Current Affairs Quiz , 10 Jun 2020

1) State of India’s Environment 2020 is released by

a) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
b) Central Pollution Control Board
c) National Green Tribunal
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• State of India’s Environment report, 2020 was released by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Down to Earth a research and advocacy organization.

2) Rises from Trimbakeshwar near Nasik in Maharashtra and flows for a length of about 1465 km before outfalling into the Bay of Bengal. Which is the river being discussed above?

a) Godavari
b) Mahanadi
c) Narmada
d) Cauvery

Answer: a
• The Godavari basin extends over states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha in addition to smaller parts in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Union territory of Puducherry.

3) Which among the following is not one of the indicator used for QS World University rankings?

a) Academic reputation.
b) Faculty/student ratio.
c) Citations per faculty.
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• To rank institutions, QS uses six indicators:

o Academic reputation.
o Employer reputation.
o Faculty/student ratio.
o Citations per faculty.
o International faculty ratio.
o International student ratio.

4) Which among the following is not one of the applications of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)?

a) Agriculture
b) Hydrology
c) Geology
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• LiDAR is used for agriculture, hydrology and water management systems, geology-related applications.

5) Coral Triangle Day, a massive celebration of the Coral Triangle, is celebrated every year on

a) June 5th
b) June 8th
c) June 9th
d) June 10th

Answer: c
• Held every year on June 9.The first Coral Triangle Day was celebrated on June 9, 2012 in conjunction with World Oceans Day which is celebrated every year on June 8.