Daily Current Affair Quiz: 30th July 2020

1. Which of the following statements are true?

1. Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. (SECI) is a company of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

2. It is the only Central Public Sector Undertaking dedicated to the solar energy sector.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: c

Justification:

• Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. (SECI) is a company of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

• It is established to facilitate the implementation of the National Solar Mission (NSM).

• It is the only Central Public Sector Undertaking dedicated to the solar energy sector.

• The company’s mandate has been broadened to cover the entire renewable energy domain and the company will be renamed to Renewable Energy Corporation of India (RECI).

2. Indian Bio resource Information Network (IBIN) is a project of

(a) Department of Biotechnology

(b) Ministry of Agriculture

(c) Department of Health

(d) Ministry of Earth Sciences

Ans: a

Justification:

• Indian Bio resource Information Network (IBIN) is a larger project of Department of Biotechnology (DBT).

• IBIN is proposed to be uniquely placed as a single portal data provider on India’s bio resource – plant, animal, marine, spatial distribution and microbial resources.

3. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?

1. International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is world’s largest experimental fusion facility in France.

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

(a) 1 only

(b)  2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: c

Justification:

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

• It is most complex science project in human history, started in 2010.

• It will use hydrogen fusion, controlled by superconducting magnets, to produce massive heat energy.

4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?

1. Tuting-Tidding Suture Zone (TTSZ) is located at western Ghats

2. Recent study in the TTSZ has revealed that the area is generating moderate earthquakes at two different depths.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: b

Justification:

• In major part of the Eastern Himalaya, the Himalaya takes a sharp southward bend and connects with the Indo-Burma Range.

• Tuting-Tidding Suture Zone (TTSZ) of the Arunachal Himalaya has gained significant importance in recent times due to the growing need of constructing roads and hydropower projects, making the need for understanding the pattern of seismicity in this region critical.

• Recent study in the TTSZ, Arunachal Pradesh, has revealed that the area is generating moderate earthquakes at two different depths.

5. Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskaar is associated with

(a) Disaster Management

(b) SHG Movement

(c) Environment Conservation

(d) Social Service

Ans: a

Justification:

• 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.