ENGLISH QUIZ 08.08.2020

1.Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has laid the foundation stone of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sirmaur at Dhaula Kuan in which state?

A. Himachal Pradesh

B. Delhi

C. Uttarakhand

D. Haryana

2.Which day is being celebrated every year on 7th August?

A. Hiroshima day

B. National Handloom Day

C. World Breastfeeding Day

D. International Youth Day

3.Where was the Thenzawl Golf Resort inaugurated?

A. Assam

B. Punjab

C. Mizoram

D. Bihar

4.Recently which player has announced his retirement from international football?

A. Chetan Gaur

B. Paolo Rossi

C. Eusebio Mozambique

D. Iker Casillas

5.India’s first Kisan Special Parcel Train or Kisan Rail was from flagged off between which two stations?

A. Devlali to Danapur

B. Pune to Patna

C. Nagpur to Bhagalpur

D. Indore to Hajipur

6.Consider the following statements:

1.24 million may drop out of school due to COVID-19 impact: U.N..

2.During the second quarter of 2020, 86% of children at the primary level have been effectively out             of school in poor countries, compared to just 10% in highly developed countries.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

7.Consider the following statements related to Time capsules:

1.Ahead of the laying of the foundation stone for the Ram temple in Ayodhya, claims and denials                   have emerged about plans by the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to put in a time capsule,           or ‘kaal patra’.

2.One-time capsule was placed at outside the Red Fort and placed underground in 1978 by Prime                 Minister Indira Gandhi, was dug out by the subsequent government.

3.In this an aerial map of the institute, annual reports of 1961, 1984 and 2008, a menu of the hostel              mess, the blazer crest, a DVD of a film on IIT Kanpur, some photographs, and oral records of the                interviews conducted by Sunil Shanbag are inside the time capsule.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 and 2 are correct

B. 1 and 3 are correct

C. 2 and 3 are correct

D. All of the above

ANSWERS:-

Answer: 1)A

Explanation

Union Education Minister Shri  Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ along with Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Shri Jai Ram Thakur;Minister of State for Finance Shri Anurag Singh Thakur and Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre  laid the foundation stone of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh through online mode.

According to Union  Education Minister:

• Union Government would provide all possible help to ensure that the institute emerges as the best institute of the region.
• The new courses offered by the institute would open new horizons to the students.
• The Tourism, Power, Industries and eco-tourism are the natural potential of the State which need effective management and this institute would prove a boon in this direction.
• MBA students are future corporate leaders, wealth creators and responsibility lies heavily on their shoulders to provide the right direction to business and industry to make Aatm Nirbhar Bharat.

Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh: Jai Ram Thakur.

Governor of Himachal Pradesh: Bandaru Dattatray

Answer: 2)B

Explanation

Every year, the Government of India celebrates National Handloom Day on August 7. The day is celebrated to honour the handloom weavers in the country. Also, the day highlights handloom industry in India.August 7 was first declared as National Handloom Day in 2015. The main objective is to create awareness about importance of handloom industry. The sixth National Handloom Day is being celebrated in 2020 under the coordination of Ministry of Textiles.

Answer: 3)C

Explanation

The “Thenzawl Golf Resort” Project has been virtually inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism (I/C) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel. The project has been implemented under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. The Thenzawl Golf Course will offer quality golfing experience and international facilities at a fair price to the Indian population. Canada based Golf Course architectural firm, Graham Cooke and Associates has designed the Golf Course at Thenzawl, Mizoram with total site area of 105 acres and the play area of 75 acres. It is a 18 Hole Golf Course with Sharing Fairway and automated sprinkler irrigation system by Rain Bird, USA, having all the facilities of international standards.

Chief Minister of Mizoram: Pu Zoramthanga

Governor: P.S. Sreedharan Pillai.

Answer: 4)D

Explanation

Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper, Iker Casillas have retired from football. He made 725 appearances for Real during a 16-year career at the Bernabeu, winning three Champions League titles and five La Liga crowns. He also helped Spain win the 2010 World Cup and two successive European Championships in 2008 and 2012. He won 167 international caps for Spain between 2000 and 2016.

Answer: 5)A

Explanation

India’s first Kisan Special Parcel Train or Kisan Rail started from 07 August 2002.

The train will transport material between Maharashtra’s Devlali and Bihar’s Danapur Railway station. The Kisan Rail will carry fruits and vegetables and will make stoppages at several stations and pick-up and deliver them. With the launch of Kisan Rail, the Railways aims to help double farmers’ income. This will help in bringing perishable agricultural products like vegetables, fruits to the market in a short period of time. The Kisan Rail train with frozen containers is expected to build a seamless national cold supply chain for perishables, inclusive of fish, meat and milk. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced to start ‘Kisan Rail’ in the current year’s Budget, for providing a seamless supply chain of perishable produce.

Answer: 6)A      

Explanation

According to the United Nation’s policy brief on the pandemic’s impact on education almost 24 million children are at risk of not returning to school next year due to the economic fallout of COVID-19.

The educational financing gap is also likely to increase by one third.

Key findings of the report

• More than 6 billion learners across the world have been affected by the disruption of the education system, but the pandemic has also served to exacerbate existing disparities, with vulnerable populations in low-income countries taking a harder and longer hit.
• For example, during the second quarter of 2020, 86% of children at the primary level have been effectively out of school in poor countries, compared to just 20% in highly developed countries.
• UNESCO estimates that 23.8 million additional children and youth [from pre-primary to tertiary] may drop out or not have access to school next year due to the pandemic economic impact alone.
• The number of children not returning to their education after the school closures is likely to be even greater.
• Girls and young women are likely to be disproportionately affected as school closures make them more vulnerable to child marriage, early pregnancy, and gender-based violence.
• Even for those who do not drop out of school, learning losses could be severe, especially in the foundational years.
• Simulations on developing countries participating in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) suggest that without remediation, a loss of learning by one-third [equivalent to a three-month school closure] during Grade 3 might result in 72% of students falling so far behind that by Grade 10 they will have dropped out or will not be able to learn anything in school.

Dropout rate among schoolchildren in India

• With its high tribal population, Jharkhand has the highest dropout rate for schoolchildren in India (only 30 out of 100 finish school).
• Of an initial enrolment of 100 students, on an average, only 70 finish school in India.
• While the number of students in the elementary education level is high (94), many drop out during the secondary level (with 75 left).
• Dropout rates among Adivasis are the highest among all communities.
• Only 61 of 100 ST students finish senior secondary school, the lowest among all communities.
• In sharp contrast to Jharkhand the States which have the lowest dropout rates are Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
• The above dropout rate is calculated by subtracting the sum of promotion and repetition rate from 100 in a year.
• Data for Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are not available.

Current problems of education in India

Lack of adequate research:

• The lack of adequate research in the Indian education system can be clearly seen.
• Higher education institutions in India do not have sufficient focus on research.
• Also the number of quality teachers is quite limited.

Gender Division:

• The literacy rate of women is much lower than men in India. The 2011 census data shows that the state of women education in Rajasthan (52.7%) and Bihar (53.3%) is quite poor.
• Census figures also show that the female literacy rate of the country (65.5%) is lower than the country’s total literacy rate (74.04%).

Lack of skill based education:

• The lack of skill-based education in India can be clearly felt.
• We have such an education system where only bookish knowledge is imparted, and children are not motivated to become skilled.

Bad infrastructure and features:

• Poor infrastructure is a major challenge for India’s higher education system, especially institutions run by the public sector are prone to poor physical facilities and infrastructure.
• The lack of faculty and the inability of the state educational system to attract and retain qualified teachers has been a challenge for quality education for many years.

Answer: 7)B

Explanation

Ahead of the laying of the foundation stone for the Ram temple in Ayodhya, claims and denials have emerged about plans by the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to put in a time capsule, or ‘kaal patra’.

What is a time capsule?

• It is a container of any size or shape, which accommodates documents, photos, and artefacts typical of the current era and is buried underground, for future generations to
• The time capsule requires special engineering so that the contents do not decay, even if pulled out after a century.

Material Used

• Material such as aluminium and stainless steel are used for the encasing, and documents are often reproduced on acid-free paper.

Other place in India where these capsules are used

• One-time capsule was placed at outside the Red Fort and placed underground in 1972 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was dug out by the subsequent government.
• Other time capsules are at a school in Mumbai, IIT-Kanpur, Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar, and Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.
• Recently on March 6, 2010, President Pratibha Patil buried the time capsule on the IIT Kanpur campus.
• In this an aerial map of the institute, annual reports of 1961, 1984 and 2008, a menu of the hostel mess, the blazer crest, a DVD of a film on IIT Kanpur, some photographs, and oral records of the interviews conducted by Sunil Shanbag are inside the time capsule.

Historical Background of Time Capsule

• The term “time capsule” was coined in the 20th century, among the earliest examples of one date back to 1777, found by historians inside the statue of Jesus Christ in a church in Spain during restoration work in December 2017.
• The International Time Capsule Society (ITCS), based in the US and formed in 1990, is now defunct but continues estimating the number of time capsules in the world.
• As per its database, there are “10,000-15,000 times capsules worldwide”.