Current Affairs Quiz , 16 Jul 2020

1) Which among the following is known as “White mountain” and “Roof of Europe”?

a) Mont Blanc mountain range
b) Alps mountain range
c) Mount Elbrus
d) All of the above

Answer: a
• A melting glacier at Europe’s Mont Blanc mountain range recently disentombed Indian newspapers buried there for 54 years –- some of them carrying headlines such as “India’s First Woman Prime Minister”, referring to Indira Gandhi’s election win in 1966.

2) For a generation to exactly replace itself, the replacement-level total fertility rate (TFR) is taken to be

a) 1.5
b) 1
c) 2.1
d) 2

Answer: c
• Global total fertility rate (TFR) is predicted to steadily decline from 2.37 in 2017 to 1.66 in 2100.It is projected to fall below 2.1 in 183 countries.For a generation to exactly replace itself, the replacement-level total fertility rate (TFR) is taken to be 2.1.

3) The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the first fully indigenously developed conjugate vaccine for pneumonia- Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine. It is developed by

a) Serum Institute of India
b) Bharat BioTech
c) National Institute of Virology
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It has been developed by the Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd,
• This vaccine is used for active immunisation against invasive disease and pneumonia caused by “streptococcus pneumonia” in infants.

4) The Hope mission is a Mars orbiter spacecraft, which will study the thin atmosphere of Mars. It is the first mission to Mars by

a) UAE
b) Vietnam
c) Israel
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The launch of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first mission to Mars is scheduled for July 16 launch. It will take off from its launch site, Tanegashima Space Center, in Japan.

5) Which among the following animal is popularly known as ‘Susu’ in India?

a) Gangetic dolphin
b) Narkondam Hornbill
c) Bengal Tiger
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Madhya Pradesh forest department has released the latest Dolphin census report.Gangetic dolphin is India’s national aquatic animal and is popularly known as ‘Susu’.
• Dolphins’ number in Chambal river has been reduced in past four years.