Current Affairs Quiz-December, 2019
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41. Which of the following is the only ape found in India?
[A] Gorilla
[B] Chimpanzee
[C] Hoolock Gibbon
[D] Mandrill
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Correct Answer: C [Hoolock Gibbon]
Notes:
The tailess Hoolock Gibbon is the only ape found in India. It is native to eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India and South West China. It is categorised into Western Hoolock Gibbon and Eastern Hoolock Gibbon. Both these species are listed under the Indian (Wildlife) Protection Act of 1972.
42. Da Chen, who had recently died, is well known for which of the following works?
[A] Colours of the Mountain
[B] Dream of the Red Chamber
[C] To Live
[D] Art of War
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Correct Answer: A [Colours of the Mountain]
Notes:
Da Chen, who had recently passed away, was famous for his work “Colours of the Mountain”. In this book, he narrates the abuses he and his family suffered during China’s Cultural Revolution, launched by Mao Zedong. This book was published in seven languages.
43. Which state-run company had recently commissioned the first lignite-based thermal power plant?
[A] Bharat Dynamics
[B] Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
[C] Central Mine Planning and Design Institute
[D] Coal India
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Correct Answer: B [Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited]
Notes:
The State-run Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited has recently commissioned the first lignite-based 500 MW thermal unit in Neyveli New Thermal Power Project in Tamil Nadu. This is the first lignite-fired 500 MW power plant in India.
44. The Purple Book that was recently launched during the “Eat Right Mela” deals with which of the following aspects?
[A] Healthy diets
[B] Diets for diseases
[C] Diets for athletes
[D] Diets for infants
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Correct Answer: B [Diets for diseases]
Notes:
The Purple book was launched during the “Eat Right Mela” organised by the FSSAI. It is a handbook on diets for diseases. It gives general simplified guidelines to the hospitals on the suitable diets for common medical conditions like diabetes, hypertension, cancer, gut disorders etc.
45. Which organization has recently launched the five-year programme SnowEx?
[A] ESA
[B] CERN
[C] CNES
[D] NASA
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Correct Answer: D [NASA]
Notes:
NASA’s SnowEx, a five-year programme, which was initiated in 2016-17 would study the water that is contained during each winter’s snowfall and how much water will be available when it melts during spring. It uses airborne measurements, ground measurements and computer modelling to study the snow.
46. The annual Flamingo Festival is going to be held at Pulicat Lake in January. Where is Pulicat Lake?
[A] Odisha
[B] Karnataka
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: C [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
Pulicat Lake is the second-largest brackish water system in India after Odisha’s Chilika Lake. It is located at the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu with about 96% of it in Andhra Pradesh and 4% in Tamil Nadu. About 75 aquatic and terrestrial bird species visit the sanctuary each year.
47. Operation Inherent Resolve, which was in news recently, is being conducted by which country’s military forces?
[A] France
[B] USA
[C] Canada
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: B [USA]
Notes:
Operation Inherent Resolve is a military operation of the USA. It is a military intervention against the activities of ISIL in Iraq, Syria and previously Libya. Recently, the USA undertook airstrikes against Iran-backed militia, Kataib Hezbollah, in Syria and Iraq.
48. The atrial fibrillation technology, over which tech giant Apple was recently sued, is used to detect what condition?
[A] Overheating of system
[B] Foreign body attack
[C] Irregular heartbeat
[D] Electrolyte imbalance
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Correct Answer: C [Irregular heartbeat]
Notes:
The atrial fibrillation technology is used to detect irregularities in the heartbeat. The Apple Watch product makes use of this technology to monitor the functioning of the heart of the wearer. A New York University doctor recently sued Apple for stealing the technology which was patented by him.
49. The protein Importin-11, that was recently identified by scientists, is linked with causing which type of cancer?
[A] Blood Cancer
[B] Lung Cancer
[C] Prostate cancer
[D] Colorectal cancer
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Correct Answer: D [Colorectal cancer]
Notes:
Scientists recently identified the protein, Importin- 11, to be responsible for transferring beta-catenin protein into nucleus of cells. This beta-catenin drives the proliferation of the bowel cancer cells. They identified that the gene IPO11 to be responsible for coding for the Importin- 11 protein.
50. Who recently set the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman?
[A] Peggy Whitson
[B] Christina Koch
[C] Jessica Meir
[D] Sally Ride
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Correct Answer: B [Christina Koch]
Notes:
Christina Koch, a NASA astronaut has set the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman. She broke the previous record set by astronaut Peggy Whitson who was in space for 288 days. Koch is expected to be in space for a total of 328 days, especially to study the effects of long spaceflights.
