ENGLISH QUIZ 28.07.2020

1.Which country has successfully launched “Tianwen-1” its first independent mission to Mars?

A. China

B. Japan

C. Taiwan

D. South Korea

2.Who has been appointed as the secretary of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), GoI?

A. Roshni Nadar

B. Rewa Ganguly

C. Winnie Mahajan

D. Monica mohta

3.Which of the following banks has announced a corporate agency agreement with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to distribute policies?

A. State Bank of India

B. Bank of india

C. Union Bank of India

D. Bank of baroda

4.Who are the authors of the novel The Endgame’?

A. Farida

B. Rahim Khan

C. Abdul

D. Hussain Zaidi

5.Which country’s female cricketer Sripali Verakkodi announced her retirement from international cricket?

A. Sri Lanka

B. England

C. Pakistan

D. Australia

6.Who was awarded the President’s Award in Singapore?

A. Kala Narayanasamy

B. Narayan Sood

C. Kalim Narayan

D. Robin Sud

7.Who will host Khelo India Youth Games 2021?

A. Rajasthan

B. Haryana

C. Punjab

D. Bihar

8.When is Kargil Victory Day celebrated?

A. 24 July

B. 25 July

C. 26 July

D. 27 July

9.Who resigned as chairman of Bajaj Finance?

A. Sudhesh Kumar

B. Kamlesh Patel

C. Sahil Kumar

D. Rahul Bajaj

10.Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) has entered into a partnership with which IIT for the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)?

A. IIT, Delhi

B. IIT Bombay

C. IIT Madras

D. IIT Kanpur

11.NASA is working on a new mission called Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths (ASTHROS), to study.

A. MARS

B. COSMOS

C. SUN

D. MOON

ANSWERS:-

Answer: 1)A

Explanation

China has successfully launched an unmanned probe to Mars titled ‘Tianwen-1’ by China’s largest carrier rocket ‘Long March 5 Y-4’ from Wenchang Space Launch Centre on southern island of Hainan. It is the first independent mission of China to another planet marking global leadership in space and technology. ‘Tainwen-1’ or ‘Questions to Heaven’ is expected to reach Mars in February 2021 to deploy a rover for 90 days.UAE’s mission Hope is another recent Mars Mission.

Answer: 2)B

Explanation

India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Riva Ganguly Das is appointed by the Government as the Secretary East, in the Ministry of External Affairs.Das is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1986 batch.He will succeed Ms. Vijay Thakur Singh after her retirement on 30th September this year.

Answer: 3)C

Explanation

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and Union Bank of India, after its amalgamation with Corporation Bank and Andhra Bank, have announced a corporate agency agreement to distribute LIC policies.The bank will market LIC products of term insurance, pension, plan, children plan, ULIPs, and endowment schemes.Union Bank of India can act as a financial supermarket by offering a basket of products to its account holders, whereby they can select products according to their choice.

Answer: 4)D

Explanation

Veteran Crime and Terror writer S Hussain Zaidi has penned a new novel titled ‘The Endgame’ which talks of politics, betrayal. unimaginable terror. ‘The Endgame’ has been published by HarperCollins India. The book explores the challenges that the security of a country faces from within and without at the same time. His other works include Dongri to Dubai: 6 Decades of Mumbai Mafia, Mafia Queens of Mumbai, Black Friday, My Name is Abu Salem and Mumbai Avengers.

Answer: 5)A

Explanation

Sri Lankan bowling allrounder, Sripali Weerakkody has announced her retirement from International Cricket with immediate effect. She made her international debut in 2006 and played 89 ODIs (One Day International) and 58 T20Is (Twenty20 International) for Sri Lanka. Sripali Weerakkody played her last international game in 2018 and scored 722 runs and 58 wickets in ODIs, and 209 runs and 31 wickets in T20Is.

Answer: 6)A

Explanation

Indian-origin nurse in Singapore has been conferred with the President’s Award for Nurses for serving on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic. who was among the five nurses (Tay Yee Kian, Patricia Yong Yueh Li, Alice Chua Foong Sin, Chin Soh Mun).

About Kala Narayanasamy:

• Kala Narayanasamy, who is the Deputy Director of Nursing at Woodlands Health Campus, has been conferred with this award for utilising the infection control practices that she had learned during the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, in the current pandemic.

Answer: 7)B

Explanation

Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, and the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju announced that Haryana will host the 4th edition of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG). The games are currently scheduled to take place after Tokyo Olympics. Haryana has done well in all three editions of KIYG. While they came second in both 2019 and 2020 editions (200 medals in 2020 and 159 medals in 2019) Haryana won it in 2018 with 102 podium finishes (38 gold, 26 silver, 38 bronze).

Governor of Haryana: Satyadeo Narayan Arya.

Chief Minister of Haryana: Manohar Lal Khattar.

Answer: 8)C

Explanation

Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed on 26th July every year. On this day, the country remembers the extreme valour, sacrifice and exemplary courage of Indian soldiers during the 1999 Kargil war. This year nation is celebrating the 21 years of victory in Kargil war. It was in 1999 that a high altitude mountain war broke out along the peaks of Kargil near the Line of Control, the de-facto border that divides Kashmir between the two nations.

History of Kargil War:

• The Kargil War fought between May-July of 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir along the Line of Control (LoC) in which India got the victory.
• The Kargil war was fought for more than 60 days, ended on 26 July. On this date in 1999 Pakistan army taking advantage of the melting snow and betraying the bilateral understanding of both the nations (that the post would remain unattended during the winter season) took command of the high outposts of India.
• Pakistan army refused the claims that its soldiers were involved in the war and claimed that they were the rebels from Kashmir itself, but the ammunition, identity cards, rations stores and other evidence prove that the Pakistan army was behind this cowardly act.

Operation Vijay:

• The operation was launched by the Indian Army twice in Indian history.
• The first Operation Vijay was launched in 1961 that led to the capture of Goa, Anjediva islands and Daman and Diu.
• The second operation was launched in 1999.
• Both the operations were of huge success. However, the Kargil Vijay However, the Kargil Vijay Diwas is marked on the culmination of Kargil war.
• July 26 is celebrated as “Kargil Vijay Diwas” every year to mark the successful completion of “Operation Vijay” that ended the 3-month war along the Line of Control.
• Nearly 490 Indian army officers, soldiers and jawans were martyrs during the course of the battle.

Operation White Sea:

• The operation White Sea was also launched during the Kargil war, 1999.
• During the operation, Indian Air Force jointly acted with India Army to flush out regular and irregular troops of the Pakistani army.

Answer: 9)D

Explanation

The present non-executive chairman of Bajaj Finance, Rahul Bajaj has decided to step down on July 31, 2020. He will be replaced by his son Sanjiv Bajaj (the present Vice Chairman of the company). Rahul Bajaj will continue to serve as a non-executive non-independent director of the company.

Sanjiv Bajaj:

• Sanjiv Bajaj has been the Managing Director & CEO of Bajaj Finserv Ltd. since 2008.
• He has been the Managing Director of Bajaj Holdings & Investments since 2012.
• He has been the Vice-Chairman of Bajaj Finance Ltd. since 2013.
• He has been elected as Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Western Region for 2019-20.

Bajaj Finserv Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra.

Bajaj Finserv established: 2007.

Answer: 10)A

Explanation

Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India, TRIFED, under Tribal Affairs Ministry, has entered into a partnership with IIT, Delhi for the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) which is a flagship national programme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Under this partnership, the Tribal entrepreneurs under the Van Dhan Programme of TRIFED will get access to the expertise of the network of more than 2600 academic and research institutions under the UBA.

Role of VIBHA:

• The VIBHA will map and reach out to the stakeholders for convergence to strengthen the Van Dhan Yojana.
• VIBHA supports the gathering and passing of crucial data on the needs and possible interventions to TRIFED, UBA and the tribal communities.

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan(UBA):

• Unnat Bharat Abhiyan(UBA) is envisioning transformational changes in the rural development processes.
• The UBA connects the villages with the educational institutions to enhance the social and economic conditions of the rural communities and to build an inclusive India.

Answer: 11)B

Explanation

NASA to Launch Telescope aboard Football Stadium-size Balloon to Study Cosmos. The mission is named Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths (ASTHROS). It is being managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and scheduled to blast off from Antarctica in December 2023.

Highlights

• The ASTHROS Mission will send a football stadium sized balloons into the stratosphere.
• The balloon will observe wavelengths of invisible light from the earth.
• The balloon has a telescope, sub systems, science instruments, electronic systems and cooling system.
• The Balloon is to be inflated with Helium. A Cryocooler is to be attached with the balloon to keep the superconducting detectors at -268.5 degree Celsius.

What is ASTHROS?

• ASTHROS is Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observation as Sub millimetre wavelengths.
• The mission is operated by Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA.
• The ASTHROS Mission of NASA aims to create a 3D map of density, motion, and speed of gas.