Current Affairs Quiz , 04 May 2020

1) The theme of World Press Freedom Day 2020 is

a) Journalism without Fear of Favour
b) Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation
c) Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• The theme of World Press Freedom Day 2020, “Journalism without Fear or Favour” and the sub-themes for this year are:
o Safety of Women and Men Journalists and Media Workers.
o Independent and Professional Journalism free from Political and Commercial Influence.
o Gender Equality in All Aspect of the Media.

2) Atulya, developed by Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune, is a

a) winter-suit for army
b) microwave steriliser
c) missile defence system
d) none of the above

Answer: b
• This microwave steriliser can be operated in portable or fixed installations and helps in disintegrating the virus by differential heating in the range of 56 to 60 Celsius temperatures.

3) The day May 3 also marks the anniversary of Windhoek Declaration. It is related to

a) Press freedom
b) Anti-terrorism
c) Solar Energy
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The Declaration is a statement of press freedom principles put together by African newspaper journalists in 1991. It was a landmark document which set the stage for the development of the African media.

4) Which among the following is not a founding member of Non-alignment movement?

a) Indonesia
b) Egypt
c) Yugoslavia
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• The co-founders were India’s Jawaharlal Nehru, Indonesia’s Sukarno, Egypt’s Gemal Abdel Nasser, Yugoslavia’s Josep Broz Tito, and Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah were all figures of international consequence, and their collective charisma attracted lesser lights from around the world.

5) Bay of Bengal Boundary Layer Experiment or BoBBLE is an initiative that seeks to examine the impact of ocean processes in the Bay of Bengal (BoB) on the monsoon system. It is joint effort of India and

a) UK
b) USA
c) Sri Lanka
d) Indonesia

Answer: a
• It is a project funded by Union Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Natural Environment Research Council of UK.