ENGLISH QUIZ 20.05.2020

1.At which place was the India’s first 12000 HP made in India Locomotive manufactured?

A. Madhepura

B. Varanasi

C. Raebareli

D. Kapurthala

2.In May 2020, the Central Government declared six cities as five-star garbage free cities Which city is not included in these six cities?

A. Navi Mumbai

B. Pune

C. Rajkot

D. Indore

3.Which of the following is not the component of the Pradhan Mantri e-Vidya plan announced in May 2020?

A. One earmarked TV channel per class from 1 to 12

B. QR coded Energized Textbooks for all grades

C. Conducting online competition examinations

D. Extensive use of Radio, Community radio and Podcasts

4.Which of the following banks has launched a special business vertical dedicated for gold loans to meet the financial needs of its customers?

A. Bank of baroda

B. Bank of india

C. Punjab National Bank

D. Canara Bank

5.Benjamin Netanyahu has sworn in as the prime minister of which country for the 5th time?

A. Israel

B. Italy

C. Maltaal

D. Spetan

ANSWERS:-

Answer: 1)A

Explanation

First 12000 HP made in India Locomotive, manufactured by Madhepura Electric Loco Factory situated in Bihar, was put into operation by Indian Railways from Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn Station on May 18, 2020.

Highlights

• The locomotive was manufactured at the Madhepura Electric Locomotive in Bihar. It is capable of hauling 6000 tonnes at a top speed of 120 km/hr.
• The locomotive was manufactured as a joint venture between the Indian and French share holding of 74% and 26%.
• With this, India has become the sixth country in the world to produce high horse power locomotive.

About the Project

• Under the Indo-French project, around 4 locomotives were to be delivered in 2018, 35 in 2019-20, 60 in 2020-21 and 100 every year till the end of 11-year long delivery. The project is considered as the largest FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in the railways sector.
• It is to be noted that Indian Railways also signed an agreement with the American Conglomerate General Electric to supply 1000 diesel locomotive for a period of 11 years.

Answer: 2)B

Explanation

The Central Government has declared Ambikapur, Rajkot, Surat, Mysore, Indore and Navi Mumbai as five-star garbage free cities. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on May 19, 2020 announced the results of star rating of garbage free cities. Six cities have been rated 5 Star, 65 Cities rated 3 star and 70 cities rated 1 Star.

The star rating protocol was launched by the Ministry Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in January 2018 to institutionalize a mechanism for cities to achieve garbage free status and to motivate cities to achieve higher degrees of cleanliness.

In the recent phase of star rating assessment, 1435 cities applied. During the assessments, 1.19 crore citizen feedbacks and over 10 lakh geo-tagged pictures were collected and 5 thousand 175 solid waste processing plants were visited by 1 thousand 210 field assessors. 141 cities have been certified with star ratings during the field assessment.

Answer: 3)C

Explanation

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on May 17, 2020 unveiled a Pradhan Mantri e-Vidya plan to ensure quality education continues to be imparted in an academic year hit by the Covid-19. Under this plan, 12 Direct to Home (DTH) channels, one for every class till 12th, will start beaming lessons right into students’ homes while the country’s top 100 higher education institutes will start new online courses.

This plan has following components:

• DIKSHA for school education in states/UTs: e-content and QR coded
• Energized Textbooks for all grades (one nation, one digital platform)
• One earmarked TV channel per class from 1 to 12 (one class, one channel)
• Extensive use of Radio, Community radio and Podcasts
• Special e-content for visually and hearing impaired.
• Top 100 universities will be permitted to automatically start online courses by 30th May, 2020.

Answer: 4)D

Explanation

Canara Bank has started a special business vertical dedicated to gold loans. This business vertical for gold loans to meet the financial needs of its customers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bank has launched a gold loan campaign till 30th June 2020 with an interest rate as low as 7.85% per annum.

The special gold loan products are designed keeping in mind the challenges faced by the customers The credit can be utilised for different purposes, such as expenses for agriculture and allied activities, business needs, health emergencies and personal needs. The loan facility can be availed of from all designated branches across the country. The loans are payable within a period of one to three years with flexible repayment options.

Answer: 5)A

Explanation

Benjamin Netanyahu has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Israel for the 5th time after signing of power-sharing deal with rival-turned-partner Benny Gantz of Blue and White Party.This ended more than 18 months of political deadlock that had 3 stormy elections and multiple rounds of coalition negotiations. Benny Gantz will serve as the alternate prime minister as well as defence minister.