Current Affairs Quiz , 08 Jul 2019

1) Mahesh’s Rath Yatra, recently seen in news is conducted in

a) Assam
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Delhi

Answer: c
• It is the 2nd biggest rathayatra in the world after Puri’s Rath Yatra.
• Mahesh is a historical locality located in the State of West Bengal.

2) Which of the following is known as Walled City?

a) Jaipur
b) Ahmedabad
c) Udaipur
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The announcement was made after the 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee examined the nomination of the Walled City of Jaipur for inclusion in the World Heritage list.
• The historic walled city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, was founded in 1727 AD under the patronage of Sawai Jai Singh II. It serves as the capital city of the culturally-rich state of Rajasthan.

3) Which of the following state tops in the suicide rate of India?

a) Maharashtra
b) Tamil Nadu
c) West Bengal
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• According to the figure released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2015, the top four states that recorded the highest cases of students committing suicide are Maharashtra with 1230 cases, Tamil Nadu with 955 cases, West Bengal with 676 cases, and Madhya Pradesh with 625 cases.

4) Antifa, recently seen in news, is associated with

a) Far left group
b) Far right group
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It is a far-left group, short for “Antifascist”.

5) National Translation Mission (NTM) is implemented by

a) Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore
b) Mahatama Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi ishwavidyalaya,Wardha
c) Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, New Delhi
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• National Translation Mission (NTM) is being implemented through the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore under which the books of knowledge texts mostly text books of various subjects prescribed in universities and colleges are being translated in all languages.