ENGLISH QUIZ 15.05.2020

1.What is India’s rank in the recently released Global Energy Transition Index (GET Index) 2020 by the World Economic Forum (WEF)?

A. 74th

B. 72nd

C. 68th

D. 54th

2.As per the new definition of MSMEs what is the maximum investment limit for a micro unit?

A. 25 lakhs

B. 1 crore

C. 50 lakhs

D. 75 lakhs

3.Which state government has launched “HOPE” (Helping Out People Everywhere) portal to help unemployed youth to get jobs opportunities?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Madhya Pradesh

C. Uttarakhand

D. Punjab

4.Renowned personality Little Richard passed away recently, was a famous _______.

A. Dancer

B. Actor

C. Player

D. Singer

5.Who among the following has been appointed as the new chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)?

A. Manoj Ahuja

B. P.Singh

C. Seasonal government

D. Rakesh Sharma

6.TVS group, Sundaram Medical Foundation in collaboration with which IITs has developed an automated respiratory assist device Sundaram Ventago?

A. IIT Mumbai

B. IIT Madras

C. IIT Kanpur

D. IIT Delhi

ANSWERS:-

Answer: 1)A

Explanation

India has been ranked at 74th position on the Global ‘Energy Transition Index’ by the World Economic Forum (WEF). India has moved up two positions with improvements on all key parameters of economic growth, energy security and environmental sustainability. India is one of the few countries in the world to have made consistent year-on-year progress since 2015.Sweden has topped the “Energy Transition Index (ETI)”. Switzerland and Finland are on 2nd and 3rd rank respectively.

Highlights: World

• Sweden has topped the ranking for the third consecutive year. It was followed by Switzerland and Finland. Only France (on the 8th position) and UK (on the 7th position) were the only G20 countries under top 10.
• According to the ranking, India and China were the emerging centres of demand in the world.
• The United States stood at 32nd rank, Canada at 28th, Brazil at 47th and Australia at 36th rank. For the first time, the US ranked outside top 25%.

About “Energy Transition Index (ETI)”:

• The “Energy Transition Index (ETI)” is a fact-based ranking intended to enable policy-makers and businesses to plot the course for a successful energy transition.
• The index benchmarks 115 economies on the current performance of their energy systems across economic development and growth, environmental sustainability, and energy security and access indicators- and their readiness for transition to secure, sustainable, affordable, and inclusive energy systems.

World Economic Forum (WEF)

• The World Economic Forum is a non-profit international organization. Its objective is to provide a platform for the leading businessmen of the world, international politics, academics, intellectuals and leading people of other major fields.
• WEF was founded in 1971 by Professor Klaus M. Schwab, working at the University of Geneva, known as European Management.
• It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
• WEF meeting is held in Davos every year. In this meeting, many problems are resolved in mutual interaction.

Answer: 2)B

Explanation

The GoI has changed the definition of MSMEs. The new definition has increased the investment limit upwards. Previously, an enterprise with investment up to Rs 25 lakh was called a micro unit. Under the new definition, a firm upto investment of Rs 1 crore is to be called Micro unit, of Rs 10 crore is to be called as small unit and investment greater than Rs 20 crore will be called as medium unit.

Answer: 3)C

Explanation

Uttarakhand government has launched Helping Out People Everywhere (HOPE) portal aimed at creating employment avenues for the trained youth as well as offering them skill development opportunities to increase their employability. The portal will be used to collect the data on the youths of the state who are staying in as well as the recently returned migrant youths. This platform will help unemployed youths for job seeking and skill development. The database in the portal will help employers to find suitable candidates for their requirements. The employers will get knowledge about the candidates like where they worked. When the database is ready it’ll be linked with the Mukhya Mantri Swarojgar Yojana.

Answer: 4)D

Explanation

Little Richard, the pioneering artist who set the template for rock and roll, has died aged 87. Little Richard, full name Richard Wayne Pennima, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of its first group of inductees in 1986 and he picked up a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993 from the Recording Academy.

Tutti Frutti was Little Richard’s debut single released in November 1955. The record was an instant hit, climbing in the charts in both the US and the UK and is still known as one of his most iconic songs to date.

Answer: 5)A

Explanation

IAS Officer Manoj Ahuja has been appointed as the new Chairman of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).He took over Anita Karwal who has been appointed as Secretary in the Department of Education and Literacy.Government has made 19 appointments that were approved by Appointment Committee of the Cabinet.

• Headquarters of CBSE: New Delhi.
• CBSE was established on 3 November 1962.

Answer: 6)B

Explanation

The TVS group, Sundaram Medical Foundation and IIT-Madras have jointly developed a low-cost, automated respiratory assist device called The Sundaram Ventago. This was done in collaboration with hospitals like Kauvery Hospital and the Madras Medical College and with guidance from global educational institutions like MIT-Boston. It provides respiratory support to patients via the controlled and automated squeezing of a self-inflating or AMBU bag and includes functionalities to control respiratory rate (breaths per minute), tidal volume, pressure parameters and I:E ratios.

It has been functionally validated to international standards and an extensive risk analysis has been performed with the Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre of IIT Madras. The ethics committee at Kauvery hospital is in the process of evaluating the device. The first batch of 25 pieces are under production at the Brakes India facility of the TVS Group. User training and support will be provided through a dedicated mobile app. It provides physicians a simple and cost-effective option when incoming patients with respiratory difficulty surpasses ventilator capacity and is especially useful in remote and rural areas where ventilator facilities are not available.