Current Affairs Quiz , 24 April 2020

1) Which country is the first Arab country to legalize cannabis farming?

a) Lebanon
b) Syria
c) Turkey
d) Jordan

Answer: a
• Lebanon has legalized cannabis farming in the country with a hope that sales from the plant will provide some relief to its debt-ridden economy. With this, it became the first Arab country to legalize marijuana farming.

2) DIKSHA platform, recently seen in news, is associated with

a) Reducing judicial pendency
b) Learning material for students and teachers
c) Roadmap for fiscal consolidation
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• In the Fortaleza Declaration, the leaders stressed that the NDB will strengthen cooperation among BRICS and will supplement the efforts of multilateral and regional financial institutions for global development.

3) Kasowal Bridge, constructed by the Border Roads Organisation, is across

a) Ravi
b) Brahmaputra
c) Lohit
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• BRO has constructed and opened a 484- metre long permanent bridge on the river Ravi to connect the Kasowal enclave of Punjab along the Pakistan border to the rest of the country.

4) The Litchi is an important sub-tropical evergreen fruit crop believed to have originated in China. Which among the following states in India doesn’t produce Litchi?

a) Tripura
b) West Bengal
c) Haryana
d) Gujarat

Answer: d
• Lychee being exacting in climatic requirement is confined to states of Bihar, Tripura, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.

5) VidyaDaan 2.0 is an initiative by

a) Ministry of Human Resource Development
b) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
c) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Ministry of HRD launched national program VidyaDaan 2.0 for inviting e-learning Content contributions.