Current Affairs Quiz , 17 Jun 2020

1) Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP)is a greenhouse gas concentration trajectory adopted by

a) UNEP
b) MoEFCC
c) IPCC
d) Both (a) and (c)

Answer: c
• It is a greenhouse gas concentration trajectory adopted by the IPCC.RCP8.5, generally taken as the basis for worst-case climate change scenarios, was based on projected coal outputs.

2) Zoonoses, like Nipah COVID-19 will not be caused by

a) Bacterial
b) Viral
c) Parasitic
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• Zoonoses may be bacterial, viral, or parasitic.

3) New Orientation for a Reformed Multilateral System (NORMS), recently seen in news, is an Indian objective to be tried out in

a) WTO
b) WHO
c) WEF
d) UNSC

Answer: d
• India’s eighth term in the UNSC which will begin from January 2021.India’s objective will be the achievement of N.O.R.M.S: a New Orientation for a Reformed Multilateral System.

4) New START, a strategic arms reduction treaty, is between

a) US and Russia
b) US and North Korea
c) India and Pakistan
d) India and China

Answer: a
• New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation with the formal name of Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms.

5) Mobile Payments Market Report, 2020 is released by

a) SEBI
b) NPCI
c) RBI
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• It is an initiative of S&P Global Market Intelligence.
• According to the report, mobile payments and card transactions exceeded cash withdrawals from ATMs for the first time in 2019.