ENGLISH QUIZ 20.04.2022

1. Which state/UT has inaugurated the beach festival ‘Sea PONDY-2022’?

A. Andaman and Nicobar

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Puducherry

D. Goa

2. Veteran television producer and actress passed away recently?

A. Madhubala

B. Meena Kumari

C. Manju Singh

D. Sharmila Tagore

3. Which state will host the highest Indian national flag at the INA campus?

A. Tripura

B. Assam

C. Manipur

D. Nagaland

4. Which country’s agricultural imports to India have been suspended?

A. Lebanon

B. Malaysia

C. Singapore

D. Indonesia

5. Recently, how many companies have been approved by the Central Government for financial assistance under the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme of Rs 10,683 crore for the textile sector?

A. 61

B. 70

C. 85

D. 90

6. Consider the following statements:

1. U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spy satellite was launched into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

2. The satellite named NROL-85 was this year’s second mission of the agency and also 2022’s third orbital launch from the Western Range of the USA.

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 e-DAR Portal:

1. The ‘e-DAR’ (e-Detailed Accident Report) portal has been developed by the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in consultation with the various insurance companies.

2. This portal will help in providing instant information related to road accidents and will help in accelerating accident compensation claims.

3. On this portal Digitalised Detailed Accident Reports (DAR) will be uploaded for easy access.

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

8. Consider the following statements:

1. The extreme poverty rate in India fell from 22.5% in 2011 to 10.2% in 2019 as per World Bank Policy Research Working Paper.

2. This represents a decline of 12.3 percentage points in extreme poverty count between 2011 to 2019 in the country.

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

• Andaman and Nicobar Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, Lieutenant Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan opened the Puducherry first-ever Beach Festival I Sea PONDY-2022.
• Gandhi Beach, Pondy Marina, and Sandunes of Paradise Beach in Puducherry will host the festival for four days.
• During the festival, there will be a variety of cultural events and competitions.
• Pondicherry (or Puducherry) was a French colonial settlement in India until 1954, and is currently a Union Territory town bordering the Tamil Nadu state in the southeast.

Answer: 2) B

Explanation

• Veteran Hindi television presenter and actor, Manju Singh has passed away due to cardiac arrest.
• She was one of the pioneers in the Indian television industry and was fondly remembered as didi.
• She was the anchor of the children’s program, Khel Khilone for 7 years.

Answer: 3) C

Explanation

• Manipur chief minister, N Biren Singh announced that a 165-foot-high Indian national flag, the tallest in the Northeast, would be hoisted at the Indian National Army (INA) headquarters complex in Moirang in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, for which a pole had already been erected.
• According to Singh, as part of the 100-day action plan, union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit the state and unfurl the Indian national flag.
• He was speaking at the INA Martyr’s Memorial Complex in Moirang, 45 kilometres south of Imphal, where the 78th Anniversary of Flag Hoisting Day was observed.

Answer: 4) D

Explanation

• Indonesia has stopped imports of agricultural products from India, citing a failure by New Delhi officials to register laboratories that evaluate food safety and issue certificates of analysis (COA), causing worry among cereal exporters.
• In an order to the head of its Agricultural Quarantine Centre, the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture stated that its authority to accredited laboratories for testing the safety of fresh food from India and issuing the COA has been revoked.

Answer: 5) A

Explanation

• Under the Rs 10,683-crore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the garment and textile sector, the central government of India has given its approval for the financial support of 61 companies.
• To receive benefits under this scheme, sixty-seven companies had applied.
• The total investment expected from the 61 approved applicants is Rs 19,077 crore, with a projected turnover of Rs 184,917 crore over a five-year period.

Answer: 6) A

Explanation

• U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spy satellite was launched into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
• The satellite named NROL-85 was this year’s second mission of the agency and also 2022’s second orbital launch from the Western Range of the USA.
• After the launch, the rocket’s first stage landed back after its separation from the upper stage.
• This was the 114th booster that has been successfully recovered by SpaceX.
• The first stage of NROL-85’s previously flew the NROL-87 in February.
• NROL-85 is the first mission of the NRO to reuse a Falcon 9 rocket booster of SpaceX.The first NRO launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was the NROL-87.
• In 2019, a contract was received by SpaceX from the U.S. Air Force to launch the NROL-87 and the NROL-85.Since its existence was revealed in 1996, the NROL-85 launch is the 61st launch mission by the agency.
• This was Falcon 9’s 148th launch and 2022’s 14th mission of this rocket.

Answer: 7) D

Explanation

• The ‘e-DAR’ (e-Detailed Accident Report) portal has been developed by the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in consultation with the various insurance companies.
• This portal will help in providing instant information related to road accidents and will help in accelerating accident compensation claims.
• On this portal Digitalised Detailed Accident Reports (DAR) will be uploaded for easy access.
• This web portal will be connected to the Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD).Applications to more than 90 per cent of the datasets would be pushed directly to the e-DAR from iRAD.Minimal information is required to be entered for the e-Dar forms by various stakeholders like the road authorities, police, hospitals, etc.e-DAR will be an extension and e-version of the iRADZ
• This portal will also be connected to other government portals like Vaahan and will also be able to access information on the registration of vehicles and driving licence details.

Answer: 8) C

Explanation

• The extreme poverty rate in India fell from 22.5% in 2011 to 10.2% in 2019 as per World Bank Policy Research Working Paper.
• This represents a decline of 12.3 percentage points in extreme poverty count between 2011 to 2019 in the country.
• The decline in rural areas was much higher than in urban areas.
• According to this study, farmers with smaller holdings have experienced higher income growth.
• Between the two survey rounds in 2013 and 2019, real incomes for farmers with the smallest holdings increased by 10% annually, while those with the largest holdings increased by 2%.