Dec 25th, 2021 - Daily Quiz
1.The term "Beavan’s swift" in news refers to
(a) Bird
(b) Butterfly
(c) Asteroid
(d) Ocean Current
2. World Press Freedom Index report is released by
(a) Amnesty International
(b) UNESCO
(c) Reporters Without Borders
(d) World Bank
3. Water Innovation Challenge was launched by
(a) World Bank & NITI Aayog
(b) NITI Aayog & Denmark Embassy
(c) French Embassy& NITI Aayog
(d) UNESCO & CPCB
4. Consider the following w.r.t. Xenobots
1) Xenobots are the first-ever, self-replicating living robots.
2) First time it is created from the stem cells of the African clawed frog scientifically known as Xenopus laevis.
Which of the above statement(s) are true?.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 Nor 2
5. Parker Solar Probe is launched by
(a) JAXA
(b) NASA
(c) ISRO
(d) ESA
Answers
1. (b) - https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/spotted-butterfly-species-never-seen-before-in-delhi-7603273/
2. (c) - https://scroll.in/latest/1013070/record-number-of-488-journalists-detained-in-2021-says-media-watchdog-reporters-without-borders
3. (b) - https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1781080
4. (c) - https://www.hindustantimes.com/science/scientists-who-created-world-s-first-living-robots-now-say-they-can-reproduce-101638247804470.html
5. (b) - https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-enters-the-solar-atmosphere-for-the-first-time-bringing-new-discoveries
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