Current Affairs Quiz , 16 Sep 2019

1) Collegium system in Indian judiciary doesn’t have the power to

a) Appointments
b) Recommendations
c) Transfers
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Both the statements are correct

2) Central Adverse List is associated with

a) Names of foreign nationals involved in anti-India activities
b) Prisoners of war in the enemy hands
c) List of places in India inaccessible to non-citizens
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The Centre has removed from the Central Adverse List names of few foreign nationals involved in anti-India activities.
• It is a list maintained by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

3) Where is Hodeidah located?

a) Yemen
b) Syria
c) Lebanon
d) Jordan

Answer: a
• UN Secretary recently announced the appointment of Abhijit Guha, a retired Indian lieutenant general as the head of the UN mission in Hodeidah, Yemen.

4) Indian Armed Forces are planning to deploy their latest American weapons systems including M777 ultra-light howitzers and Chinook heavy-lift helicopters in the war games to be carried out in Arunachal Pradesh, close to borders with China. What is the name of exercise?

a) CORPAT
b) HIMVIJAY
c) SAMPRITI
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• Indian Armed Forces are planning to deploy their latest American weapons systems including M777 ultra-light howitzers and Chinook heavy-lift helicopters in the war games to be carried out in Arunachal Pradesh, close to borders with China.
• Codenamed HimVijay, this exercise planned by India in the northeast will mainly test the war fighting abilities of the newly-raised 17 Mountain Strike Corps in Arunachal Pradesh. The exercise will also involve the Indian Air Force (IAF) which would provide the aerial elements for the real war-type drills.

5) Samudra Laksamana is a naval exercise between Indian and

a) Malaysia
b) Sri Lanka
c) Indonesia
d) Vietnam

Answer: a
• Two warships, INS Sahyadri and INS Kiltan, have been despatched by the Indian Navy to Malaysia for the bilateral exercise. The sea phase of the exercise, which is named ‘Samudra Laksamana’, is at present underway off the Malaysian port of Kota Kinabalu, a defence official said on Saturday.