ENGLISH QUIZ 19.05.2022

1. Anna Kabale Duba, a nurse from which country has become the best nurse in the world?

A. Kenya

B. Canada

C. Uganda

D. Zimbabwe

2. In which city Amit Shah has recently inaugurated the National Cyber Forensic Laboratory?

A. Chennai

B. Hyderabad

C. Delhi

D. Mumbai

3. According to the project named India Hypertension Control (Management) Initiative (IHCI), what percentage of 2.1 million Indians have uncontrolled blood pressure?

A. About 30 percent

B. About 39 percent

C. About 23 percent

D. About 43 percent

4. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of REC Limited, Ministry of Power?

A. Sudesh Mishra

B. Trilok Sharma

C. Jagdish Verma

D. Vivek Kumar Devangan

5. What is the rank of Reliance Industries in the released Forbes Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide by 2022, surpassing all Indian companies?

A. 53rd

B. 55th

C. 60th

D. 48th

6. Which department has launched ‘Gatishakti Sanchar’ portal for the right of centralized route?

A. Education Department

B. Telecom Department

C. Foreign Ministry

D. Ministry of Defence

7. In which country the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge ‘Sky Bridge 721’ has been opened?

A. Vietnam

B. Thailand

C. zech Republic

D. Denmark

8. International Museum Day is celebrated on?

A. 15 May

B. 16 May

C. 17 May

D. 18 May

9.Which country has banned the export of wheat?

A. India

B. China

C. Japan

D. .Pakistan

10. Consider the following statements:

1. American space agency NASA has done the feat of planting a plant in the soil brought from the moon.

2. The plant of Arabidopsis thaliana is native to Eurasia and Africa. It is similar to vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower etc.

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. A rocket carrying NASA’s Endurance mission was launched recently.To find out why planet Earth supports life, whereas other planets like Mars and Venus do not.

2. A wet planet like Earth will be suitable for life to exist. Venus was once a watery planet but it dried out later for unknown reasons.

C. If we understand why Venus dried out, our knowledge regarding habitable planets increases.The rocket was launched from Ny-Ålesund in Svalbard, Norway.

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. A rocket carrying NASA’s Endurance mission was launched recently.To find out why planet Earth supports life, whereas other planets like Mars and Venus do not.

2. A wet planet like Earth will be suitable for life to exist. Venus was once a watery planet but it dried out later for unknown reasons.

3. If we understand why Venus dried out, our knowledge regarding habitable planets increases.The rocket was launched from Ny-Ålesund in Svalbard, Norway.

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

• Anna Qabale Duba, a Kenyan nurse stationed at the Marsabit County Referral Hospital, won the inaugural Aster Guardian Global Nursing Award for endorsing education and campaigning against outdated cultural practices like Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in her community.
• Duba, who took home USD 250,000 (approx. Ksh.29 million) in prize money, was feted by Emirates CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum at an award ceremony held in Dubai, which commemorated the International Nurses Day.

Answer: 2) B

Explanation

• Home Minister Amit Shah launched the National Cyber Forensic Laboratory’ (NCFL) on the premises of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in Hyderabad.
• The NCFL plans to expedite the resolution of cybercrime cases in the country.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved the establishment of the NCFL for evidentiary purposes in the CFSL, Hyderabad, in December 2021.

Answer: 3) C

Explanation

• According to the project called India Hypertension Control (Management) Initiative (IHCI), about 23 percent of the 2.1 million Indians have uncontrolled blood pressure.
• By managing blood pressure for 25 million people, five lakh deaths from heart disease can be prevented in the next ten years.

Answer: 4) D

Explanation

• Vivek Kumar Dewangen, a Manipur cadre 1993 batch IAS officer, has been appointed Chairman and Managing Director of REC Ltd., Ministry of Power.
• In a top-level bureaucratic upheaval, the Centre has nominated senior IAS officer Nidhi Chibber as the chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
• Vivek Kumar Dewangen is now the Ministry of Power’s Additional Secretary. Nidhi Chibber is the Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Heavy Industries.

Answer: 5) A

Explanation

• Forbes’ Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide 2022 announced. Forbes Global 2000 ranks the largest companies in the world using four metrics: sales, profits, assets and market value.
• Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd climbed two spots to No. 53 on Forbes’ Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide 2022.
• Reliance is the top-ranked Indian firm on the list, followed by State Bank of India at No. 105, HDFC Bank at No. 153 and ICICI Bank at No. 204.

Answer: 6) B

Explanation

• The Department of Telecommunications has launched the GatiShakti Sanchar portal, which would streamline the application and approval procedure for right of way (RoW) across the country.
• According to Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the platform would help achieve the goal of Ease of doing business for telecoms infrastructure projects, which is in line with the vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister.

Answer: 7) C

Explanation

• The world’s largest suspension bridge has opened to travellers in the Czech Republic. The bridge, which had been under construction for nearly two years, was officially opened.
• Sky Bridge 721 is the name given to it. The promenade promises both beautiful views of the cloud-shrouded Jesenky mountains and an exhilarating, but slightly dangerous experience.
• The cable car can take you to the bridge, which crosses two mountain ranges and hovers 95 metres (312 feet) above a valley. It measures 721 metres (2,365 feet) in length. Tourists will enter at a height of 1,125 metres and depart at a height of 10 metres.

Answer: 8) D

Explanation

• International Museum Day (IMD) is celebrated every year on 18 May. This day is observed to highlight the importance of museums in any culture. Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.

Answer: 9) A

Explanation

• India banned the export of wheat with few exceptions.
• This decision has been taken by the government due to spurt in domestic prices due to reduction in production due to scorching heat in the northern parts of the country.
• The decision was taken to manage India’s overall food security and support the needs of vulnerable and neighboring countries.
• India’s annual retail inflation hit 7.79% in April, driven by rising energy and food prices. Due to this, wheat prices have risen to Rs 25,000 per tonne at some places across the country, which is much higher than the government’s minimum support price of Rs 20,150.

Answer: 10) C

Explanation

• Scientists are constantly trying to settle humans on the moon and research is being done continuously, although it will take a long time.
• But in the meantime, the American space agency NASA has done the feat of planting a plant in the soil brought from the moon.
• Some time ago this soil from the moon was brought by the Apollo astronauts of NASA with them. Now it is believed that the next goal of scientists will be to grow a plant on the moon.
• A plant species called Arabidopsis thaliana was grown in lunar soil. All the seeds planted in the lunar soil have germinated.
• What is Arabidopsis thaliana
• The plant of Arabidopsis thaliana is native to Eurasia and Africa. It is similar to vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower etc.
• The genetic code of Arabidopsis thaliana is completely mapped.

Answer: 11) D

Explanation

• A rocket carrying NASA’s Endurance mission was launched recently.To find out why planet Earth supports life, whereas other planets like Mars and Venus do not.
• A wet planet like Earth will be suitable for life to exist. Venus was once a watery planet but it dried out later for unknown reasons.
• If we understand why Venus dried out, our knowledge regarding habitable planets increases.The rocket was launched from Ny-Ålesund in Svalbard, Norway.
• What will be done under the Endurance Mission
• The Earth’s global electric potential will be measured. This electric potential of Earth is believed to be very weak and thus it can support life.
• Why measuring electric potential is important
• In 2016, the European Space Agency’s (ESAs) Venus Express mission detected a 10-volt electric potential surrounding Venus.
• If there is electric potential, positively charged particles will be pulled away from the surface of the planet.
• Thus, the electric potential surrounding Venus might have pulled away positively charged ingredients of water, which might be the reason for Venus becoming dry over time.
• Both Venus and Earth have an ionosphere (electrically charged outer layer of its atmosphere). So the scientists want to know whether the Earth has similar electric potential.
• If the electric potential is there, then they want to investigate why the earth has water.

Answer: 12) C

Explanation

• Bangladesh Prime Minister offered India the use of the Chittagong Port in Bangladesh.
• Access to the Chittagong Port will benefit India’s northeastern states like Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, and Mizoram.
• Before independence, the northeastern part of India had access to Chittagong Port via the Brahmaputra and Barak River systems. After partition in 1947, India’s Northeast lost access to the sea.
• The Chittagong Port had gone to East Pakistan and India lost a major trade route. However, India continued to use the ports of East Pakistan until the 1965 war with Pakistan.
• After that, the northeast had to depend on the ‘chicken’s neck’ (a narrow strip in West Bengal) to carry out trade. However, in recent years India got access to some ports of Bangladesh including Chittagong Port.
• Further revival of pre-Partition trade routes would improve the trade for the Northeast region and generate revenue for Bangladesh.
• What are the other initiatives to revive these trade routes
• In March 2021, the Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh inaugurated the Maitri Setu Bridge. It was built over the Feni River and reduced the distance between (Tripura) and the Chittagong port in Bangladesh.
• Road infrastructure in Meghalaya’s Dawki, Assam’s Sutarkandi, and Tripura’s Akhaura linking Bangladesh is also being improved.
• Mizoram is planning to build bridges across the Khawthlangtuipui river for faster access to the Chittagong port.