ENGLISH QUIZ 24.12.2021

1. With which organization the Government of India signed a $350 million policy-based loan to improve access to urban services in India?

A. ADB

B. World Bank

C. New Development Bank

D. IMF

2. What amount has been announced by the World Bank to help the poorest countries respond to the raging Coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis and boost economic growth?

A. $63 billion

B. $93 billion

C. $73 billion

D. $83 billion

3. Renowned personality Richard Rogers passed away recently, he was a veteran _______.

A. Scientist

B. Politician

C. Architect

D. Actor

4. Who has won the UN Women’s Award for Leadership Commitment at the 2021 Regional Asia-Pacific Women’s Empowerment Principles Awards ceremony?

A. Anshu Gupta

B. umita Ghose

C. Ajaita Shah

D. Divya Hegde

5. Who has been appointed as the as Director General of BrahMos Aerospace with effect from 20th December 2021?

A. Atul Dinkar Rane

B. Mohit Jain

C. Arvind Kumar

D. Sanjiv Mehta

6. The Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO), Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs organized a “Technical Conference cum Exhibition on 24×7 Water Supply Systems” in which city?

A. Jaipur

B. New Delhi

C. Bhopal

D. Gandhi Nagar

7. Which institution has entered into an agreement with United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to address issues related to inclusion of millets in government programmes?

A. NABARD

B. NAFED

C. NITI Aayog

D. TRIFED

8. Which Indian player has been elected as a member of the Athletes Commission of the Badminton World Federation?

A. Saina Nehwal

B. Srikanth Kidambi

C. Pullela Gopichand

D. PV Sindhu

9. NASA has released the sound recorded by Juno mission near which planet’s moon Ganymede?

A. Jupiter

B. Mercury

C. Saturn

D. Tues

10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Banas Dairy Complex at Industrial Development Authority Food Park in which city of Uttar Pradesh?

A. Kanpur

B. Varanasi

C. Hamirpur

D. Lucknow

11. Consider the following statements related to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Report:

1. India is among the world’s top three dope violators country in the world.

2. Indian athletes were involved 182 times in dope-related activities in the year 2019.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

12. Consider the following statements:

1. The United Arab Emirates announced on Sunday that it will no longer censor films released in cinemas, the country’s latest effort to boost its brand as a liberal hub attractive to foreigners.

2. Administration have also introduced a new ‘above 11 years of age’ category for viewers.

3. Now, movies will be screened in cinemas as per their international version and their classification will be given on the basis of standards of media content in UAE.

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

13. Consider the following statements:

1. The first set of indigenously developed next-generation armoured engineer reconnaissance vehicle was inducted into the Corps of Engineers.

2. These next-generation vehicles were inducted into the Corps of Engineers in the Army at an event in Pune.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

14. Consider the following statements:

1. Scientists have revealed that they have recently found a 66 million-year-old dinosaur egg, which was preserved and preserved for so long.

2. It has been told that the complete fossil of a dinosaur child has been found in this egg.

3. The embryo is believed to be a toothless theropod dinosaur, or oviraptorosaur,It has been named Baby Yingliang.

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

• 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.

Answer: 2) B

Explanation

• World Bank’s has unveiled $93 billion support aid to help scale up aid for pandemic recovery and other programs for poorest nation.
• It was the biggest replenishment ever for the International Development Association (IDA), which provides grants for 74 countries.

Answer: 3) C

Explanation

• British architect Richard Rogers (88 years) passed away in London, England.
• He was known for designing some of the world’s most famous buildings including Paris’ Pompidou Centre in 1977.

Answer: 4) D

Explanation

• Divya Hegde from Udupi, Karnataka, has won UN Women’s Award for Leadership Commitment at the 2021 Regional Asia-Pacific Women’s Empowerment Principles Awards Event
• She has been recognized for her sustained efforts in advancing gender equality through climate action efforts with her organization, Baeru Environmental Services

Answer: 5) A

Explanation

• Outstanding DRDO Scientist, Atul Dinkar Rane has been appointed as Director General of BrahMos Aerospace with effect from 20th December 2021.
• He joined DRDO in 1987 and started his initial career at Defence Research and Development Laboratory as System Manager and established modular real-time simulation test mechanisms for Surface to Air Akash Missile System.

Answer: 6) B

Explanation

• Technical Conference cum Exhibition on 24×7 Water Supply Systems has been held in New Delhi to disseminate knowledge on the planning, design, implementation, Operation and Maintenance of 24×7 water supply system
• Organized by: Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO)

Answer: 7) C

Explanation

• NITI Aayog signed Statement of Intent with United Nations World Food Program (WFP), recognizing the importance of millets.
• It focuses on mainstreaming of millets, using opportunity of 2023 as an International Year of Millets.

Answer: 8) D

Explanation

• Former world champion PV Sindhu has been appointed as a member of the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) Athletes’ Commission, along with five other people.
• The Chair and Deputy Chair will be decided among the six members.

Answer: 9) 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.

Answer: 10) B

Explanation

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Banas Dairy Complex at Industrial Development Authority Food Park in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on 23rd December.
• Spread over 30 acres of land, this dairy will be constructed at a cost of about Rs 475 crore.

Answer: 11) A

Explanation

• India is among the world’s top three dope violators country in the world.
• Indian athletes were involved 152 times in dope-related activities in the year 2019.
• The report has revealed the latest report published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), which has put India into the top-three of the world’s biggest violators behind Russia (167) and Italy (157). Brazil (78) is at fourth and Iran (70) fifth positions.
• Number of offenders in India and increased in 2019, making India among top-three of world’s biggest doping violators.
• Bodybuilding, weightlifting and athletics have contributed majorly to India’s embarrassing record.
• In 2019, 152 Anti-doping Rule Violations (ADRVs), accounting for 17 percent of world’s total, were reported in India.
• Out of total offenders, maximum dope offenders reported from bodybuilding (57).
• Among Olympic sports, weightlifting leads with 25 ADRVs. It is followed by athletics (20) and wrestling (10).
• Boxing and judo reported four ADRVs, each.
• Four cricketers also committed ADRVs in 2019.

Answer: 12) B

Explanation

• The United Arab Emirates announced on Sunday that it will no longer censor films released in cinemas, the country’s latest effort to boost its brand as a liberal hub attractive to foreigners.
• Administration have also introduced a new ‘above 21 years of age’ category for viewers.
• Now, movies will be screened in cinemas as per their international version and their classification will be given on the basis of standards of media content in UAE.
• Earlier, the scenes which showed nudity and other inappropriate content, were removed from the movies in UAE. This sometimes affected the plot of movies.

Answer: 13) C

Explanation

• The first set of indigenously developed next-generation armoured engineer reconnaissance vehicle was inducted into the Corps of Engineers.
• These next-generation vehicles were inducted into the Corps of Engineers in the Army at an event in Pune.
• Indigenous Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance vehicle has been designed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
• It was manufactured by Ordnance Factory Medak in association with Bharat Electronics Limited, Pune.
• The Indian Army has ordered 53 units of the AERV.These vehicles will be deployed with individual engineering formations, mainly on the Western front.

Answer: 14) D

Explanation

• Scientists have revealed that they have recently found a 66 million-year-old dinosaur egg, which was preserved and preserved for so long.
• It has been told that the complete fossil of a dinosaur child has been found in this egg.
• The embryo is believed to be a toothless theropod dinosaur, or oviraptorosaur,It has been named Baby Yingliang.
• The discovery of embryo has also provided researchers a greater understanding of the link between dinosaurs and modern birds.
• The fossil provides that, embryo was in a curled position called as “tucking”. This behaviour is seen among birds, shortly before they hatch.
• It also indicates that tucking behaviour in modern birds has been evolved and originated from their dinosaur ancestors.