Current Affairs Quiz , 05 Nov 2020

1) A char is a floating island while chaporis are low-lying flood-prone riverbanks. Char-chaporis are found in India in

a) Maharashtra
b) Karnataka
c) Goa
d) Assam

Answer: d
• A proposed “Miya museum” reflecting the “culture and heritage of the people living in char-chaporis” has stirred up a controversy in Assam.

2) Nurturing Neighborhoods Challenge is launched by the Ministry of

a) Union Housing and Urban Affairs
b) Agriculture
c) Environment
d) All of the above

Answer: a
• It is a challenge for cities to develop and implement initiatives to improve the quality of life of young children, caregivers and families.

3) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved funding for the 210 megawatt (MW) Luhri hydropower project on the Satluj river located in

a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Ladakh
d) Punjab

Answer: a
• Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved funding to the tune of ₹1,810.56 crore for the 210 megawatt (MW) Luhri hydropower project on the Satluj river in Himachal Pradesh.

4) CSIR-CDRI scientist won an award for his work on defining the survival tactics of Leishmania donovani. It is a

a) Protozoan
b) Virus
c) Bacteria
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Leishmania donovani is a protozoan parasite that infects macrophages and is a causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar).

5) Striated Five-ring, sighted at Neyyar, Kerala in 2015-16 after 100 years, is a

a) Frog
b) Snake
c) Butterfly
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• Butterfly season usually begins with the onset of the South-West monsoon; and the buzz tends to continue post-monsoon, well into February. This year, especially, many rare species have been sighted across the country.Striated Five-ring was sighted at Neyyar, Kerala in 2015-16 after 100 years.