ENGLISH QUIZ 26.04.2020

1.Which country in April 2020, announced that it has successfully launched a military satellite named ‘Nur’ into orbit for the first time?

A. Iran

B. Indonesia

C. Saudi Arabia

D. United Arab Emirates

2.Vodafone Idea launched ‘Recharge Partner’ program with whom?

A. Amazon

B. Paytm

C. Flipkart

D. phone Pay

3.Eminent personality Usha Ganguly passed away recently, she was associated with which field?

A. Politics

B. Journalism

C. Theatre

D. sport

4.World Malaria Day 2020 was celebrated on:

A. 21 April

B. 22 April

C. 23 April

D. 25 April

ANSWERS:-

Answer: 1)A

Explanation

Iran has launched its first military satellite ‘Noor’. It is a military satellite launched recently by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of the country’s armed forces. The satellite reached an orbit of 425km after being carried by a three-stage Ghased launcher. This was a successful launch after months of failures. However, there was no immediate independent confirmation of the launch of the satellite.

Answer: 2)B

Explanation

Vodafone Idea and Paytm, a digital payments and financial services platform, have launched ‘Recharge Saathi’ programme which helps individuals and small businesses to earn an additional income. The programme will enable any Paytm customers (following a registration) to start selling Vodafone and Idea recharges on Paytm app. They can start selling mobile recharges by downloading and registering on the Paytm app. Vodafone Idea will also give an assured cashback to merchant partners for multiple recharges. Individuals and small businesses, such as pharmacists, milk booth operators, newspaper vendors and individuals, would be able to earn up to ₹5,000 every month under the programme.

Answer: 3)C

Explanation

Eminent theatre personality Usha Ganguly died. She founded the Rangakarmee group in 1976, which is known for non-conformist productions like Mahabhoj, Rudali, Court Martial and Antaryatra. Ganguly  is credited for introducing a new form of alternative Hindi theatre in Bengal. Her Bengali productions include Mukti and Manasi.

Answer: 4)D

Explanation

World Malaria Day is observed every year on April 25 to raise awareness of the global effort to control and ultimately eradicate malaria. The theme of World Malaria Day 2020 is “Zero Malaria Starts with Me.” The movement aims to drive action and making change using the resources available.

History

• World Malaria Day was initiated from Africa Malaria Day which was first held in 2008.
• The event Africa Malaria Day had been observed since 2001 by African governments.
• In 2007, at the 60th session of the World Health Assembly, the World Health Organisation (WHO) proposed that Africa Malaria Day be changed to World Malaria Day.
• The day aims to identify the existence of malaria in the countries worldwide and to bring awareness among people globally to fight against malaria disease.

Malaria

• Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease.
• It is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. The parasite can be spread to humans through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes called ‘malaria vectors’.
• There are 5 types of plasmodium causes malaria in humans namely, Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, and Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium knowlesi. Malaria can be prevented and cured.
• Increased efforts will dramatically reduce the malaria burden in many places.