Current Affairs Quiz , 13 Jul 2019

1) Chandrayaan-2 mission will be launched using

a) GSLV Mk-III
b) GSLV Mk-II
c) PSLV
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It will be launched through GSLV Mk-III rocket.

2) Section 497 of IPC, recently seen in news, deals with

a) Adultery
b) Homosexuality
c) Marital rape
d) Domestic violence

Answer: a
• Many countries have decriminalised adultery. IPC is the creation of England when they ruled over India for nearly 200 years and it is they who inserted Section 497 as a penal offence. England itself has decriminalised adultery and does not treat it as a criminal offence.

3) According to IUCN, Great Indian bustard is categorised as

a) Extinct in wild
b) Endangered
c) Critically Endangered
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on Friday told the Lok Sabha that it has initiated a project worth Rs 33.85 crore for the conservation and protection of the Great Indian Bustard. Only 130 such birds are left in India.

4) Committee under Justice Malimath was constituted to give recommendations regarding

a) Criminal justice system
b) Election reforms
c) Development of MSMEs
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Justice Malimath Committee report on reforms in the criminal justice system had suggested making section 497 gender-neutral.

5) Consider the following statements about Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) is devoted exclusively for the study of international relations and foreign affairs. Ex-officio President of ICWA is

a) Vice President of India
b) President of India
c) Prime Minister
d) Minister of External Affairs

Answer: a
• The Vice President of India and the President of ICWA has appointed Dr. T.C.A. Raghavan (IFS: 1982) as the Director General, ex officio Member-Secretary of the Council, ICWA. The decision was taken in the meetings of the Governing Body and Governing Council of the Indian Council of World Affairs.