Current Affairs Quiz , 24 Aug 2019

1) Which is the first country to approve open cultivation of genetically modified (GM) Bt cowpea?

a) India
b) China
c) US
d) Nigeria

Answer: d
• Nigeria has become the first country to approve open cultivation of genetically modified (GM) Bt cowpea, according to a report by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications on August 22, 2019.

2) Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) is released by

a) Niti Aayog
b) Ministry of Jal Shakti
c) Ministry of Environment
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Karnataka have topped the Composite Water Management Index 2.0 for 2017-18 among non-Himalayan states.
• Among Himalayan states, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Tripura are on top of the index. The composite water management index (CWMI) 2.0 was released by NITI Aayog.

3) International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition is observed on

a) August 23
b) August 15
c) October 2
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Along with UNESCO designating August 23 as the International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade & Abolition, several memorials exist around the world in commemoration of Indian indentured labour.

4) Slave Route is a project to document and conduct an analysis of the interactions to which it has given rise between Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean. It is established by

a) UNDP
b) UNESCO
c) Anti-Slavery International
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• UNESCO also established an international, intercultural project called ‘The Slave Route’ to document and conduct an “analysis of the interactions to which it has given rise between Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean.”

5) Bavar-373 is a new home-grown air defence system of

a) North Korea
b) Israel
c) Iran
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• Iran unveiled its new home-grown air defence system on Thursday at a time of increased tensions with the United States.
• Iranian officials have previously called Bavar-373 the Islamic republic’s first domestically produced long-range missile defence system.