Current Affairs Quiz , 14 Oct 2020

1) Chushul valley, often heard in news, is located in

a) Sikkim
b) Meghalaya
c) Ladakh
d) Nagaland

Answer: c
• It is a village in Leh, Ladakh. It is close to Rezang La and Panggong Lake at a height of 4,360 metres.

2) Earthshot Prizeoffers £50m (US$65m) in funding for solutions to the environmental and climate crises. It is centred around the issue of

a) Clean our air.
b) Revive our oceans.
c) Build a waste-free world.
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• The prize is centred around five Earthshot challenges:

o Protect and restore nature.
o Clean our air.
o Revive our oceans.
o Build a waste-free world.
o Fix our climate.

3) The report titled “A Neglected Tragedy: The Global Burden of Stillbirths” is released by

a) UNICEF
b) World Health Organization
c) World Bank Group
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• The document is the first-ever joint estimate about stillbirths and was recently released by Unicef, World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank Group and the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

4) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is partnering with which company in order to empower students and educators with future-ready skills?

a) Google
b) Facebook
c) Microsoft
d) Amazon

Answer: c
• The All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) on Monday announced that it has partnered with Microsoft to empower students and educators with future-ready skills.

5) Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the book ‘DehVechavaKarani’. It is the autobiography of

a) Ram Manohar Lohia
b) Jaswant Singh
c) BalasahebVikhe Patil
d) LK Advani

Answer: c
• PM Narendra Modi releases autobiography of Dr BalasahebVikhe Patil, says ‘his work will inspire generations’