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The article Current Affairs Quiz 12 presents the important questions of Current Affairs. In General Current Affair means General Issue. These Current Affairs related to several fields like International, National, Sports, Politics, Economy, Science and Technology, and Environment. For example national events include within its fold aspects like economy, social, political, sports, science, environment etc. Current Affairs Section is very important in several exams like UPSC, SSC, Banking, and Insurance etc. Through daily newspapers and daily news, there is huge chance of scoring maximum marks in several exams. Current Affairs section is very important apart from the English Language and Reasoning topics. The main aim of the article Current Affairs Quiz 12 is to provide important and useful questions related to Current Affairs.
Q1
Who among the following Indian TV journalist has won the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019 along with four other eminent personalities of the different countries?
- A. Sudhir Chaudhary
B. Ravish Kumar
C. Rajdeep Sardesai
D. Arnav Goswami
NDTV’s news anchor and Journalist Mr Ravis Kumar has been conferred with Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019 along with four other eminent personalities.
The four other winners are Ko Swe Win (Myanmar) Angkhana Neelapaijit (Thailand, Raymundo Pujante Cayabyab (Philippines) and Kim Jong-Ki (South Korea).
This award was established in 1957 and it is Asia's highest honour.
Every year it celebrates the memory and leadership example of the third Philippine president after whom the award is named.
Q2
Scientist from which of the following Indian Institution has developed low-cost, eco friendly solar cell using ‘kumkum dye’?
- A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Hyderabad
D. IIT Kanpur
Scientist at IIT Hyderabad has developed low-cost, eco friendly solar cells by employing an off-the self dye used to make kukum or vermilion in India.
The dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is based on the New Fuchsin (NF) dye with aqueous electrolyte and platinum-free counter electrodes.
The most familiar solar cell today are made up of silicon and can be seen in the various overhead panels and other places.
This technology is limited by huge fabrication costs as silicon processing is very expensive.
Q3
The union cabinet has approved setting up of ISRO Technical Liaison Unit (ITLU) at ____.
- A. New York, USA
B. Moscow, Russia
C. London, UK
D. Bejing, China
The Union Cabinet has given its nod to the setting up of ISRO Technical Liaison Unit at Moscow, Russia.
The unit will collaborate with Space agencies and industries in Russia and neighbouring countries for mutually synergistic outcomes.
ITLU will also support the ongoing bilateral programme of cooperation in space technology and act on behalf of ISRO.
The Cabinet also approved MoU between ISRO and Bolivian Space Agency on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes.
Q4
Which among the following Banks has become the first Indian Bank to link up with China's National Advance Payment System (CNAPS)?
- A. Bank of Baroda
B. Punjab National Bank
C. State Bank of India
D. ICICI Bank
• The State Bank of India's Shanghai branch is now connected to China's National Advance Payment System (CNAPS), becoming the first Indian Bank to operationalise it.
• The CNAPS, launched in 2008 by People's Bank of China (PBOC) provides real-time settlement services for all payments cleared in mainland China, as well as in all clearing banks in offshore yuan centres, such as Hong Kong.
• The CIPS already has participants from multiple countries across the globe.
Q5
Recently, ISRO has laid the foundation stone for Space Situational Awareness Control Centre at _____.
- A. Bengaluru
B. Sriharikota
C. Hyderabad
D. Chennai
• ISRO Chairman K Sivan laid the foundation stone for Space Situational Awareness Control Centre at Peenya in Bengaluru.
• The control centre would facilitate the intensified activities foreseen for SSAM, in view of increasing debris population and operational space assets.
• The control centre would host a range of activities pertaining to the protection of Indian space assets from inactive satellites, pieces of orbiting objects, near-earth asteroids and adverse space weather conditions.
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