Current Affairs Quiz , 23 May 2020

1) World Turtle Day, celebrated to make people aware of turtle and tortoise and their habitats, is observed on

a) May 23rd
b) April 1st
c) November 25th
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• World Turtle Day is observed on May 23. The day is celebrated to make people aware of turtle and tortoise and their habitats.

2) “Open Skies” treaty, recently seen in news, is associated with

a) Unarmed aerial surveillance
b) International flights
c) Cargo flight to conflict areas
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The treaty allows 34 countries to conduct unarmed surveillance flights over one another’s territories — including the US and Russia. It was signed in 1992 and went into effect in 2002.The treaty allows 34 countries to conduct unarmed surveillance flights over one another’s territories — including the US and Russia. It was signed in 1992 and went into effect in 2002.

3) As per Food and Agricultural Organization database, what is the rank of India in honey production?

a) 8th
b) 100th
c) 1st
d) 74th

Answer: a
• As per Food and Agricultural Organization database, in 2017-18, India ranked eighth in the world in terms of honey production (64.9 thousand tonnes) while China stood first with a production level of 551 thousand tonnes.

4) Khudol is a crowdfunded initiative of Ya_All, an Imphal-based NGO. This NGO deals with

a) Transgenders
b) Education
c) Women Empowerment
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Khudol is a crowdfunded initiative of Ya_All, an Imphal-based NGO that had created India’s first transgender football team.

5) ‘Parabolic Trough Collector’, a new trough collector equipped with enhanced energy to serve industries, is developed by

a) ISRO
b) DRDO
c) IIT Madras
d) IISc Bangalore

Answer: c
• Indian Institute of Madras (IIT-M) developed ‘Parabolic Trough Collector’, a new trough collector equipped with enhanced energy to serve industries.