CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1. Who will be conferred with Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award?
a) Ramachandra Guha
b) Kailash Satyarthi
c) Frank islam
d) Kanniyappa Mudhaliyaar
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Answer c) Frank islam. An Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist will be conferred with Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award to recognise his achievements and outstanding contributions in a foreign country.
2. Scientists of _________ have genetically modified malaria-causing mosquitoes to become infertile and pass on the trait rapidly.
a) China
b) Britain
c) USA
d) Sweden
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Answer b) Britain. They used a technology called ‘gene drive’ to ensure the gene is passed down at an accelerated rate to offspring, spreading the gene through a population over time.
3. China has given first red alert on pollution in _______.
a) Wuhan
b) Shanghai
c) Beijing
d) Shenyang
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Answer c) Beijing. Schools in Beijing are closed and outdoor construction halted as the Chinese capital’s first ever pollution “red alert” came into effect.
4. Who is the present Law Minister?
a) JP Nadda
b) Arul Kumaran
c) Prakash Javedkar
d) DV Sadananda Gowda
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Answer d) DV Sadananda Gowda. The Lok Sabha has passed a bill amending the law on salaries and service conditions of Supreme Court and high court judges to “bring in uniformity in pensions and other conditions of service of the judges.
5. ________ has become the first state to launch an online mechanism for its members to send questions and move different motions in the House.
a) Punjab
b) Kerala
c) Odisha
d) Maharashtra
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Answer d) Maharashtra.
