Current Affairs Quiz , 30 Jul 2020

1) Recently released New Education Policy, 2020 aims to improve expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP to

a) 3%
b) 6%
c) 10%
d) 8%

Answer: b
• First new education policy in 34 years has been brought out. The union Cabinet gave its nod to the new policy recently.Public spending on education by states and Centre to be raised to 6% of the GDP.

2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Supreme Court built in Port Louis with Indian grant assistance. Where is it located?

a) Afghanistan
b) Mauritius
c) Bhutan
d) Maldives

Answer: b
• It is the capital city of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean. It’s known for its French colonial architecture.

3) Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskaar is an annual award instituted in 2018 by Union government to recognize the excellent work done by individuals and institutions in the country in the field

a) Disaster Management
b) Defence Innovation
c) Cleanliness
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It is an annual award instituted in 2018 by Union government to recognize the excellent work done by individuals and institutions in the country in the field of disaster management.These awards are announced on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on 23rd January every year.

4) International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is world’s largest experimental fusion facility in France.It is an international cooperation among

a) Russia, US, Japan
b) China, India, South Korea.
c) Australia, France, Germany
d) Both (a) and (b)

Answer: d
• This nuclear fusion facility is an international cooperation among the European Union, Russia, the US, Japan, China, India and South Korea.

5) International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), the world’s largest magnetic confinement plasma physics experiment, is being built in

a) US
b) France
c) Germany
d) India

Answer: b
• International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is world’s largest experimental fusion facility in France.