10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #33 December 9, 2019

Explanation: Fit India Plogging Run is a part of the Fit India Movement. It was launched on October 2, 2019. Plog Run is a unique way of picking up garbage while jogging. Fit India Plogging Run combines the Fit India Movement and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has announced Ripu Daman Bevli as the Plogging Ambassador of India.

Explanation: The Adaptation Fund was set up in 2001 under the Kyoto Protocol. It seeks to finance projects and programmes in developing countries to adapt to the harmful effects of climate change. The Adaptation Fund is financed by a 2% levy on certified emission reduction (CERs) issued by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Explanation: Indian Parliament had passed the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act in 2018. The act seeks to confiscate properties and assets of economic offenders that evade prosecution by remaining outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts. The act defines FEO as an individual (a) who has committed offences involving an amount of 100 crore rupees or more and (b) has run away from India to avoid criminal prosecution. A special court has been established under the Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002 to declare a person as a Fugitive Economic Offender.

Explanation: The main objectives of the RESPOND Programme is to establish strong links with premiere academic institutions in the country to carry out research and developmental projects which are of relevance to Space and derive useful outputs of such R&D to support ISRO programmes. RESPOND programme aims to enhance academic base, generate human resources and infrastructure at the academic institutes to support the Indian Space programme. Under RESPOND, projects in the advanced areas of relevance to Space programme are encouraged to be taken up by premiere universities/academic institutions.

Explanation: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a permanent, intergovernmental Organization. It was created at the Baghdad Conference in 1960 by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. It has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The current OPEC members are: (a) Algeria (b) Angola (c) Ecuador (d) Equatorial Guinea (e) Gabon (f) Iran (g) Iraq (h) Kuwait, (I) Libya (j) Nigeria (k) the Republic of the Congo (l) Saudi Arabia (j) United Arab Emirates and (k) Venezuela.