Current Affairs Quiz , 03 Jul 2020

1) Office of Attorney General enjoys all the privileges and immunities that are available to

a) Speaker
b) Member of Parliament
c) President
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• He enjoys all the privileges and immunities that are available to a Member of Parliament.
• Union government has extended the term of K.K. Venugopal as Attorney General (AG) for one year, who was appointed as the 15th AG of India in 2017.

2) The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) in partnership with Ministry of Culture, will celebrate the upcoming Asadha Poornima on July 4, 2020 as Dharma Chakra Day. The day marks

a) First sermon
b) Enlightenment
c) Nirvana
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The day marks Buddha’s first teaching after attaining Enlightenment to the first five ascetic disciples (pañcavargika).

3) Hul Divas is celebrated to commemorate the tribal brothers and sisters of Jharkhand who revolted against the injustice of foreign rule. It is associated with tribal uprising of

a) Bhils
b) Konds
c) Santhals
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• The Santhal rebellion was taken place in present-day Jharkhand, against both the British colonial authority and zamindari system by the Santhali people.

4) Which among the following is not about India’s Pinaka Ammunition?

a) all-weather
b) indirect fire
c) free flight
d) none of the above

Answer: d
• The Pinaka weapon system is an all-weather, indirect fire, free flight artillery rocket system.

5) Accelerate Vigyan scheme which aims to strengthen scientific research mechanisms in the country is launched by

a) Department of Space
b) Indian Space Research Organisation
c) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
d) Science and Engineering Research Board

Answer: d
• Recently, the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), has launched a scheme called Accelerate Vigyan (AV) to strengthen scientific research mechanisms in the country.