Current Affairs Quiz , 06 Jul 2020

1) India’s first plasma bank was established at

a) AIIMS, Delhi
b) Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi
c) Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), Delhi
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• India’s first plasma bank was established at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), Delhi.
• In plasma donation, only plasma is extracted and the other components of blood are returned to the body.

2) Phobos and Deimos are natural satellites of

a) Mars
b) Jupiter
c) Saturn
d) Neptune

Answer: a
• Phobos is the innermost and larger of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Deimos.The Indian Space Reasearch Organisation (ISRO) captured an image of Phobos, an elusive moon of Mars, from a distance of 4,200km, on July 1.

3) Right to vote is a

a) Fundamental right
b) Legal right
c) Constitutional right
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has made it possible for senior citizens above the age of 65 to vote by postal ballot, given that they are at greater risk from exposure to the novel coronavirus.
• There is no fundamental right to vote in the Constitution though we have a parliamentary form of democracy. Article 326 of the Constitution only speaks of adult suffrage for those above 18.

4) Sakteng Wildlife sanctuary, recently heard in news, is located in

a) Bhutan
b) Nepal
c) Sri Lanka
d) Noneof the above

Answer: a
• Bhutan’s foreign ministry has issued a demarche to the Chinese embassy in New Delhi for the claims made by Beijing over Sakteng Wildlife sanctuary, situated in eastern Bhutan.

5) Global Environment Facility is an international partnership of countries, international institutions, civil society organizations and the private sector that addresses global environmental issues. Which among the following serves as the GEF Trustee, administering the GEF Trust Fund?

a) WEF
b) World Bank
c) IMF
d) UNEP

Answer: b
• It is an international partnership of countries, international institutions, civil society organizations and the private sector that addresses global environmental issues.The World Bank serves as the GEF Trustee, administering the GEF Trust Fund.