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Weekly Current Affairs by Dinq - 8 August

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hamed Bakayoko has been appointed as the Prime Minister of which country?

a)

Mali

b)

Ghana

c)

Ivory Coast

d)

Guinea

2.

Dhole is placed under which of the following categories in the IUCN Red List?

a)

Critically Endangered

b)

Endangered

c)

Vulnerable

d)

Extinct

3.

What is the name of NASA's Mars Rover which was launched recently to seek signs of ancient life?

a)

Ambition

b)

Diligence

c)

Falcon 9

d)

Perseverance

4.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are True about Vaccine Task Force:

1) It is created by Prime Minister’s Office.

2) It is created for focused research to develop vaccine for COVID.

a)

Only 1

b)

Only 2

c)

Both 1 & 2

d)

Neither of them

5.

Who was the Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab when the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place?

a)

Michael O’Dwyer

b)

Reginald Dyer

c)

Louis William Dane

d)

Edward Douglas Maclagan

6.

Which of the statement(s) is/are correct?


1) If rupee is depreciating, then it leads to increase in cost of imports in dollars.

2) If rupee is depreciating then it leads to earning more dollars per unit of exports.

a)

Only 1

b)

Only 2

c)

Both 1 and 2

d)

Neither of them

7.

Which among the following language(s) have been given the status of Classical language in India?

1) Kannada

2) Telugu

3) Sanskrit

a)

Only 1 & 2

b)

Only 2 & 3

c)

All of them

d)

Neither of them

8.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about “Pokkali rice”?


1) It is a variety of rice known for its saltwater tolerance.

2) It has got a Geographical Indication Tag.

3) It is extensively cultivated in Tamil Nadu.

a)

Both 1 & 2

b)

Both 2 & 3

c)

All of them

d)

Neither of them

9.

"PRAGYATA", recently in news was launched for

a)

Online Marketplace

b)

Aadhar Verification System

c)

UPI KYC

d)

Digital Education

10.

"NEOWISE" recently discovered by NASA is a/an

a)

Exoplanet

b)

Comet

c)

Habitable Planet like Earth

d)

Black Hole

11.

Dhole is placed under which of the following categories in the IUCN Red List?

a)

Critically Endangered

b)

Endangered

c)

Vulnerable

d)

Extinct