Current Affairs Quiz , 16 Mar 2020

1) H1N1 influenza virus causes

a) Swine Flu
b) SARS
c) MERS
d) Avian influenza

Answer: a
• Spanish flu was caused by an H1N1 influenza virus. H1N1 influenza virus causes Swine Flu.

2) Tara Tarini hill shrine where annual Chaitra Jatra festival is celebrated, is located in

a) Karnataka
b) Odisha
c) Gujarat
d) Maharashtra

Answer: b
• The annual Chaitra Jatra festival at Odisha’s Tara Tarini hill shrine has been cancelled as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 infection.

3) ExoMars is a joint endeavour between

a) ESA
b) NASA
c) Roscosmos
d) Both (a) and (c)

Answer: d
• It is a joint endeavour between ESA and the Russian space agency, Roscosmos. The primary goal of the ExoMars programme is to address the question of whether life has ever existed on Mars.

4) Olympic Flame for the 2020 Tokyo Games has been lit in Olympia in Greece. When is the flame extinguished?

a) Never
b) After reaching Tokyo
c) After the completion of Olympics
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• The flame is kept lit for the duration of the Games and is extinguished only at the closing ceremony.

5) Verily, focused on life sciences and healthcare, is a subsidiary of

a) Facebook
b) Amazon
c) Google
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• Verily is a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet “focused on life sciences and healthcare”.