Topics covered:
- Delhi's 5T strategy,
- Jeevan - ventilator developed by Indian Railways,
- NASAs Artemis Program,
- American Global Response Package,
- Great Barrier Reef, Coral Bleaching
- CEO of Twitter - FIR stayed by Rajasthan High Court
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Q. 1 Which state/UT has launched 5T strategy to combat COVID-19?
a) Maharashtra
b) Kerala
c) Tamil Nadu
d) New Delhi
Q. 2 For the 1st time in India, which airline has used passenger cabin to carry cargo?
a) SpiceJet
b) Indigo
c) Air Asia
d) Air India
Q.3 Jeevan, a low-cost ventilator is developed by:
a) DRDO
b) Indian Railways
c) Bione
d) Biocon
Q.4 Who is CEO of Twitter?
a) Mark Zuckerberg
b) Tim Cook
c) Jack Ma
d) Jack Dorsey
Q.5 American Global Response Package will provide financial assistance of:
a) USD 104 million
b) USD 134 million
c) USD 174 million
d) USD 204 million
Q.6 NASA has launched Artemis Program to land humans on:
a) Mars
b) Moon
c) Jupiter
d) Saturn
Q.7 Where is Great Barrier Reef located?
a) USA
b) Australia
c) UK
d) Japan
Explanation:
Ans.1 D (New Delhi)
Delhi govt. has launched 5-point action plan or 5T strategy to combat COVID-19:
i) Testing à for identification
ii) Tracing à people in contact through cellphone triangulation
iii) Treatment à Dedicated hospitals, adequate no. of beds and PEP kits
iv) Teamwork à all state govts to work together
v) Tracking & Monitoring à Delhi CM will be responsible for making this plan work out
Ans.2 A (SpiceJet)
1) For the first time ever in India, an airline used their main cabin of passenger flight to carry cargo.
2) Spicejet used its passenger flight SG 7101 from Delhi to Chennai to carry essential items and medical consumables due to growing demand, not only in its belly but also on the passenger seats.
3) Boeing 737 NG aircraft
4) Flew from Delhi à Chennai à Surat à Chennai
Ans.3 B (Indian Railways)
1) Indian Railways has developed a low-cost ventilator at its Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory (RCF).
2) Cost: Rs.10,000 without compressor.
3) Generally, ventilator cost around Rs.5-15 lakhs.
4) Jeevan is the brain child of Ravinder Gupta, General Manager of RCF.
5) A ventilator is a device used to pump air and oxygen into the lungs.
6) RCF manufactures the German design Link Hofmann Busch coaches.
Ans.4 D (Jack Dorsey)
1) Rajasthan High Court ordered a stay on the FIR registered against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for holding a placard in 2018 which stated ‘Smash Brahmanical Patriarchy’.
2) FIR was filed against Dorsey in 2018 in Jodhpur, during his India trip for reportedly hurting the sentiments of the brahmin community.
1) Under American Global Response Package, United States will provide financial assistance to fight against COVID-19 worth USD 174 million to 64 countries.
2) United States has announced a donation of USD 2.9 million for India in the battle against COVID-19.
3) Objectives:
• Prevent spread
• Prepare virus testing labs
• Train and equip health care professionals
• Surveillance of cases
Ans.6 B (Moon)
1) NASA has launched Artemis program to land humans on the moon’s South Pole by 2024.
2) Rocket: NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS)
3) Spacecraft: SLS will carry the Orion spacecraft with up to 4 astronauts riding aboard to lunar orbit.
4) Why name?
Artemis was Apollo’s twin sister and the goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology.
5) LOGO meaning:
• Blue: Earth
• Red: Our path to Moon
• A: symbolizes Artemis’s quiver and represents Launch
6) NASA has submitted 13-page report "NASA’s Plan for Sustained Lunar Exploration and Development" to National Space Council.
7) National Space Council is an advisory group to President Donald Trump chaired by Vice President Mike Pence.
Ans.7 B (Australia)
1) Great Barrier Reef is located in Australia.
2) Famous for:
• World’s largest coral reef system
• World’s biggest single structure made by living organisms.
• World heritage site since 1980
3) Made by:
· Coral Polyps, which secrete Calcium carbonate and make underwater structure called coral reef.
· Called “Rainforest of the sea”
4) Why Corals are colorful?
· Get color from Zooxanthelle – algae present in Corals
5) Coral Bleaching:
· Due to rising ocean temperatures
· 3rd mass bleaching of 2300 km reef system in just 5 years.
· Bleaching was 1st seen on the reef in 1998, which was the hottest year on record
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