Current Affairs Quiz , 26 Jun 2020

1) Which among the following is correctly matched in the context of protest against partition of Bengal?

a) Lala Lajpat Rai – Bengal
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Punjab
c) Bipin Chandra Pal – Bombay
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• Tilak opposed the moderate views of Gopal Krishna Gokhale, and was supported by fellow Indian nationalists Bipin Chandra Pal in Bengal and Lala Lajpat Rai in Punjab. They were referred to as the “Lal-Bal-Pal triumvirate”.
• In a bid to revive the Independence-era spirit of the ‘Lal-Bal-Pal’, named after nationalists Lala Lajpat Rai, ‘Lokmanya’ Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal, and to mark the death centenary of Tilak, Pune-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) ‘Sarhad’ will launch a series of literary and cultural programmes to strengthen connections between Maharashtra and West Bengal.

2) Which among the following is/are commercial arm of ISRO dealing with private sector?

a) IN-SPACe
b) New Space India Ltd
c) Antrix corporation
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• IN-SPACe is the second space organisation created by the government in the last two years. In the 2019 Budget, the government had announced the setting up of a New Space India Limited (NSIL), a public sector company that would serve as a marketing arm of ISRO. Its main purpose is to market the technologies developed by ISRO and bring it more clients that need space-based services.That role, incidentally, was already being performed by Antrix Corporation, another PSU working under the Department of Space, and which still exists.

3) Ashadhi Bij/Beej is the 2nd day of Shukla paksha of Ashadha month of the Hindu calendar (June – July). It is the new year celebrated by the people of

a) Kutch, Gujarat
b) Malabar, Kerala
c) Jammu & Kashmir
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The Kutchi people of Gujarat celebrate their Kutchi New Year on this day.

4) Which among the following places did Gautam Buddha attained Mahaparinirvan from?

a) Sravasti
b) Kapilvastu
c) Lumbini
d) Kushinagar

Answer: d
• Kushinagar is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Gautam Buddha attained Mahaparinirvan.Kushinagar airport declared as international airport:It is in Uttar Pradesh.

5) Kala Azar is transmitted through

a) Sand flies
b) Female anopheles’ mosquitoes
c) Aedes Aegyptimosquitoes
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It is caused by a parasite called Leishmania, which is transmitted through the bite of sand flies.