Current Affairs Quiz , 25 Jun 2019

1) “Healthy States, Progressive India” report is released by

a) Departments of Health and Family Welfare
b) Niti Aayog
c) World Health Organisation
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• NITI Aayog released the Second Edition of “Healthy States, Progressive India” today. The report ranks states and Union territories innovatively on their year-on-year incremental change in health outcomes, as well as, their overall performance.
• Among the Larger States, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh & Maharashtra ranked on top in terms of overall performance, while Haryana, Rajasthan and Jharkhand are the top three ranking States in terms of annual incremental performance.
• Among Smaller States, Mizoram ranked first followed by Manipur on overall performance, while Tripura followed by Manipur were the top ranked States in terms of annual incremental performance.

2) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is head quartered in

a) Manila
b) Beijing
c) Shanghai
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• It is headquartered in Beijing, China.

3) National Policy on Biofuels envisages an indicative target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol and 5% blending of bio-diesel in diesel the year

a) 2050
b) 2040
c) 2025
d) 2030

Answer: d
• The National Policy on Biofuels-2018 approved by the Government envisages an indicative target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol and 5% blending of bio-diesel in diesel by 2030.

4) Lunar Evacuation System Assembly, or LESA is developed by

a) ESA
b) NASA
c) ISRO
d) JAXA

Answer: a
• Evacuation System Assembly, or LESA. Developed by the European Space Agency (ESA), LESA is a pyramid-like structure whose purpose is to rescue an astronaut should he or she suffer an injury on the lunar surface.

5) Which of the following is not a member of RCEP?

a) India
b) Japan
c) China
d) USA

Answer: d
• The negotiations are being undertaken between the ten member countries of ASEAN and its six FTA partners Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.