Current Affairs Quiz , 14 May 2020

1) Who among the following can be a part of Tour of Duty scheme?

a) Officers
b) Jawans
c) Common citizens
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• It aims to attract the best talent into the force and bring the civil society closer to the Indian army.
• Tour of Duty (ToD) tenure is for both officers and jawans.

2) India has moved up two places to rank 74th in global Energy Transition index. It is released by

a) WEF
b) UNEP
c) OECD
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• World Economic Forum has released its global Energy Transition index.

3) Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 has been released by

a) UNEP
b) IUCM
c) WEF
d) FAO

Answer: d
• Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 has been released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
• The FRA 2020 has examined the status of, and trends in, more than 60 forest-related variables in 236 countries and territories in the period 1990–2020.

4) The traditional Toda dress is a distinctive shawl which is called putukuli. They are pastoral tribe settled in hills of

a) Nilgiri
b) Rajmahal
c) Seshachalam
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Toda Tribe is a pastoral tribe of the Nilgiri Hills of southern India. They live in settlements of from three to seven small thatched houses.

5) Arrange the following placesfrom North to South:

1. West Bank
2. Sinai Peninsula
3. Golan Heights
4. Gaza strip

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below

a) 1 – 3 – 4 – 2
b) 3 – 1 – 2 – 4
c) 3 – 1 – 4 – 2
d) 3 – 4 – 1 – 2

Answer: c
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