ENGLISH QUIZ 25.06.2020

1.A Five-day Virtual Healthcare & Hygiene Expo was organized by which of the following industry bodies?

A. Federation of Indian Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

B. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

C. Indian Banks Association (IBA)

D. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

2.Which state government is to launch a job guarantee scheme to provide 100-day work guarantee to the unskilled workers living in the urban areas of the state?

A. Karnataka

B. Jharkhand

C. Uttar Pradesh

D. Uttarakhand

3.Renowned personality Lachhman Singh Lehl passed away recently, he was a veteran _______.

A. Physician

B. lawyer

C. Military officer

D. Bureaucrat

4.Who has appointed as new as the Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA) of its new India office?

A. Subra Suresh

B. Vijay Khanduja

C. Arun Singhal

D. Nirakar Pradhan

5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA)’ via video conference from which district of Bihar?

A. Khagaria

B. Begusarai

C. Buxar

D. Aurangabad

6.Who has been selected for the 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade?

A. M .S. Swaminathan

B. Amartya Kumar Sen

C. Jagdish Bhagwati

D. Kaushik Basu

7.International Olympic Day is observed every year on which date?

A. 21June

B. 15 June

C. 23 June

D. 20 June

ANSWERS:-

Answer: 1)A

Explanation

The Minister of State for Shipping (Independent charge) and Chemicals & Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya has introduced India’s largest 1st Virtual Healthcare & Hygiene EXPO 2020. This Expo has been organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).

This unique exhibition aims to give a boost to such health and hygiene endeavours. This is the first-ever largest virtual exhibition in India making a new beginning. This is the new norm, wherein a business will happen virtually as Digital India is now making a way forward.  The government giving incentives for setting up of Bulk Drug Parks and Medical Device Parks in the country which will act as a cog in the wheel of Atmanirbharat Abhiyan.

Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers: D. V. Sadananda Gowda.

Answer: 2)B

Explanation

The state government of Jharkhand is likely to become the second state after Kerala in the country to launch a job guarantee scheme that will be on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). The scheme unlike MNREGA (which focuses on providing a 100-day job for the Rural poor), will focus on providing 100-day work for the unskilled workers living in the urban areas of the state.

What the new scheme entails?

• The scheme will ensure the 100 days of paid work for unskilled labour in urban areas.
• It will also provide an unemployment allowance to those who will not get work under the scheme within 15 days.
• The unemployment allowance given to the workers will be one-fourth of the basic pay in the first 30 days.
• Workers will be able to get half of the basic pay in the second month of unemployment and full basic pay if they will not be able to get work even in the third month.
• Under the scheme, the workers will be given work under urban local bodies. They could also be employed for laying telephone lines and pipelines as well as cleanliness workers.

Answer: 3)C

Explanation

Major General (Retd) Lachhman Singh Lehl passed away. He was one of India’s finest military brains and one of its last surviving officers to have taken part in both the 1948 and 1971 wars. He was commissioned in the Regiment of Artillery in 1943.

Lachhman Singh Lehl took part within the 1948 war in Jhangar area of Jammu and Kashmir as a captain and commanded a division within the 1971 war. He received the Vir Chakra, the third highest gallantry award in India for his role as a forward observer within the 50 Para Brigade.

Answer: 4)D

Explanation

Dr Nirakar Pradhan has appointed as new as the Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA) of its new India office. Pradhan has led teams at State Bank of India and Generali Group in India and Europe.

PRMIA is a non-profit led by top professionals dedicated to promoting best practices in risk management. Its focus on training and certification has been recognised by the Government, Reserve Bank of India, State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and HSBC, among others.

Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA) Founded: 2002.

Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA) Headquarters: Wilmington, Delaware, United States.

Answer: 5)A

Explanation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a massive rural public works scheme, the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan to create jobs for millions of migrant workers who returned home during the coronavirus pandemic. The outlay of this campaign is Rs 50,000 Crores and the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) is the nodal Ministry for its implementation. GKRA was launched via video conference from village Telihar, Block Beldaur, district Khagaria Bihar. GKRA, the mission mode campaign of 125 days will cover 116 districts comprising more than 25,000 returnee migrant workers each across 6 states viz. Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha.

Answer: 6)B

Explanation

The German Book Trade has chosen Indian Nobel prize-winning economist and philosopher Amartya Sen for its prestigious 2020 Peace Prize. He has been chosen for the prestigious prize for his pioneering work addressing issues of global justice, social inequality in education and healthcare.

Amartya Sen

• Born on 3 November 1933 in Santiniketan (West Bengal), Professor Amartya Sen, who teaches at Harvard University in the US, has also been awarded the Nobel Prize in 1998 for Economics.
• He spent his childhood in the shadow of the ongoing independence movements in India in the 1940s. A witness to the Bengal famine in 1943 and the bloody conflict and riots between Hindu-Muslims at the time of India’s independence in 1947,
• Sen obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Presidency College in Kolkata in 1959. Sen gave the concept of public welfare economics and wrote many books on many aspects of social welfare and development.

Peace Prize of the German Book Trade

• Every year since 1950, the German Book Trade Peace Prize has been given. In addition to the title, the winner is also given a cash prize of €25,000 euros ($28,000).
• Its goal is to honor those individuals who, with their outstanding work in the fields of literature, science and art, make a big contribution in making the ideas of peace come true.
• In 2019, the award was presented to famous Brazilian photographer and photo journalist Sebastiao Ribeiro Salgado. Prior to this, the award has also been given to famous Canadian writer Margaret Atwood in 2017.

Answer: 7)C

Explanation

International Olympic Day is observed on 23 June. The day is celebrated by people across the world. On 23 June 2020, the Olympic Movement is to celebrate Olympic Day by creating the world’s largest 24 hours digital-first Olympic. The 2020 edition is the first to be celebrated virtually. The day is celebrated to ensure that people can all still #StayActive in the safest way possible despite restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Significance for 2020

• During these times of a pandemic, by sharing their home workouts, Olympians have become a source of inspiration and motivation for many across the world.
• These efforts made by Olympians at the time of a pandemic is to make everyone realize the importance of being active for staying healthy in mind and body.

International Olympic Committee (IOC)

• Summer and Winter Olympic Games are organized by the IOC.
• It is a non-governmental sports organization headquartered at Lausanne, Switzerland.
• It was founded by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on 23rd June 1894.