Current Affairs Quiz, 10 April 2020

1) “State of the World’s Nursing” report is released by

a) WHO
b) International Council of Nurses (ICN)
c) Nursing Now campaign
d) All of the above

Ans: d

• WHO, along with the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the Nursing Now campaign, has released a report titled, “State of the World’s Nursing”.

2) Operation Shield, recently seen in news, refers to for sealing, home quarantine, isolation and tracing, essential supply, local sanitation and door-to-door checks. It is an initiative by

a) Delhi
b) Rajasthan
c) Kerala
d) None of the above

Ans: a

• It will be implemented in 21 localities identified as containment zones in Delhi.

3) Who is known as “Father of Indian Chemistry”?

a) Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray
b) Homi Jehangir Bhabha
c) Mishra
d) None of the above

Ans: a

• Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray is known as “Father of Indian Chemistry”, Prafulla Chandra Ray (1861-1944) was a well-known Indian scientist and teacher and one of the first “modern” Indian chemical researchers.

4) Which among the following NGOs contributes maximum to WHO?

a) Foundation for NIH (FNIH)
b) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
c) UN Foundation (UNF)
d) Wellcome Trust

Ans: b

• The United States is currently the WHO’s biggest contributor, making up 14.67 per cent of total funding by providing USD 553.1 million. The US is followed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation forming 9.76 per cent or USD 367.7 million.

5) What was the rank of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in the Nature Ranking Index-2020?

a) 1^st
b) 24^th
c) 103^rd
d) 4^th

Ans: a

• CSIR was established by the Government of India as an autonomous body. CSIR has been ranked first in the Nature Ranking Index-2020.