Current Affairs Quiz , 28 Aug 2020

1) Which among the following is the dialect spoken by Great Andamanese tribe among themselves?

a) Jeru
b) Jarawa
c) Ongan
d) All of the above

Answer: a
• They speak Jeru dialect among themselves and their number stands at 51.Five members of the Great Andamanese tribe have tested positive for COVID-19.

2) Wolbachia method, seen in news, is used to

a) Find vaccine for Covid-19
b) Control Dengue
c) Bring transparency in governance
d) Afforestation

Answer: b
• A recent study suggests that the “Wolbachia method” could be used to significantly reduce the incidence of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease, in populations where the illness is endemic.

3) Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) giving its greenlight for biosafety research-level-II (BRL-II) field trials for Event 142, a new variety of genetically modified

a) Brinjal
b) Cotton
c) Wheat
d) Rice

Answer: a
• Experts have slammed a recent move of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) giving its greenlight for biosafety research-level-II (BRL-II) field trials for Event 142, a new variety of genetically modified brinjal (Bt brinjal).

4) Togo has become the first country in Africa to eliminate human African Trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness, a disease caused by

a) Virus
b) Parasite
c) Bacteria
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• Togo has become the first country in Africa to eliminate human African Trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness, a disease caused by parasites transmitted through infected tsetse flies.

5) Who has the power to include of exclude castes or tribes to or from the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?

a) Parliament
b) Prime Minister
c) State legislature
d) President

Answer: a
• Under article 341(2), the Parliament of India by law can include or exclude the above-mentioned groups from the list of the Scheduled Castes.