives re-joined the Commonwealth, more than three years after the Indian Ocean island nation quit amid mounting criticism of its human rights. In 2016, the Maldives pulled out of the Commonwealth. Maldives has been formally reinstated into the Commonwealth as its 54th member state.

4) Which among the following was chosen as the mascot of the 36th National Games to be held in Goa?

a) Rubigula
b) Peacock
c) Great Indian Bustard
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The flame-throated bulbul, also called the Rubigula, was chosen as the mascot of the 36th National Games to be held in Goa because it is the State bird.

5) World Wetlands Day is celebrated on

a) December 31st
b) January 1st
c) February 1st
d) February 2nd

Answer: d
• World Wetlands Day is celebrated on February 2 each year to mark the Day the Convention on Wetlands was adopted in the Iranian City of Ramsar in 1971.