ENGLISH QUIZ 23.12.2021

1. Under which ministry Steel Authority of India Limited has been awarded the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2021?

A. Ministry of Steel

B. Ministry of Education

C. Ministry of Tribals

D. Ministry of Sports

2. Alexander van der Belen has recently sworn in Karl Nehmer as the new chancellor of which country?

A. Germany

B. Austria

C. Japan

D. Maldives

3. Senior diplomat Pradeep Kumar Rawat has recently been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?

A. Australia

B. Japan

C. China

D. America

4. Rishabh Pant has been made the brand ambassador of which state?

A. Himachal Pradesh

B. Jharkhand

C. Odisha

D. Uttarakhand

5. As per the insights released by Truecaller, which country has been the most affected by spam calls in India in the year 2021?

A. Fourth

B. First

C. Second

D. Third

6. Who has recently been awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021 award?

A. Serena Williams

B. Emma Raducanu

C. Simona Halep

D. Sania Mirza

7. Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana inaugurated International Arbitration Center in which state?

A. Odisha

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Telangana

D. Karnataka

8. Which country’s Jomau soup has been included in the cultural heritage list by UNESCO ?

A. Uganda

B. Kenya

C. Iran

D. Haiti

9. National Mathematics Day is celebrated on?

A. 22 December

B. 20 December

C. 21 December

D. 23 December

10. Consider the following statements:

1. NASA released the noises captured by the Juno mission, near Jupiter’s moon Ganymede.

2. NASA’s Juno mission began orbiting Jupiter in July 2014.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

11. Consider the following statements:

1. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the state’s longest bridge over Mahanadi river at Gopinathpur in Cuttack district.

2. It is a 3.4 km long and 9.5 metre wide bridge.

3. Bridge connects Gopinathpur in Badamba, Baideswar in Banki to Singhanath Pitha, which is located in the middle of Mahanadi River.

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

12. Consider the following statements:

1. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of a shareholding in Air India by Talace Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons.

2. Currently, Air India is wholly owned by the government.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

13. Consider the following statements:

1. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to provide USD 350 million loan for improving access to urban services across India.

2. ADB will also provide knowledge and advisory support to the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs for programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

3. Loan agreement for first sub-programme worth USD 350 million was also signed by ministry of finance, under Sustainable Urban Development & Service Delivery Programme.

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

Answer:

Answer: 1) A

Explanation

• Steel Authority of India Limited under the Ministry of Steel has been awarded the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2021.
• The Award is given to organizations for significant achievements in Environment Management by Environment Foundation (WEF) since 1998.

Answer: 2) B

Explanation

• Karl Nehmer sworn in as new Chancellor of Austria By Alexander Vander Belen, The President of Austria at a ceremony at the Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria.
• He is succeeding the career diplomat Alexander Schallenberg who took charge as chancellor in October 2021.

Answer: 3) C

Explanation

• Diplomat Pradeep Kumar Rawat has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to China.
• Rawat (Indian Foreign Services, 1990) is presently the Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is expected to take up his new assignment shortly.

Answer: 4) D

Explanation

• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced that Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the state.
• The 24-year-old Pant, who was rested for the New Zealand Test, is currently in South Africa as the Indian team is all set to face the Proteas in the three-match Test series starting December 26.

Answer: 5) A

Explanation

• Spam call rates in India have spiked again, with the country moving up in global rankings from 9th position to 4th position owing to a significant in sales and telemarketing calls in 2021, according to the latest insights by callerID, spam detection and blocking company, Truecaller.
• The upward movement is a direct result of a significant increase in sales and telemarketing calls, which in India make up about 93.5% of all spam calls.

Answer: 6) B

Explanation

• Tennis star Emma Raducanu is the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year for 2021.
• She beat Tom Daley(diver) and Adam Peaty (swimmer) into second and third place.
• Tom Daley won gold for the first time at his fourth Olympics in Tokyo.

Answer: 7) C

Explanation

• Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice NV Ramana, and Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao has inaugurated India’s First International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC) at Phoenix VK Tower at Nanakramguda, Hyderabad, Telangana.
• Those who empanel the centre include internationally acclaimed arbitrators and mediators from countries such as Singapore and the UK.

Answer: 8) D

Explanation

• United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO placed a traditional Haitian soup called ‘Joumou Soup’ in the intangible cultural heritage list.
• Haitian soup is widely considered as a symbol of India’s independence.
• Joumou soup is much more than a dish. It tells the story of heroes & heroines of Haitian independence as well as their struggle for human rights and hard-won freedom.

Answer: 9) A

Explanation

• National Mathematics Day is celebrated on 22 December annually to commemorate the birth anniversary of the famous mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
• He had made remarkable contributions in various fields of mathematics and its branches.
• He was born on 22 December 1887 in Erode (today in the city of Tamil Nadu).

Answer: 10) A

Explanation

• NASA released the noises captured by the Juno mission, near Jupiter’s moon Ganymede.
• NASA’s Juno mission began orbiting Jupiter in July 2016. Recently Juno made its 38th flight close to Jupiter. Juno beamed back data from its flyby across the biggest moon in the Solar System.
• Data comprising of sounds coming from lunar surface provides a dramatic ride-along into the territory of Ganymede.
• NASA released a 50-second audio track, which were picked by Juno’s wave instrument.
• The wave instrument tunes into electric and magnetic radio waves which are produced in the magnetosphere of Jupiter.
• Scientists shifted the captured frequencies into audio range for making audio track.

Answer: 11) B

Explanation

• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the state’s longest bridge over Mahanadi river at Gopinathpur in Cuttack district.
• T-Setu is Odisha’s longest bridge, constructed over Mahanadi River in Cuttack district.
• It is a 3.4 km long and 7.5 metre wide bridge.
• Bridge connects Gopinathpur in Badamba, Baideswar in Banki to Singhanath Pitha, which is located in the middle of Mahanadi River.
• Bridge has been built in the shape of English alphabet ‘T’.Total cost of the bridge is Rs 111 crore.
• T-Setu bridge comprises of footpath on both sides. It is of 1.5 metre width.
• T-Setu will benefit people of Cuttack and Khurda by reducing the distance between Badamba and Baideswar by 45 km.Bridge will facilitate communication for some five-lakh people from nearby localities.
• It will also improve agriculture, business and tourism activities in the area.It will benefit devotees, who are visiting Baba Singhanath’s Bali Makar Jatra in Badamba block.

Answer: 12) C

Explanation

• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of a shareholding in Air India by Talace Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons.
• Currently, Air India is wholly owned by the government.
• Air India, along with AIXL, is primarily engaged in business of providing domestic scheduled air passenger transport service, air cargo transport services and international scheduled air passenger transport service.
• Air India SATS Airport Services is engaged in providing ground handling services at airports in Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Thiruvananthapuram. It also provides cargo handling services at Bengaluru airport.

Answer: 13) D

Explanation

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to provide USD 350 million loan for improving access to urban services across India.
• ADB will also provide knowledge and advisory support to the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs for programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• ADB will also extend support to ULBs, particularly in select low-income states for implementing policy reforms, preparing investment plans, as well as providing recommendations on cross-cutting issues such as gender equality, climate change, social inclusion and environmental & social safeguards assessment.
• Loan agreement for first sub-programme worth USD 350 million was also signed by ministry of finance, under Sustainable Urban Development & Service Delivery Programme.
• The sub-programme seeks to establish essential policies and guidelines for urban reforms at national level. This programme is in line with the government national flagship programmes, which promote cities as engines of economic growth.