Daily Current Affair Quiz: 24th August 2020

1. Which of the following statements are true?

1. Petroleum Conservation Research Association is a registered society set up under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.

2. Saksham is a people centric fuel conservation campaign of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: a

Justification:

• An annual one-month long people centric fuel conservation campaign of the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) named Saksham.

• This campaign aims to spread the message of fuel conservation and greener environment across India.

• PCRA is a registered society set up under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.

• As a non-profit organization, PCRA is a national government agency engaged in promoting energy efficiency in various sectors of economy.

2. The decision to transform the Kariye Museum into a mosque came just a month after a similarly controversial conversion for the UNESCO World Heritage recognised Hagia Sophia. Name the country in which Kariye Museum is located ?

(a) Turkey

(b) Kazakhstan

(c) Iran

(d) Azerbaijan

Ans: a

Justification:

• Self Explanatory

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

1. The government has launched a web portal, PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony), with a view to improving coordination between the power, coal and railway ministries to ensure coal supplies to power plants.

2. The portal is not accessible to the general public.

(a) 1 only

(b)  2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: c

Justification:

• The government has launched a web portal, PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony), with a view to improving coordination between the power, coal and railway ministries to ensure coal supplies to power plants.

• It has been developed by NTPC and sources data from different stakeholders such as Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS) and coal companies.

• The portal is not accessible to the general public.

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

1. NuGen Mobility Summit is organised by the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT).

2. The theme of the event revolves around e-mobility and hydrogen mobility to ensure green, safe and affordable mobility.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: c

Justification:

• The three day NuGen Mobility Summit is being held at Manesar in Haryana. It is organised by the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT).

• It is the largest automotive technology event in the country so far.

• The theme of the event revolves around e-mobility and hydrogen mobility to ensure green, safe and affordable mobility.

• The objective of the summit is to share new ideas, global experiences, innovations and future technology trends for faster adoption and development of advanced automotive technologies for a smarter and greener future.

5. Global Microscope on financial Inclusion report is published by?

(a) Economist Intelligence Unit

(b) OECD

(c) Credit Suisse Group

(d) IMF

Ans:  a

Justification:

• The Global Microscope for Financial Inclusion is a benchmarking index that assesses the enabling environment for financial access in 55 countries. The report is released by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a British research and analysis division of The Economist Group