QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 18 December 2018

Solution: a)

SAWEN operates its activities from the Secretariat based in Kathmandu, Nepal.

SAWEN was officially launched in January, 2011 in Paro Bhutan. It was not established under the aegis of SAARC.

Solution: b)

UNESCO has inscribed ‘Kumbh Mela’ on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity during its 12th session held at Jeju, South Korea from 4-9 December 2017. ‘Yoga’ and ‘Norouz’ was added on 1st December 2016.

Solution: c)

Green Good Deeds, the societal movement launched by the Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr Harsh Vardhan, to protect environment and promote good living in the country.

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            Solution: d)

One of the most active volcanoes of Indonesia, Mount Soputan volcano, erupted recently. It is located on the Sulawesi island in Indonesia.

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Solution: a)

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral substance that can be pulled into a fluffy consistency. Asbestos fibers are soft and flexible yet resistant to heat, electricity and chemical corrosion. Pure asbestos is an effective insulator, and it can also be mixed into cloth, paper, cement, plastic and other materials to make them stronger.

These qualities once made asbestos very profitable for business, but unfortunately, they also make asbestos highly toxic.