ENGLISH QUIZ 25.06.2022

1. Indian women’s Wrestling team has won the Under-17 Asian Championship title with a total of eight gold at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Which country becomes the runner-up in the tournament?

A. Japan

B. Indonesia

C. Mongolia

D. China

2.Who is the writer of the biography on Gautam Adani, ‘Gautam Adani: The Man Who Changed India’?

A. Aabshar Hassan Quazi

B. RN Bhaskar

C. Friederike Otto

D. Sachin Sharma

3. Veteran R. Raveendran, who has passed away was associated with which of the following fields?

A. Architecture

B. Writer

C. Photojournalism

D. Actor

4. Name the Indian men’s footballer who become the joint fifth highest goalscorer in the history of international football?

A. Ishan Pandita

B. Sahal Abdul Samad

C. Anwar Ali

D. Sunil Chhetri

5. For which books, Ruth Ozeki has received the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction, one of the most prestigious literary prizes of the United Kingdom?

A. The Book of Form and Emptiness

B. Sorrow and Bliss

C. The Island of Missing Trees

D. Great Circle

6. Who is the writer of the book titled, ‘Bhartiya Samvidhan: Ankahi Kahani’, which was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

A. Prannoy Roy

B. Ram Bahadur Rai

C. Arun Shourie

D. Aroon Purie

7. Minister of State for Tribal Affairs and Jal Shakti, Bishweswar Tudu has inaugurated the 20th Folk Fair and 13th Krishi Fair 2022 in which state?

A. Mysuru, Karnataka

B. Mumbai, Maharashtra

C. Puri, Odisha

D. Kochi, Kerala

8. In which country is the world’s largest freshwater fish found?

A. Georgia

B. Somolia

C. India

D. Cambodia

9. International Widow Day is celebrated on?

A. 23 June

B. 22 June

C. 24 June

D. 25 June

10. Consider the following statements related to One nation one ration card:

1. Assam has finally started the ration card ‘portability’ service. With this, the Center’s ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ ie ONORC program has been implemented across the country.

2. The implementation of ONORC was initiated in August 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

11. Consider the following statements related to Nipun project:

1. An Innovative project called “National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers (NIPUN) was launched  by Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri.

2. NIPUN Initiative was launched for skill training of 200,000 construction workers.It has been launched under the flagship scheme of “Deendayal Antyodaya-Yojana National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)”.

3. The construction sector is on track to become the largest employer by 2022, and it will require 45 million more qualified workers over the next ten years.

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 UNHCR Global Trends Report 2022:

1. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published its “2022 annual Global Trends Report” recently.

2. June 20 is designated as World Refugee Day by the United Nations. The theme for World Refugee Day 2022 is whoever, whatever, whenever. Everyone has got a right to seek safety.

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: 1) A

Explanation

• Indian women’s Wrestling team has won five medals to claim Under-17 Asian Championship title with a total of eight gold at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
• India lifted the title with a total of 235 points from eight golds, one silver and one bronze. Japan had to be content with the runners-up trophy with 143 points and Mongolia finished third with 138 points.

Answer: 3) B

Explanation

• As announced by Penguin Random House (PRHI), the biography of billionaire industrialist, Gautam Adani, titled “Gautam Adani: The Man Who Changed India” will release in October.
• The book, penned by journalist-writer RN Bhaskar, claims for the first time to bring to the fore the unknown aspects of one of the world’s richest men.

Answer: 4) C

Explanation

• Veteran photojournalist, R. Raveendran passed away at the age of 69.
• He was the recipient of numerous photography awards and is known for his iconic photo of Rajiv Goswami setting himself on fire during the Mandal agitation in the Capital.
• He has worked in AFP and ANI. He started his career as a teleprinter operator in AFP 1973 and then became a photographer.
• He was presently working with ANI as Photo Editor.

Answer: 5) D

Explanation

• Indian Men’s football team captain, Sunil Chhetri scored his 84th International goal against Hong Kong during the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers and equalled the record of Real Madrid and Hungarian Football Legend Ferenc Puskás.
• Sunil Chhetri has scored 84 goals in 129 appearances while Ferenc Puskás (died in 2006 aged 79) scored 84 goals in 85 international matches.

Answer: 6) A

Explanation

• US-Canadian author, film-maker and Zen Buddhist priest, Ruth Ozeki has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction this year for her novel ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness”.
• Ozeki’s fourth novel, ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness’ tells the story of a thirteen-year-old boy who, after the tragic death of his father, starts to hear the voices of objects speaking to him.
• She was announced as the winner of the £30,000 prize at a ceremony in London, beating nominees including Elif Shafak, Meg Mason and Louise Erdrich.

Answer: 7) B

Explanation

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi released Ram Bahadur Rai’s book ‘Bhartiya Samvidhan: Ankahi Kahani’.
• Prime Minister noted Shri Ram Bahadur Rai’s life-long quest for searching for new ideas and desire to bring something new before the society.
• He expressed the hope that the book that was released today will present the Constitution in a comprehensive manner.
• The book by Shri Rai will be in the tradition of New India’s effort to remember the forgotten thoughts to ensure that in the India of the future, consciousness of the past remains strong.
• The book, along with the history of independence and the untold chapters of our constitution will give a new thinking to the youth of the country.

Answer: 8) C

Explanation

• Minister of State for Tribal Affairs and Jal Shakti Bishweshwar Tudu inaugurated the 20th Lok Mela (National Tribal/Folk Song and Dance Festival) and 13th Agriculture Fair 2022 at Saradabali, Puri, Odisha.
• With an aim to preserve tribal culture and promote innovation in agriculture, the two fairs would continue for five days and culminated on June 24.

Answer: 9) D

Explanation

• The world’s largest freshwater fish – a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the United States.
• According to a statement released by the joint Cambodian-US, Wonders of the Mekong research project, it measured about 4 meters (13 ft) in length from snout to tail and weighed slightly less than 300 kg (660 lb).
• The previous record for freshwater fish was the 293 kg (646 lb) Mekong giant catfish. Which was found in Thailand in 2005. A local fisherman caught a stingray south of Stung Treng in northeastern Cambodia.

Answer: 10) A

Explanation

• International Widows’ Day is observed across the world on 23 June. The day aims to gather support for widows and to spread awareness about their situation.
• For several women, the hurtful loss of a partner is magnified by a long-term struggle for their basic rights and dignity.
• It is estimated that there are nearly 258 million widows around the world.
• Practically one in every ten widows live in extreme poverty, as per the United Nations.

Answer: 11) A

Explanation

• Assam has finally started the ration card ‘portability’ service. With this, the Center’s ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ ie ONORC program has been implemented across the country.
• Along with this, the ONORC program has been successfully implemented in all the States and Union Territories thereby ensuring food security across the country.

One Nation, One Ration Card

• The ONORC scheme is being implemented under National Food Security Act (NFSA).
• This system allows all NFSA beneficiaries, particularly migrant beneficiaries, to claim either full or part foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop (FPS) in the country through existing ration card with biometric/Aadhaar authentication in a seamless manner.
• The system also allows their family members back home, if any, to claim the balance foodgrains on same the ration card.
• The implementation of ONORC was initiated in August 2019.

Objectives

• To empower all NFSA beneficiaries to become AtmaNirbhar for their food security anywhere in the country, through portability of their existing ration cards enabling them.
• To seamlessly lift their entitled subsidized foodgrains (in part or full) from any Fair Price Shop of their choice.
• To enable family members to lift balance/required amount of foodgrains on the same ration card at their native/ any place from the FPS of their choice.

Answer: 12) B

Explanation

• An Innovative project called “National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers (NIPUN) was launched  by Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri.
• NIPUN is creating a future labour force for the construction industry which will propel innovation and large-scale development in the country.
• The construction sector is on track to become the largest employer by 2022, and it will require 45 million more qualified workers over the next ten years.
• NIPUN Initiative was launched for skill training of 100,000 construction workers.It has been launched under the flagship scheme of “Deendayal Antyodaya-Yojana National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)”.
• Under the scheme, construction workers will be trained through fresh skilling and upskilling programs. This move will provide work opportunities to them in foreign countries also.
• NIPUN Project will be implemented by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), which is the nodal agency under Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
• The agency would be responsible for overall execution of training, candidate tracking and monitoring.

Answer: 13) C

Explanation

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published its “2022 annual Global Trends Report” recently.
• June 20 is designated as World Refugee Day by the United Nations. The theme for World Refugee Day 2022 is whoever, whatever, whenever. Everyone has got a right to seek safety.

Findings of the report

• The report noted that, 100 million people were forced to go back to their homes in 2021, due to violence, war in Ukraine, food insecurity, human rights abuses, climate crisis, and other emergencies from Africa to Afghanistan.
• There were 23.7 million new internal displacements worldwide, due to disasters. It shows the decrease of seven million, or by 23 per cent, as compared to the last year.
• On Earth, 1 in every 78 people is now displaced.
• Largest displacement, 6 million, occurred in China in 2021 due to disasters, followed by the Philippines (5.7 million) and India (4.9 million).
• Most of the disaster displacements were temporary.
• Majority of internally displaced persons returned to their home areas. However, 5.9 million people across the world remained displaced at the end of 2021 due to disasters.