Current Affairs Quiz , 03 Aug 2019

1) Controller General of Accounts (CGA) is a

a) Constitutional body
b) Executive body
c) Statutory body
d) None of the above

Answer: d
1. It is not a constitutional body. It derives its mandate from Article 150 of the constitution.

2) Innocenti Declarations are associated with

a) Hunger
b) War crimes
c) Breast feeding
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) is a global network of individuals and organisations dedicated to the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding worldwide +
• It is based on the Innocenti Declarations, the Ten Links for Nurturing the Future and the WHO/UNICEF Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding.

3) Institutions of Eminence (IoE) is implemented by

a) Ministry of HRD
b) UGC
c) AICTE
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• It is the scheme of University Grants Commission (UGC).

4) Presence of tarballs in oceans signifies the presence of

a) Oil spill
b) Hypoxic region
c) Coral reefs
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Tarballs are dark-coloured, sticky balls of oil that form when crude oil floats on the ocean surface. Tarballs are formed by weathering of crude oil in marine environments.

5) Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) for Fertilizers is a scheme under

a) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
b) Ministry of Agriculture
c) NABARD
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It comes under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers