ENGLISH QUIZ 27.12.2021

1. Which Indian player has won the bronze medal in the international skiing competition held in the European country Montenegro?

A. Aanchal Thakur

B. Rachel Kanwal

C. Anshu Jamsenpa

D. none of these

2. Indian teenager Anahata Singh has become which Indian woman to win the Junior Squash Open in the US?

A. Fourth

B. First

C. Second

D. Third

3. Which bank has signed a co-loan agreement with U Grow Capital?

A. Bank of Baroda

B. Canara Bank

C. Central Bank Of India

D. Bank of India

4. Which assembly has recently passed the Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill 2021?

A. Kerala Assembly

B. Gujarat Assembly

C. Jharkhand Assembly

D. Karnataka Assembly

5. Indian Air Force has recently deployed the first squadron of S-400 air defense missile system in which state?

A. Punjab

B. Arunachal Pradesh

C. Gujarat

D. Rajasthan

6. Which of the following university has recently won the “Digital Innovation of the Year” award?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru University

B. OP Jindal Global University

C. Bangalore University

D. Gujarat University

7. HO Suri has recently been appointed as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer by which insurance company?

A. Oriental General Insurance

B. Cholas General Insurance

C. IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance

D. United General Insurance

8. European country Belgium has recently announced the closure of all its seven nuclear power plants by which year?

A. 2023

B. 2024

C. 2026

D. 2025

9. Which of the following Indian player has recently announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket?

A. Harbhajan Singh

B. Virat Kohli

C. Rohit Sharma

D. Shikhar Dhawan

10. Consider the following statements related to James Webb Space Telescope:

1. The James Webb Space Telescope is a space telescope being jointly developed by NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.

2. It will be launched on Ariane 9 rocket, operated by Arianespace.

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 related to artificial sun:

1. A new round of experiments has been launched to further increase the temperature and stability of China’s artificial sun.

2. Experiments is being conducted by Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, for the Chinese Academy of Sciences.It has operated since 2003.

3. EAST is the first tokamak, that employ superconducting toroidal and poloidal magnets. The experiment is aimed for plasma pulses of up to 1000 seconds.

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 related to Pralay:

1. India has successfully test-fired a surface-to-surface semi-ballistic missile ‘Prayalaya’.

2. This missile can destroy the target between 150 to 500 km.

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 related to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code :

1. Ministry of corporate affairs proposed ‘amendments to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)’ to speed up the rescue of distressed companies which are ending up in bankruptcy tribunals.

2. Ministry suggested ways for faster admission of cases in tribunals to initiate the bankruptcy process as well as for faster adoption of revival plans stitched together by stakeholders.

3. Government also planned to hold second round of public consultation for finalizing amendments to the IBC.

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

14. Consider the following statements related to Pillar of Shame :

1. Hong Kong’s oldest university removed a statue built in memory of those killed in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. It was known as the Pillars of the Shame. 

2. Pillar of Shame” are a series of 19-metre (36-feet) high statues, constructed by Jens Galschiot.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer:

Answer: 1) A

Explanation

• Manali’s Aanchal Thakur has created history in the international skiing competition held in the European country of Montenegro.
• He has won bronze medal for India in Alpine.

Answer: 2) B

Explanation

• Indian teenager Anhat Singh recently became the first Indian woman to win the Junior Squash Open in the US.
• She has created history by winning the Under-15 Girls category of the Junior US Open Squash Tournament.
• Anahata Singh defeated Zayda Marei of Egypt in the final match played at Arlen Spector Center.

Answer: 3) C

Explanation

• Central Bank of India and U GRO Capital has signed a co-lending agreement and plans to disburse up to Rs 1,000 crore to medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs) over the next 12 months.
• The disbursement will be to U GRO Capital’s varied MSME segments under its programs – Pratham, Sanjeevani, Saathi, GRO MSME and machinery financing.

Answer: 4) D

Explanation

• Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 was introduced in the state assembly of Karnataka. The Bill prohibits conversion from one religion to another by misrepresentation, force, fraud, allurement or marriage.
• Other States like Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have also passed laws restricting religious conversion.

Answer: 5) A

Explanation

• The Indian Air Force has deployed the first squadron of the S-400 air defense missile system in the Punjab sector to boost the country’s air defense capabilities.
• Government sources told ANI, this missile of the first squadron will be capable of dealing with air threats from both Pakistan and China.
• The S-400 air defense system was contracted by India in a deal worth about Rs 35,000 crore and five squadrons will be provided to India to deal with air threats up to 400 km.

Answer: 6) B

Explanation

• O. P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has won the ‘Digital Innovation of the Year Award’ in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2021 for creating a free, cloud-based application to help schools and universities manage data.
• JGU was the only Indian University to be shortlisted for the “Digital Innovation of the Year”.
• The university was awarded under the ‘Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year category for its transformative work in the last 2 years.

Answer: 7) C

Explanation

• 51:49 joint venture company between IFFCO and Japan’s Tokio Marine Group “IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance” has recently appointed HO Suri as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
• The headquarter of IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance is located in Gurugram.

Answer: 8) D

Explanation

• The Government of Belgium agreed in principle, to close all its nuclear power plants by the year 2025.
• However, the country has left open the possibility of extending the life of two reactors if it will not be able to otherwise ensure the energy supply.
• For months, the seven-party coalition of Belgium has been wrestling with the topic, with the Greens adamant that a law of 2003 setting out a nuclear exit must be respected.

Answer: 9) A

Explanation

• India’s legendary off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has recently announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket.
• Harbhajan Singh started his cricket at the age of just 17 and at this time he is 41 years old.

Answer: 10) A

Explanation

• The James Webb Space Telescope is a space telescope being jointly developed by NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.
• It is planned to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope as NASA’s flagship astrophysics mission.
• It will be launched on Ariane 5 rocket, operated by Arianespace.
• JWST has been in the works for decades. It has been jointly developed by NASA, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA). As NASA’s flagship astrophysics mission, it is planned to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope. ‘
• It will be launched around December 25, 2021 during Ariane flight VA256.
• The primary mirror of JWST that is, Optical Telescope Element, comprises of 18 hexagonal mirror segments.
• These segments are made up of gold-plated beryllium.
• JWST mission will provide improved infrared resolution and sensitivity as compared to Hubble Space Telescope.

Answer: 11) B

Explanation

• A new round of experiments has been launched to further increase the temperature and stability of China’s artificial sun.
• Its temperature is now about seven times higher than that of the real Sun.
• China spent some 6 billion yuan on a large doughnut-shaped installation called as a Tokamak.
• Tokamak uses extremely high temperatures to boil the hydrogen isotopes into a plasma and then fuse them together to release energy.
• If the released energy can be utilised, it will only require tiny amounts of fuel and create no radioactive waste, virtually.
• EAST system replicates the process of nuclear fusion, which became operational in 2006.
• This experiment broke a record in June 2021, by reaching a temperature of 160 million degrees Celsius, which was ten times hotter than the sun.
• EAST is a superconducting tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor, based in Hefei, China.
• Experiments is being conducted by Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, for the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• It has operated since 2006.
• EAST is the first tokamak, that employ superconducting toroidal and poloidal magnets. The experiment is aimed for plasma pulses of up to 1000 seconds.

Answer: 12) C

Explanation

• India has successfully test-fired a surface-to-surface semi-ballistic missile ‘Prayalaya’.
• This missile can destroy the target between 150 to 500 km.
• Pralay ballistic missile was flight-tested from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
• Pralay is a canisterised surface-to-surface, short-range ballistic missile (SRBM). It has been developed by DRDO for battlefield use.
• This missile is the amalgamation of technologies developed for exoatmospheric interceptor missile Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) and Prahaar tactical missile.
• Project to develop Pralay was sanctioned in March 2015 with an outlay of Rs 332.88 crore.
• Pralay can hit the target at a range of 150 to 500 kilometres, with an accuracy of about 10 metres or less.
• It can be launched from a mobile launcher.

Answer: 13) D

Explanation

• Ministry of corporate affairs proposed ‘amendments to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)’ to speed up the rescue of distressed companies which are ending up in bankruptcy tribunals.
• Ministry suggested ways for faster admission of cases in tribunals to initiate the bankruptcy process as well as for faster adoption of revival plans stitched together by stakeholders.
• Government also planned to hold second round of public consultation for finalizing amendments to the IBC.
• Government has suggested to amend IBC for providing “a fixed time period for rejection or approval” of a corporate turnaround plan by the tribunal.
• Ministry also suggests for quicker admission of cases by tribunals.
• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is one of the biggest insolvency reforms in economic history of India.
• This code was enacted to reorganise and insolvency resolution of corporate persons, individuals and partnership firms in timely manner to maximize the value of assets to such persons.

Answer: 14) A

Explanation

• Hong Kong’s oldest university removed a statue built in memory of those killed in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. It was known as the Pillars of the Shame.
• Pillar of Shame” are a series of 8-metre (26-feet) high statues, constructed by Jens Galschiot.
• It is constructed on the University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) campus since 1997.
• In the same year, former British Colony, Hong Kong was handed back to China.
• The statue features 50 anguished faces and tortured bodies. These bodies have been piled on one another.
• It commemorates democracy protesters, who were killed by Chinese troops in 1989 at Tiananmen Square.Each of the statue are of bronze, copper or concrete.In 1996, the sculpture was inaugurated at the NGO Forum of FAO summit in Rome.
• Since then, three more pillars have been erected, in Hong Kong, Mexico, and Brazil.Fifth statue was planned to be erected in Berlin in 2002. However, the plan has not successful, due to various issues.