Current Affairs Quiz , 21 May 2020

1) Tenor of the loan under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) will be

a) 10 years
b) 5 years
c) 4 years
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for MSMEs and MUDRA borrowers.The credit will be provided in the form of a Guaranteed Emergency Credit Line (GECL) facility.Tenor of the loan under Scheme shall be four years with a moratorium period of one year on the principal amount.

2) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has taken up the Complete Solarisation a temple and town it located, in Odisha. Which is that temple?

a) Jagannath Temple
b) Konark Sun temple
c) Lingaraja Temple
d) All of the above

Answer: b
• The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has taken up the Complete Solarisation of Konark sun temple and Konark town in Odisha.

3) A sonic boom is said to occur when an object travels through the air at a speed of

a) Less than the speed of sound
b) Sound
c) More than speed of sound
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• A sonic boom is said to occur when an object travels through the air faster than the speed of sound and creates shock waves. This can lead to a huge emission in energy, usually in the form of sound, which can be similar to an explosion of thunderclap.

4) May Fourth Movement, recently seen in news, is an intellectual revolution that occurred in

a) France
b) China
c) Russia
d) India

Answer: b
• It is an intellectual revolution and sociopolitical reform movement that occurred in China on May 4th in 1919.

5) The share of central government in Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampada Yojana (PMMSY) is

a) 100%
b) 50%
c) 75%
d) 60%

Answer: a
• The entire project/unit cost will be borne by the Central government (i.e. 100% central funding).