Current Affairs Quiz – 25 July 2020

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1. The third unit of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP-3) is India’s first 700 MWe (megawatt electric) Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR). It is based in which state?
   A) Tamil Nadu
   B) Madhya Pradesh
   C) Gujarat
   D) Himachal Pradesh
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The Unit 3 of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP-3) in Gujarat achieved its ‘first criticality’ at 9.36 am on 22 July 2020. KAPP-3 is India’s first 700 MWe (megawatt electric) Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) as well as biggest indigenously developed variant of the Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR)..
2. The largest solar power plant of the Indian Navy has recently been commissioned in which state?
   A) Maharashtra
   B) Kerala
   C) Gujarat
   D) Tamil Nadu
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The largest solar power plant of the Indian Navy has been commissioned at the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, located near Payyanur, in Kannur district of Kerala. The 3 MW Solar Power Plant was commissioned via virtual conferencing, by Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla on 23 July 2020.
3. The DRDO has recently set up a Covid-19 testing facility at Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR). Where is DIHAR located?
   A) Leh
   B) Shimla
   C) Munnar
   D) Gangtok
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has set up a Covid-19 testing facility in Leh, Ladakh. The testing facility was inaugurated by Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur on 22 July 2020 and will increase the rate of testing to identify corona cases in the region. The facility has been established at the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh, one of the life sciences laboratories of DRDO. 
4. Name the first ever Indian port which has recently signed the commitment letter to Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
   A) Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Trust
   B) Adani Ports and Special economic Zone Limited
   C) Paradip Port Trust
   D) Kamarajar Port Limited
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Adani Ports and Special economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) has become the first Port in India and 7th Port in the world to sign the commitment letter to Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).Overall, 43 Indian companies have signed a commitment letter to SBTi, till date from a total of 909 companies.
5. The Ministry of Coal has initiated a Tree Plantation Campaign “Vriksharopan Abhiyan”, under which seedlings were planted at more than 130 locations in 38 Districts of 10 states. Who is the Union Minister in the Ministry of Coal?
   A) Arjun Ram Meghwal
   B) Mahendra Nath Pandey
   C) Arjun Ram Meghwal
   D) Pralhad Joshi
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah virtually launched the Tree Plantation Campaign “Vriksharopan Abhiyan” of the Ministry of Coal, on 23 July 2020, which also marks the birth anniversaries of Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak and Chandrashekhar Azad who devoted their life to the service of the nation. Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Pralhad Joshi was also present on the occasion. 
6. The COVID-19 Law Lab initiative has recently been launched by WHO to provide a database of laws that member countries have implemented in response to the pandemic. The initiative has been launched by WHO in collaboration with which of these organisations?
   A) UNDP
   B) O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University
   C) UNAIDS
   D) All the above
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched COVID-19 Law Lab on 22 July 2020, which is a database of laws that countries have implemented in response to the pandemic. The main aim of this law lab is to ensure that laws protect the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities and that they adhere to international human rights standards. The new Lab (at www.COVIDLawLab.org) is a joint project of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University.
7. Amala Shankar, who passed away recently was a renowned dancer and choreographer from which state of India?
   A) West Bengal
   B) Maharashtra
   C) Odisha
   D) Madhya Pradesh
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Kolkata based eminent danseuse and choreographer Amala Shankar has passed away. She was 101. Amala was the wife of the renowned classical dancer Uday Shankar. She was awarded the West Bengal government’s Banga Bibhusan award in 2011 for her contributions to art.
8. RestartIndia is mentoring platform, launched to help the MSME sector in restarting businesses in India. The platform has been developed by which among the following company?
   A) Tata Capital
   B) Bajaj Finserv
   C) Cholamandalam Finance
   D) Muthoot Fincorp
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs), Shri Nitin Gadkari launched a mentoring platform ‘www.restartindia.in’, on 23 July 2020, with the main objective to help the sector in restarting businesses across the country. This website has been developed jointly by Muthoot Fincorp and INKtalks as an open platform for advisory support, and is in sync with Atmanirbhar project.
9. The Ministry of Coal has set the target to achieve one billion tonnes (annual) production of coal by which year?
   A) 2022-23
   B) 2023-24
   C) 2024-25
   D) 2021-22
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The Government has set an ambitious target of achieving one billion tonnes (annual) production of coal by 2023-24.
10. The National Solar Mission is an initiative of the Government of India and State Governments, to achieve the target of 100 GW of solar power by which year?
    A) 2030
    B) 2025
    C) 2022
    D) 2024
    
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    Option C
    Explanation:The Government of India initiative of ‘National Solar Mission’ aims to achieve 100GW of solar power by 2022.

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