1. Who among the following has recently
taken over as the 24th Accountant General Controller?
a. Anil Kaushik
b. Devendra Narayan
c. Soma Roy
d. Jatin Prasad
Answer: c. Soma Roy
Government has appointed Soma Roy Burman, a 1986
batch Indian Civil Accounts Service officer, as the new Comptroller General of
Accounts. She is the seventh woman to reach this position. Burman has
held various positions in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Human
Resource Development and Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways in a
career of 33 years. Prior to this, Burman held the post of Additional
Controller General of Accounts.
2. On which of the following days is
International Slavery Abolition Day celebrated?
a. 02 December
b. 03 December
c. 30 November
d. 29 November
Answer: a. 02 December
International slavery elimination day is
observed every year on 02 December. This day is celebrated to spread
awareness about ending human trafficking and exploitation of humans. In
the purpose of celebrating this day by the United Nations, it has been said
that due to modern methods of slavery, it is still important today. Modern
methods of slavery include forced marriages, human trafficking, child labor and
forced marriages etc.
3. On which of the following days is
World AIDS celebrated?
a. 28 November
b. 29 November
c. 30 November
d. 01 December
Answer: d. 01
December
World AIDS Day is observed every year worldwide on 01 December to
make people aware of HIV infection. World AIDS Day was first started
globally in August 1987 by two individuals named James W. Bunn and Thomas
Netter, associated with the WHO’s AIDS awareness campaign. AIDS is the
full name of acquired immune deficiency syndrome and is spread by a type of
virus called HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus).
4. Which program has been launched by
the government to protect children from routine immunization from fatal
diseases?
a. Mission Survival 2.0
b. Mission Indradhanush 2.0
c. Mission Ayush 2.0
d. Mission Harmony 2.0
Answer: b. Mission Indradhanush 2.0
This flagship scheme of the government aims to
immunize children below 2 years of age and protect pregnant women from
preventable diseases. Under this, vaccines for diphtheria, whooping cough,
tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles, meningitis and hepatitis B have been
included. Under this mission, which runs from 02 December 2019 to 02 March
2020, 272 districts of 27 states will be covered.
5. Which Malayalam poet has won the
55th Jnanpith Award for outstanding contribution to the literary world?
a. Akkitam Achuthan Namboodari
b. Purushottam Bilimalay
c. Shamim Hanafi
d. Onv Kurup
Answer: a. Akkitam Achuthan
Namboodari Akkitam Achuthan Namboodari was born on 08
March 1926 in Palakkad district of Kerala. Since childhood, he was
interested in literature and art. Apart from poetry, Akkitam has also
written plays and novels. The Jnanpith Award is the highest award given by
the Indian Jnanpith Trust for Indian literature.
