Current Affairs Quiz – 28 May 2020
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Question 1 of 12
1. Question
Which among the following apps launched by the Government of India has become the first government product in the world to be made open source?
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- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has made the Android version of the Aarogya Setu app as an open source on 26 May 2020,.
- Opening the source to the developer community means that the developers and privacy & security experts will now be able to inspect the source code of the app and modify for changes.
- With this, Aarogya Setu becomes the first government product in the world to be made open source, as no other government product anywhere in the world has been open sourced at this scale.
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- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has made the Android version of the Aarogya Setu app as an open source on 26 May 2020,.
- Opening the source to the developer community means that the developers and privacy & security experts will now be able to inspect the source code of the app and modify for changes.
- With this, Aarogya Setu becomes the first government product in the world to be made open source, as no other government product anywhere in the world has been open sourced at this scale.
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Question 2 of 12
2. Question
The government has announced to restart the Hunar Haat from September 2020, which has currently been put to halt due to COVID-19. The skill fair is organised by which of these Ministries?
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- ‘Hunar Haat’, the flagship initiative by the Minority Affairs Ministry, will make a comeback in September 2020 with a ‘Local to Global’ theme.
- The skill fare will resume to operate after an over five-month gap due to the coronavirus pandemic. The last Hunar Haat was held in end of February to March 8 in Ranchi. It is organised in various different cities of the country.
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- ‘Hunar Haat’, the flagship initiative by the Minority Affairs Ministry, will make a comeback in September 2020 with a ‘Local to Global’ theme.
- The skill fare will resume to operate after an over five-month gap due to the coronavirus pandemic. The last Hunar Haat was held in end of February to March 8 in Ranchi. It is organised in various different cities of the country.
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Question 3 of 12
3. Question
The WFIRST Telescope has been renamed as Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The next-generation space telescope belongs to which country?
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- US Space agency NASA has announced to name its next-generation space telescop, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), currently under development, in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer, who paved the way for space telescopes focused on the broader universe. The WFIRST Telescope will now be called Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (or Roman Space Telescope, for short). It is set to be launched in the mid-2020s.
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- US Space agency NASA has announced to name its next-generation space telescop, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), currently under development, in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer, who paved the way for space telescopes focused on the broader universe. The WFIRST Telescope will now be called Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (or Roman Space Telescope, for short). It is set to be launched in the mid-2020s.
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Question 4 of 12
4. Question
Catch-Up is a new calling app launched by which of the following companies?
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- The internal R&D group of Facebook, the NPE (New Product Experimentation) Team, has come up with a calling application called Catch-Up.
- This audio-only unique app has been developed to coordinate call timings with friends and family members and enables to set up group calls with up to 8 people.
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- The internal R&D group of Facebook, the NPE (New Product Experimentation) Team, has come up with a calling application called Catch-Up.
- This audio-only unique app has been developed to coordinate call timings with friends and family members and enables to set up group calls with up to 8 people.
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Question 5 of 12
5. Question
The Centrally-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has singed an MoU with the Madhya Pradesh government’s wholly owned subsidiary NBPCL to finance 225 MW hydro-electric projects & multipurpose projects in the state. What is the approved amount to be provided under the project?
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The Power Finance Corporation (PFC), a central PSU under Ministry of Power and India’s leading NBFC has entered into an agreement with Narmada Basin Projects Company Ltd. (NBPCL), a wholly-owned company of Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, to fund projects worth Rs.22,000 crore for 225 MW hydro-electric projects & multipurpose projects in Madhya Pradesh.
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The Power Finance Corporation (PFC), a central PSU under Ministry of Power and India’s leading NBFC has entered into an agreement with Narmada Basin Projects Company Ltd. (NBPCL), a wholly-owned company of Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, to fund projects worth Rs.22,000 crore for 225 MW hydro-electric projects & multipurpose projects in Madhya Pradesh.
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Question 6 of 12
6. Question
The central government owned PSU, REC Limited has signed an Mou with which company to provide nutritious meal packets for frontline medical staff in key government hospitals?
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- REC Limited, a central PSU under Ministry of Power, has started a new mission to feed the medical staff in key government hospitals as well as poor daily wage labourers across the nation, through collaborative efforts.
- The REC Foundation, the CSR arm of REC Limited, has partnered with TajSATS to distribute specially-made nutritious meal packets for medical staff in Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi.
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- REC Limited, a central PSU under Ministry of Power, has started a new mission to feed the medical staff in key government hospitals as well as poor daily wage labourers across the nation, through collaborative efforts.
- The REC Foundation, the CSR arm of REC Limited, has partnered with TajSATS to distribute specially-made nutritious meal packets for medical staff in Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi.
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Question 7 of 12
7. Question
What is the estimated GDP growth prediction for India in the financial year 2020-21 by Fitch Ratings?
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- American credit rating agency Fitch ratings has drastically projects India’s economic growth forecast to contract 5 percent in the current fiscal year 2020-21 due to a prolonged lockdown.
- This means India’s GDP is estimated to be -5% in FY21.
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- American credit rating agency Fitch ratings has drastically projects India’s economic growth forecast to contract 5 percent in the current fiscal year 2020-21 due to a prolonged lockdown.
- This means India’s GDP is estimated to be -5% in FY21.
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Question 8 of 12
8. Question
The SBI Research Report has slashed India’s GDP growth prediction in FY21 to _______ percent
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- SBI Research has slashed India’s economic growth forecast in the current fiscal year 2020-21 to contract to 6.8 percent from earlier 4.7 percent.
- This means, as per SBI Research Report, India’s GDP is estimated at -6.8% in FY21.
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- SBI Research has slashed India’s economic growth forecast in the current fiscal year 2020-21 to contract to 6.8 percent from earlier 4.7 percent.
- This means, as per SBI Research Report, India’s GDP is estimated at -6.8% in FY21.
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Question 9 of 12
9. Question
Name the first ever Indian peacekeeper who has been honored with the prestigious United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for the year 2019?
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- Major Suman Gawani, an Indian Army officer and woman peacekeeper who has served with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), has been selected for the prestigious United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2019).
- She is the first Indian peacekeeper to be given the UN Military Gender Advocate award, for her outstanding contribution to peacekeeping efforts in the UNMISS.
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- Major Suman Gawani, an Indian Army officer and woman peacekeeper who has served with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), has been selected for the prestigious United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2019).
- She is the first Indian peacekeeper to be given the UN Military Gender Advocate award, for her outstanding contribution to peacekeeping efforts in the UNMISS.
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Question 10 of 12
10. Question
Who is the author of the children’s novel “The Ickabog”?
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- The “Harry Potter” author, J.K. Rowling has released her new children’s story “The Ickabog” which will be published online for free, for the children during this lockdown period.
- The Ickabog’ is a story about truth and the abuse of power.
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- The “Harry Potter” author, J.K. Rowling has released her new children’s story “The Ickabog” which will be published online for free, for the children during this lockdown period.
- The Ickabog’ is a story about truth and the abuse of power.
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Question 11 of 12
11. Question
The incumbent President of Taiwan has won the country’s presidential election for the second term. Who is the President of Taiwan?
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- Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has won the country’s 2020 Presidential election for the second straight year.
- The 63-year-old President Tsai took the oath for her second four-year term on 20 May 2020.
- She is from the Democratic Progressive Party.
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- Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has won the country’s 2020 Presidential election for the second straight year.
- The 63-year-old President Tsai took the oath for her second four-year term on 20 May 2020.
- She is from the Democratic Progressive Party.
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Question 12 of 12
12. Question
Mujtaba Hussain who passed away recently was a renowned author in__________
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- Celebrated Urdu author, humorist and satirist Mujtaba Hussain has passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 84.
- He was awarded the Padma Shri, the country’s fourth-highest civilian award, in 2007.
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- Celebrated Urdu author, humorist and satirist Mujtaba Hussain has passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 84.
- He was awarded the Padma Shri, the country’s fourth-highest civilian award, in 2007.