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Daily Current Affairs Answer & Explanation : 11 Dec 2019
Question 1.
Answer- c
Explanation:
Despite lifting 271 million people out of poverty between 2005-15, India still remains home to 28 per cent of the world’s poor, the new Human Development Index (HDI) 2019, has said.
The annual HDI 2019 report, released on December 9, 2019, ranked India at the 129th position on 2019’s HDI, one rank above last year’s ranking, out of a total 189 countries.
Question 2.
Answer- d
Explanation :
Zearalenone, also known as RAL and F-2 mycotoxin, is a potent estrogenic metabolite produced by some Fusarium and Gibberella species.
Particularly, is produced by Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium cerealis, Fusarium equiseti, Fusarium verticillioides, and Fusarium incarnatum.
Question 3.
Answer- b
Explanation :
Globally, Sweden is in top position, followed by Morocco and Lithuania in the CCPI 2019.
The bottoms five in the list are Saudi Arabia, U.S., Iran, South Korea and Taiwan.
India ranks 11th in this year’s CCPI, improving its standing by three places compared to the previous edition.
Question 4.
Answer- a
Explanation:
Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced that a probe, Hayabusa2, had successfully landed on an asteroid- Ryugu– 300 million km from Earth.
Notably, Hayabusa2 is the second Japanese spacecraft to land on an asteroid, after Hayabusa achieved a similar feat back in 2005.