Current Affairs Quiz , 23 Jul 2020

1) Madhubani paintings, often seen in news, has developed in

a) Bihar
b) Assam
c) Gujarat
d) Kashmir

Answer: a
• Madhubani-based artist, Raman Kumar Mishra, was flooded with orders for his handmade masks painted with Mithila artwork after word spread about his work on a microblogging site last week.It is also known as Mithila, for its origin, is said to be the Mithila region in Bihar.

2) Third unit at Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant in Gujarat achieves criticality. Where is it located?

a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: c
• The third unit of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP-3) in Gujarat achieved its ‘first criticality’ — a term that signifies the initiation of a controlled but sustained nuclear fission reaction — at 9.36 am on Wednesday.

3) Maharashtra’s Lonar Lake had turned Pink in June this year.Lonar lake’s origin can be traced to

a) meteorite strike
b) glaciation
c) tectonic depressions
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• It is an ancient circular lake created by a meteorite strike in Maharashtra.Lonar crater became a geo-heritage site in 1979.

4) Researchers have recently studied the formation of structures called “Coronae” on Venus. It is analogous to

a) Solar corona
b) Volcanism
c) Tectonic movement
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• Researchers have recently studied the formation of Venus’ ring-shaped volcanic structures called “Coronae”.This process is similar to how Earth’s volcanos function.

5) Which among the following idea is used in Indo-Israel Rapid Test Partnership for detecting COVID-19?

a) Visible spectrum of light
b) Taste buds on tongue
c) Sonic waves
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• It is a part of system developed for detecting the virus using Terra-Hertz (THZ) waves.It to develop rapid testing for COVID-19 in under 30 seconds.