Important G.K. & Current Affairs Quiz – 19th December 2018

Correct Answer – A. Turtles

Explanation: With a view to preventing further mortalities of Olive Ridley turtles, the Coast Guard has launched ‘Operation Olivia’ to enforce the provisions of the Marine Fishing Regulatory Act. The operation area covers the coastal area from Porto Novo (Parangipettai) in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu to Nizampatnam in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.

Correct Answer – D. 650 meters

Explanation: The Indian Navy inducted its first Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) System at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. DSRV is used to rescue crew members stranded in submarines that get disabled. The Indian Navy joins a select group of naval forces in the world that boasts of this niche capability. The DSRV can be operated at a depth of 650 meters and can hold around 15 people. The Indian Navy in March 2016 had commissioned two DSRVs, the second will deployed at the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.

Correct Answer – B. NITI Aayog

Explanation: Government’s premier think-tank NITI Aayog has partnered with Singapore-based startup on artificial intelligence Perlin to launch the ‘AI 4 All Global Hackathon’ and is inviting developers, students, start-ups and companies to develop AI applications to make significant positive social and economic impact for India. The move is in line with government’s vision of ‘AI for all’ articulated in the national AI strategy under which the NITI Aayog has been organising hackathons to source sustainable, innovative and technologically-enabled solutions to address various challenges in the development space.

Correct Answer – C. Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Explanation: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is an autonomous body established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The FSSAI has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 which is a consolidating statute related to food safety and regulation in India. FSSAI is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety.

Correct Answer – B. INS Sunayna

Explanation: Indian Naval Ship Sunayna, an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) of the Kochi-headquartered Southern Naval Command, has seized arms and ammunition from a fishing vessel about 20 nautical miles off the Somalia coast. INS Sunayna has been deployed on anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden since October 6.

Correct Answer – D. Pune

Explanation: The first National Workshop on Explosives Detection was inaugurated today at High Energy Materials Research Laboratory Pune. A total of 200 delegates from different DRDO labs, Army, CRPF, CISF, Police, Academic Institutes, Industry and other Security agencies are attending the workshop.

Correct Answer – B. Telangana

Explanation: Rythu Bandhu scheme Bandhu scheme also Farmers’ Investment Support Scheme (FISS) is a welfare program to support farmer’s investment for two crops a year by the Government of Telangana. The government is providing 58.33 lakh farmers, ₹4000 per acre per season to support the farm investment, twice a year, for rabi and kharifseasons. This is a first direct farmer investment support scheme in India, wherein the cash is paid directly.

Correct Answer – D. Disaster

Explanation: Japan has selected the Chinese character for ‘disaster’ as its defining symbol for 2018, a year that saw the country hit by deadly floods, earthquakes and storms. Japanese TV stations broadcast the annual announcement, with Seihan Mori, master of the ancient Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writing the character on a huge white panel with an ink-soaked calligraphy brush. At the end of every year, the general public votes for the Chinese character they think embodies the key news and events of the previous 12 months. The country was hit by a series of natural disasters in 2018, starting with massive flooding in western regions that killed over 200 people.

Correct Answer– C. 50

Explanation: The number of patents granted by India shot up by 50 per cent in 2017, keeping up a trend of steep increases, according to the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The patents granted by India increased from 8,248 in 2016 to 12,387 last year, the WIPO’s World Intellectual Property Indicators 2018 report released in Geneva said. Last year’s number was more than double the 6,022 patents granted in 2015, according to WIPO statistics.

Correct Answer  – A. Australia

Explanation: Australia has decided to formally recognize west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but won’t move its embassy until there’s a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced. Australia has become the third country to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, following the U.S. and Guatemala. Unlike its predecessors, however, Australia recognized only the western part of the city. The move, therefore, is unlikely to please either side entirely.