GK & Current Affairs Quiz 1- India recently has ingeniously developed a Broad Spectrum Confocal Microscope. Which of the following is true about the same? [A]Generates 3D images of objects [B]Uses an infra red beam which passes through a patented photonic crystal fibre [C]Optic fibre produces multiple wavelengths from the laser [D]All of the above Answer : All of the above Broad Spectrum Confocal Microscope developed by India generates 3D images, uses infra red beam which passes through a patented photonic crystal fibre and due to surface with many small holes, the optic fibre produces multiple wavelengths from the laser. 2- What is the name of the new Marine surveillance satellites to be launched by China in 2019? [A]VongFong-1 [B]Fengyun [C]HY-3 [D]VRSS-1 Answer : HY-3 China will launch a new constellation of marine surveillance satellites in 2019 to monitor ships, oil rigs and marine disasters, amidst a string of raging maritime disputes with its neighbours. The HY-3 constellation will include a series of satellites that employ synthetic aperture radar technology, capable of operating day or night and in all weather conditions. 3- Worlds oldest figurative art has been recently found in __? [A]Spain [B]France [C]India [D]Indonesia Answer : Spain Scientists have found the world’s oldest figurative art in a cave in Indonesia, which is at least 39,900 years old, 900 years prior to the world’s oldest known cave painting, a red disc in Spain. 4- What is the health score of the oceans of the world out of 100, as per the latest Ocean Health Index 2014? [A]87 [B]77 [C]67 [D]57 Answer : 67 The calculation of the Ocean Health Index for 2014 represents the first year that the Ocean Health Index has calculated a score for the entire global ocean.This year, Antarctica and the Southern Ocean along with the High Seas or Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) (15 regions as defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization) were also assessed. 5- Who has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 2014? [A]Alice Munro [B]Patrick Modiano [C]Mo Yan [D]Tomas Transtromer Answer : Patrick Modiano Patrick Modiano has won Nobel Prize for Literature 2014, has published about 30 books. His books are generally short yet fine novels, of 150 pages. Modiano has previously been recognized with some of the most prestigious prizes in French literature, including the Prix Goncourt in 1978.
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