Daily Current and Contemporary Quiz (4) 2020-21

1. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog has launched Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2.0 (SEP) in Collaboration with

a. IIT Kanpur

b. Reliance 

c. Dell Technology

d. Microsoft

Answer (d) Dell Technology.

SEP 2.0 for young innovators of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) 

2. What was theme of the World Biofuel Day organized by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas ?

a. Sustainable Biofuels

b. Biofuels towards AtmaNirbhar Bharat

c. Clean Energy sources Biofuels

d. Importance of non-food fuels

Answer (b) Biofuels towards AtmaNirbhar Bharat.

3. Biofuels are available in which form 

a. Solid and Liquid Only

b. Gas Only

c. Solid, Liquid and Gas

d. Solid Only

Answer (c) Solid, Liquid and Gas.

4. Consider the following 

I. First generation biofuels derived from animal fats and vegetables oil

II. Second generation biofuels produced from non-food crops 

III. Third generation biofuels from algae

IV. Fourth generation biofuels from waste biomass

Which of the statement given above is/are correct 

a. I & II Only

b. I, II and III Only

c. I, II, III and IV

d. III and IV Only

Answer (b) I, II and III Only

5. What is name of world's first Coronavirus vaccine launched by Russia

a. Putnik V

b. Putnik

c. Sputnik 

d. Sputnik V

Answer (d) Sputnik V.

Sputnik V developed by Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Ministry

6. Which is not an indicator of QS uses

a. Academic Record

b. Employer reputation

c. Faculty/student ratio

d. Institutions infrastructure

Answer (d) Institutions infrastructure.

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7. India's top university under the rank of QS rankings

a. IIT Bombay

b. IISc Bangalore

c. IIT Delhi

d. IIT Kharagpur

Answer (a)  IIT Bombay.

IIT Bombay 172

IISc Bangalore 185

IIT Delhi 193

8. Which is not a fundamental right ?

a. Right to speech and expression

b. Right to livelihood

c. Right to reservation of seats

d. Right to free legal aid

Answer (c) Right to reservation of seats.

Recently, the Supreme Court of India has said that reservation of seats provided to certain communities is not a fundamental rights.

9. Consider the following

I. PM-Care fund not under RTI

II. PM-Care was set up as a public charitable trust

III. PM-Care is same as the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF).

Which of the statement given below is/are Incorrect

a. I Only

b. II Only

c. III Only

d. I, II and III

Answer (c) III Only

10. India's rank in Environment Performance Index (EPI) 2020

a. 177th

b. 168th

c. 170th

d. 180th

Answer (b)  168th

India secured 168th rank in the 12th edition of the Environment Performance Index 2020

11. Kolkata Port trust rename as

a. Pt. Deen Dayal Port

b. Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port

c. Mahatma Gandhi Port

d. Neta Ji Port

Answer (b) Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port

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