Current Affairs Quiz , 01 Jul 2020

1) UnderPradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana, food items will be provided for

a) Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
b) Priorityhousehold (PHH) ration cardholders
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) and (b)

Answer: c
• Food will be provided to all the beneficiaries under public distribution system (TPDS) for Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and priority household (PHH) ration cardholders.
• It was announced as part of the first relief package during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2) SATAT Initiative, recently heard in news. deals with

a) Adding a greater number of aircraft carriers
b) Waste-to-energy conversion
c) Bringing Indians back from Corona affected countries
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• Indian Oil, NTPC and SDMC have signed an MoU to develop a waste-to-energy facility at Delhi’s Okhla landfill site using gasification technology.

3) International Asteroid Day, celebrated on 30thJune, marked the Earth’s largest asteroid impact in recorded history. Where was the impact?

a) Russia
b) USA
c) China
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It is observed each year to mark the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation, on 30 June 1908, and to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard.

4) Researchers have “rediscovered” ‘dancing ladies’ or ‘swan flowers’, a plant species from the Sikkim Himalayas near the Teesta river valley region after a gap of nearly 136 years. What is its IUCN categorisation?

a) Critically endangered
b) Endangered
c) Vulnerable
d) Least Concern

Answer: a
• It is a rare and critically endangered plant species.

5) RT-PCR testing, often heard in news is used for the testing of

a) SARS-CoV-2 RNA
b) SARS
c) Ebola
d) Swine Flue

Answer: a
• The test is for the identification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA.
• It is prone to both false negative and false positive results.