Current Affairs Quiz , 14 Sep 2020

1) REPLACE campaign is launched for elimination of trans-fats in industrially produced edible oils by 2023. It is an initiative of

a) FAO
b) WHO
c) UNDP
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• WHO launched a REPLACE campaign for elimination of trans-fats in industrially produced edible oils by 2023.

2) iRAD(Integrated Road Accident Database Project) aiming to enhance road safety is implemented by

a) National Informatics Centre
b) Indian Academy of Highway Engineers
c) National Highways Authority of India
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It is developed byIndian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) and will be implemented by the National Informatics Centre.

3) Living Planet Report is an annual report released by

a) World Wide Fund for Nature
b) IUCN
c) UNEP
d) All of the above

Answer: a
• This year’s Living Planet Report, a collaboration between WWF International and the Zoological Society of London, is the 13th edition of the biennial publication tracking wildlife populations around the world.

4) Dibru-Saikhowa National Park,recently heard in news, is located in

a) Assam
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: a
• The Gauhati High Court has asked the Centre, the Assam government and Oil India Limited to file their responses in a plea challenging the Union environment ministry’s decision to give clearance to the firm to drill seven wells in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, PTI reported on Wednesday. The park is one of the two ecologically fragile areas flanking the Baghjan oil field, where a massive blowout occurred in May.

5) Which among the following aids formation of methane hydrate?

a) Highpressures
b) Lowtemperatures
c) Both(a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer: c
• It is formed when hydrogen-bonded water and methane gas come into contact at high pressures and low temperatures in oceans.