Current Affair Quiz (17 March)

1. Which of the following is the Eastern river in the Indus Water Treaty
a. Jhelum
b. Indus
c. Chenab
d. Beas
S-d
E- The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan signed on September 19, 1960. The treaty was signed by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan’s President Ayub Khan. It was brokered by the World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development). The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) deals with river Indus and its five tributaries, which are classified in 2 categories: Western Rivers means The Indus, The Jhelum and The Chenab taken together. Eastern Rivers mean The Sutlej, The Beas and The Ravi taken together. All the water of eastern rivers shall be available for unrestricted use in India.
2. Who among the following has been appointed as the governor of RBI?
a. Hasmukh Adhia
b. Shaktikanta Das
c. Urjit Patel
d. Bibek Debroy
S-b
E- Former economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das was named the 25th governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to succeed Urjit Patel.

3. Where is India’s first gaming university situated?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Manipur
c. Gujarat
d. Arunachal Pradesh
S-a
E- Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh will have a Design university for gaming which will be set up by UNESCO, specialised agency of United Nations. The UNESCO delegation entered into an agreement with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board for the establishment of a gaming digital learning hub.

4. Who among the following is the first woman fight engineer in the Indian air force?
a. Hina Jaiswal
b. Bhavana Kasturi
c. Avani Chaturvedi
d. Mohana Singh
S-a
E- Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal is the first woman flight engineer inducted by the Indian Air Force.
5. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chief Economist of IMF?
a. Gita Gopinath
b. Indra Nooyi
c. Chanda Kocchar
d. Shikha Sharma
S-a
E-. Gita Gopinath was appointed chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. Gita Gopinath is the John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and of Economics at Harvard University. She is the first woman to occupy this position.
6. Which of the following months was observed as the nutrition month?
a. September
b. October
c. November
d. January
S-a
E- Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has announced to observe September 2018 as the National Nutrition Month to mark the country’s fight against malnutrition. The month-long intensive campaign will be undertaken with an aim of reaching every household with message of nutrition — ‘har ghar poshan tyohar’ (every house a celebration of nutrition).
7. Who among the following has been appointed as the President of World Bank?
a. Jim Yong Kim
b. Indra Nooyi
c. Kristalina Georgieva
d. Dr. Merza Hasan
S-c
8. Nanaji Deshmukh was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2019. He was related to which of the following?
a. Movies
b. Music
c. Art
d. Social Activist
S-d
E-Nanaji Deshmukh was a social activist from India. He worked in the fields of education, health, and rural self-reliance. He was a member of RSS, a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and also a member of the Rajya Sabha. He was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 1999. India’s first Saraswati Shishu Mandir was established by him at Gorakhpur in 1950.
9. When was the first Bharat Ratna awarded?
a. 1972
b. 1980
c. 1990
d. 1954
S-d
E- C. Rajagopalachari was awarded Bharat Ratna for the first time in 1954. He was an Indian independence activist, statesman, and lawyer. He was the only Indian and last Governor-General of independent India. He was Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (1937–39) and Madras State (1952–54); and founder of Indian political party Swatantra Party.

10. Which of the following sections deal with Adultery?
a. 497
b. 429
c. 219
d. 340
S-a
E- The five-judge Constitution bench unanimously declared holdings of Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as unconstitutional and struck down the penal provision. Section 497 deals with the offence of adultery.