Current Affairs Quiz , 18 Aug 2020

1) Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited is the first solar project in the country to break the grid parity barrier. It is located in

a) Rajasthan
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Maharashtra

Answer: b
• Recently, a 750 megawatt (MW) solar project has been inaugurated in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.
• India has an ambitious cross-border power grid plan—‘One Sun One World One Grid’— that seeks to transfer solar power generated in one region to feed the electricity demands of others

2) Which among the following are not features of Gothic Architecture?

a) Pointed arches
b) Ribbed vaults
c) Flyingbuttresses
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• All of them are features of Gothic architecture.

3) Green Corridor, recently heard in news,is a demarcated, cleared out special road route for the purpose of

a) Safe passage of wild animals
b) Freight traffic
c) Organ transplantation
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• A green corridor is a demarcated, cleared out special road route created for an ambulance that enables retrieved organs meant for transplant to reach the destined hospital.

4) In Gharana of Hindustani music of India, its origin is traced to a particular

a) Region
b) Ancestry
c) Instructor
d) All of the above

Answer: d
• Gharana in Hindustani music of India, is a community of performers who share a distinctive musical style that traces to a particular instructor or region or ancestry.Recently Pandit Jasraj, one of the world’s most prominent Indian classical vocalists, passed away.

5) Currently, the bio ethanol blending in petrol stands at

a) 5 %
b) 10%
c) 15%
d) 25%

Answer: a
• The Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme was launched in January, 2003 by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoP&NG).
• Currently, the bioethanol blending in petrol stands at 5%.