Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 276: June 16-18, 2020

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Assam Current Affairs & GK Quiz Set 276 : June 16 – 18, 2020

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Q1. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) ranked at what position in Engineering and Overall category in NIRF India Rankings 2020?

  1. 10th
  2. 5th
  3. 7th
  4. 8th
C. 7th 

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched by Minister of Human Resource Development. This framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. The methodology draws from the overall recommendations broad understanding arrived at by a Core Committee set up by MHRD, to identify the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions.

 

Q2. A short film named ‘Martyapura Re Jamaraj’ (‘Yamaraj on earth’) that won a special jury award at COVID-19 International Film Festival 2020 was written in

  1. Bengali
  2. Assamese
  3. Odia
  4. Maithili
C. Odia

The film was directed in Odia language by Stitadhi Rath, seeks to spread awareness about preventive measures to curb the spread of coronavirus.

 

Q3.  A new fish species called ‘Schizothorax sikusirumensis’ has been recently discovered in which state?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Gujarat
  4. Kerala
B. Arunachal Pradesh

 

Q4. What is the rank of India in the world competitive Index 2020?

  1. 75th
  2. 37th
  3. 43rd
  4. 51st
C. 43rd

 

Q5. Recently 500-year-old submerged temple was found under which river in Odisha?

  1. Rushikulya
  2. Subarnarekha
  3. Nagavali
  4. Mahanadi

D. Mahanadi

 

Q6. Who has been recently appointed as the new Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)?

  1. Uday Kotak
  2. Manoj Kumar Tripathi
  3. Mohammad Mustafa
  4. R K Chaturvedi
C. Mohammad Mustafa

 

Q7.  Recently, which country has become the founding member of the Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence?

  1. Brazil
  2. India
  3. Japan
  4. China
B. India

Union minister for electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad has recently launched the national AI Portal to bring together best ideas and resources that can be used in various sectors and across industries.

 

Q8. Name the fifth state of matter observed by the Scientist for the first time in space recently?

  1. Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC)
  2. Plasma
  3. Solid
  4. Gas

A. Bose-Einstein Condensates (BEC)

Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC) are formed when the atoms of certain elements are cooled to near absolute zero (0 K or – 273.15°C).

 

Q9. Recently which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has developed herbal infusion technology to help marginal farmers in mid-Himalayan region?

  1. IIT Mandi
  2. IIT Jammu
  3. IIT Patna
  4. IIT Mumbai
A. IIT Mandi

 

Q10. What is the new name of NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) Hubble telescope?

  1. Uhuru
  2. Nancy Grace Roman
  3. Einstein Observatory
  4. Suzaku
B. Nancy Grace Roman

Nancy Grace Roman was NASA’s first Chief Astronomer. She is considered as the mother of Hubble Space Telescope, which had launched 30 years ago.

 

 

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