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1. With reference to ‗One Nation One Nation One Ration Card One Ration Card‘ scheme,  The scheme will ensure all consider the following beneficiaries especially statements:- migrants can access PDS 1. The scheme will ensure all across the nation from any beneficiaries especially PDS shop of their own migrants can access PDS choice. across the nation from any  Inter-state portability of PDS shop of their own ration card is key feature of choice. this Scheme. 2. Inter-state portability of ration card is key feature of 2. The first virtual Climate this Scheme. Dialogue, was the eleventh Which of the above session of Petersberg Climate statements is/are correct? Dialogue, which has been (A) 1 only (B) 2 only hosted by (C) 1 and 2 both (A) Germany (D) Neither 1 nor 2 (B) Italy (C) Sweden

(D) Australia

 Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has

represented in the first

virtual Petersberg Climate Dialogue. He stressed on the issue of climate finance.  The first virtual Climate Dialogue, was the eleventh

session of Petersberg Climate

 The Supreme Court has asked Dialogue which has been the Centre to consider the hosted by Germany since feasibility of temporarily 2010 to provide a forum for adopting the 'one nation, one informal high-level political ration card' scheme during the discussions, focusing both on ongoing coronavirus lockdown international climate period to enable the migrant negotiations and the workers and economically weaker sections (EWS) get advancement of climate action. subsidised foodgrain.  The dialogue saw participation  The scheme announced by from Ministers and Central Government is about representatives of about 30 to start in June, 2020. countries. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 2

3. Consider the following  Person willing to enrol has to statements in context of provide minimal demographic ‗Aadhaar‘- and biometric information 1. Aadhaar number is a 10-digit during the enrolment process random number issued by the which is totally free of cost. An UIDAI. individual needs to enrol for 2. Demographic and biometric Aadhaar only once and after de- information are required duplication only one during the Aadhaar enrolment Aadhaar shall be generated, as process. the uniqueness is achieved 3. UIDAI has permitted through the process of Common Service Centre to demographic and biometric de- offer Aadhaar updation duplication. facility. Which of the above statements is/are correct? (A) 2 only (B) 1 and 3 only (C) 2 and 3 only (D) 1, 2 and 3

 IT Minister Prasad has said that to make 4. Justice Dipankar Datta took Aadhaar updating easier for oath as the new Chief Justice citizens, Unique of the- Identification Authority of (A) Bombay High Court India, UIDAI has permitted (B) Common Service Centre, (C) Madras High Court CSCs, which are designated (D) Guwahati High Court banking correspondents of banks, to offer Aadhaar  Justice Dipankar Datta took services. He said, around oath as the new Chief Justice 20,000 such CSCs will now be of the Bombay High Court. able to offer this service to  Maharashtra Governor Bhagat citizens. Singh Koshyari administered  Aadhaar number is a 12-digit the oath of office to him at Raj random number issued by the Bhavan. UIDAI (―Authority‖) to the  Datta succeeds justice residents of India after Bhushan Dhamadhikari who satisfying the verification retired as chief justice. process laid down by the Authority. Any individual, 5. Numaligarh Refinery Limited irrespective of age and gender, is located in which state? (A) Maharashtra who is a resident of India, may (B) voluntarily enrol to obtain (C) Kerala Aadhaar number. (D) Assam For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 3

 In Assam, the Numaligarh 7. 'Jagananna Vidya Deevena' Refinery Limited, NRL has Scheme is recently in news started economic activities with all proper in context of which state‘s precautions. Managing affairs? Director the NRL, S K Baruah (A) said that projects worth 2 (B) thousand crore rupees have (C) started in the state. (D) Kerala  Numaligarh Refinery Limited is a

public sector oil company in Assam. It‘s under the admin  Andhra Pradesh Chief control of Ministry of Minister, Y. S.Jaganmohan Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. has launched of India. the ‘Jagananna Vidya Deevena' Scheme at Tedepalli, in Guntur 6. 'Jeevan Amrit Yojana' is District in AP. Under this related to which state? scheme over Rs. 4 Thousand (A) Haryana Crores of funds have been released along with Rs. 1880 (B) Punjab crore towards pending amount (C) Madhya Pradesh left by the earlier government. (D) Uttar Pradesh  Under this scheme, fee

reimbursement will be  In Madhya Pradesh, Chief credited directly to mothers‘ Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Jeevan accounts instead of college Amrit Yojana, a unique scheme accounts in the coming to boost immunity system of academic year 2020-21. citizens of the state. Under  Through this Jagananna Vidya this scheme, the State Deevena Scheme, the AP State Government will distribute Government is going to provide packet of special Trikut Fee Reimbursement for ITI, Churna prepared by the AYUSH Department free of cost B.Tech, B. Pharmacy, MBA, to the citizens. MCA, and B.Ed Courses. An  Under Jeevan Amrit yojna, amount of INR 15,000 to INR packets of 50 grams each of 20,000 will be offered for the the kadha have been prepared eligible candidates through the by Madhya Pradesh Laghu Jagananna Vidya Deevena Vanopaj Sangh in collaboration Scheme. with the Department of AYUSH. This kadha made of 8. Hayagriva Madhava Temple is peepal, ginger and black located at- pepper is being distributed free (A) Sualkuchi of cost to one crore people in (B) Ranthali rural and urban areas of the (C) Hajo state. (D) Sarthebari For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 4

 As Ministry of Tourism,  His practical approach and act continues of establishment of ‗Kalyana with the initiative of organising a Rajya‘ (Welfare state) series of Webinars under the brought a new status and positio overall theme of ‗Dekho Apna n for all the citizens of the Desh‘, its 8th webinar in this society, irrespective of class, series on ―North East India- caste creed and sex. Thus the Experience the Exclusive main aim of Vachana (poetry) villages‖ with focus on Assam & movement, led by Meghalaya highlighting the Basaveshwara was welfare of lesser known villages was all. He proclaimed this as- presented on 24th April 2020. ―Sakala jeevatmarige  Hajo - Hajo is 25 km from the lesu‖(welfare of all). city of Guwahati and is famous  Basaveshwara was born in as a Pilgrimage Centre for the Bagevadi (of undivided Bijapur Hindus, Buddhists & Muslims district in Karnataka) during with the revered Temple 1131 AD. His father was Hayagriva MadhavaTemple & Madarasa and Madalambike the famed Mosque, Powa Mecca was his mother. They belonged located here. to Brahmin community. As a  It is believed that Lord Buddha religious tradition, he is believed to have attained was initiated with the holy Nirvana at The Hayagriva thread ‗janivara‘ in Upanayana, Madhava temple. This temple (thread ceremony) at the early has a pond which has provided a age of eight years. Basavanna safe haven to black soft shell revolted against this tradition, turtle. No one harms them as cut threw his janivara, left home they consider them as and went to Kudalasangama incarnations of Lord Vishnu. from where he was educated in all respects. 9. Lingayats are followers of-  He scripted his practical (A) Basavanna experiences in a novel form of (B) Bhadrabahu literature called –Vachana (poetry). This innovative literary (C) Siddha Bahubali form is the main contribution of (D) Tyagaraja ―Sharanas‖ through which they expressed their revolutionary  The twelfth century witnessed and reformist ideology in a very the emergence of a new simple Kannada language. movement in Karnataka, led by a  Basaveshwara gave two Brahmana named Basavanna important and innovative (1106-68) who was initially a concepts called ―Sthavara Jaina and a minister in the court ‘‘and ―Jangama‘‘, the meaning of a Chalukya king. His of which is ―Static‘‘ and followers were known as ‗‘Dynamic‘‘- respectively. Both of Virashaivas (heroes of Shiva) or these concepts are the main Lingayats (wearers of the foundation stones of the linga). revolutionary ideology of For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 5

Basavanna. By ridiculing the  On April 26, 1986, a sudden physical structure of temple and surge of power during a reactor God; which are perishable, systems test destroyed Unit 4 of Basavanna gave a new the nuclear power station at dimension to the human body and soul (inner spirit), by which Chernobyl, some 110 kilometers the self respect of all human (68.3 miles) from Ukraine‘s beings was boosted. capital, Kiev.  Basaveshwara gave two more very important socio-economic 11. RailMadad is a- principles. They are- ―Kayaka‖ (A) Grievance redressal portal of (Work-Divine work) and Indian Railways ―Dasoha‖ (Distrubution-Equal (B) IRCTC Train Tickets booking distribution). According to this, app every individual of the society (C) a chatbot to assist its users should take up the job of his in clarifying their queries choice and perform it with all (D) app related to construction, sincerity. There is no maintenance and up- discrimination in vocations. All gradation of railway assets members of the society are labourers (Kayakajeevigalu).  Rail Madad Helpline 139 has  Basaveshwara is the first answered over two lakh 30 Kannadiga in whose honour a thousand queries on one-on- commemorative coin has been one basis in first four weeks of minted in recognition of his the lockdown. social reforms.  RailMadad is the single portal  On 14 November 2015 The Prime for grievances, inquiry and Minister of India Narendra assistance of all categories of Modi inaugurated the statue of railway customers. Basaveshwara along the bank  More than 90 per cent of the of the river Thames at queries were responded on Lambeth in London. one-to-one basis, mostly in the

local language of the caller, 10. Chernobyl is associated with over telephone. which of the following disasters? (A) Tsunami (B) Earthquake (C) Volcanic Eruption (D) Nuclear Disaster

 The catastrophic Chernobyl nuclear accident in Ukraine, then part of the , marked its 34th anniversary on April 26, 2020. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 6

12. King George Medical 14. US President Donald Trump University is recently has nominated senior Indian- become the first government American diplomat Manisha hospital in the country to Singh as America's next successfully launch the envoy to which organisation? plasma therapy treatment for (A) Organization of the the COVID-19 patients. It is Petroleum Exporting located in which state? Countries (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Organisation for Economic (B) Maharashtra Co-operation and (C) Goa Development (D) Uttar Pradesh (C) Association of Southeast Asian Nations  The King George Medical (D) International Monetary Fund University in Uttar Pradesh has become the first  US President Donald Trump government hospital in the has nominated senior Indian- country to successfully launch American diplomat Manisha the plasma therapy treatment Singh as America's next envoy for the COVID-19 patients. to the Organisation for 13. 'Bounce Back Loan Scheme' Economic Cooperation and is recently in news in Development, OECD. context of which country?  Manisha Singh is currently (A) USA Assistant Secretary of State for (B) Japan Economic and Business Affairs (C) China at the State Department. (D) UK

 United Kingdom's Finance OECD Minister Rishi Sunak has  The Organisation for Economic unveiled a 100 per cent state- Co-operation and Development is backed 'Bounce Back Loan an intergovernmental economic Scheme' for the small organisation with 36 member businesses to help them tide countries. through the coronavirus  Headquarters: Paris, France pandemic lockdown.  Founded: 30 September 1961  The new fast-track finance scheme, would help bolster the existing package of support 15. Which country has recently available to crisis-hit UK ended the death penalty for businesses. crimes committed by  Under the scheme, qualifying minors? small businesses can apply (A) Saudi Arabia online to borrow between (B) United Arab Emirates, 2,000 pounds and 50,000 pounds as interest-free loans (C) Qatar for the first 12 months. (D) Oman

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 Saudi Arabia has recently  Australia has informed India ended the death penalty for that their premier multilateral crimes committed by minors. air combat training exercise  The individual will receive a Pitch Black 2020 scheduled prison sentence of no longer from July 27 to August 14 than 10 years in a juvenile has been cancelled due to the detention facility COVID-19 situation.  Exercise Pitch Black is a 16. Umbare Aanganwadi biennial warfare exercise initiative is related to which hosted by the Royal state? Australian Air Force (RAAF). (A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra 18. Web-based COVID-19 (C) Punjab dashboard ‗PRACRITI‘ is related with- (D) Odisha (A) IIT Bombay (B) IIT Madras (C) IIT (D) IIT  In Gujarat, Women and Child Kanpur Development Ministry (WCD)  IIT Delhi researchers have has taken a unique initiative developed a web-based called Umbare Aanganwadi, i.e dashboard for predicting the doorstep Aanganwadi to spread of COVID-19 in India. reach out to children during The mobile-friendly the lockdown. dashboard, named as  The ICDS Department has PRACRITI (PRediction and launched a TV programme Assessment of CoRona called Umbare Aanganwadi Infections and Transmission which is telecast every in India. alternate day through Vande  It gives detailed state-wise and Gujarat channel as well as Jio district-wise predictions of TV. Same is also telecast on COVID-19 cases in India. The You Tube. projections are given for a  The regular theme based three-week period, which is modules of Aanganwadi are updated on a weekly basis. being taught in an interactive  A key parameter of interest on the way in the programme COVID-19 is the basic which children can watch with reproduction number R0 and their parents. its countrywide variability. R0 refers to the number of 17. Exercise Pitch Black 2020 people to whom the disease has been recently cancelled spreads from a single due to the COVID-19. This infected person. For instance, exercise is hosted by the Air if an active COVID-19 patient Force of which country? infects two uninfected persons, (A) USA the R0 is two. Hence, reduction (B) Japan of R0 is the key in controlling (C) Australia and mitigating the COVID-19 (D) China in India. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 8

 PRACRITI provides the R0  The application called 'e- values of each district and karyalay' (electronic office) has state in India based on the been designed by the in-house data available from sources technical team of the force. such as the Ministry of Health  A data recovery site has also and Family Welfare (MoHFW), been established to maintain Govt. of India; National round-the-clock services of e- Disaster Management karyalay. Authority (NDMA), and World CISF Health Organisation (WHO).  The CISF is the national civil aviation security force with 63 19. Every year, World Penguin Day airports under its cover and it is celebrated on- also guards the Delhi Metro and (A) April 21 other vital infrastructure in the (B) April 22 aerospace and nuclear domain. (C) April 23 (D) April 25 21. Which Serial/TV series has recently created the world  Every year, April 25 is record of Highest Viewed celebrated as World Penguin Day Entertainment Programme to mark the annual northern Globally in one day? migration of Adelie penguins— (A) Ramayan one of the 18 penguin species— (B) The Big Bang Theory that are native to Antarctica. (C) Game of Thrones  The day aims to spread (D) The Passage awareness about these flightless aquatic birds that are mostly  Ramayan has created the found in the southern world record of Highest Viewed hemisphere with only one Entertainment Programme species (Galápagos penguin) Globally. Prasar Bharati said dwelling north of the equator. in a tweet that 77 million people watched the show in 20. An application called 'e- one day on the 16th of this karyalay' (electronic office) is month. The television series is related to – being retelecast on (A) BSF Doordarshan National from the (B) CISF 28th of March. (C) CRPF (D) ITBP 22. Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune

 An e-office application, that has recently developed a enables movement of files and microwave steriliser to documents without physical disintegrate COVID-19. What touch, has been launched for is the name of this usage in the 1.62 lakh microwave steriliser? personnel-strong Central (A) ATAL Industrial Security Force (B) AAGAZ (CISF) to prevent coronavirus (C) ATULYA infection. (D) MICROCARE For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 9

 Defence Institute of Advanced decades. His notable as a Technology, Pune has romantic hero includes ‗Laila developed a microwave Majnu‘, ‗Rafoo Chakkar‘, steriliser named as ATULYA to ‗Karz‘ ,‘Chandni‘, ‗Heena‘ disintegrate COVID-19. The and ‗Saagar‘. He was virus gets disintegrated by honoured with the Filmfare differential heating in the Lifetime Achievement Award range of 56 degree to 60 in 2008. degree Celsius temperatures.  He won the Filmfare Critics  Depending upon size and Award for Best Actor in 2011 shape of various objects, time for his performance in ‗Do of sterilisation is from 30 Dooni Chaar‘ and for his role seconds to one minute. The in ‗Kapoor & Sons‘, he won approximate weight of the the Filmfare Award for Best system is three kilogrammes Supporting Actor in 2017. and it can be used for non- metallic objects only. 24. Who has been recently appointed as the next 23. Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor Ambassador or Permanent recently passed away. He Representative of India to received the National the United Nations? Award as a child artist for (A) T. S. Tirumurti which film? (B) (A) Shri 420 (C) Asoke Kumar Mukerji (B) Mera Naam Joker (D) Syed Akbaruddin (C) Awaara (D) Sangam  T. S. Tirumurti has been  Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor appointed as the next passed away in . Ambassador or Permanent  Rishi Kapoor was the most Representative of India to the romantic face of . He United Nations. made his first screen  Tirumurti is an IFS officer of appearance as a child artist in 1985 batch. He is CURRENTLY his father Raj Kapoor's film ‗Shri 420‘, where he appeared the Secretary in the Ministry of in the song ―Pyaar hua External Affairs. He replaces ekraar hua.‖ Sayyad Akbaruddin.  He received the National Film Award as a child artist for 25. Renowned actor ‗Mera Naam Joker‘. recently passed away. For  But it was in 1973, with the which film, he won National blockbuster ‗Bobby,‘ again Film Award for Best Actor? directed by his father, that he made his debut as a romantic (A) Maqbool hero. (B) Paan Singh Tomar  He continued to be a favourite (C) Life In A Metro romantic hero for almost three (D) Piku For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 10

 Renowned actor Irrfan Khan 27. Ayuraksha- ‗Corona se jung - passed away in a Mumbai. Delhi Police ke sang‘ is a  Irrfan Khan made his joint initiative recently Bollywood debut with Mira launched by Delhi Police with Nair's Salaam Bombay in the help of which 1988. organisation/institute?  His lead role in Paan Singh (A) DRDO Tomar (2012), as the eponymous (B) AIIMS real-life athlete turned dacoit, (C) All India Institute of won him the National Film Ayurveda Award for Best Actor. (D) Delhi University  He was noticed with films like Maqbool, Life in a Metro,  Delhi police Commissioner S N Paan Singh Tomar and Piku. Shrivastava recently launched Ayuraksha- ‗Corona se Jung - He has also been associated Delhi Police ke sang‘, a joint with many international films initiative by Delhi Police and like Slumdog Millionaire, A All India Institute of Mighty Heart, Jurassic World Ayurveda, Ministry of and The Amazing Spider- AYUSH. Man. His most notable  The Ayurveda institute will international film is Ang Lee's maintain the health of front line COVID warriors like Delhi Life of Pi which was a huge Police personnel through commercial success. Ayurveda Immunity boosting measures. It will be 26. Suresh N Patel is recently in implemented in a phase wise news in context of- manner. The distribution will (A) He took oath as the take place for nearly 80 Vigilance Commissioner thousand personnel of Delhi (B) He is appointed as the next Police across 15 districts. Permanent Representative of India to the United 28. Chuni Goswami, who passed Nations. away recently, was (C) He is appointed as a associated with which sport? President of ICMR (A) Badminton (B) Cricket (D) He is appointed as New (C) Golf (D) Football Chief Information  Legendary Footballer Chuni Commissioner Goswami died in .  Chuni Goswami was the  Mr Suresh N Patel recently captain of gold medal took oath as the Vigilance winning Indian football team of Jakarta Asiad held in Commissioner. The oath was 1962. He was awarded Arjun, administered by Central Padmasree and several others Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay prestigious awards for his Kothari by video conferencing outstanding contributions in in New Delhi. the field of Sports. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 11

 He received Mohonbagan Ratna masses coalescing, one of awards in 2005. The West which was some 30 times the Bengal Government conferred mass of the Sun and the other him the highest civilian award which had a mass nearly 8 Banga Bibhusan in 2013. times the solar mass. The Chuni Goswami was captain of actual merger took place at a Bengal Ranji Cricket team. He distance of 2.5 billion light was also Sheriff of Kolkata. years away.  While the mass of the black 29. LIGO has recently detected a hole bends the space-time merger of two unequal-mass close to it, the spin or angular black holes. LIGO stands for- momentum of this inscrutable object drags the nearby space- (A) Light Interferometer time, causing it to swirl Gravitational-Wave around, along with it. Hence Observatory both these properties are (B) Laser Interferometer important to estimate. Gravitational-Wave Observatory 30. Tianwen-1, will be the first (C) Laser Inter Gravitational- Mars exploration mission of which country? Wave Observatory (A) Japan (B) China (D) Light Inter Gravitational- (C) France (D) Israel Wave Observatory  China National Space  For the first time since it Administration (CNSA) unveiled started functioning, the the name of its first Mars gravitational wave exploration mission. The Mars mission has been named observatories at LIGO (Laser Tianwen-1. Interferometer Gravitational-  The unmanned exploration Wave Observatory) scientific mission to Mars is expected to be collaboration have detected a launched this year. merger of two unequal-mass  The name comes from black holes. ―Tianwen‖, or ―Questions to Heaven‖, a poem written by Qu  The event, dubbed GW190412, Yuan who lived more than two was detected nearly a year ago, millennia ago. and this is almost five years  China successfully launched its after the first ever detection of first satellite, the gravitational wave signals by Dongfanghong-1, in 1970. these powerful detectors.  In 2003, it became the third Subsequent analysis of the country to put a man in space with its own rocket after the signal coming from the violent former Soviet Union and the merger showed that it involved United States. two black holes of unequal For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 12

31. First state which is created on  DHAR COMMISSION -In June the linguistic basis is- 1948, the Government of India (A) Andhra Pradesh appointed the Linguistic (B) Gujarat Provinces Commission under the (C) Tamilnadu chairmanship of S K Dhar to (D) Haryana examine the feasibility of states on the basis of language. The  The States Reorganisation Act, commission submitted its report 1956 defined boundaries for the in December 1948 and states within India on the recommended the reorganisation basis of languages. of states on the basis of  The state of Maharashtra and administrative convenience Gujarat were formed as a result rather than linguistic factor. of linguistic movement according  JVP COMMITTEE- It consisted to the Bombay Reorganisation of , Act, 1960 enacted by the Vallahbhai Patel and Pattabhi Parliament of India on 25 April Sitaramayya and hence, was 1960. The act came into effect popularly known as JVP on 1 May 1960 Committee. It submitted its  In October 1953, the report in April 1949 and Government of India was forced formally rejected language as to create the first linguistic the basis for reorganisation of states. state, known as ,  COMMISSION- by separating the Telugu Government of India to speaking areas from the Madras appoint (in December 1953) a three-member States state. This followed a prolonged Reorganisation Commission popular agitation and the death under the chairmanship of Fazl of Potti Sriramulu, a Congress Ali. Its other two members were K M Panikkar and H N Kunzru. person of standing, after a 56- It submitted its report in day hunger strike for the cause. September 1955 and broadly accepted language as the basis of reorganisation of states. 32. Which one among the following But, it rejected the theory of is not associated with state re- ‗one language-one state‘. organisation?  It identified four major factors that can be taken into account in (A) Dhar Commission any scheme of reorganisation of (B) JVP Committee states: (C) Fazl Ali Commission  Preservation and (D) Punchi Commission strengthening of the unity and security of the country.  On May 1, Maharashtra and  Linguistic and cultural Gujarat celebrated their homogeneity. statehood day.  Financial, economic and  Following commissions were administrative established for the considerations. reorganisation of Indian states;  Planning

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 PUNCHHI COMMISSION- The  Shri Arvind Kumar Sharma Second commission on Centre- (IAS) recently assumed charge as State Relations was set-up by Secretary, Ministry of Micro, the Government of India in April Small and Medium Enterprises. 2007 under the Chairmanship of  Prior to this appointment, Shri Madan Mohan Punchhi, former Sharma was serving as . It was Additional Secretary, Prime required to look into the issues of Minister's Office (PMO). He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Gujarat Centre-State relations keeping in cadre. view the sea-changes that have taken place in the polity and 34. Who recently assumed charge economy of India since the as Secretary of Ministry of Sarkaria Commission had last Road Transport and Highways? looked at the issue of Centre- (A) Arvind Kumar Sharma State relations over two decades (B) Giridhar Aramane ago. (C) Shobhana Narasimhan (D) Ajay Tirkey State Reorganisation State Formation  Shri. Giridhar Aramane recently Andhra Pradesh 1953 assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Maharashtra & 1960 Highways. Gujrat  Shri Aramane was earlier serving Nagaland 1963 as Additional Secretary in the Haryana 1966 Cabinet Secretariat. He has also Himachal 1971 been a Jt Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Pradesh Natural Gas during 2012-14. Meghalaya 1972  He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Manipur & 1972 AP cadre. Tripura 1975 35. Who has been recently elected Mizoram & 1987 as an International Honorary Arunachal Member to the American Pradesh Academy of Arts and Sciences Goa 1987 from India? Chhatisgarh 1 Nov., 2000 (A) Amitabh Joshi Uttarakhand 9 Nov., 2000 (B) Anuranjan Anand Jharkhand 15 Nov., 2000 (C) Shobhana Narasimhan (D) Swapan Pati Telangana 2 June, 2014  Professor Shobhana 33. Who recently assumed charge Narasimhan from the Theoretical Sciences Unit (TSU) at the as Secretary of Ministry of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Micro, Small and Medium (JNCASR), an autonomous Enterprises? institute under the Department of Science & Technology, has (A) Arvind Kumar Sharma been elected as an International (B) Giridhar Aramane Honorary Member to the American Academy of Arts (C) Shobhana Narasimhan and Sciences. (D) Ajay Tirkey For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 14

 The American Academy of Arts 36. Kisan Sabha App is developed and Sciences honours scholars by CSIR-Central Road Research and leaders who have Institute (CSIR-CRRI). Which distinguished themselves in the one among the following is not sciences, arts, humanities and public life. The list of previous aim of this App? International Honorary (A) To connect farmers to supply Members includes Charles chain Darwin, Albert Einstein and (B) To provide the most . economical and timely  Prof Narasimhan heads the logistics support to the Computational Nanoscience farmers group at JNCASR. She has done significant work on the rational (C) Increase their profit design of nanomaterials, margins by minimizing examining how the lowering of interference of middlemen dimensionality and reduction of (D) To sale farmers crop at e- size affect material properties. NAM Plateform Her work is relevant for a number of different  Kisan Sabha App developed by applications, such as CSIR-Central Road Research nanocatalysts for clean energy Institute (CSIR-CRRI), New applications, and magnetic Delhi to connect farmers to materials for memory storage. supply chain and freight  Prof. Narasimhan has also been transportation management very active in the promotion of system was remotely launched women in STEM in India and by DG, ICAR and Secretary abroad. She was a member of DARE, Dr. TrilochanMohapatra. the Working Group for Women in  The portal connects the farmers, Physics of IUPAP. Since 2013, transporters, Service providers she has been co-organizing Career Development Workshops (like pesticides/ fertilizer/ for Women in Physics at the dealers, cold store and Abdus Salam International warehouse owner), mandi Centre for Theoretical Physics dealers, customers (like big retail (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy, and the outlets, online stores, ICTP-EAIFR in Kigali, Rwanda. institutional buyers) and other  She became a Fellow of the related entities for timely and National Academy of Sciences, effective solution. India in 2011 and also received  The portal acts as a single stop the Stree Shakti Samman for every entity related to Science Award in 2010 and the agriculture, be they a farmer Kalpana Chawla Woman who needs better price for the Scientist Award of the crops or mandi dealer who wants in to connect to more farmers or 2010. truckers who invariably go empty from the mandis.

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 KisanSabha also works for  Before assuming the charge of people in agriculture services Secretary, Shri Ajay Tirkey was sector such as dealers of holding the post of Special fertilizers/ pesticides,who can reach out to more farmers for Secretary in the same Ministry. their services. He worked as Joint Secretary in  It would also prove to be useful the Department of School for those associated with cold Education and Literacy in the store(s) or godown(s). Ministry of Human Resource KisanSabha also provides a platform for people who want Development, Government of to buy directly from the India in the year 2017 before farmers. joining as Additional Secretary in  Kisan Sabha has 6 major the Ministry of Women & Child modules taking care of Development. He has also been Farmers/Mandi on deputation to the Ministry of Dealers/Transporters/Mandi Defence as Director and Joint Board Members/ Service Secretary from 2004 to 2009. Providers/Consumers.  Kisan Sabha aims to provide the 38. With reference to cultural most economical and timely history of India, Consider the logistics support to the farmers following famous painting and increase their profit margins by minimizing work- interference of middlemen and 1. Arjuna and Subhadra directly connecting with the 2. Lady in the moon light institutional buyers. It will 3. Shakuntala also help in providing best 4. Bharat Mata market rates of crops by Which one among the above comparing nearest mandis, is/are Raja Ravi Varma‘s booking of freight vehicle at work? cheapest cost thereby giving (A) 1and 2 only maximum benefit to the farmers. (B) 1, 2 and 3 only (C) 1, 3 and 4 only 37. Who recently assumed charge (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

as Secretary of Ministry of  National Gallery of Modern Art is Women and Child recently paid tribute to Development? celebrated painter and artist (A) Arvind Kumar Sharma Raja Ravi Varma on his 172nd Birth Anniversary through a (B) Giridhar Aramane virtual tour. 29th April is the (C) Shobhana Narasimhan birth anniversary of the famed (D) Ajay Tirkey Indian painter Raja Ravi  Shri Ajay Tirkey recently Varma (1848-1906). assumed charge as Secretary,  He is remembered for giving Ministry of Women and Child Indians their western, classical Development (WCD) in New representations of Hindu gods Delhi. He is 1987 batch IAS and goddesses. officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.  Varma worked on both portrait He succeeds Shri Rabindra and landscape paintings, and is considered among the first Panwar who retired on Indian artists to use oil paints. superannuation. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 16

 He continues to be regarded as countries under WMO/ESCAP the most important Panel including Bangladesh, representative of the India, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Europeanised school of Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi painting in India. Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand,  Famous works: Damayanti United Arab Emirates and Talking to a Swan, Shakuntala Yemen.RSMC, New Delhi is also Looking for Dushyanta, Nair mandated to name the Lady Adorning Her Hair, and Tropical Cyclones developing Shantanu and Matsyagandha, over the north Indian Ocean Lady in The Moon Light, Arjuna (NIO) including the Bay of and Subhadra, Shakuntala etc. Bengal (BoB) and the Arabian  In 1904, the British colonial Sea (AS). government awarded Varma with  New list of tropical cyclone the Kaiser-i-Hind Gold Medal. names is recently adopted by  In 2013, a crater on the planet WMO/ESCAP Panel Member Mercury was named in his Countries in April 2020 for honour. naming of tropical cyclones over  Bharat Mata is a notable work North Indian Ocean including of Abanindranath Tagore. Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.  Cyclones are given many names 39. Match List-I with List-II and in different regions of the world – select the correct answer using They are known as typhoons in the code given below the lists: the China Sea and Pacific List-I List-II Ocean; hurricanes in the West (Tropical (Location) Indian islands in the Caribbean cyclone) Sea and Atlantic Ocean; a. Cyclones 1. USA tornados in the Guinea lands b. Hurricanes 2. East Asia of West Africa and southern c. Typhoons 3. Australia USA.; willy-willies in north- d. Willy-willies 4. India western Australia and tropical Code: cyclones in the Indian Ocean. a b c d (A) 4 2 1 3 40. Sana Mir is related to which (B) 4 1 2 3 sport? (C) 3 1 2 4 (A) Cricket (B) Badminton (D) 3 2 1 4 (C) Hockey (D) Chess

 Worldwide there are six regional  Sana Mir, the former Pakistan specialised meteorological captain and world No.1, has centres (RSMCs) and five announced her decision to retire regional Tropical Cyclone from international cricket. Warning Centres (TCWCs)  Mir has represented Pakistan in mandated for issuing advisories 226 internationals since her and naming of tropical debut in 2005, and was captain cyclones.India Meteorological in 137 of them. Department is one of the six  The off-spinner is her country's RSMCs to provide tropical leading ODI wicket-taker with cyclone and storm surge 151 wickets in 120 ODIs at an advisories to 13 member average of 24.27, while her 89

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women's T20I wickets from 106  In India, the first Labour Day matches are only behind Nida was observed on 1 May, 1923, Dar's 98. This puts her joint- in present day . The day fourth on the list of all-time was celebrated by Labour Kisan ODI bowlers in the women's Party of Hindustan. game along with West Indies'  The red flag, which symbolises Anisa Mohammed, after India's Labour Day, was used for the Jhulan Goswami (225 wickets), first time in India. Prominent Australia's Cathryn Fitzpatrick communist leader Malayapuram (180) and Ellyse Perry (152). Singaravelu Chettiar raised the  Mir is also Pakistan's third- highest run-scorer in ODIs flag and arranged meetings to (1,630), and is among a select celebrate the occasion. group of players to have the double of 1000 runs and 100 42. Which company has become wickets in ODIs. She has the one of the first non-bank rare achievement of having companies to obtain RBI nod played 100 T20Is. for entering into co-branding arrangements for Prepaid 41. International Labour Day is Instruments? observed on- (A) Transcorp International Ltd (A) 1 May (B) 2 May (B) Mahindra & Mahindra (C) 3 May (D) 4 May Financial Services Limited (C) Muthoot Finance  To honour the struggles and (D) Sundaram Finance gains made by workers and labourers, the first day of May  Transcorp International Ltd is observed as International has received RBI nod for entering Labour Day. into co-branding arrangements  The day is also called May Day for Prepaid Instruments that or International Workers‘ Day. can be used in over 35 lakh  The theme of Labour Day 2019 stores and online gateways. was ―Uniting Workers for With this, Transcorp has become Social and Economic one of the first non-bank Advancement‖. companies to obtain this  On 1 May, 1886, labour unions authorization from RBI in the US decided to go on a  anscorp will be launching API strike demanding that workers based co-branded partnerships should not be made to work for for Digital, Physical and more than 8 hours a day. Just Contactless cards with select three days after the strike began, marquee clients on its own a blast occurred in Chicago's BINs These cards can be used by Haymarket Square leaving many partners, financial institutions dead. and corporate houses to facilitate  To honor those who died in the their core business activities blast, the International Socialist while allowing safe transactions Conference declared 1 May as a to serve their existing and new customers even if they do not day designated for labourers. have a bank account. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 18

43. The first ever digital, unified, 44. Indian Institute of Information global, geological map of the Technology and Management - Kerala (IIITM-K) has recently moon was recently released by- developed an AI Semantic (A) United States Geological search engine. What is the Survey name of this search engine? (A) Vilokana (B) Viraz (B) National Aeronautics and (C) SeGine (D) PRACRITI Space Administration (C) Lunar Planetary Institute  Indian Institute of Information (D) All of the above Technology and Management - Kerala (IIITM-K) has developed

an AI Semantic search engine  The first ever digital, unified, to enable researchers to get global, geological map of the deeper insights into scientific moon was released virtually by studies, especially when they the United States Geological need to find an early solution to the COVID-19 crisis has Survey (USGS), National resulted in a large set of Aeronautics and Space complex scientific information. Administration (Nasa) and the Named 'www.vilokana.in', Lunar Planetary Institute on which in Sanskrit means 'finding out',. April 22, 2020.  The search engine is developed  The map is a ‗seamless, globally by a team led by A.P. James, consistent, 1:5,000,000-scale Professor at Centre for Artificial geologic map‘. General Intelligence and Neuromorphic Systems (neuro  Called the ‗Unified Geologic GI), IIITM-K, as part of the open Map of the Moon‘, it will serve science initiative of the research as a blueprint for future human centre. missions and a source of 45. Mathias Boe is related to research and analysis for the which sports? educators and the general public (A) Badminton (B) Chess interested in lunar geology. (C) Table Tanis (D) Football  The moon the closest cosmic  Denmark's ace doubles body to Earth through which exponent Mathias Boe, a silver space discovery can be medallist at the 2012 London Olympics and 2013 World attempted and documented has Championships, announced always piqued the interest of retirement from international Badminton. humanity.  The final map consists of 43 46. HCARD is developed by geologic units across the Durgapur-based CSIR lab, entire lunar surface, broken Central Mechanical Engineering Research down into groups based on Institute. What is HCARD? characteristics like materials of (A) A Ventilator craters, basins, terra, plains and (B) Robotic Device (C) Anti-microbial Coated Mask volcanic units. (D) Sanitizer For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 19

 The robotic device HCARD, in  The survey, covering 117 short for Hospital Care countries, rates the level of Assistive Robotic Device, can budget transparency across help frontline healthcare workers countries on a scale of 0-100, in maintaining physical distance based on several normative, from those infected by internationally comparable coronavirus.  HCARD is developed by indicators. Durgapur-based CSIR lab,  It evaluates for each country, the Central Mechanical availability of eight key budget Engineering Research documents of the Central or Institute. The device is equipped Federal Government, and with various state-of-the-art assesses whether these are made technologies and works both in public, in a timely manner, and automatic as well as manual provide comprehensive modes of navigation. information.  This robot can be controlled and International Budget monitored by a nursing booth Partnership with a control station having such features as navigation,  The Open Budget Survey is drawer activation for providing part of the International medicines and food to patients, Budget Partnership's Open sample collection Budget Initiative, a global research and advocacy 47. According to recently released program to promote public the Open Budget Survey, India access to budget information has been placed at which and the adoption of position in terms of budget accountable budget systems. transparency and  Headquarters : Washington, accountability? D.C., United States (A) 117th (B) 97th (C) 67th (D) 53rd  Founded: 1997

 India has been placed at 53rd position among 117 nations in terms of budget transparency 48. Which country recently and accountability, according to classified Hezbollah as the Open Budget Survey.  The survey, conducted by terrorist organisation? International Budget (A) USA Partnership (IBP), has provided (B) UK India's Union Budget process a (C) France transparency score of 49 out of (D) Germany 100, which is higher than the global average of 45.   New Zealand tops the chart Germany has banned Iran- with a score 87. backed Hezbollah activity on its  South Africa (87), Mexico (82) soil and designated it a terrorist and Brazil (81) are among the organisation. Israel and the top six countries providing United States had been pushing extensive information to public Germany to ban the for scrutiny. organisation. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 20

 This group already designated a  Chak-Hao has also been used terrorist organisation by the by traditional medical United States. practitioners as part of Hezbollah traditional medicine.  It is a Shia Islamist political party and militant group based Geographical Indications in Lebanon.  GI status is an indication that  Founded: 1985 identifies goods as produced from a particular area, which

has special quality or 49. Chak-Hao, scented glutinous reputation attributable to its rice popularly known as geographical origin and GI Black Rice got GI branded goods possess a recall (Geographical Indications) value amongst consumers. recently. It is related to  GIs are covered as an element which state? of IPRs under Paris (A) Manipur Convention for Protection of (B) Sikkim Industrial Property. (C) Meghalaya (D) Tripura 50. With reference to ―Special  Recently, Chak-Hao, the black Liquidity Facility for Mutual rice of Manipur and the Funds (SLF-MF)‖, consider Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) the following statements- terracotta have bagged the 1. The Reserve Bank of India recently announced a Special Geographical Indication (GI) Liquidity Facility for Mutual tag. Funds (SLF-MF) of 50,000  Chak-Hao, scented glutinous crore rupees with a view to rice popularly known as easing liquidity pressures on Black Rice which is Mutual Funds. cultivated in Manipur since 2. Under the Special Liquidity Facility for Mutual Funds centuries and popular to (SLF-MF), the RBI shall people apart from the State conduct repo operations of has got GI (Geographical 90 days tenor at the fixed Indications) registration. repo rate.  Geographical Indications Which of the above Registry of Ministry of statements is/are correct? Commerce and Industries has (A) 1 only announced in its website that (B) 2 only the product, Chak-Hao of (C) 1 and 2 both Manipur is registered under GI (D) Neither 1 nor 2 certificate number 364 which application was filled by North  The Reserve Bank of India Eastern Regional Agricultural recently announced a Special Marketing Corporation Limited Liquidity Facility for Mutual (NERAMAC). Funds (SLF-MF) of 50,000  It is normally eaten during crore rupees with a view to community feasts and is easing liquidity pressures on served as Chak-Hao kheer. Mutual Funds. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 21

 Under the Special Liquidity 51. The famous Kovilpatti kadalai Facility for Mutual Funds (SLF- mittai has been granted the MF), the RBI shall conduct Geographical (A) Indication (GI) repo operations of 90 days tag. It is related to which tenor at the fixed repo rate. state?  The SLF-MF is on-tap and (A) Kerala open-ended and banks can (B) Odisha submit their bids to avail (C) Andhra Pradesh funding on any day from (D) Tamil Nadu Monday to Friday (excluding holidays).  The famous Kovilpatti kadalai  The scheme is available from mittai has been granted the 27th April till 11th of May or Geographical Indication (GI) tag.  Kovilpatti kadalai mittai is a up to utilization of the candy made of peanuts held allocated amount, whichever together with glistening syrup, is earlier. and topped with wisps of  The Reserve Bank will review grated coconut dyed pink, the timeline and amount, green and yellow.  Kovilpatti kadalai mittai is depending upon market produced by using both conditions. groundnuts and jaggery  This comes in the wake up of (organic jaggery), in carefully Franklin Templeton Mutual selected quantities from Fund shut six of its open- selected specific locations in ended debt funds, effective Tamil Nadu.  In Kovilpatti, it is sold as single April 23. rectangular chunks, or rather  According to RBI, banks can cuboids, sealed in packets. use funds availed under the  It is made using all natural SLF-MF exclusively for meeting ingredients such as the the liquidity requirements of MFs by (1) extending loans(2) traditional and special ‗vellam‘ undertaking outright purchase (jaggery) and groundnuts and of and/or repos against the water from the river collateral of investment grade corporate bonds, commercial Thamirabarani is used in the papers (CPs), debenturesand production, which enhances the certificates of Deposit (CDs) taste naturally. held by MFs.This means if  Kovilpatti kadalai mittai is mutual funds are unable to manufactured in Kovilpatti and sell their bonds in the adjacent towns and villages in market, they can use this Thoothukudi district. facility to meet redemption  This product has a long shelf requests from investors. life and has a huge export

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52. Sariska Tiger Reserve is 53. Which of the following items located in which state? is/are associated with the (A) Madhya Pradesh mulberry plant? (B) Rajasthan 1. Silk (C) Gujarat 2. Cocoon (D) Maharashtra 3. Pashmina 4. Hemp  The 13th session of Ministry of Select the correct answer Tourism‘s Dekho ApnaDesh using the code given below: webinar on 1st May 2020, titled, (A) 1 and 2 only ‗Destination- Sariska Tiger (B) 1, 2 and 3 only reserve‘ was a presentation and (C) 1 and 4 only virtual tour of wildlife adventure, (D) 2 only safari experience for the traveller within the Sariska Tiger  As Ministry of Tourism, Reserve‘ in Alwar district, Government of India continues Rajasthan.  The sanctuary is strewn with with the initiative of organising a ruins of ancient temples dating series of Webinars under the back to the 10th and 11th overall theme of ‗Dekho Apna centuries. Some of the highlights Desh‘, its 8thwebinar in this are the ruins of the Kankwari series on ―North East India- Fort and the 10th century Experience the Exclusive Neelkanth temples. The way to villages‖ with focus on Assam & the temples is rough but the architecture and the Khajuraho- Meghalaya highlighting the like carvings will simply leave the lesser known villages was visitor in awe of the place. presented on 24th April 2020. Neelkanth Mahadeva, houses  Sualkuchi – situated on the the ruins of over 300 Hindu Northern banks of the and Jain temples constructed Brahmaputra about 35 km from between the 8th and 12th Guwahati, Sualkuchi is a block Centuries. of Kamrup district. It is one of  Chand Baoli (step well) at the World‘s largest weaving Abhaneri is enormous with villages where 74% of the 3500 steep steps built by the households are engaged in Nikhumbha dynasty is one of weaving exquisite silk fabrics ranging from the golden Muga the largest stepwells in the to the ivory white Pat and the world. Alwar is a city dotted with light beige Eri or Endi silk is heritage buildings, Forts, tombs famous for its centuries old and palaces. Some of the heritage of weaving. People important sights not to be here support the concept of missed are Bala Qila, Vijai Ahimsa Silk breeding where silk Mandir Lake Palaces, Fateh is obtained without killing the silk worms. It is a noble step jung ki Gumbad, Moti Doongri towards creating an Eco friendly etc. environment.

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Silk production in India Prof Lal was born on 2nd may  Assam silk denotes the three 1921 in village Baidora, District major types of indigenous wild Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. silks produced in Assam—  Prof. B. B. Lal was conferred golden muga, white pat and upon Padma Bhushan in the warm eri silk. The Assam silk year of 2000. He was the industry, now centered in Director General of the Sualkuchi, is a labor-intensive Archaeological Survey of India industry. (ASI) from 1968 to 1972 and  five major types of There are has served as Director of the silk of commercial importance, Indian Institute of Advanced obtained from different species Studies, Shimla. Prof Lal also of silkworms. These are served on various UNESCO Mulberry, Oak Tasar & Tropical committees. In a career spanning Tasar, Muga and Eri. over five decades Prof Lal made  Except mulberry, other non- immense contribution to the field mulberry varieties of silks are of archaeology. Prof Lal was wild silks, known as vanya trained by Sir Mortimer silks. Wheeler at Taxila in 1944 and  India has the unique later joined Archaeological distinction of producing all Survey of India. these commercial varieties of  Prof. Lal excavated several silk. important landmark sites  Mulberries are used in pies, including Hastinapura (U.P.), tarts, wines, cordials, and herbal Sisupalgarh (Orissa), Purana teas. The fruit of the black Qila (Delhi), Kalibangan (Rajasthan). From 1975-76 mulberry (native to southwest onwards, Prof. Lal investigated Asia) and the red mulberry sites like Ayodhya, Bharadvaja (native to eastern North America) Ashrama, Sringaverapura, have distinct flavors likened to Nandigrama and Chitrakoota 'fireworks in the mouth'. under the Archaeology of Ramayana Sites. Prof. Lal has authored 20 books and over 150 research articles on various 54. Professor B. B. Lal is national and international associated with- journals. (A) Archaeology 55. Who was Jamini Roy? (B) Anthropology (A) Famous Indian Painter (C) Sociology (B) Famous Indian Sculpture (D) Psychology (C) Famous Indian Writer  On the occasion of centenary (D) Famous Musician of Ancient year of great archaeologist India Professor B. B. Lal, Union  National Gallery of Modern Art Culture Minister Shri Prahlad pays tribute to the pioneering Singh Patel released an e-book artist Jamini Roy on his 133rd ―Prof. B. B. Lal -India Birth Anniversary year through virtual tour. Rediscovered‖ in New Delhi. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 24

 Jamini Roy (1887 – 1972) was an beginning of the centenary Indian painter. Jamini Roy was celebrations of . deeply inspired by the Bengal  Satyajit Ray (1921 – 1992) was folk tradition. His images and an Indian filmmaker, ideas as in this painting of screenwriter, music composer, 'Pujarinis' are direct, singularly graphic artist, lyricist and stylised, and conceived in emphatic flat spaces and strong author, widely regarded as one lines. of the greatest filmmakers of  He was one of the most famous all time. pupils of Abanindranath  Ray directed 36 films, including Tagore. feature films, documentaries and  He was honoured with the State shorts. Ray's first film, Pather award of Padma Bhushan in Panchali (1955), along with 1955.  In 1955, he was made the first Aparajito (1956) and Apur Fellow of the Lalit Kala Sansar (1959), form The Apu Akademi, the highest honour in Trilogy. the fine arts conferred by the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's  The Government of India National Academy of Art, honored him with the Bharat Government of India. Ratna, its highest civilian  In 1976, the Archaeological award, in 1992. Survey of India, Ministry of  The Academy of Motion Picture Culture, Govt. of India declared Arts and Sciences awarded him his works among the "Nine Masters" whose work, to be an Honorary Academy Award. henceforth considered "to be art Ray is the first and the only treasures, having regard to their Indian, yet, to receive the artistic and aesthetic value". honor. He became the first Indian to receive an Honorary 56. Ministry of Culture‘s Oscars. He received the Award Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces (DMCS) for Lifetime Achievement. digitally launched the short film to mark the beginning of 57. Year of Awareness on Science the centenary celebrations of & Health (YASH)‘ programme is Satyajit Ray. What is the title related to- of this film? (A) National Council for Science (A) A Ray of Genius & Technology Communication (B) Apu Trilogy (B) National Council of (C) Song of the Road (D) Ray‘s Cinema Educational Research and Training  Ministry of Culture‘s (C) Centre for Cultural Development of Museums and Resources and Training Cultural Spaces (DMCS) digitally (D) National Council for launched the short film ‗A Ray Teacher Education of Genius‘ to mark the For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 25

 National Council for Science & some regions of , Technology Communication including Pulwama, Budgam, (NCSTC), Department of Kishtwar and . Science & Technology (DST)  The application was filed by the has launched a programme on health and risk communication Directorate of Agriculture, ‗Year of Awareness on Science Government of Jammu and & Health (YASH)‘ with focus on Kashmir, and facilitated by the COVID-19. Sher-e-Kashmir University of  The programme is aimed at Agriculture Sciences and minimizing risks at all levels Technology, Kashmir, and with the help of public Saffron Research Station, Dussu communication and outreach activities, promoting public (Pampore). understanding of common  Kashmir saffron is a very minimum science for precious and costly product. community care and health Iran is the largest producer of safety measures like personal saffron and India is a close sanitation and hygiene, physical competitor. distancing, maintaining desired  Kashmir saffron is renowned collective behaviour and so on. It also includes information globally as a spice. It rejuvenates dissemination mechanisms to health and is used in cosmetics reduce the fear of risks and build and for medicinal purposes. It confidence with necessary has been associated with understanding for adopting traditional Kashmiri cuisine and sustainable healthy lifestyles and represents the rich cultural nurturing scientific culture among masses and societies. heritage of the region. The unique characteristics of 58. In which part of Himalayas do Kashmir saffron are its longer we find the Karewa formation? and thicker stigmas, natural (A) North-eastern Himalayas deep-red colour, high aroma, (B) Eastern Himalayas bitter flavour, chemical-free (C) Himachal-Uttarakhand processing, and high quantity Himalayas of crocin (colouring strength), (D) Kashmir Himalayas safranal (flavour) and picrocrocin (bitterness).  Kashmir saffron, which is  It is the only saffron in the cultivated and harvested in world grown at an altitude of the Karewa (highlands) of 1,600 m to 1,800 m AMSL Jammu and Kashmir, has been (above mean sea level), which given the Geographical adds to its uniqueness and Indication (GI) tag by the differentiates it from other Geographical Indications saffron varieties available the Registry. The spice is grown in world over. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 26

59. Every year, World Tuna Day is 61. Traders' body Confederation observed on- of All India Traders (CAIT) (A) 1 May (B) 2 May has recently announced to (C) 1 April (D) 2 April launch a national e-  World Tuna Day is observed on commerce marketplace. What May 2 every year. The United will be the name of this Nations (UN) established the national e-commerce World Tuna Day to raise marketplace? awareness about the tuna fish and its importance to humans (A) Bharat Market and earth. (B) India Market  World Tuna Day was observed (C) Bharat e-Marketplace for the first time in the year (D) India e-Marketplace 2017.  The Confederation of All India 60. Which type of saffron is not Traders (CAIT) has announced associated with Kashmir? that it will be launching ‗Bharat (A) Lachha Saffron (B) Mongra Saffron Market', a new national e- (C) Guchhi Saffron commerce marketplace, for all (D) Pashmina Saffron the retail traders. The trader‘s body will be launching the portal  Kashmir saffron, of Jammu and in collaboration with several Kashmir, has been recently given technology partners. the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical  The marketplace will integrate Indications Registry. capabilities of various technology companies to  The saffron available in Kashmir provide end-to-end services is of three types — ‗Lachha in the logistics and supply Saffron‘, with stigmas just chains from manufacturers to separated from the flowers and end consumers, including dried without further processing; deliveries at home.  ‗Mongra Saffron‘, in which The ‗Bharat market‘ e-commerce portal will include participation stigmas are detached from the from retailers across the flower, dried in the sun and nation. It aims to bring at least processed traditionally; and 95 percent of the retail traders ‗Guchhi Saffron‘, which is the onboard, who would exclusively same as Lachha, except that the run the portal. latter‘s dried stigmas are packed loosely in air-tight containers 62. The National Science and while the former has stigmas Technology Management joined together in a bundle tied Information (NSTMIS) has with a cloth thread. conducted a survey on  Saffron cultivation is believed to Research and Development Statistics and Indicators have been introduced in Kashmir 2019-20. According to report, by Central Asian immigrants India is placed on what ranks around 1st Century BCE. In in scientific publication ancient Sanskrit literature, globally. saffron is referred to as (A) Third (B) Fourth ‗bahukam‘. (C) First (D) Second For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 27

 The National Science and  International Astronomy Day is Technology Management celebrated twice a year -one in Information (NSTMIS) has autumn and another in spring. conducted a survey on Research The Astronomy Day 2020 is celebrated on May 2. The world and Development Statistics and will celebrate the next Astronomy Indicators 2019-20. Day on September 26.  The report says that India ranks  In 1973, Doug Berger, president 3rd globally in the scientific of the Astronomical Association publication. The first two of Northern California, had ranks were occupied by USA organised the celebration of first and China. Astronomy Day.

63. ―CHDCOVID‖ mobile app is 65. World Health Organization related to which State/UT? has recently said that there (A) Chhattisgarh is no evidence that the BCG (B) New Delhi protects people against (C) Chandigarh infection with COVID-19 (D) Rajasthan virus. BCG stands for-

 Punjab Governor and (A) Beta Calmette–Guerin Administrator of UT (B) Beta Chrome–Guerin Chandigarh V.P Singh (C) Beta Calmette–Ground Badnore recently inaugurated (D) Bacillus Calmette–Guerin a newly developed android based mobile app named  World Health Organization has ―CHDCOVID‖. said that there is no evidence  Developed in-house by the that the BCG protects people Society for Promotion of IT against infection with COVID- in Chandigarh (SPIC), it will 19 virus. be a single point platform  It has said that two clinical which will provide all trials addressing this question information related to are underway, and WHO will COVID-19 in Chandigarh. evaluate the evidence when it  The people can access all the is available. guidelines, orders and  Bacillus Calmette–Guérin notifications issued by (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine Administration and primarily used against Government of India by tuberculosis (TB). In countries where tuberculosis or leprosy is downloading this app. common, one dose is recommended in healthy babies 64. International Astronomy Day as close to the time of birth as is celebrated twice a year - one possible. on 2nd May. Second  The BCG vaccine was first used International Astronomy Day medically in 1921. It is on the of the year will be celebrated World Health Organization's on- (A) September 26 List of Essential Medicines, (B) June 23 the safest and most effective (C) June 21 medicines needed in a health (D) December 25 system.

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66. USAID recently announced $3  World Press Freedom Day million to support India's popularly known as World Press COVID-19 efforts through Day is organised and promoted PAHAL Project. PAHAL stands by the United Nations, observed for- annually on May 3. (A) Partnerships for Affordable  The day is celebrated to raise Healthcare Access and awareness regarding the Longevity importance of freedom of the (B) Partner of Affordable press. Healthcare Access and  The theme of World Press Longevity Freedom Day 2020, "Journalism (C) Partnerships for Advanced without Fear or Favour" and Healthcare Access and the sub-themes for this year Longevity are: (D) Partnerships for Affordable  Safety of Women and Men Healthcare Access and Live Journalists and Media Workers  The US will provide an  Independent and Professional additional $3 million to India, Journalism free from Political through its aid agency USAID, and Commercial Influence for mitigating the spread of  Gender Equality in All Aspect Covid-19. of the Media  In coordination with the Indian government, USAID is providing 68. In partnership with the Tech these funds to the Partnerships Mahindra, Tata Group and for Affordable Healthcare Swasth recently launched an Access and Longevity (PAHAL) initiative that will offer free project. COVID-19 related consultation.  Through the PAHAL project, What is the name of this USAID will support the National Initiative? Health Authority in establishing (A) Arogya Setu Mitr a financing facility that can (B) Corona Fighters mobilise resources from the (C) Sahyog Mitr (D) Paramarsh Mitr private sector to assist over

20,000 health facilities enrolled  In partnership with the Tech under the health scheme Mahindra, Tata Group and Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Swasth the Arogya Setu Mitr Yojana. was launched. It will offer free  Besides, six SUV-sized high- online consultation to COVID- speed testing machines, which 19 with the data provided by the three private sector firms and are in high demand, are being government entities. The Arogya sourced from Roche in USA. Setu Mitr is to perform as an individual site. It cannot 67. World Press Freedom Day is access data from the application Arogya Setu. It was observed annually on- initiated with the advice of Niti (A) May 1 (B) May 2 Aayog and principal and (C) May 3 (D) May 4 scientific advisor of the Prime Minister. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 29

 The initiative includes free tele- used as a diagnostic tool for consultation to those who have detection of COVID-19 COVID-19 like symptoms. It will antigens from saliva samples also provide ancillary services of suspected coronavirus at market rates. This includes patients within 30 seconds. home collection of samples,  The biosensor device has the medicine delivery, etc. potential to directly detect a specific protein of the SARS-CoV- 69. Windhoek Declaration is 2, even when the proteins are related to- present in low concentrations in (A) Climate Change the human saliva. (B) Biodiversity (C) Freedom of Press 71. Which country is the host of (D) Child Rights World Press Freedom Conference 2020?  May 3 marks the anniversary of (A) Netherlands (B) Belgium Windhoek Declaration.  Windhoek Declaration is a (C) Austria (D) Australia statement of press freedom principles by African  Since 1993, the World Press newspaper journalists in 1991. Freedom Conference is organized The Declaration was produced at annually. The conference a UNESCO seminar, "Promoting provides an opportunity to an Independent and Pluralistic journalists, civil society African Press," held in representatives, national Windhoek, the capital of authorities, academics and the Namibia, from 29 April to 3 broader public to discuss May 1991. emerging challenges to press  The date of the Declaration's freedom and journalists' safety adoption, May 3, has and to work together on subsequently been declared as identifying solutions. World Press Freedom Day.  The Netherlands is the host for 2020. UNESCO planned to hold 70. Which institute recently has the conference from April 22 developed a portable device to 24 at the World Forum in ‗eCovSens‘? The Hague. But due to Covid-19 (A) National Institute of Animal a global pandemic the conference Biotechnology (B) All India Institute of Medical is now scheduled for October 18 Sciences, Delhi to 20 at the same venue. (C) IIT Delhi  The conference will be a joint (D) IIT Bombay celebration of World Press Freedom Day (May 3) and the  Researchers from - International Day to End based National Institute of Impunity for Crimes against Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) have developed a portable device Journalists (November 2). ‗eCovSens‘ that could possibly be For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 30

72. Consider the following  The Lingayats challenged the statements related to the idea of caste and the Virashaiva tradition in ―pollution‖ attributed to Karnataka: certain groups by Brahmanas. 1. The Virashaiva movement was led by a Brahmana They also questioned the named Basavanna, a theory of rebirth. These won minister in the court of the them followers amongst those Kalachuri ruler in the who were marginalised within twelfth century. the Brahmanical social order. 2. The Virashaivas encouraged The Lingayats also encouraged practices, approved by the certain practices disapproved Dharmashastras, like post- in the Dharmashastras, such puberty marriages and as post-puberty marriage and remarriage of widows. the remarriage of widows. Which of the statement/s

given above is/are correct ? 73. Arktika-M satellite, is (A) 1 only (B) 2 only recently in news, in context (C) Both 1 and 2 of affairs of which country? (D) Neither 1 nor 2 (A) India (B) Russia (C) Japan (D) Canada  Prime Minister Shri paid homage to Lord  Russia will launch first Basaveshwara and greeted the Arktika-M satellite for people on the occasion of Basava monitoring Arctic climate Jayanthi, the Birth anniversary this year at the end of the year of Lord Basaveshwara, in a video  The satellite will be launched message. by Soyuz -2,1b carrier rocket  The twelfth century witnessed with frigate booster.The remote the emergence of a new movement in Karnataka, led sensing Artika-M will monitor by a Brahmana named the meterological conditions Basavanna (1106-68) who was in the polar region. initially a Jaina and a minister in the court of a Chalukya 74. International Firefighters' Day king. His followers were known is observed annually on as Virashaivas (heroes of Shiva) (A) May 2 (B) May 4 or Lingayats (wearers of the linga). (C) May 5 (D) May 6  They worship Shiva in his manifestation as a linga, and  International Firefighters' Day is men usually wear a small linga observed annually on May 4 to in a silver case on a loop strung remember those firefighter's who over the left shoulder. Those who are revered include the jangama have died while serving our or wandering monks. Lingayats community or dedicated their believe that on death the devotee lives to protecting the safety of will be united with Shiva and will us all. not return to this world.  Firefighters' Day was born after 5 Therefore they do not practise funerary rites such as firefighters' died tragically in cremation, prescribed in the 1999 during a bushfire at Linton Dharmashastras. Instead, they in Victoria, Australia when they ceremonially bury their dead. were on a rescue mission.

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75. Which one among the  The film Guide was released in following is not a work of 1965, based on the novel. It was Ruskin Bond? directed by Vijay Anand. It (A) The Blue Umbrella (B) A Flight of Pigeons starred Dev Anand and Waheeda (C) Susanna's Seven Husbands Rehman. (D) The Guide 76. The Non-Aligned Movement  Union Minister Nirmala was established in 1961 in- Sitharaman has praised the initiative of All India Radio to (A) Lusaka (B) Colombo broadcast author Ruskin Bond (C) Belgrade (D) Cairo reading some of his celebrated stories.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi  Ruskin Bond (born 19 May would participated in the virtual 1934) is an Indian author of summit of the Non-Aligned British descent.The Indian Movement (NAM) held recently to Council for Child Education has enhance coordination of the recognised his role in the growth member states in their fight of children's literature in India. against the coronavirus He was awarded the Sahitya pandemic. PM Modi became the Academy Award in 1992 for first Indian Prime Minister to Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra, give the NAM summit in 2016 a skip. He did not attend the 2019 his novel in English. He was summit as well. awarded the Padma Shri in 1999  The Non-Aligned Movement and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. (NAM) is a forum of 120  Notable work- The Room on the developing world states that are Roof, Ghost Stories from the Raj, not formally aligned with or A Season of Ghosts, and A Face against any major power bloc. in the Dark and other After the United Nations, it is Hauntings, The Blue Umbrella, the largest grouping of states Funny Side Up, A Flight of worldwide. Pigeons ,Lone Fox Dancing,The Lamp is Lit and Susanna's Seven  Drawing on the principles agreed Husbands. at the Bandung Conference in  Ruskin Bond made his maiden 1955, the NAM was established big screen appearance with a in 1961 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, cameo in Vishal Bhardwaj's film Yugoslavia through an 7 Khoon Maaf in 2011, based initiative of the Indian Prime on his short story Susanna's Seven Husbands. Minister Jawaharlal  The Guide is a 1958 novel Nehru,Egyptian President written in English by the and the Indian author R. K. Yugoslav President Josip Broz Narayan.The novel brought Tito. This led to the first R.K.Narayan the 1960 Sahitya Conference of Heads of State or Akademi Award for English, by Governments of Non-Aligned the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters. Countries. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 32

77. Which one among the  Under the initiative, sellers following is the highest from Self Help Group will be civilian award for able to list their products in contribution in promoting five product categories. unity and integrity of India? These five categories are (A) Bharat Ratna (B) Sardar Patel National handicrafts, handloom and Unity Award textiles, office accessories, (C) Peace Prize grocery and pantry and (D) Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration personal care and hygiene.  In the first phase, 913 Self  Government has extended the Help Groups from 11 States invitation of nominations for have already registered as Sardar Patel National Unity sellers and 442 products have Award till 30th June. been listed. GeM will provide  The Centre has instituted Sardar Patel National Unity dashboards for functionaries at Award as the highest civilian the national, state, district and award in the name of Sardar block level to provide them real , for time information about the contribution in promoting product, value and volume of unity and integrity of India. the orders.  The award seeks to recognize  The platform will reduce the notable and inspiring contribution made by human interventions in individuals or institutions or procurement and enables organizations in this field and transparency, cost savings, reinforces the value of strong inclusiveness and efficiency. and united India. In order to facilitate the Self Help Groups in uploading of 78. ―The Saras Collection‖ their products, GeM portal initiative is related to- assist the sellers in product (A) Amul Dairy catalogue management, order (B) Khadi and Village Industries fulfilment and bid Commission participation. (C) Government e Marketplace (GeM) portal 79. Which organisation has (D) Food Corporation of India recently developed an Ultra Violet Disinfection Tower for  Rural Development Minister rapid and chemical free Narendra Singh Tomar has disinfection of high infection launched the Saras collection prone areas? on Government e (A) DRDO (B) ISRO Marketplace (GeM) portal in (C) ICMR (D) AIIMS New Delhi. The Saras collection showcases daily  Defence Research and utility products made by Development Organisation, rural self-help groups. It aims DRDO has developed an Ultra to provide market in rural Violet Disinfection Tower for areas with access to Central rapid and chemical free and State Government buyers. disinfection of high infection For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 33

prone areas. Defence Ministry Aspirational Districts across said, the equipment named UV Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, MP, blaster is an Ultra violet based Maharashtra, Rajasthan & UP; area sanitiser designed and focusing on behaviour change, developed by Laser Science access to services, early and Technology Centre. detection & tracking of COVID19  The UV Blaster is useful for symptoms. high tech surfaces like  Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana- electronic equipment, Nani Abhiyan'' is aimed at computers and other gadgets creating awareness about in laboratories and offices that various aspects of senior are not suitable for disinfection citizens'' health and lifestyle with chemical methods. The including preventive measures product is also effective for and requisite behavioral changes areas with large flow of people in view of COVID-19 pandemic. such as airports, shopping malls, metros, hotels, factories 81. ‗Nigah‘ Programme is related and offices. to which state?  The equipment has six lamps (A) Uttar Pradesh each with 43 watts of UV-C (B) Madhya Pradesh power. For a room of about 12 (C) Himachal Pradesh x 12 feet dimension, the (D) Andhra Pradesh disinfection time is about 10 minutes and 30 minutes for  Himachal Pradesh government 400 square feet area by has decided to launch a new positioning the equipment at programme ‗Nigah‘, in order to different places within the sensitize and educate the room. family members of the people coming to the state from 80. Surakshit Dada-Dadi and Nana- various parts of the country. Nani Abhiyan is related to-  Under 'Nigah' programme a (A) ICMR team of ASHA , health and (B) NITI Aayog Anganwadi workers would (C) Bihar Government sensitize the family members of (D) AIIMS Delhi persons arriving from other  Government think tank Niti States regarding the Aayog in association with importance of social distancing Piramal Foundation -- the ,so that they could be saved philanthropic arm of the Piramal from any possible infection. Group launched a campaign ''Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana- 82. Who among the following is Nani Abhiyan'' focussed on not a winner of Pulitzer Prize ensuring wellbeing of senior 2020? citizens during the COVID-19 (A) Yasin Dar pandemic. (B) Mukhtar Khan  The campaign will reach over 2.9 (C) Channi Anand million senior citizens in 25 (D) Ravish Kumar For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 34

 Three photojournalists from 84. "Lost at Home" Report is Jammu & Kashmir have won recently in news in context of Pulitzer Prize 2020 in feature which organisation? photography. Yasin Dar, (A) UNESCO Mukhtar Khan, and Channi (B) Amnesty International Anand who won the top honours (C) World Economic Forum have been working with (D) UNICEF Associated Press (AP).  Pulitzer Prize was established in  According to "Lost at Home‖ 1917 and has been awarded for Report, recently released by the achievements in magazine, newspaper, online journalism, UNICEF, At the end of 2019, an musical composition, and estimated 46 million people literature. The award was were internally displaced by established by the provisions in conflict and violence. More the will of Joseph Pulitzer, he than four in 10, or 19 million, made his fortune as a newspaper were children. publisher. The award is  There were 12 million new administered by Columbia displacements of children in University. 2019, 3.8 million of them were  Pulitzer prize is awarded yearly caused by conflict and violence, in 21 categories. and 8.2 million by disasters linked mostly to weather-related 83. ‗Ayush Kavach-Covid‘ App is events like flooding and storms, recently in news in context according to the report. of which state? (A) Uttar Pradesh 85. Atal Tunnel is located in (B) Madhya Pradesh which state? (C) Himachal Pradesh (A) Sikkim (D) Andhra Pradesh (B) Arunachal Pradesh (C) Himachal Pradesh  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister (D) Punjab Yogi Adityanath launched ‗Ayush Kavach-Covid‘ app to  Proactive measures are being help people get health taken by Border Roads remedies which can be useful Organisation, BRO to complete in fight against COVID-19. the work on strategic Atal The app has been developed Tunnel in the Pir Panjal by AYUSH ministry. ranges of Himachal Pradesh,  The ‗Ayush Kavach-Covid‘ App which is at the crucial stage of will provide s for measures to construction. boost immunity based on  The 8.8-kilometre-long Atal natural resources.The app is tunnel under Rohtang Pass is designed to tell users how the world's longest tunnel commonly available kitchen above an altitude of 3,000 ingredients such as tulsi, clove and cinnamon can be used to metres. It has a fireproof enhance the body‘s immunity emergency tunnel built into the to fight against COVID-19.It main tunnel itself. Rohtang Pass also offers users the (elevation 3,978 m) is located opportunity to seek advice in the state of Himachal from experts. Pradesh. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 35

 Atal Tunnel is being constructed since Manali- Sarchu- road remains closed for six months every year due to Rohtang Pass being completely snow bound between November and May.  The tunnel will connect Manali to Lahaul Valley

throughout the year and will 87. GARUD portal is related to reduce the road length of which Ministry? Manali-Rohtang Pass Sarchu- (A) Ministry of Civil Aviation Leh road by 46 kilometres. (B) Ministry of External Affairs  It will also aid forward (C) Ministry of Shipping connectivity of security forces, (D) Ministry of Home Affairs

providing a major strategic  Civil Aviation Ministry and advantage. DGCA have launched the GARUD (Government 86. Operation Samudra Setu is Authorisation for Relief related to- Using Drones) portal for (A) Indian Coast Guard providing fast track conditional exemptions to government (B) Indian Navy agencies for COVID-19 related (C) National Security Guard drone operations. (D) 88. CRISPR (CaS9) is a- (A) Gene Editing Tool  Indian Navy has launched (B) New Satellite of Jupiter Operation Samudra Setu - (C) Virus responsible for Corona meaning Sea Bridge, as a part (D) Malware of national effort to repatriate Indian citizens  The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research from overseas. (CSIR), constituent  Indian Naval Ships Jalashwa lab Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) and and Magar are presently Tata Sons have signed an enroute to Malè in Maldives agreement for licensing of KNOW-HOW for rapid and to commence evacuation accurate diagnosis of COVID- operations as part of Phase-1. 19. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 36

 The license shall include  Birsa Harit Gram Yojana transfer of the knowledge for (plantation scheme)-under scaling up the KNOW-HOW in the Birsa Harit Gram Yojana, the form of a kit that can be deployed for COVID-19 testing fruit-bearing saplings would be on ground as early as end of planted on the two sides of this month. roads, both government and  A completely indigenous private land, and villagers scientific invention, FNCAS9 could earn from fruits with an Editor Linked Uniform annual income of Rs 50,000 Detection Assay, for after about three years of COVID-19 has been designed plantation. for mitigating the ongoing  Veer Shahid Poto Ho Khel COVID-19 situation and cater Vikas Yojana (sports scheme) to mass testing. -The plan of the sports scheme  This innovative CRISPR was to construct playgrounds ‗Feluda‘ test uses cutting at panchayat level to promote edge CRISPR technology for sports and provide reservation detection of genomic sequence in jobs under the sports quota. of novel coronavirus. CRISPR  Nilamber-Pitamber Jal (CaS9) is a Gene editing tool. Samridhi Yojana (water  The Council for Scientific and scheme)-The water scheme Industrial Research (CSIR) is a aims to increase five lakh crore premier organisation under the litres of groundwater table and Ministry of Science and making efforts of cultivation in Technology. wastelands.

89. Birsa Harit Gram Yojana 90. US President Donald Trump (plantation scheme) is related to which state? has nominated Indian- (A) Odisha American Ashok Michael (B) Jharkhand Pinto as a representative to (C) Bihar the – (D) Madhya Pradesh (A) International Bank for Reconstruction and  The Jharkhand government has Development launched three schemes to (B) International Monetary Fund generate 25 crore man-days for (C) Asian Development Bank MGNREGA to enable the workers (D) United Nations Development earn wages as well as bring in a long-term plan to provide steady Programme income to the poor households.  Chief Minister Hemant Soren  US President Donald Trump launched the ''Birsa Harit Gram has nominated Indian- Yojana'' (plantation scheme), American Ashok Michael Pinto ''Nilamber-Pitamber Jal as a representative to the Samridhi Yojana'' (water International Bank for scheme) and ''Veer Shahid Poto Reconstruction and Ho Khel Vikas Yojana (sports Development. Pinto was scheme) with an aim to nominated as US Alternate develop rural Jharkhand. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 37

Executive Director of IBRD for  The passengers will also have a term of two years. to sign an undertaking to go  Pinto currently serves as into 14-day quarantine on Counselor to the Under arrival in India. Secretary for International Affairs at the United States 92. Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogayog Department of the Treasury. Yojana is related to which  state? (A) International Bank for (B) Odisha Reconstruction and Development (C) Madhya Pradesh  The International Bank for (D) Tripura Reconstruction and Development is an international financial  In Tripura, Chief Minister institution, established in 1944 Biplab Kumar Deb has and headquartered in launched an online portal Washington, D.C., United scholarships.gov.in under States, that is the lending arm ‗Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogayog of World Bank Group. Yojana‘ at the state secretariat. 91. Consider the following  Mr. Deb while launching the statements in context of online portal said under the Vande Bharat Mission: Yojana, the state government 1. It aims to bring back Indian will provide Rs. 5,000 to nationals stranded abroad amid the Covid- 14,608 youths who are in 19 lockdown. final year in colleges or 2. The government will Universities as a grant for operate more than 100 Smart Phones. flights, under this mission. Which of the above 93. The Delhi government statements is/are correct? launched a Twitter handle to (A) 1 only (B) 2 only ensure the dissemination of (C) 1 and 2 both ―authentic information‖ about (D) Neither 1 nor 2 the disease. What is the name of this Twitter handle?  ‗Vande Bharat Mission‘ will see (A) @DelhiVsCorona the operation of 64 flights from (B) @ DelhiFightsBack May 7 to May 13 to bring back (C) @DelhiCoronaFree around 15,000 Indian nationals (D) @DelhiCoCare stranded abroad amid the Covid- 19 lockdown. Once completed, it  The Delhi government launched may turn out to be the largest the Twitter handle evacuation operation ever ‗@DelhiVsCorona‘ to ensure the dissemination of ―authentic since the 1990 airlift of 1.7 information‖ about the disease. lakh people from Kuwait.  Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal  The national carrier Air had also set up a team of India and its subsidiary Air representatives to monitor this India Express will operate 64 handle to ensure ―speedy flights for seven days to carry out solutions‖. the evacuation. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 38

 The Twitter handle @DelhiVsCorona will be a one- Pitika subject stop solution for all the 1 Vinaya Buddha's COVID-19-related queries and Pitaka teachings complaints 2 Sutta Pitaka Rules and regulations of 94. Mustafa Al Kadhimi is recently in news, in context the monastic of affairs of which country? order (A) Iran 3 Abhidhamma Philosophical (B) Iraq Pitaka matters (C) Syria Select the correct answer (D) Cuba using the code given below:  Iraq‘s Parliament chose an (A) 3 only American-backed former Intelligence Chief, Mustafa al- (B) 1 and 2 only Kadhimi as the new Prime (C) 2 and 3 only Minister. (D) 1, 2 and 3

95. Tarun Bajaj is recently in news in context of affairs of-  Buddha Purnima is a Buddhist (A) SBI (B) SEBI festival that is (C) CBI (D) RBI celebrated commemorating the  The government has appointed birth of the Gautama Buddha. Economic Affairs Secretary It falls on a full moon day in the Tarun Bajaj as a director on the central board of Reserve month of Vaisakh (April/May) Bank of India (RBI). Bajaj according to calendar. replaces Atanu Chakraborty, This year Buddha Purnima will who retired on April 30.  Bajaj, a 1988 batch IAS officer, be celebrated on May 7. was the Additional Secretary in  In Theravada Buddhism, it is PrimeMinister's Office. He also observed as the day when joined the Prime Minister's Office in 2015. Buddha, born as Prince Siddhartha Gautama (c. 563- 96. Buddha's teachings were 483 BCE) attained Nirvana compiled as Tipitaka––literally meaning three baskets to hold (salvation) under the different types of texts. Which Mahabodhi tree at Bodh Gaya, of the following texts is/are Bihar, as well as his death correctly matched according to anniversary. the subject matter? For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 39

 Tripitaka: Pitaka literally  (1861- means ‗basket‘ and it was 1941) is popularly known as called so, because the original ‗Gurudev‘. texts were written on palm-  In 1913, he became the first leaves and kept in baskets. Indian to receive a Nobel Prize Tripatika refers to three in Literature for his novel commentaries, these are : 'Geetanjali'. He became the first 1. Sutta Pitaka – It contain non-European to win the Nobel the sayings of Buddha. Prize for Literature . He was 2. Vinay Pitaka – It contain the the first non-white person to monastic code, the most win a Nobel Prize. important is Patimoksha  Tagore is said to have composed 3. Abhidamma Pitaka – It over 2000 songs and his songs consists of the religious and and music are called metaphysical discourses of ‗Rabindrasangeet‘ with its own Buddha distinct lyrical and fluid style.  He was knighted by the British 97. Who is popularly known as government in 1915. But he ‗Gurudev‘? later renounced it protesting (A) Acharya Vinoba Bhave against the Jallianwala Bagh (B) Massacre. (C) Rabindranath Tagore  He also wrote the National (D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Anthems of India and Bangladesh.  His notable works include Gitanjali, Ghare-Baire, Gora, Manasi, Balaka, Sonar Tori, He is also remembered for his song ‗Ekla Chalo Re‘.  He was also called the ‗Bard of Bengal‘.  In 1918, he founded the Vishwabharati University at Santiniketan.

98. Which one among the following institutes is associated with

 National Gallery of Modern Art antimicrobial and washable will organise the Virtual Tour face mask ‗NSafe‘? (A) IIT-Delhi titled ―Gurudev – Journey of (B) IIT-Bombay the Maestro through his (C) IIT-Madras (D) IIT-Kanpur visual vocabulary‖ from 7th May 2020 to commemorate  An IIT-Delhi start-up ‗Nanosafe the 159th birth anniversary Solutions‘ has launched an antimicrobial and washable face of Gurudev Rabindranath mask ‗NSafe‘. The said mask is Tagore. The NGMA takes reusable up to 50 launderings, pride in the 102 artworks thus greatly cutting down the cost of use. created by versatile genius. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 40

 NSafe‘ mask is a triple-layered  He was the seventh President product consisting of inner of India serving from 1982 to hydrophilic layer for comfort, 1987. He was India‘s first middle layer having antimicrobial activity and Sikh President. outer most layer having water  His presidency was marked by and oil repellent behaviour. Operation Blue Star, the  NSafe mask has 99.2% bacterial assassination of Indira filtration efficiency [at 3 microns] Gandhi, and the 1984 anti- along with breathability and splash resistance Sikh riots.  He also served as the 99. TOMAN currency is recently Secretary-General of the Non- in news in context of which Aligned Movement from 1983 country? to 1986. (A) Iraq (B) Iran 101. GIFT International Financial (C) Saudi Arabia Services Centre is located at- (D) Israel (A) Gandhinagar (B) Jaipur  The Iranian Parliament (C) Mumbai authorised the replacement of (D) Bhopal the national currency, the rial with another basic unit of  Finance Minister Nirmala currency called the toman. Sitaraman launched INR-USD  The Iranian parliament has (Rupee-Dollar) Futures and agreed to cross four zeros out Options contracts on the two from the banknotes, making it International Exchanges, BSE‘s easier for people to transact. India INX and NSE‘s NSE-IFSC,  Over the next two to five years, at GIFT International Financial Iranian rials will be taken out of Services Centre in circulation and replaced with the Gandhinagar recently through toman - one toman will be video conference. equal to 10,000 rials.  This will be available 22 hours  Iran‘s move is to offset the fallout across all time zones for all from inflation fueled by U.S. global participants from GIFT sanctions. IFSC.

100. Who was India‘s first Sikh  This would bring larger global President? participation in India through (A) V V Giri IFSC and connect India‘s IFSC (B) globally. (C) Pratibha Devisingh Patil

(D) Giani 102. Phil Mickelson is related to

 President which sport? paid tributes to former (A) Chess President Giani Zail Singh on (B) Golf his 104th birth anniversary (C) Badminton (5 May 1916). (D) Cricket

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 ‗The Match: Champions for  Mass hatching of Olive Ridley Charity‘ featuring Tiger Woods, turtles began at Odisha‘s Phil Mickelson and Super Bowl- Rushikulya rookery, a major winning quarterbacks Tom nesting site of these marine Brady and Peyton Manning will turtles. be held on May 24. The four  Olive Ridley turtle eggs incubate stars will make a charitable on their own in the heat of the donation of $10 million to benefit beach sand. COVID-19 relief.  The Olive ridley turtles are the  Philip Alfred Mickelson, smallest and most abundant of nicknamed Lefty, is an all sea turtles found in the world, American professional golfer. inhabiting warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian 103. Which State has recently oceans. These turtles, along with become the first state in the their cousin the Kemps ridley country to provide the facility turtle, are best known for their of beds with ventilators in unique mass nesting called hospitals of each and every Arribada, where thousands of district of state? females come together on the (A) Madhya Pradesh same beach to lay eggs. The (B) Uttar Pradesh species is recognized as (C) Haryana Vulnerable by the IUCN Red (D) Kerala list.  The coast of Orissa in India is  Uttar Pradesh has become the the largest mass nesting site first state in the country to for the Olive-ridley, followed by provide the facility of beds with the coasts of Mexico and Costa ventilators in hospitals of each and every district of state. Now, Rica. Gahirmatha marine all 75 districts of state can sanctuary and Rushikulya provide higher level of care to the rookery coast in Ganjam patients of COVID-19. district are main Olive Ridley  Uttar Pradesh has 24 testing Nesting sites in Odisha. Of labs for COVID-19 now and these sites, Gahirmatha marine around 1,300 beds with sanctuary is largest rookery ventilator to fight with this disease. (mass nesting site) of Olive  State government has Ridley turtles. Odisha is home to constituted Village Supervision 50% of the total world's Committee or Gram Nigrani population of Olive Ridleys and Samiti in every village to curb about 90% of Indian population the spread of Corona. of sea turtles. Recently, Odisha

forest department added another 104. Rushikulya rookery is located olive ridley mass nesting site in which state? Bahuda Rookery at beach on (A) Odisha (B) Maharashtra Bahuda river mouth in Ganjam (C) Gujarat (D) Goa district. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 42

 International trade in these turtles and their products is banned under CITES Appendix I.  To reduce accidental killing in India, the Orissa government has made it mandatory for trawls to use Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs), a net specially designed with an exit cover which allows the turtles to escape while retaining the catch.  In India, it is protected under 106. World War II was a global war Schedule I of Wildlife that lasted from (Protection) Act, 1972. (A) 1939 to 1945

(B) 1937 to 1945

105. Which gas is responsible for (C) 1939 to 1947 the recently occurred (D) 1939 to 1943 Visakhapatnam Gas Leakage tragedy?  World War II was a global war (A) Methyl isocyanate that lasted from 1939 to 1945. (B) Styrene gas Europe, U.S. recently marked 75 (C) Mustard Gas years since end of Second World (D) Syngas War.  A gas leak, reminiscent of the 1984 Bhopal tragedy, has affected thousands of residents in five villages in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.  The source of the leak was a styrene plant owned by South Korean electronics giant LG, located at RRV Puram near Gopalapatnam, about 15 kms from the coast city.  What is styrene?

 It is a flammable liquid that 107. ―Nirbhaya Squad‖ is recently is used in the manufacturing in news. It is an integral part of polystyrene plastics, of – fiberglass, rubber, and latex. (A) Delhi police  It is also found in vehicle (B) Chandigarh police exhaust, cigarette smoke, and (C) Mumbai police in natural foods like fruits (D) Jaipur police and vegetables. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 43

 The all-women 'Nirbhaya Squad'  Various Indian security agencies of the Jaipur police is playing operating in Kashmir feel that an important role in COVID-19 the 'The Resistance Front' was formed due to the pressure on containment zones in the Jaipur Pakistan from the FATF to cut during the ongoing lockdown. down on the funding of the  The bike-borne squad was terrorist groups. formed last year with women  According to a report in personnel trained in martial ‗Economic Times‘, the word arts for warding off any threat Resistance has been used by faced by women. Islamabad and the Inter-Services  For the past one and a half Intelligence (ISI) to put in place a months, this team of 200 women new strategy for supporting police personnel has been terrorism against India. The carrying out flag march in report stated Pakistan‘s plan is COVID-19 hit areas of wall city to rebrand the terrorists of Jaipur. operating under the umbrella of  This team is also helping in JeM, LeT and Hizbul as ―non- distributing ration to the needy religious‖ rebellion. and supporting medical teams.  The security agencies are also of  Nirbhaya Squad's Nodal Officer the view that Islamabad wants to Sunita Meena told that project the terror activities in important tasks like identifying Kashmir as a resistance pregnant women and assisting movement run by the Kashmiris them and distributing sanitary in the Valley. napkins to needy women are also being done by the team. 109. Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses 108. The Resistance Front is is located at- recently in news, is a- (A) Panaji (B) New Delhi (A) New organisation of Corona (C) Jaipur (D) Dehradun Warriors (B) New name of India's  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Mission to help Nepal during recently presided over 165th and COVID-19 first ever virtual Executive (C) New name of terror groups Council, EC meeting of in Kashmir Manohar Parrikar Institute for (D) New communist party Defence Studies and Analyses, formed in West Bengal MP-IDSA in New Delhi.  The Manohar Parrikar Institute  The Resistance Front‘, which is for Defence Studies and owning up terror attacks in Analyses, New Delhi, is India's Kashmir, is an offshoot of the foremost think tank for advanced research in terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba international relations, and is also associated with especially defence, strategic other terror outfits such as and security issues, and Hizbul Mujahideen, Jaish-e- providing training to civilian, Mohammed. military and paramilitary officers of the Indian government. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 44

 Formerly it is known as  The rail-road multi-purpose Institute for Defence Studies Padma Bridge is the longest and Analyses (IDSA). bridge in Bangladesh. The 6.2  Founded: 11 November 1965 kilometre-long bridge connecting  Director General of MP-IDSA- South-West of Bangladesh to Sujan R Chinoy North and Eastern parts is being implemented by Chinese 110. Thalassemia is an inherited companies at an estimated cost blood disorder that reduces the of 3.8 billion US dollars. production of- (A) Proteins 112. World Thalassaemia Day is (B) Lipids observed on - (C) Haemoglobin (A) 8 May (D) Hormones (B) 8 March

 Thalassemia is an inherited (C) 18 May blood disorder that reduces (D) 18 March the production of haemoglobin, the protein  It is observed on 8 May to raise molecule in red blood cells awareness about thalassaemia (RBCs) that carries oxygen. The disease, its preventive measures disorder results in excessive and to avoid transmission among destruction of red blood cells, the people throughout the world. which may lead to anaemia.  World Thalassaemia Day theme Thalassemia most commonly 2020 is ‗‘The dawning of a new affects children of era for thalassaemia: Time for Mediterranean, African, and a global effort to make novel Asian descent. therapies accessible and affordable to patients‖. 111. Padma Bridge rail link project is recently in news in context 113. World Red Cross Day is of the affairs of which celebrated on – country? (A) 8 March (A) Nepal (B) 18 March (B) Bhutan (C) Bangladesh (C) 8 June (D) Sri Lanka (D) 8 May

 In Bangladesh, eight workers of  World Red Cross Day is observed the Padma Bridge rail link on 8th May every year to project were injured in a firing by celebrate the good work that the the private security personnel of Red Cross Movement does the company in Munshiganj‘s Louhajang. The workers under around the world. the China Railway Engineering  The objective is also to pay Company were demanding tribute to the volunteers for their payment of dues from the unprecedented contribution to contractor. the people in need. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 45

 This day also marks the birth 115. Which one among the following anniversary of Henri Dunant, institutes has not been elected the founder of International for the prestigious Prime Committee of the Red Cross. Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) scheme 2020? 114. Which organisation has (A) National Institute of recently extended Dia Mirza's Technology, Tiruchirappalli term as its National Goodwill (B) University of Delhi Ambassador for another two (C) Banaras Hindu University years till the end of 2022? (D) Panjab University (A) United Nations Environment Chandigarh Programme (B) United Nations Development  The Prime Minister‘s Research Programme Fellowship (PMRF) Scheme has been designed for improving (C) People for the Ethical the quality of research in Treatment of Animals various higher educational (D) World Wide Fund for Nature institutions in the country. Under the scheme, announced in  The United Nations the 2018 -19 Budget, each Environment Programme Institute will get around 20 (UNEP) recently extended PMRF scholars who are eligible environmentalist and actor- to get a fellowship of 70,000 producer Dia Mirza's term as its rupees per month for the first National Goodwill Ambassador two years, 75,000 rupees per for another two years till the end month for the 3rd year and of 2022. 80,000 rupees per month in  One of Dia's big campaigns the 4th and 5th year. Apart during her first tenure as the from this, a research grant of two ambassador was lakh rupees per year will be #BeatPlasticPollution that provided to each of the fellows helped in highlighting the issue for a period of five years. at the highest levels and led to a  National Institute of Technology, clarion call from Prime Minister Trichy and six Central Narendra Modi to make India Universities have been selected Single Use Plastics free by for the prestigious Prime 2022. Minister's Research Fellows United Nations Environment (PMRF) scheme this year. Programme  The PMRF granting institutes  The United Nations Environment are:  IISc, Bengaluru Programme is responsible for  All IISERs coordinating the UN's  All IITs environmental activities and  Jawaharlal Nehru University assisting developing countries in  Banaras Hindu University implementing environmentally  University of Hyderabad sound policies and practices.  Aligarh Muslim University  UNEP was founded in June  Jamia Millia Islamia 1972 by Canadian businessman  University of Delhi and philanthropist Maurice  National Institute of Strong, its first director, Technology, Tiruchirappalli  Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 46

116. Long March 5B rocket is 118. The Bengal tiger is found recently in news in context of primarily in- affairs of which country? (A) Gir National Park (A) France (B) Japan (B) Sundarbans Mangrove Forest (C) China (D) Israel (C) Manas Tiger Reserve (D) Bandipur National Park  China has recently launched a new rocket along with a  The number of Royal Bengal prototype deep-space Tigers in West Bengal's spacecraft. A Long March 5B Sundarbans has risen to 96, up rocket took off from the Wenchang launch site on the by eight, according to the latest southern island of Hainan. census. As per the 2018-19  The rocket is a massive vehicle census, the number of tigers in with four strap-on boosters that Sundarbans was 88 provide extra thrust at liftoff.  Spread over 4,262 sq km, the Aboard the Long March 5 was a Sundarbans has mangrove cover special prototype spacecraft that in 2,125 sq km in India alone. is somewhat akin to the deep-  It's a part of the world's largest space Orion capsule NASA has riverine delta, formed by been developing to people to the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Moon and beyond. Meghna rivers. The whole tract of forest reaches about 100-130 km inland from the confluence. 117. Indian Railways Institute for  It is the 27th Ramsar Site in Mechanical and Electrical India. Engineering is located at-  The Indian Sundarban (A) Jamalpur constitutes over 60% of the (B) Lucknow (C) Vadodara country‘s total mangrove (D) Surat forest area.  The Indian Sundarban, also a  Ministry of Railways recently UNESCO world heritage site, is clarified that it has no plans to home to the Royal Bengal shift Indian Railways Institute Tiger. It is also home to a large for Mechanical and Electrical number of ―rare and globally Engineering (IRIMEE) from threatened species, such as the Jamalpur to Lucknow. critically endangered northern  The Indian Railways Institute of river terrapin (Batagur baska), Mechanical and Electrical the endangered Irrawaddy Engineering, was founded in dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris), 1888 as a technical school and and the vulnerable fishing cat commenced training Mechanical (Prionailurus viverrinus). Officers for Indian Railways in 1927. It is the oldest of the 119. Lipulekh Pass is located in five Centralised Training Institutes for training officers which state? for Indian Railways. (A) Uttarakhand  IRIMEE is located at Jamalpur (B) Sikkim in the Munger district of Bihar, on the -Bhagalpur rail (C) Arunachal Pradesh route. (D) Nagaland For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 47

 Road Transport and Highways 120. Consider the following Minister Nitin Gadkari has statements in reference with complemented the efforts of the ‗AYUSH Sanjivani‘ App: Border Roads Organisation for 1. It will help to generate data on acceptance and usage of achieving the completion of road AYUSH advocacies and connectivity from Dharchula to measures among the Lipulekh famously known as population and its impact in Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra prevention of COVID 19. Route. 2. It is developed by Ministry of  The Darchula - Lipulekh road is AYUSH solely. an extension of Pithoragarh- Which of the above statements Tawaghat-Ghatiabagarh road. is/are correct?  It originates from Ghatiabagarh (A) 1 only (B) 2 only and terminates at Lipulekh Pass, (C) 1 and 2 both the gateway to Kailash (D) Neither 1 nor 2 Mansarovar.  Lipulekh (elevation 5,200 m or  Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union 17,060 ft) is a Himalayan pass Health & Family Welfare Minister on the border between Nepal launched the ‗AYUSH Sanjivani‘ and the Tibet region of China. App and two AYUSH based Nepal owns the southern side of studies related to COVID-19 situation recently. the pass, called Kalapani  It will help to generate data on territory, which is controlled by acceptance and usage of AYUSH India. The pass is near the advocacies and measures among Chinese trading town of Taklakot the population and its impact in (Purang) in Tibet. prevention of COVID 19.  This pass links the Byans valley  It is developed by Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of of Uttarakhand, India with the Electronics and Information Tibet Autonomous Region of Technology and shall reach out China, and forms the last to a target of 50 lakh people. territorial point in Indian territory. The Kailash 121. National Technology Day is Mansarovar Yatra, a Hinduism celebrated on pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and (A) May 11 Lake Manasarovar, traverses this (B) February 28 pass. Lipulekh pass is connected (C) March 2 to Chang Lobochahela, near the (D) July 14 old trading town of Purang (Taklakot), in Tibet.  National Technology Day will be  The pass was the first Indian celebrated on May 11 by the border post to be opened for Department of Science and trade with China in 1992. This Technology. was followed by the opening of  The day, which was first Shipki La, Himachal Pradesh in observed on May 11, 1999, 1994 and Nathu La, Sikkim in aims to commemorate the 2006. Presently, Lipulekh Pass is scientific and technological open for cross-border trade every year from June through achievements of Indian scientists September. and engineers.

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 May 11 is also the day when building of infrastructure in India conducted its first the Indo-Pacific region. The successful test in Pokhran. On bank currently has 78 members May 11, 1998, India as well as 24 prospective successfully fired the Shakti-I members from around the nuclear missile at an Army world. test range in Rajasthan‘s  The bank was proposed by Pokhran. China in 2013 and the initiative  The day also marks the flight of was launched at a ceremony in indigenously developed Hansa- Beijing in October 2014. 3. It was developed jointly by  The bank started operation after National Aerospace Laboratories the agreement entered into force (NAL) and the Council for on 25 December 2015, after Scientific and Industrial ratifications were received from Research (CSIR) lab. 10 member states holding a total  May 11, 1988, the Defence number of 50% of the initial Research Development subscriptions of the Authorized Organisation (DRDO) completed Capital Stock. the final test fire of the  Headquarters: Beijing, China surface-to-air Trishul missile.  Technology Development Board will organize a digital conference 123. India's first indigenous on 'Rebooting the Economy antibody test for COVID-19, through Science, Technology, 'COVID Kavach Elisa', has been and Research Translations' developed by- (RESTART) to celebrate this day. (A) AIIMS, Delhi (B) DRDO Laboratory, 122. Headquarters of Asian Hyderabad Infrastructure Investment (C) National Institute of Bank is located at- Virology, Pune (A) Beijing (D) Medical College (B) Gurugram and Research Institute (C) Manila (D) Jakarta  India's first indigenous antibody test for COVID-19,  India and the Asian 'COVID Kavach Elisa', has been Infrastructure Investment Bank, developed by the Pune-based AIIB recently signed a 500 million dollar ―COVID-19 National Institute of Virology. Emergency Response and The serological test will detect Health Systems Preparedness the Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Project‖ in New Delhi to antibody, and will be used for strengthen its public health surveillance purposes in preparedness. hotspots.  The Asian Infrastructure  The kit has displayed high Investment Bank is a sensitivity and accuracy in the multilateral development bank validation tests at different sites. that aims to support the For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 49

 The test will have the advantage will help strengthen country's of testing 90 samples together Integrated Disease Surveillance in two-and-a-half hours. Program, revamp infectious  There are also minimal bio-safety disease hospitals and medical and bio-security requirements as college hospitals. compared to the real-time RT- PCR test. 125. Battle of Haldighati was fought ICMR-National Institute of in which year? Virology (A) 1556 (B) 1566  The ICMR-National Institute of (C) 1576 (D) 1586 Virology (NIV), Pune is the apex laboratory of the country with  It was fought on 18 June 1576 state-of-art infrastructure and between the forces Maharana expertise for research in Pratap; and the Mughal virology. emperor Akbar's forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber. The Mughals were the victors but 124. ―COVID-19 Emergency failed to capture Pratap, who Response and Health Systems escaped. Preparedness Project‖ is  Prime Minister Narendra Modi related to- paid tributes to Maharana Partap on his birth anniversary. (A) Asian Development Bank  Pratap Singh popularly known as (B) New Development Bank Maharana Pratap, was a king of (C) Asian Infrastructure Mewar, a region in the present Investment Bank day state of Rajasthan. (D) World Bank  He was the eldest son of Udai Singh II (founder of city of Udaipur).  India and the Asian

Infrastructure Investment Bank, 126. World Migratory Bird Day AIIB recently signed a 500 observed on - million dollar ―COVID-19 (A) May 7 (B) May 19 Emergency Response and (C) May 29 (D) May 9 Health Systems Preparedness Project‖ in New Delhi to  World Migratory Bird Day strengthen its public health observed on May 9 every year is preparedness. celebrated to raise awareness  This is the first ever health about conservation and ecological importance of such sector support from the Bank birds in the global ecosystem. to India.  The theme of World Migratory  This new support will cover all Bird Day 2020 is ―Birds States and Union Territories Connect Our World‖. This across the country. year's theme was chosen in order  The project will also enhance the to highlight the importance of resilience of India‘s health conservation and restoration of system to provide core public ecological connectivity and health prevention and patient integrity of ecosystems that care to better manage COVID-19 support the movement of these and future disease outbreaks. It birds. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 50

 The day was first introduced in  In 1899, Gokhale was elected to 2006 after the Secretariat of the Bombay Legislative Council Convention on the Conservation and in 1901 he was elected to the Imperial Council of the of Migratory Species of Wild Governor-General of India. Animals and the Secretariat of  In 1908, he founded the Agreement on the Conversation 'Ranade Institute of of African-Eurasian Migratory Economics'. Waterbirds (AEWA) came up with  He launched the English weekly a proposal. newspaper named The Hitavad (The people's paper) in 1911. 127. Who formed the Servants of India Society? 128. Global Energy Review: 2020 (A) report is recently released by- (B) (A) International Energy Agency (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Organisation for Economic (D) Co-operation and Development  Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) International Atomic Energy Agency recently paid tributes to Freedom (D) International Renewable Fighter and social reformer Energy Agency Gopal Krishna Gokhale on his birth anniversary.  Recently, the International  Servants of India Society was Energy Agency (IEA) has formed by Gopal Krishna released a report namely, Gokhale in Pune (Maharashtra) Global Energy Review:2020 which also includes the impact in 1905 to further the expansion of the Covid-19 crisis on global of education in India. The Society energy demand and CO2 organised mobile libraries, emissions. founded schools, and provided  The countries in full lockdown night classes for factory workers. are experiencing an average  In his autobiography, Gandhi decline of 25% in energy calls Gokhale his mentor and demand per week, while in guide. those with a partial lockdown;  Gokhale became a member of the the fall in energy demand is in about 18% per week. 1889. He was the leader of the  Global energy demand declined moderate faction of the by 3.8% in the first quarter of Congress party. 2020 compared to the first  He was elected president of the quarter of 2019. Benares Session of Indian  India, which is one of the IEA National Congress in 1905. association countries, has  He played a leading role in experienced a reduction in its bringing about Morley-Minto energy demands by 30% as a Reforms. result of the nation-wide lockdown. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 51

International Energy Agency Which of the above statements  The International Energy Agency is/are correct? (IEA) is an autonomous (A) 1 only organisation which works to (B) 2 only ensure reliable, affordable and (C) 1 and 2 both clean energy. (D) Neither 1 nor 2  It was established in the wake of 1973 (set up in 1974) oil crisis  Recently, the Supreme Court after the OPEC cartel had held that Co-operative banks shocked the world with a steep established under a State law increase in oil prices. and multi-State level co-  It is headquartered in Paris, operative societies come France. within the ambit of the  World Enegry Outlook report is Securitisation and released by IEA annually. Reconstruction of Financial  India became an associate Assets and Enforcement of member of the International Security Interest (Sarfaesi) Act Energy Agency in 2017. of 2002.  Banks utilize Sarfaesi Act as 129. Mother‘s day is celebrated on an effective tool for bad loans the second Sunday of which (Non-Performing Asset) month? recovery. (A) March (B) May  The Sarfaesi Act is effective (C) July (D) September only against secured loans where banks can enforce the  Mother's Day is celebrated on the underlying security. second Sunday of May and  Major feature of Sarfaesi is that dedicated to the special bond it promotes the setting up of between the mother and the asset reconstruction child, which is one of the most companies (ARCs) and asset amazing relationships on this securitization companies (SCs) planet. to deal with NPAs accumulated  Mother's Day of 2020 is with the banks and financial celebrated in many parts of the institutions. world on 10th of May. 131. Smallpox is an extremely

130. Consider the following contagious disease, which is statements: caused by – 1. Banks utilize Sarfaesi Act as (A) Virus an effective tool for bad (B) Bacteria loans (Non-Performing Asset) (C) Fungus recovery. (D) Protozoa 2. Co-operative banks  Smallpox is an extremely established under a State contagious disease, which is law come within the ambit of caused by the deadly virus Sarfaesi Act of 2002. called Variola. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 52

 In 1980, this syndrome was which had recommended declared as completely measures to enhance combat eradicated after the global capability and rebalance immunization campaign led by defence expenditure of the the World Health Organization Armed Forces. (WHO) with the help of the smallpox vaccine. The first 133. Pranavayu programme, is effective vaccine to be recently in news is related to discovered was the smallpox which city? (A) Chennai one as it was developed in (B) Hyderabad 1796 by Edward Jenner. (C) Amaravati  World Health Organization (D) Bengaluru (WHO) and the UN's postal agency have recently released a  Pranavayu programme commemorative postage stamp launched by the City Corporation on the 40th anniversary of the in Bengaluru has been creating eradication of smallpox. In May awareness through 1980, the 33rd World Health advertisements in media about the need to carry out self- Assembly issued its official examination for early detection declaration that the world and all of any ailment that could peoples have won freedom from aggravate the situation if smallpox. contracted with the viral  WHO's smallpox eradication infection. campaign was launched in  Pranavayu awareness 1967 programme is an attempt to help people with low oxygen level in 132. Defence Minister recently their blood to get themselves approved abolition of 9,304 checked early before their posts in Military Engineering ailments become fatal. Service. It is based on the recommendation of which 134. Which one among the following committee? countries is not part of (A) Shekatar Committee recently launched India‘s (B) Abid Hussain Committee Mission Sagar? (A) Maldives (C) Bhurelal Committee (B) Mauritius (D) Lodha committee (C) Seychelles (D) Myanmar  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh  India launched Mission Sagar as has approved the abolition of part of the government‘s 9,304 posts in the Military outreach initiative towards five Engineering Service. Island nations in the Indian  The posts were abolished based Ocean amidst the ongoing on the recommendation of COVID-19 pandemic. Shekatar Committee.  Indian Naval Ship Kesari has  It is in line with the departed for Maldives, recommendations of the Mauritius, Seychelles, Committee of Experts, headed by Madagascar and Comoros, to Lieutenant General Shekatkar, provide Food Items, COVID For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 53

related Medicines including HCQ  Shri Dharmasthala Tablets and Special Ayurvedic Manjunatheshwara College of Medicines with Medical Engineering and Technology of Assistance Teams embarked. Dharwad in North Karnataka  Also, as part of Mission Sagar, has developed a Janatha Indian Naval Ship Kesari would Ventilator that can be enter the Port of Male in the assembled by any skilled worker Republic of Maldives, to provide and can run without electricity. them 600 tons of food provisions.  It is so simple and easy to  This deployment as ‗Mission assemble. Sagar‘ is in line with India‘s role as the first responder in 136. Defence Research Ultraviolet the region and builds on the Sanitiser (DRUVS) is recently excellent relations existing developed by- between these countries to battle (A) AIIMS, Delhi the COVID-19 pandemic and its (B) ICMR resultant difficulties, added the (C) DRDO MoD. (D) ISRO SAGAR  The deployment is in consonance  Hyderabad based Defence with the Prime Ministers' vision Research and Development Security and Growth for All of Organisation (DRDO) lab has in the Region ‗SAGAR‘ developed automated Ultraviolet promulgated in March 2015. systems to sanitise electronic  SAGAR highlights the gadgets, papers and currency importance accorded by India to notes. Defence Ministry said, the relations with her device - Defence Research neighbouring countries and Ultraviolet Sanitiser (DRUVS) further strengthens the has been designed to sanitise existing bond. mobile phones, iPads, laptops,  The operation is being currency notes, cheque leafs, progressed in close coordination challans, passbooks, paper and with the Ministries of Defence envelopes. Bundles of currency and External Affairs, and other notes can be sanitised using agencies of the Government of DRUVS. India.  The DRUVS is having

contactless operation which is 135. Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of very important to contain the Engineering and Technology of spread of virus. It provides 360 Dharwad in North Karnataka degree exposure of Ultra Violet has recently developed a to the objects placed inside the Ventilator. What is the name of cabinet. Once the sanitisation is this ventilator? done, the system goes in sleep (A) CORKar Ventilator (B) Dharmasthala Ventilator mode hence the operator need (C) Janatha Ventilator not wait or stand near the (D) Dharm Ventilator device. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 54

137. 'Pravasi Rahat Mitra' App is  China won $48,000, USA related to which state? $36,000 and others received (A) Madhya Pradesh $24,000 each. (B) Bihar  India was at fifth position. (C) Odisha (D) Uttar Pradesh 139. River Nila is second longest river of which state?  In Uttar Pradesh, the State (A) Karnataka (B) Goa Government has launched the (C) Maharashtra (D) Kerala 'Pravasi Rahat Mitra' App for migrant workers of state who  Ministry of Tourism, Government are returning from different of India‘s 17th session of Dekho parts of country amidst Apna Desh webinar on 9th lockdown. April 2020, titled ‗Exploring  The multipurpose App is aimed River Nila‘ was about at providing benefits of showcasing meaningful travel government schemes to the experiences for travelers that are migrant workers and it will also offered by relatively unvisited help in monitoring their health places. besides providing jobs and  Bharathappuzha, also known livelihood, related to their skills. as the Nila, is a river in India  The app will have full details of in the state of Kerala. With a the persons staying in the length of 209 km, it is the shelter homes and also of those second longest river in Kerala, migrants who have reached their after Periyar although the total homes directly from other states. length of Bharathapuzha is 250  The basic information of the km of which 41 km runs along person such as name, Tamil Nadu from where it educational qualification, originates.  It is also referred to as "Peraar" temporary and permanent in ancient scripts and address, bank account details, documents. Corona-related screening  in Chittur, Bharathappuzha is status and experience will be known as "Sokanasini"  Malampuzha dam is the largest taken in the app. among the reservoirs built across Bharathapuzha and its 138. Which country recently won tributaries. the inaugural $180,000 FIDE  Bharathappuzha is the lifeline of Chess.com Online Nations Kerala's cultural map. Kerala Cup? Kalamandalam, which is a major center for learning (A) USA (B) China Indian performing arts like (C) Japan (D) India Kathakali, Koodiyattam and Ottamthullal, is situated at  China won the inaugural Cheruthuruty on the banks of $180,000 FIDE Chess.com this river—in Thrissur district. Online Nations Cup following a 2-2 draw against USA.

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140. Which state recently launched  The Helpline Number 080 46 80 country's first ever 'FIR Aapke 10 10 was launched through a Dwar Yojana'? virtual platform in New Delhi. (A) Punjab The helpline aims at providing (B) Haryana (C) Uttar Pradesh Cognitive Emotional (D) Madhya Pradesh Rehabilitation Services to all University Students of Odisha.  Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Dr Narottam Mishra launched 142. Sandesh Jhingan is related to country's first ever 'FIR Aapke which sport? Dwar Yojana' in Bhopal. (A) Football  Madhya Pradesh is the first (B) Badminton state in the country to (C) table tennis implement such an innovative scheme. (D) Chess  'FIR Aapke Dwar' scheme has been started as a pilot project in  The All India Football 23 Police Stations including one Federation has homed in on urban and one rural Police national team central defender Station at 11 Divisional Sandesh Jhingan and women‘s Headquarters. People would not team striker N. Bala Devi as its be required to visit police nominations for the Arjuna station to lodge an FIR. award, rewarding them for their  The Minister also launched consistency in recent years. helpline 'Dial 112' on the occasion, to facilitate immediate 143. pass is located in which availability of ambulance, police state/UT? and fire fighting services (A) Jammu and Kashmir wherever needed. (B) (C) Sikkim 141. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (D) Arunachal Pradesh recently launched the Central  Zoji La is a high mountain pass University of Odisha Helpline in the Himalayas in the Indian to relieve distress of student of Ladakh. community. What is the name Located in the Drass, the pass of this helpline? connects the Kashmir Valley to its west with the Drass and (A) Bharosa Suru valleys to its northeast (B) Vishwas and the Indus valley further (C) VidyaDaan east. (D) Haunsala  During the ongoing lockdown, Indo- Tibetan Border Police, ITBP  Union Minister for Human has ensured a safe passage for Resource Development Ramesh over 900 trucks carrying Pokhriyal Nishank recently essential supplies, from the icy launched the Central University heights of Zoji La to the frozen of Odisha Helpline 'Bharosa' to slopes of in past 21 days. relieve distress of student The land route through Zoji La community during the difficult pass serves as a lifeline for the nearly 1.5 lakh residents of time of COVID-19 pandemic. Kargil. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 56

 The convoys move through (A) 1 only Gumri, Meena Marg and Dras (B) 1 and 2 only through pass and (C) 3 and 4 only pass in extreme cold (D) 1, 2 and 4 only climatic conditions, with temperatures dipping up to  Union Government has extended minus 10 degrees Celsius. last date for the receipt of  The Leh based North West nominations for the Gandhi Frontier of ITBP has played a Peace Prize-2020 up to 15th of pivotal role in the process with June. Ministry of Culture invites active support of the Ladakh nominations for awarding administration. Gandhi Peace Prize every year.  Gandhi Peace Prize Awards is 144. Manmeet Singh, who passed for Social, Economic and away recently, was related to Political transformation which sport? through Non-violence was (A) Cricket instituted in the year 1995. (B) Football The Award comprises an amount (C) Badminton of Rs. One Crore and a Citation. (D) Table tennis

 Former men‘s National table tennis champion Manmeet Singh, 58, passed away in Montreal.  Manmeet was suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALC), a neurodegenerative disease.  He was National junior champion, National men‘s doubles champion (with schoolmate and close friend 146. Telia Rumal is recently given Vinay Chopra), before winning the Geographical Indication the National singles title beating (GI) tag. It is related to which S. Sriram in Hyderabad in 1989. state? (A) Odisha 145. Consider the following pairs (B) Bihar Year of Awardees of Gandhi (C) Telangana Gandhi Peace Prize Award (D) Uttar Pradesh Peace Prize  Telangana‘s Telia Rumal is Award 1 2015 Vivekananda Kendra, recently given the Geographical Kanyakumari Indication (GI) tag by the 2 2016 Akshaya Patra Geographical Indications Foundation Registry headquartered in 3 2017 Sulabh International Chennai. 4 2018 Ekal Abhiyan Trust  The application for Telia Rumal Which of the above pairs is/are was made by the Consortium of Puttapaka Handloom Cluster- correctly matched? IHDS. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 57

 Telia Rumal cloth involves system with a built-in intricate handmade work with biocompatible ―3D printed cotton loom displaying a manifold & coupler‖ with HEPA variety of designs and motifs filter (Highly Efficient in three particular colours — Particulate Air Filter). These red, black and white, unique features help to alleviate  Telia Rumal can only be created the fear of the virus spread. The using the traditional handloom system has been certified for process and not by any other safety and performance by NABL mechanical means as otherwise, accredited agencies. the very quality of the Rumal  The major advantage of this would be lost. machine is that it is simple to  The officers working in the court use without any specialized of the Nizam would wear the nursing, cost effective, compact Chituki Telia Rumal as a and configured with majority of symbolic representation of indigenous components. This is status. Telia Rumals are offered ideal for treating COVID -19 at the dargah of Ajmer Sharif in patients in Wards, Make shift Rajasthan, with some devotees Hospitals, dispensaries and offering 50 or even 100 cloths. home in current Indian COVID Telia Rumals were worn as a veil 19 scenario. by princesses at the erstwhile court of the Nizam of Hyderabad; 148. Sohrai Khovar painting is and as a turban cloth by Arabs recently given the in the Middle East. Geographical Indication (GI) tag. It is related to which 147. CSIR - National Aerospace state? Laboratories (NAL) has recently (A) Jharkhand developed a Non Invasive (B) Odisha BiPAP Ventilator. CSIR - (C) Bihar (D) Madhya Pradesh National Aerospace

Laboratories (NAL) is located  Jharkhand‘s Sohrai Khovar at- painting is recently given the (A) Bangalore Geographical Indication (GI) tag (B) Hyderabad by the Geographical Indications (C) Chandigarh Registry headquartered in (D) Dehradun Chennai. The application for the painting was made by Sohrai Kala Mahila Vikas Sahyog Samiti  CSIR - National Aerospace Limited Laboratories (NAL) Bangalore, a  The Sohrai Khovar painting is a constituent of lab of CSIR has traditional and ritualistic developed a Non Invasive BiPAP mural art being practised by Ventilator ‗Swasth Vayu‘ in a local tribal women during local record time of 36 days to treat harvest and marriage seasons COVID-19 patients. BiPAP Non- using local, naturally available Invasive ventilator is a soils of different colours in the microcontroller-based precise area of Hazaribagh district of closed-loop adaptive control Jharkhand. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 58

 Traditionally painted on the reforms over the past 6 years walls of mud houses, they are have to be taken forward to build now seen on other surfaces, too. a self-reliant India. we needed to adopt the mantra of "local" and The style features a profusion work towards its progress. of lines, dots, animal figures  The package would provide relief and plants, often representing to almost every segment of the religious iconography. population.

149. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced an economic stimulus package for ₹20 lakh crore (estimated at 10% of the GDP). These economic reforms will lead to- (A) New India (B) Make In India (C) Atmanirbhar Bharat (D) Atulya Bharat

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a special economic package worth over 20 lakh crore rupees and 10% of India's GDP in view of the coronavirus pandemic. It is clearly defined leap towards 150. In 2012, the World Health economic reforms that will lead Assembly identified six nutrition targets for maternal, to Atmanirbhar Bharat, or a infant and young child self-reliant, resilient India. nutrition to be met by-  This amount includes packages (A) 2020 (B) 2025 already announced at the (C) 2030 (D) 2035 beginning of the lockdown, incorporating a slew of measures  In 2012, the World Health Assembly identified six nutrition from the RBI and the payouts targets for maternal, infant and under the Pradhan Mantri Garib young child nutrition to be met Kalyan Yojana. by 2025. These require  India's self-reliance would be governments to reduce stunting based on 5 pillars - Economy, by 40% in children under five Infrastructure, System, and prevalence of anaemia by Demography and Demand. 50% among women in the age  The Prime Minister emphasized group of 19-49, ensure 30% that self-reliance was essential reduction in low-birth weight for India's global and no increase in childhood competitiveness. He said that overweight, increase the rate

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of exclusive breastfeeding in educate and assist health the first six months up to at workers globally with a least 50% and reduce and different theme every year. maintain childhood wasting to  The theme for 2020 is: less than 5%. Nursing the World to Health.  India is among 88 countries that are likely to miss global nutrition 152. Suraksha Store initiative is targets by 2025, according to the related to- Global Nutrition Report 2020. (A) Department of Consumer  It also identified the country as Affairs one with the highest rates of (B) Department of Agriculture domestic inequalities in malnutrition. and Co-operation  According to the Global Nutrition (C) Department of Fertilizers Report 2020, India will miss (D) Department for Promotion of targets for all four nutritional Industry and Internal Trade indicators for which there is data available — stunting among  The Department of Consumer under-five children, anaemia Affairs has partnered with tech among women of reproductive startups Safejob and Seekify to age, childhood overweight and use technology to prevent the exclusive breastfeeding.  India is identified as among the spread of Covid-19 at the local three worst countries, along with Kirana store level. The Suraksha Nigeria and Indonesia, for steep Store initiative is designed for within-country disparities on the health and safety of the stunting, where the levels varied citizens during and after the four-fold across communities. lockdown.

 The primary objective of this 151. Every Year, International project is to educate Kirana Nurses Day observed on- store owners across the th (A) 11 May country about the Covid-19 (B) 12th May safety guidelines and protocols (C) 13th May required to be followed while (D) 14th May running their businesses.  The protocols were decided by  Every year International the Food Safety and Standards Nurses Day is celebrated on 12 Authority of India (FSSAI) and May to commemorate the anniversary of Florence the Ministry of Home Affairs Nightingale‘s birthday. This (MHA) and included norms day also celebrates the around social distancing and contribution done by the hygiene at all retail outlets. The nurses to society around the objective was to allow consumers world. On this day the to use the Aarogya Setu app to  International Council of Nurses find a Suraksha Store near them organisation produces an International Nurses kit to and shop, companies mentioned. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 60

153. Who is known as ―The Lady 155. CHAMPIONS portal is related with the Lamp‖? to which ministry? (A) Marie Curie (A) Ministry of Skill (B) Sister Nivedita Development and (C) Florence Nightingale Entrepreneurship (D) Mother Teresa (B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry  Florence Nightingale was a (C) Ministry of Micro, Small and British nurse, statistician, and Medium Enterprises social reformer who is also (D) Ministry of Corporate Affairs considered as a foundational philosopher of modern nursing.  She was born in Florence, Italy,  In a major initiative Union on May 12, 1820. The year Ministry of MSME has launched 2020 marks a bicentenary year CHAMPIONS portal of her birth. www.Champions.gov.in, a  During the Crimean War, she Technology driven Control and a team of nurses improved Room-Cum-Management the unsanitary conditions at a Information System. The British base hospital, greatly system utilising modern ICT reducing the death count. Her tools is aimed at assisting writings sparked worldwide Indian MSMEs march into big health care reform. league as National and Global  She was known for her night CHAMPIONS. rounds to aid the wounded,  The CHAMPIONS stands here for establishing her image as the Creation and Harmonious 'Lady with the Lamp‘. Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the 154. GetCETgo online portal is Output and National Strength. related to which state? Accordingly, the name of the (A) Karnataka (B) Kerala system is CHAMPIONS. (C) Manipur  As the name suggests, the portal (D) Tamil Nadu is basically for making the smaller units big by solving their  Karnataka Higher Education grievances, encouraging, department had started supporting, helping and GetCETgo online portal, mobile handholding. It is a real one- app and youtube channel to stop-shop solution of MSME impart coaching for CET and NEET. Ministry.  The portal has been helpful to  CHAMPIONS Portal‘s trial is students aspiring to get entry launched on 9th May, 2020. into professional courses for the  It is a technology packed control next academic year. room-cum-management  The platform is also helpful to information system. In addition students in small towns and to ICT tools including telephone, rural areas as the lectures can internet and video conference, be downloaded. A helpline is also the system is enabled by provided for students to seek Artificial Intelligence, Data clarification. Analytics and Machine Learning. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 61

It is also fully integrated on real Launched on 9th May 2015 by time basis with GOI‘s main Hon‘ble Prime Minister Shri grievances portal CPGRAMS and Narendra Modi with an objective of delivering old age income MSME Ministry‘s own other web security particularly to the based mechanisms. The entire workers in the unorganised ICT architecture is created in sector and Government house with the help of NIC in no providing guarantee of cost. Similarly, the physical minimum pension after 60 years of age, the scheme even infrastructure is created in one after garnering 2.23 crores of ministry‘s dumping rooms in a workers under the ambit of record time. pension still remains  As part of the system a network unequivocally relevant for of control rooms is created in a addressing the challenges of Hub & Spoke Model. The Hub is rapidly increasing aging population of India. Apart from situated in New Delhi in the remarkable enrolments, the Secretary MSME‘s office. The scheme has been implemented spokes will be in the States in comprehensively across the various offices and institutions of country covering all states and Ministry. As of now, 66 state Union Territories with male to level control rooms are created female subscription ratio of 57:43. as part of the system.  APY can be subscribed by any Indian citizen in the age group 156. Both Houses of Parliament of of 18-40 years having a bank India held their first sittings account and its uniqueness is after Independence on – attributable to three distinctive (A) May 13, 1952 benefits. First, it provides a (B) December 9, 1945 minimum guaranteed pension (C) March 21, 1951 ranging from Rs 1000 to Rs (D) July 26, 1950 5000 on attaining 60 years of age, Secondly the amount of  To mark the 68th anniversary of pension is guaranteed for the first sitting of Parliament, lifetime to spouse on death of Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice the subscriber and lastly, in the President M Venkaiah Naidu event of death of both the along with Speaker, subscriber and the spouse, , visited the historic entire pension corpus is paid Central Hall of Parliament and to the nominee. chambers of Lok Sabha and  APY is administered by Pension Rajya Sabha.  On May 13, 1952, both Houses Fund Regulatory and of Parliament held their first Development Authority sittings after Independence. (PFRDA).

157. ‗Atal Pension Yojana‘ was launched in which Year? 158. Lake is located (A) 2015 (B) 2016 (C) 2017 (D) 2018 in- (A) Ladakh  The flagship social security scheme of Government of India (B) Sikkim ‗Atal Pension Yojana‘ (APY) has (C) Arunachal Pradesh completed five years of successful implementation. (D) Manipur

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 A series of clashes between 160. In which state, Postal Indian and Chinese army department has recently made personnel are reported near a record of reaching maximum Pangong Tso Lake recently. number of persons in a single  Pangong Tso is a long narrow, day to provide cash at their deep, landlocked lake situated at doorstep? a height of more than 14,000 ft (A) Madhya Pradesh in the Ladakh, Himalayas. (B) Gujarat  The 135 km-long lake sprawls (C) Maharashtra over 604 sq km in the shape of a (D) Uttar Pradesh boomerang, and is 6 km wide at its broadest point.  Postal department in Uttar  The western end of Pangong Tso Pradesh has made a record of lies 54 km to the southeast of reaching maximum number of Leh. persons in a single day to  The brackish water lake provide cash at their doorstep. freezes over in winter, and  The UP circle of Postal becomes ideal for ice skating department made transaction of and polo. 30 crore rupees to 2.74 persons in state through 159. Who recently assumed charge Aadhaar Enabled Payment as new Secretary of Ministry of System (AEPS). New & Renewable Energy?  This is the cash transaction for (A) Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi highest number of persons in a (B) Anand Kumar day. (C) D.K. Pandey (D) Raj Kumar Singh 161. Which one among the following is not located in Odisha?  Shri Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi (A) Chilika lake (IAS) recently assumed charge as (B) Simlipal National Park new Secretary, Ministry of New & (C) Bhitarkanika Wildlife Renewable Energy. Shri Sanctuary Chaturvedi is a 1987 Batch IAS (D) Betla National Park officer and belongs to Jharkhand cadre and succeeded Shri Anand  The Ministry of Tourism‘s Dekho Kumar in the Ministry who Apna Desh webinar series on earlier took charge Secretary, 12th May 2020, titled, ‗Odisha- Ministry of Culture. India‘s Best kept secret‘ took  Prior to this appointment, Shri. the participants on a virtual Chaturvedi was serving as journey into Odisha. The Additional Chief Secretary and webinar was 18th webinar under Additional Secretary (Climate Dekho Apna Desh Webinar Series. Change Department) of the  The virtual journey covered Ministry of Climate Change places like Bhitarkanika Department, Environment & Wildlife Sanctuary, Udaipur Forest, Government of Beach, Manglajodi – unique Jharkhand. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 63

wetland, Satpada, Chilika lake Commonwealth of Nations known for sighing of unique  The Commonwealth of Nations, irrawady dolphins, Simlipal at one time known as British National Park ,Debrigarh Commonwealth, is an organisation of fifty three National Park –Ecotourism site states that were principally at Hirakud reservoir, waterfall, below the colonial rule of Silent Valley – Gorge, British Government. They Daringbadi nature Camp came into existence with the ,Mahanadi Gorge , Bhetnoi proclamation of sovereignty of ,Beach Locations ,Tribal the state from the colonial rule of British Empire and were heritage , arts and crafts, later given self-governance. textiles, dance forms , festivals,  Composition: intergovernmenta cuisine. l organisation of 53 member  The objective of Ministry of states that are mostly former Tourism‘s webinar series is to territories of the British create awareness about and Empire. promote various tourism  It operates by intergovernmental destinations of India – including consensus of the member the lesser known destinations states. and lesser known facets of  Established in 1949 popular destinations. by the London Declaration.  Betla National Park is  Structure: Head of the a national park located on the Commonwealth — Queen Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Elizabeth II is the Head of the Commonwealth. The position Palamu district of Jharkhand, is symbolic. India. 163. Who among the following 162. Commonwealth of Nations Presidents was issued the established in- proclamation of emergency in (A) 1936 (B) 1946 1975? (C) 1949 (A) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (D) 1953 (B) Giani Zail Singh (C)  Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union (D) V. V. Giri Minister of Health & Family Welfare participated in the 32nd  The , Shri Ram Commonwealth Health Nath Kovind, paid homage to Ministers‘ Meeting through Video Conference Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed,  The theme of the meeting was- former President of India on Delivering a co-ordinated his Birth Anniversary at Commonwealth COVID-19 today (May response. 13, 2020). For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 64

 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was World Tourism Organization the fifth President of India from (UNWTO) 1974 to 1977 and also the 2nd  The World Tourism Organization President of India to die in is the United Nations specialized office on 11 February 1977. agency responsible for the  Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was born promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally on 13 May 1905 at the Hauz accessible tourism. Qazi area of Old Delhi, India.  Headquarters location: Madrid,  His father, Col. Zalnur Ali Spain Ahmed, was an immigrant  Founded: 1 November 1974 Muslim from Assam and the first indigenous person 165. V. Vidyavathi is recently from northeast India to have appointed as Director General an M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) of- degree. (A) Archaeological Survey of India  In 1942 he was arrested during (B) Geological Survey of India the (C) Forest Survey of India  Ahmed was chosen for the (D) Zoological Survey of India presidency by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1974,  The Archaeological Survey of and on 20 August 1974, he India (ASI) got a new Director became the second Muslim to General with the appointment of be elected President of India. IAS officer V. Vidyavathi  He is known to have issued the  Ms. Vidyavathi is a 1991 batch proclamation of emergency Karnataka cadre officer, according to the order of the 164. Headquarters of World Tourism Appointments Committee of the Organization (UNWTO) is Cabinet located at-  She will be serving in the rank of (A) Rome (B) Bonn Additional Secretary to the (C) Geneva (D) Madrid Government of India.

 International tourism could 166. Name the first testing machine decline by 60-80 per cent in that has been procured by the 2020 due to the COVID-19 Government for testing of COVID-19 cases? pandemic, resulting in the (A) COBAS 6800 testing machine revenue loss of USD 910 billion (B) SAMARTH 1600 testing to USD 1.2 trillion and placing machine millions of livelihoods at risk, the (C) CORWAR 1400 testing World Tourism Organization machine (UNWTO) has said. (D) HELPCOR 5100 testing machine  The global international agency said that the pandemic has  Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union caused a 22 per cent fall in Minister of Health & Family Welfare visited the National international tourist arrivals Centre for Disease Control during the first quarter of (NCDC) and dedicated the 2020. COBAS 6800 testing machine to the nation. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 65

 This is the first such testing  SAMARTH, is an Open machine that has been Standard Open Source procured by the Government Architecture, Secure, Scalable for testing of COVID-19 cases and Evolutionary Process and is installed at the National Centre for Disease Control. Automation Engine for  COBAS 6800 is a fully Universities and Higher automated, high end machine Educational Institutions. It for performing real time PCR caters to faculty, students and testing COVID-19 in the service staff at a University/Higher of nation. COBAS 6800 will Educational Institutions. Now, provide quality, high-volume the ERP, SAMARTH, has been testing with a high throughput of implemented at National test around 1200 samples in 24 Institute of Technology, hours. It will largely increase the Kurukshetra, a participating testing capacity with reduction unit under the World Bank in pendency. supported Technical Education Quality Improvement Program 167. Vasudha Mishra is recently (TEQIP). The objective of this appointed as the new secretary initiative is to automate the of- processes of the Institute. (A) SSC  HRD has developed an e- (B) UPSC Governance platform, SAMARTH (C) UGC (D) Home Ministry (Enterprises Resource Planning) ERP, under National Mission of  The government has also Education in Information and appointed Vasudha Mishra of the Communication Technology Telangana cadre as the new Scheme (NMEICT). UPSC secretary after Rakesh Gupta retired from the post 169. Who is recently appointed as earlier this year. the chairman of CBSE? (A) Manoj Ahuja

(B) Shiv Das Meena 168. e-Governance platform, (C) Rajendra Kumar SAMARTH (Enterprises (D) Vasudha Mishra Resource Planning) ERP is related to which Ministry?  The Centre has also appointed (A) Ministry of Human Resource senior IAS officer Manoj Ahuja Development as the CBSE chairman. (B) Ministry of Home Affairs  He has succeeded IAS Anita (C) Ministry of Health and Karwal for the position. Family Welfare  Manoj Ahuja is a 1990 batch IAS (D) Ministry of Women and officer of Odisha cadre civil Child Development servant. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 66

170. HOPE (Helping Out People 172. Sambal Yojana is related to Everywhere) portal is related which state? to which state? (A) Uttar Pradesh (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Haryana (C) Bihar (D) Uttarakhand (D) Odisha

 Uttarakhand Chief Minister  The Madhya Pradesh Trivendra Singh Rawat launched government has re-launched the a portal aimed at creating ambitious Sambal Yojana employment avenues for the aimed to strengthen the lives trained youth as well as offering of the poor and the SC and ST them skill development communities by providing opportunities to increase their them social security cover, employability. right from birth to death.  CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan  The portal, 'HOPE' - Helping Out transferred Rs 41.33 crores into People Everywhere, has already the accounts of the beneficiaries begun collecting data on the of Sambal Yojana at one click youths staying in the state as  The objective of this innovative well as migrant youths who scheme - from birth to death - is have returned recently from to provide social security to the outside. poor and the beneficiaries of  The portal will not only provide a Scheduled Castes and Tribes. platform to the youths for job Under the scheme, Rs 4,000 hunting and skill development will be given to pregnant through its database but will women before delivery and Rs also help potential employers 12,000 post-delivery. find human resources as per Nutritious food will be given and their requirements. the education of children will be free. Besides, free books, 171. Who is recently appointed as uniforms, mid-day meals are Chairman of Central Pollution available till Class VIII. Control Board?  Under this scheme, there is a (A) Shiv Das Meena provision to provide assistance (B) Manoj Ahuja of Rs 2 lakh to the (C) Anita Karwal beneficiaries mainly on (D) Vasudha Mishra general and untimely death,

Rs 4 lakh on accidental death,  Shiv Das Meena IAS officer Rs 2 lakh on permanent Tamil Nadu 1989 batch, who is disability and Rs one lakh in presently posted as Additional partial permanent disability. Secretary, Ministry of Housing After the death of the and Urban Affairs, Government beneficiary, there is a provision of India has been appointed as to provide assistance for last Chairman, Central Pollution rites of Rs 50,000 and Control Board, Ministry of assistance for upgrading small Environment, Forest and Climate businesses to the family. Change, Government of India. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 67

173. Who is recently appointed as  A day after Prime Minister the Director General of Narendra Modi appealed to people to use locally made Employees' State Insurance products, Union Home Minister Corporation? Amit Shah announced that all (A) Manoj Ahuja canteens of the Central Armed (B) Anita Karwal Police Forces (CAPF) would (C) Rajendra Kumar only sell swadeshi or products made in India. (D) Shiv Das Meena  The CAPF comprises forces such as the Central Reserve Police  Rajendra Kumar, presently in Force, the Border Security the cadre, has been appointed as Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Director General, Employees' Police, the Services Selection State Insurance Corporation, Board, the Central Industrial Ministry of Labour & Security Force, the National Employment in the rank and pay Security Guard and the Assam of Additional Secretary. He is a Rifles. 1992 batch IAS officer of Tamil  The central purchase committee Nadu cadre of the Central Police Canteen system is headed by an Additional Director General-rank 174. Matir Smristi' scheme is officer. related to which state?  The facility was initiated as a (A) Bihar (B) Assam welfare venture by the MHA in (C) Tripura (D) West Bengal 2007. The beneficiaries are serving and retired CAPF  The West Bengal government personnel and their families. launched Matir Smristi' scheme  Presently, there are 119 master to utilise 50,000 acres of canteens that also double as warehouses and more than barren land in six districts for 1,700 subsidiary canteens that income-generating activities function as retail outlets. like horticulture and pisciculture. 176. Roberto Azevedo is recently in news in context of the  There is, at least 50,000 acre of affairs of- barren land in Bankura, (A) WHO (B) WTO Birbhum, Purulia, Jhargram, (C) ILO (D) UNICEF West Burdwan and West Midnapore districts, which  In an unprecedented move, the cannot produce anything Head of the World Trade naturally nor can the farmers Organization (WTO) Roberto cultivate on the strip. Azevedo has decided to resign, a year before his term 175. Which one among the following expires. Mr Azevedo, a former is not part of Central Armed diplomat from Brazil, said, he Police Forces (CAPF)? will step down on August 31st, cutting short a seven-year (A) Tripura State Rifles tenure marked in recent years (B) Central Reserve Police Force by intense pressure from US (C) Border Security Force President Donald Trump. (D) Assam Rifles For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 68

177. What is India‘s Position in global ‗Energy Transition Index‘ 2020? (A) 79th (B) 75th (C) 74th (D) 20th

 India has moved up two positions to rank 74th on a global ‗Energy Transition Index‘ with improvements on all key parameters of economic growth, energy security and environmental sustainability.  It is released by Geneva-based  Iconic soul and R&B singer Betty Wright has died after a international organisation battle with cancer. World Economic Forum (WEF).  Wright, whose real name was  Sweden has topped the Energy Bessie Regina Norris, was born Transition Index (ETI) for the in 1953. third consecutive year and is  She went on to win her first followed by Switzerland and Grammy Award for Best Song, Finland in the top three. "Where is the Love?"  Surprisingly, France (ranked 8th) and the UK (7th) are the 179. State Of The World‘s Nursing Report 2020 is recently in only G20 countries in the top news. Which organisation ten. released this report?  The index benchmarks 115 (A) World Health Organization economies on the current (B) Centers for Disease Control performance of their energy and Prevention systems across economic (C) UNICEF development and growth, (D) International Labour environmental sustainability, Organization and energy security and access STATE OF THE WORLD‘S NURSING indicators- and their readiness REPORT 2020 for transition to secure,  During the ‗Year of the Nurse sustainable, affordable, and and Midwife,‘ WHO has released inclusive energy systems. the first ever State of the  The report said the scores for the world‘s nursing report. It has US (32th), Canada (28th), been developed by the World Brazil (47th) and Australia Health Organization (WHO) in (36th) were either stagnant or partnership with the declining. International Council of Nurses and the global Nursing Now

campaign. 178. Betty Wright, who passed away  According to report, Nursing is recently, was a- the largest occupational group (A) Politician in the health sector, (B) Sports Personality accounting for approximately (C) Writer 59% of the health professions. (D) Singer The global shortage of nurses is For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 69

estimated to be 5.9 million  Global Forest Resources nurses in 2018. The report calls Assessment 2020 has been for creating at least 6 million released by the United new nursing jobs by 2030, Nations Food and Agriculture primarily in low- and middle- income countries. The countries Organization (FAO). accounting for the largest  The FRA 2020 has examined shortages (in numerical terms) in the status of, and trends in, 2018 included Bangladesh, more than 60 forest-related India, Indonesia, Nigeria and variables in 236 countries and Pakistan. territories in the period 1990– 2020. 180. Anjum Moudgil is related to  According the report which sport?  Forest area has declined all (A) Badminton across the world in the past (B) Wrestling three decades. The world lost (C) Shooting 178 mha of forest since (D) Cricket 1990, an area the size of Libya.  The National Rifle Association of  The rate of forest loss has India (NRAI recommended World also declined due to the growth of sustainable Championship silver medallist management. The rate of Anjum Moudgil, for the Rajiv forest loss in 2015-2020 Gandhi Khel Ratna, coach declined to an estimated 10 Jaspal Rana for the million hectares (mha), down from 12 million hectares Dronacharya and proposed the (mha) in 2010-2015. names of Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma and Elavenil Valarivan, all multiple gold medallists in World Cups last season, for the Arjuna Award.  Anjum Moudgil is an Indian sport shooter. She is from Chandigarh and represents Punjab.

181. Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 is released by –

(A) World Food Programme  The area of naturally (B) World Wide Fund for Nature regenerating forests (C) United Nations Environment worldwide decreased since Programme 1990, but the area of planted (D) Food and Agriculture forests increased by 123 Organization mha. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 70

182. According to Global Forest 184. Which statement is wrong in Resources Assessment 2020, context of ‗direct seeding of which continent had the rice‘ (DSR)? largest annual rate of net (A) There is no nursery forest loss in 2010–2020? preparation or (A) Asia transplantation. (B) Europe (B) The seeds are directly drilled (C) Africa into the field (D) South America (C) It will reduce the labour input.  Global Forest Resources (D) Farmers of Punjab and Assessment 2020 has been Haryana are discouraged to released by the United Nations adopt DSR during covid-19 lockdown. Food and Agriculture

Organization (FAO).  Africa had the largest annual rate of net forest loss in 2010–2020, at 3.9 mha, followed by South America, at 2.6 mha.

183. According to Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020,

which continent had the ‗Direct seeding of rice‘ (DSR) highest net gain of forest  The two granary states of Punjab area in 2010–2020? and Haryana could face a (A) Asia shortage of an estimated 10 lakh (B) Europe labourers, mainly seasonal (C) Africa migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, to undertake (D) South America transplantation of paddy in the

upcoming kharif season. With  Global Forest Resources lockdown relaxations not Assessment 2020 has been extending to trains to ferry these released by the United Nations labourers who usually arrive by early June, farmers are now Food and Agriculture being encouraged to adopt ‗direct Organization (FAO). seeding of rice‘ (DSR) in place of  Asia had the highest net gain conventional transplanting. of forest area in 2010–2020,  In DSR, there is no nursery preparation or transplantation. followed by Oceania and The seeds are instead directly Europe. drilled into the field by a For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 71

tractor-powered machine. The 186. Which Airport has been Punjab Agricultural University awarded as the best regional (PAU) in Ludhiana has developed airport in India by a ‗Lucky Seed Drill‘ that can international air travellers, both sow seeds and according to a latest list by simultaneously spray herbicides Skytrax? to control weeds. This machine is (A) Delhi's Indira Gandhi different from the more popular International Airport (B) Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji ‗Happy Seeder‘, used to Maharaj International Airport directly sow wheat on (C) Bengaluru's Kempegowda combine-harvested paddy International Airport fields containing leftover (D) Hyderabad stubble and loose straw. International Airport

185. Which Airport has been voted  The four Indian airports in list of as the World's Best Airport by world's top 100 international air travellers, airport rank according to a latest list by Delhi's Indira Gandhi 50 Skytrax? International Airport (A) Singapore Changi Airport Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji 52 Maharaj International Airport (B) Tokyo Haneda Airport Bengaluru's Kempegowda 68 (C) Hamad International Airport International Airport Doha Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi 72 (D) Indira Gandhi International International Airport Airport, Delhi  Bengaluru airport has also been awarded as the best  The list of world's best airports is regional airport in India. dominated by Asia with four among the top 100 being in 187. Centre has set up a new body India. For the eighth consecutive recently called ‗Rice Export Promotion Forum (REPF)‘, year, Singapore's Changi under the aegis of- Airport has been voted as the (A) NABARD World's Best Airport by (B) APEDA international air travellers, (C) SIDBI according to a latest list by (D) TRIFED

Skytrax, the organiser of World Rice Export Promotion Forum Airport Awards. (REPF)  To give further impetus to rice  The World‘s Top 3 Airports of exports, the Centre has set up a 2020 are: new body – Rice Export Promotion Forum (REPF),  Singapore Changi Airport under the aegis of the  Tokyo Haneda Airport Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Promotion  Hamad International Airport Development Authority Doha (Apeda).

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 The new body will comprise  The government says, EU representatives from the rice residents are free to cross into industry, exporters, officials Slovenia from Austria, Italy and from Apeda, Commerce Hungary at predetermined Ministry, Agriculture Ministry checkpoints, meanwhile most and Directors of Agriculture non-EU nationals will have to from major rice producing undergo a mandatory 14-day states such as West Bengal, quarantine. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Slovenia Haryana, Telangana, Andhra  Slovenia, a country in Central Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh Europe, is known for its and Odisha. mountains, ski resorts and  EPF will monitor, identify and lakes. anticipate developments  Capital: Ljubljana pertaining to production and exports and recommend 189. Arrange the following states in necessary policy measures. It accordance to their formation will be in touch with rice as a state- producers, exporters and other 1. Gujarat relevant stakeholders and hear 2. Nagaland their problems, and facilitate, 3. Meghalaya support and provide solutions to 4. Sikkim them. Select the answer by using  Rice, both basmati and non- following code- basmati variety, is the largest (A) 2-1-3-4 commodity in India‘s agri- (B) 2-1-4-3 export basket. (C) 1-2-3-4  India, the second largest (D) 1-2-4-3 producer of rice in the world  The States Reorganisation Act, 188. Which country has recently 1956 defined boundaries for the become the first European states within India on the basis country to proclaim an end to of languages. the coronavirus epidemic at  The state of Maharashtra and home? Gujarat were formed as a result (A) Slovenia of linguistic movement according (B) Slovakia to the Bombay Reorganisation (C) Serbia Act, 1960 enacted by the (D) Senegal Parliament of India on 25 April 1960. The act came into effect  Slovenia has become the first on 1 May 1960 European country to proclaim an  In October 1953, the end to the coronavirus epidemic Government of India was forced at home. The government on 15 to create the first linguistic May, 2020, announced that the COVID-19 spread is under state, known as Andhra state, control and there is no longer a by separating the Telugu need for extraordinary health speaking areas from the Madras measures. state. This followed a prolonged For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 73

popular agitation and the death  Government of India, West of Potti Sriramulu, a Congress Bengal Government and Asian person of standing, after a 56- Infrastructure Investment day hunger strike for the cause. Bank signed a loan agreement  Sikkim celebrated its 45th statehood day with great to improve irrigation services fanfare 16 th May, 2020. It and flood management in marks the day in 1975 when Damodar Valley Command Sikkim transitioned to become Area in West Bengal. the 22nd state of the country  Damodar River flows through from being a monarchy earlier West Bengal and Jharkhand. and Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Due to frequent and immense became its first chief minister. flood damages, it is also called 190. National Dengue Day is sorrow of Bengal. observed on State Reorganisation (A) 16 May State Formation (B) 18 May Andhra Pradesh 1953 (C) 20 May Maharashtra & 1960 (D) 22 May Gujrat Nagaland 1963  National Dengue Day is Haryana 1966 observed on 16 May in India to Himachal 1971 create awareness about Pradesh dengue, how is it caused Meghalaya 1972 preventive measures and Manipur & 1972 methods to control the disease Tripura in the country. Sikkim 1975 Dengue Mizoram & 1987  Dengue is a viral disease, Arunachal transmitted by the infective Pradesh bite of a particular mosquito Goa 1987 known as Aedes Aegypti. It is Chhatisgarh 1 Nov., 2000 very common after rainy Uttarakhand 9 Nov., 2000 season. Jharkhand 15 Nov., 2000  It is highly contagious and Telangana 2 June, 2014 spreads from one person to another through mosquito bites. It is widespread in  Source: Palamau hills, tropical and sub-tropical Jharkhand. regions.  Tributaries/subtributaries:

191. Which river is known as Konar, Barakar, Haharo, Bokaro, ‗sorrow of Bengal‘? Ghari, Jamunia, Khadia, Guaia (A) Damodar River (B) Kosi River and Bhera. (C) Betwa River (D) For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 74

193. EventBot is recently in news. What is EventBot? (A) A Trojan virus (B)An indoor Disinfection Sprayer (C) A new Laser technology (D) Covid-19 Testing kit

 CERT-In has issued a caution, saying Trojan virus named EventBot is spreading, which steals personal financial information.

 Trojan is malware that cheats 192. Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay a victim to stealthily attack Yojana is related to which its computer or phone- state? (A) Madhya Pradesh operating system. (B) Rajasthan CERT-In (C) Chhattisgarh  Indian Computer Emergency (D) Bihar Response Team (CERT-ln), under  Chhattisgarh government will Ministry of Electronics and launch its ambitious Rajiv Information Technology is Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana on nodal agency to raise security May 21 (death anniversary of awareness among Indian former Prime Minister Rajiv cyber community and to provide Gandhi). The scheme is aimed at technical assistance and advise stimulating the rural economy them to help them recover from in the state, amid the slowdown computer security incidents. caused by by the Covid-19 pandemic. 194. Yakshagana is a traditional  Under the scheme, the state Indian theatre form of which government will inject Rs 5100 state? crore into the state's rural (A) Bihar (B) Manipur economy by directly transferring (C) Rajasthan (D) Karnataka the grant amount through Direct

Benefit Transfer into the accounts of farmers. The state  It is a traditional Indian theatre had made the provision for the form of Karnataka based on scheme in the Budget 2020-21. mythological stories and  The farmers would be paid Rs 10,000 per acre for paddy, Puranas. Most popular episodes corn and sugarcane crops, are from Mahabharata and based on the registered and procured area for the kharif Ramayana. season. The scheme will benefit  It combines dance, music, over 1.87 million farmers. The state government also plans to dialogue, costume, make-up, and provide a fixed amount per acre stage techniques with a unique based on the registered and notified areas for pulses and style and form. oilseed crops.

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 Yaksha means Demi-God, and  World Hypertension Day day is gana means song. celebrated by World  It is believed to be originated Hypertension League (WHL) on during Bhakti movement in 17 May annually. The day between 11th and 15th promotes awareness about century. hypertension and to encourage

people to prevent and control 195. World Telecommunication Day this silent killer epidemic. is observed every year on-

(A) 1 May 197. UN observed which year as (B) 17 May International Year of Light and (C) 17 March Light-based Technologies? (D) 1 March (A) 2011 (B) 2013

(C) 2015 (D) 2017  World Telecommunication Day is observed every year on 17 May. This day is observed to raise  In 2015, to raise global awareness about the use of awareness of the achievements of technology and the importance it light science and its applications, plays in the current scenario. It the UN observed the marks the founding of International Year of Light and International Light-based Technologies 2015 Telecommunication Union (IYL 2015). (ITU) when the first  The United Nations marks the International Telegraph International Day of Light (IDL) Convention was signed in Paris — an annual initiative held on 17 May, 1865. It is also globally to raise awareness on known as World the critical role played by light- Telecommunication and based technologies in everyday International Society Day. life — on May 16. The IDL Since 1969, it has been celebrating annually. highlights the contribution of  The theme of World such technologies in various Telecommunication and avenues such as science, Information Society Day (WTISD) technology, art, and culture, 2020 is ―Connect 2030: ICTs for the Sustainable thus helping achieve the Development Goals (SDGs)‖. UNESCO goals of education, equality, and peace. 196. World Hypertension Day is  The day selected, May 16, observed every year on- marks the anniversary of the (A) 4 April first successful operation of (B) 23 January the laser in 1960 by physicist (C) 16 June and engineer Theodore Maiman. (D) 17 May For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 76

198. The term 'Goldilocks Zone‘ is 199. The term ―tour of duty‖ is often seen in the news in the recently in news in the context context of of the affairs of- (A) the limits of habitable zone (A) Indian Navy above the surface of the Earth (B) Indian Army (B) regions inside the Earth (C) Indian Air Force where shale gas is available (D) Delhi Police (C) search for the Earth-like  Indian Army is considering to planets in outer space allow common citizens to join the (D) search for meteorites 1.3- million-strong force for a containing precious metals three-year tenure to serve the nation under the ‗Tour of Duty

(ToD) or ‗Three Years Short  The scientists from New Zealand Service‘ scheme. have discovered the ―Super  It will be a voluntary Earth‖.It revolves around a star engagement. about 10 percent the mass of  The Army‘s plan is to attract the the Sun, and is therefore able to best talent into the force and orbit closer to its parent star bring the civil society closer to than Earth to the Sun while still taking far longer to do so. The super-Earth orbits at a distance from its parent star equal to that of a point between Venus and Earth, and the Sun, yet still has a 617-day year.It potentially holds the conditions to sustain human life. Goldilocks zone:  It is a habitable zone, also called the ―Goldilocks zone‖, is the area around a star where it is not the force by giving them an too hot and not too cold for opportunity to experience liquid water to exist on the military life. surface of surrounding planets.  Initially, 100 officers and 1,000  Our Earth is in the Sun‘s men are being considered for Goldilocks zone, If Earth were recruitment as part of test where the dwarf planet Pluto is, bedding of the project. all its water would freeze and if  The proposal is a shift from the Earth were where Mercury is, all concept of permanent service/job its water would boil off. in the Armed Forces, towards  Life on Earth started in water, ‗internship‘/temporary experience for three years. and water is a necessary  For this, it proposes that the ingredient for life. When individual‘s earnings for the scientists search for the three-year period could be made tax-free, and he/she could be possibility of alien life, any rocky given preference in public sector exoplanet in the habitable zone jobs as well as post-graduate of its star is an exciting find. courses. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 77

 ―Tour of Duty (ToD)‖ tenure is for  Union Minister Dharmendra both officers and jawans. Pradhan recently interacted  It will bring in savings from with over 1500 Pradhan salaries and pensions, and Mantri Ujjwala Yojana ―decrease the frustration‖ of beneficiaries, and gas officers who are released after distributors across the country 10-14 years of short service, through webinar. PMUY has when they are in their mid-30s. just completed four years of  There are immense financial its successful journey, which benefits to the organisation due has led to momentous to reduction in pay and improvement in the lives of gratuity payouts. over 8 crore poor and deprived families. 200. Cyclone Amphan is related  Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to– is a scheme of the Ministry of (A) Bay of Bengal Petroleum & Natural Gas for (B) Arabian Sea providing LPG connections to (C) Persian Gulf (D) Red Sea women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) households.  Cyclone storm Amphan over  Under the scheme, an adult central parts of South Bay of woman belonging to a poor Bengal intensified into an family not having LPG extremely severe cyclonic connection in her household, is storm, the Indian Meteorological an eligible beneficiary under the Department (IMD) said. expanded scheme.  With the cyclonic storm intensifying in the last few hours, 202. Charan Paduka campaign is there is likelihood of heavy rainfall coupled with high- recently in news in context velocity winds in coastal districts of which state? of Odisha and parts of West (A) Uttar Pradesh Bengal. (B) Madhya Pradesh  The Severe Cyclonic Storm is a (C) Bihar storm that has winds at the rate (D) Punjab of 89-117 km/hr. They are called the severe based on the  In Madhya Pradesh, in a first scale of Indian Meteorological of its kind of initiative, Department. Charan Paduka (चरण पादुका) 201. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana campaign has been started for the migrant labourers passing is related to which Ministry? through the state. (A) Ministry of Petroleum &  Under this campaign, the Natural Gas migrant labourers going (B) barefoot are being providing (C) Ministry of Rural shoes and slippers to reduce Development their pain. The most notable (D) Ministry of Social Justice thing is that this campaign is and Empowerment being conducted by the police at most places. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 78

 The Charan Paduka campaign  International Museum Day is started from the Rau Police observed on 18 May every year Station of Indore. to raise awareness about the museum and their role in 203. Park Hyun-kyung is related society. The International to which sport? Council of Museums (ICOM) (A) Badminton created International (B) Table tennis Museum Day in 1977. The (C) Golf organisation suggested a (D) Football proper theme every year which may include globalisation,  Park Hyun-kyung won the bridging cultural gaps and care world‘s first big-purse post- for the environment. coronavirus golf tournament in  The theme of International Yangju on 17 May,2020. The Museum Day 2020 is- Korean LPGA Championship — Museums for Equality: featuring three of the world‘s top Diversity and Inclusion‘. 10 women players — was marked by a ban on spectators 206. Who was the first unopposed and tight safety measures. elected president of India? (A) 204. Worlds AIDS Vaccine Day is (B) S Radhakrishnan observed every year on- (C) Dr. Zakir Hussain (D) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (A) 18 May (B) 12 May (C) 18 June (D) 8 May  The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, paid homage to  Worlds AIDS Vaccine Day or Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, at HIV Vaccine Awareness Day is Rashtrapati Bhavan on May 19, observed every year on 18 2020, on his Birth Anniversary. May. This day marks the  Reddy was the sixth President efforts of thousands of of India and the first to be researchers, scientists, health elected unopposed and the professionals who have youngest to occupy Rashtrapati Bhavan. contributed to the process of  When the Andhra Province was finding safe and effective AIDS separated from Madras and T. medicine. It is also an Prakasam became the Chief Minister of Andhra, Sanjeeva opportunity to educate Reddy was appointed Deputy communities about the Chief Minister. importance of preventive HIV  When the new state of Andhra Pradesh was constituted vaccine research. Sanjeeva Reddy became its first Chief Minister and served 205. International Museum Day is in that capacity from 1956 to observed on 1959. He again became the Chief (A) 18 May (B) 24 June Minister of Andhra Pradesh in (C) 13 July (D) 6 August 1962 for one year. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 79

 Reddy authored a book, Without 208. Oldest national park of India is Fear or Favour: Reminiscences and Reflections of a President, located in which state? published in 1989. (A) Kerala (B) Gujarat 207. Valley of Flowers National Park (C) Maharashtra is located in which state? (D) Uttarakhand (A) Sikkim (B) Arunachal Pradesh  The 20th session of the Dekho (C) Karnataka Apna Desh webinar series on (D) Uttarakhand 16th May 2020 titled ―Uttarakhand Simply Heaven‖  Valley of Flowers National Park is highlighted the potential of an Indian national park, located tourism in Uttarakhand‘s two in North Chamoli, in the state regions namely Kedar Khand of Uttarakhand and is known (Garhwal Region) and Manu for its meadows of endemic Khand (Kumaon Region) and alpine flowers and the variety touched upon .the popular of flora. destination like Gangotri,  At 3352 to 3658 meters above Yamunotri, Badrinath, sea level, the gentle landscape of Kedarnath, Hemkhund Sahib the Valley of Flowers National and the UNESCO World Heritage Park complements the rugged Site of Valley of Flowers mountain wilderness of Nanda Jim Corbett National Park Devi National Park to the east.  Oldest national park of the  Both parks are encompassed in country- Jim Corbett National the Nanda Devi Biosphere Park, Rajaji Tiger Reserve and Reserve (223,674 ha) which is UNESCO site of Nanda Devi further surrounded by a buffer National Park-exploring the zone (5,148.57 km2).Nanda Devi rich diversity of floral and National Park Reserve is in the fauna of Himalayan Region are UNESCO World Network of located in Uttarakhand. Biosphere Reserves.  On 8th August, 1936, India‘s  The 20th session of the Dekho first national park was Apna Desh webinar series on established as Hailey National 16th May 2020 titled Park, named after the then Governor of the United ―Uttarakhand Simply Heaven‖ Provinces, British India, Sir highlighted the potential of Malcolm Hailey. tourism in Uttarakhand‘s two  In 1936 that it came into fruition regions namely Kedar Khand assisted by hunter-turned- (Garhwal Region) and Manu conservationist Jim Corbett. Khand (Kumaon Region) and  It is also Asia‘s first national touched upon .the popular park. destination like Gangotri,  When the Government of India Yamunotri, Badrinath, launched Project Tiger in 1971, Kedarnath, Hemkhund Sahib the park became a part of this and the UNESCO World project. Heritage Site of Valley of Flowers. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 80

209. Which one among the following  Troglomyces twitteri belongs to is not located in the an order called Laboulbeniales Uttarakhand? — tiny fungal parasites that (A) Badrinath attack insects and millipedes. (B) Kedarnath look like tiny larvae. These (C) Rajaji Tiger Reserve fungi live on the outside of host (D) Pin Valley National Park organisms; in this case, on the reproductive organs of  The 20th session of the Dekho millipedes. Apna Desh webinar series on 16th May 2020 titled 211. PM eVidya programm is related ―Uttarakhand Simply Heaven‖ to- highlighted the potential of (A) Skill development tourism in Uttarakhand‘s two regions namely Kedar Khand (B) Employment generation (Garhwal Region) and Manu (C) Digital education Khand (Kumaon Region) and (D) Woman Empowerment touched upon .the popular destination like Gangotri,  In order to promote digital Yamunotri, Badrinath, education in the country and Kedarnath, Hemkhund Sahib and the UNESCO World Heritage make e- learning feasible for Site of Valley of Flowers. students and teachers, Union  Oldest national park of the finance minister Nirmala country- Jim Corbett National Sitharaman on 17 May, 2020, Park, Rajaji Tiger Reserve and launched PM eVidya UNESCO site of Nanda Devi National Park-exploring the rich programme. diversity of floral and fauna of  One of the main components of Himalayan Region are located in the new programme is the ‗One Uttarakhand. Class One Channel‘ initiative  Pin Valley National Park is a where classes will be conducted National park of India located within the Lahaul and Spiti on dedicated channels in the district, in the state of television. Himachal Pradesh.  With this scheme, students and teachers will get multimode 210. Troglomyces twitteri is a newly access to digital education. Over discovered species of- (A) Frog 100 universities will be permitted (B) Snake to start courses by May 30. (C) Monkey  DIKSHA that will give ‗one (D) Parasitic fungus nation, one digital platform‘

for school education in states  A new parasitic fungus was discovered by a Denmark and union territories: It will biologist called ―Troglomyces provide e- content and QR twitteri‖. The fungus has been coded energised textbooks for named after Twitter as it was all grades. discovered in Twitter. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 81

212. ―i-Feel you‖, an intelligent  The International Cricket bracelet which will help users Council (ICC) cricket committee - respect social distancing rules, headed by Anil Kumble has is developed by which recommended the prohibition of country? saliva to shine the ball. (A) Germany  The practice meant for swing (B) Italy bowling is now primarily held as (C) USA health risk due to the threats of (D) China COVID-19 and protect the safety of players and match officials.  The Genoa-based Italian  The committee also proposed the Institute of Technology (IIT) appointment of non-neutral has developed ―i-Feel you‖, an match officials for all intelligent bracelet which will international matches. help users respect social  distancing rules. The bracelet However, the ICC Cricket has been developed as the Committee saw no harm in the measures for safeguarding use of sweat to shine the ball. people against the Coronavirus Instead use of artificial pandemic. substance to shine the ball is  It can measure social distance in being considered. Apart from a much more precise manner this, the committee also than a mobile application (app) recommended increasing the use and it does not track of DRS review per innings from geolocation hence has little two to three. effect on privacy.  This bracelet uses a radio signal 214. Bundesliga football league is only when another bracelet is related to which country? approaching; it does not use (A) UK (B) Germany GPS (Global Positioning System) (C) Italy and therefore does not keep (D) Spain track of user locations. It just reminds us when needed that we  Germany‘s Bundesliga primary are not observing social football league has become the distancing rules. world‘s first major sports competition to resume its season post nationwide 213. The International Cricket lockdown imposed to contain Council (ICC) cricket coronavirus pandemic. The committee recently has European Football League‘s recommended the prohibition remaining matches from the of saliva to shine the ball. It is 2019-20 season kickstarted from headed by- May 16, 2020. (A) Anil Kumble  The Bundesliga games began with empty stadium though the (B) Javagal Srinath stadium had the capacity to hold (C) Sourav Ganguly more than 80,000 players. (D) Kapil Dev

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 The players are being tested will be funded in two phases - twice a week. The teams an immediate allocation of 750 participating in the games were million US dollars for fiscal kept under quarantine. The year 2020 and a 250 million teams entered the ground at US dollar second tranche that different times. will be made available for fiscal year 2021. 215. Rajesh Goel has recently  The programme will deepen the appointed as director general social protection package, (DG) of- whereby additional cash and (A) NABARD in-kind benefits based on local (B) NALCO needs will be given. The fund (C) NAREDCO will be extended through State (D) FCI Governments and portable social protection delivery  Realtors body National Real systems. Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) has appointed 217. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Rajesh Goel as director general Sampada Yojana is (DG) of the association. implemented by which  Earlier, Goel was serving as the Ministry? chairman and managing (A) Ministry of Fisheries, Animal director, Hindustan Prefab Ltd. Husbandry and Dairying  Rajesh Goel is a professional (B) Ministry of Agriculture and with over 37 years of experience Farmers' Welfare in leading PSUs under the (C) Ministry of Micro, Small and Ministry of Housing and Urban Medium Enterprises Affairs. (D) Ministry of Rural Development 216. 'Accelerating India‘s COVID- 19 Social Protection  The Central Sector Scheme - Response Programme' is SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro- related to- Marine Processing and (A) IMF Development of Agro- (B) World Bank Processing Clusters) was (C) Asian Development Bank approved by the cabinet in (D) New Development Bank May 2017 for the period of 2016-20 coterminous with the  World Bank has approved one 14th Finance Commission cycle. billion US dollar The scheme has now been 'Accelerating India‘s COVID- renamed as the "Pradhan 19 Social Protection Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana Response Programme' to (PMKSY)". support India. Total  The government will also commitment from the Bank launch a 20,000 crore rupees towards emergency COVID-19 Pradhan Mantri Matsya response in India is two billion Sampada Yojana for the US dollars. This new support development of marine and For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 83

inland fisheries. Of this, 219. ‗SUKOON‘ - COVID-19 Beat 11,000 crore rupees will be the Stress" initiative is earmarked for activities in related to which state/UT? marine, inland fisheries and (A) Punjab aquaculture while 9,000 crore (B) Chandigarh rupees for infrastructure (C) New Delhi creation such as fishing (D) Jammu and Kashmir harbours, cold chain and markets. This will provide  In order to spread awareness employment to over 55 lakh about psychological impact persons and double exports to of lockdown and measures to one lakh crore rupees. be adopted to overcome them,  Pradhan Mantri Matsya Department of Information and Sampada Yojana is Public Relations, J&K has implemented by Ministry of started an initiative Fisheries, Animal Husbandry ‗SUKOON‘ - COVID-19 Beat and Dairying. the Stress".  This initiative is in line with 218. Operation Greens is related the growing concern that to- COVID-19 pandemic and the (A) All fruits and vegetables prolonged lockdown has (B) increase the forest cover resulted in tremendous stress (C) protect the wildlife of the among various sections of the country society. (D) conserve the natural resources 220. The International Day of Living Together in Peace is observed  The government extended on Operation Greens from (A) 16 May tomato, onion and potato to (B) 23 March all fruits and vegetables by (C) 16 June providing an additional fund of (D) 23 July 500 crore rupees. This money would go into providing  The International Day of Living subsidy on transportation from Together in Peace is observed on surplus to deficient markets as 16 May. well as on storages including  The International Day of Living cold storages. Together in Peace was officially  Operation Greens is initially recognised by the General launched to stabilize the Assembly of the United Nations supply of Tomato, Onion and in December 2017 and was Potato (TOP) crops and to celebrated for the first time on 16 ensure availability of TOP crops May, 2018.  The Day aims to uphold the throughout the country round desire to live and act together, the year without price volatility. united in differences and  The Ministry of Food diversity, in order to build a sustainable world of peace, Processing Industries has solidarity and harmony. The Day launched the scheme. NAFED invites countries to further will be the Nodal Agency to promote reconciliation to help to ensure peace and sustainable implement price stabilisation development. measures. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 84

221. Benjamin Netanyahu recently  The Met department of became the Prime Minister of Bangladesh has asked Mongla which country? and Payara ports to hoist the (A) Brazil (B) Italy highest level of danger signal 10 which signifies ‗Great (C) Spain (D) Israel Danger‘ even as super cyclone Amphan moved to around 400  Prime Minister Narendra Modi kms from these ports. has congratulated Israel Prime  Bangladesh is likely to be Minister Benjamin affected by the Cyclone Netanyahu for forming his fifth Amphan. It is the first super government in Israel. He is the cyclone to hit the region in longest-serving Prime more than 20 year the after Minister in Israeli history. the 1999 cyclone.  The Port of Mongla is the 222. A Jaipur based company 'Club second busiest seaport of First' have made India's first Bangladesh. service robot. What is the  The Port of Payra is a small name of this robot? seaport in southern Bangladesh. (A) R-BOT (B) Sona 1.5 It was established by an Act of (C) CLUB 2020 (D) IF-ROB 14 Parliament in 2013. The port was officially inaugurated in 2016. It  A Jaipur based company Club is located on the Ramnabad First" has made robots which Channel near the Bay of will be used for doing jobs such Bengal. as sanitizing hospitals and delivering food in restaurants. 224. "RAIL BOT" (R-BOT) is recently 'Club First' have made India's in news. What is "RAIL BOT" first service robots and named (R-BOT)? it as Sona 1.5 and Sona .5 (A) Robotic device which is a fully autonomous (B) New Locomotive self-navigator robot with (C) New Portal of Railway for multi floor access All service Migrants robots work on same (D) New WiFi portal of Railway technology. at Railway stations  Their designs have been differentiated depending upon  South Central Railway (SCR) their weights. Zone of Indian Railways has  The company is also making developed a robotic device firefighting robot. equipped to effectively manage patient care in hospitals. 223. Mongla and Payara ports are  The robotic device, christened recently in news. These ports "RAIL BOT" (R-BOT) has been are located in which developed by Hem Singh country? Banoth, Additional Divisional (A) Sri Lanka Railway Manager, Hyderabad (B) Saudi Arabia Division, SCR and his team. (C) Bangladesh  R-BOT can be operated by using (D) Indonesia Android mobile app and radio For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 85

frequency (RF) remote control.  Recently, the National Disaster R-BOT is being used to provide Management Authority (NDMA) medicines, medical accessories, has developed an online and to serve food to the patients, dashboard called ‗National taking away the need for human Migrant Information System contact in such activities. As a (NMIS)‘. result, doctors, nurses and other  the portal will maintain a central support medical staff are better repository and help the sending placed to stay away from the as well as receiving State and risks of contacting infections. district to ask for and give their  The robot also performs as two- acceptance in an online format way audio and video seamlessly. This system will help communication with a in speedy communication recording facility, helping in between States without creating smooth interaction between additional work at the level of the patients and doctors. field officers.  It uses infra-red technology  The Centre has asked the States with emergency night lamp & to use online portal National night vision to enable Migrant Information System communication even in complete (NMIS) for capturing the darkness. information on movement of  Moving at a speed of 1kmph and migrants and for better inter- load-carrying capacity of 80 State co-ordination. kg, the R-Bot is capable of  It has additional advantages like continuously functioning for contact tracing, which may be six hours on a single charge of useful in overall COVID response the battery. work. Through this system, States can upload batch file of 225. Consider the following individual data on the portal. statements in context of  The key data pertaining to the National Migrant Information persons migrating has been System (NMIS): standardized for uploading such 1. It is developed by National as name, age, mobile number, Disaster Management originating and destination Authority (NDMA). district, and date of travel 2. It will help in capturing the which States are already information on movement of collecting. migrants and for better inter-

State co-ordination. 226. Alexander Dalrymple Award of Which of the above UK is related to – statements is/are correct? (A) Hydrography (A) 1 only (B) Geomorphology (B) 2 only (C) Defence (C) 1 and 2 both (D) Climate Change (D) Neither 1 nor 2

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 Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar,  On the matter related to the National Hydrographer to creating border infrastructure, the government of India, has the Centre has implemented been honoured with the 2019 recommendation to outsource Alexander Dalrymple Award in recognition of his outstanding road construction work contribution to Indian beyond optimal capacity of hydrography and across the Border Roads Organization. It wider Indian Ocean region. He has been made mandatory to also leads the Indian Naval adopt Engineering Hydrographic Office's own Procurement Contract (EPC) regional Capacity Building mode for execution of all programmes. works costing more than 100  The award, first presented by crore rupees. the UK Ministry of Defence-  sponsored UKHO in 2006, is The other recommendation named after the first relating to introduction of Hydrographer of the modern construction plants, Admiralty, Alexander equipment and machinery has Dalrymple. been implemented by  Recipients of the award are delegating enhanced selected by the Executive procurement powers from 7.5 Committee of the UKHO for their crore rupees to 100 crore efforts in raising the standards rupees to BRO, for domestic of hydrography, cartography and navigation around the and foreign procurements. world.  With the empowerment of field officers through enhanced 227. Shekatkar Committee is delegation of financial and related to- administrative powers, there (A) formulation of food policy in has been significant the long term improvement in faster financial (B) formulation of formulate closure of works. policies regarding army pay  The land acquisition and all scales statutory clearances like forest (C) restructure railways and environmental clearance (D) creating border are also made part of approval infrastructure of Detailed Project Report.

 Further, with the adoption of  Union Government has EPC mode of execution, it is implemented Lt. General D B mandatory to award work only Shekatkar Committee's when 90 per cent of the recommendations related to statutory clearances have been creating border obtained, implementing the infrastructure. These were recommendation of the related to speeding up road committee regarding obtaining construction leading to prior clearances before the socio-economic development commencement of the project. in the border areas.

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228. Which one among the following management, managing cities in not rated 5 Star in the construction & demolition waste, new list of garbage free cities etc. which are critical drivers for announced by the Union achieving garbage free cities. Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs? While the key thrust of this (A) Indore protocol is on Solid Waste (B) Surat Management, it also takes care (C) Navi Mumbai of ensuring certain minimum (D) Dehradun standards of sanitation through a set of prerequisites defined in  Navi Mumbai has been rated 5 the framework. star in the new list of garbage free cities announced by the  Accordingly as per the 2020 Union Minister for Housing and survey, 6 cities have been Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep graded 5 star, 65 Cities rated 3 Puri. Surat, Rajkot, Indore, Star and 70 Cities rated 1 Mysore and Ambikapur in Star. Chhattisgarh have also been  5 Star Cities rated 5 star garbage free

cities. Navi Mumbai has consistently figured among the ULB Name State list of clean cities in India. It was ranked 7th in the 2019 edition of Ambikapur Chhattisgarh the Swachh Sarvekshan.  The Star Rating Protocol was Rajkot Gujarat launched by the Ministry in January 2018 to institutionalize Surat Gujarat a mechanism for cities to achieve Mysore Karnataka Garbage Free status, and to motivate cities to achieve higher Indore Madhya degrees of cleanliness. Pradesh  The Ministry, therefore, devised the Star Rating Protocol for Navi Mumbai Maharashtra Garbage Free Cities - a comprehensive framework where each ward in every city 229. The ‗National Test Abhyas' must achieve a certain standard mobile app is developed by- across 24 different components (A) IIT Delhi of solid waste management (B) UPSC (SWM) and is graded based on (C) UGC overall marks received. (D) National Testing Agency  The Star Rating Protocol has

been devised in a holistic  Union Human Resource manner including components Development Minister Ramesh such as cleanliness of drains and Pokhriyal Nishank launched a water bodies, plastic waste new mobile app named - the

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‗National Test Abhyas'. The  This programme will support App has been developed by mature Indian start-ups to National Testing Agency-NTA accelerate their growth through to enable candidates to take government and market mock tests for upcoming connections, and nascent start- exams such as JEE Main ups to mature through an and NEET under the NTA‘s innovative incubation eco- purview. system and marquee  The app has been launched to mentorship. facilitate candidates‘ access to Karnataka''s centre of excellence in high quality mock tests as cyber security (CySecK) there was a demand for making  CySecK is housed on the up the loss to students due to campus of Indian Institute of closure of educational Science, which is the anchor institutions and NTA‘s Test- institute. Practice Centers due to  Karnataka State Council for the lockdown. Students across Science and Technology is the the country can use the App to implementation agency. access high quality tests, free  CySecK was set up by of cost, in a bid to be fully Karnataka Innovation and prepared for the upcoming Technology Society of the JEE, NEET and other Department of IT. competitive exams. The tests can be easily downloaded. 231. Which temple is called as the "Black Pagoda"? 230. H.A.C.K is the State's first (A) Konark Sun Temple cyber security-specific (B)Shree Jagannath accelerator of which state? Temple of Puri (A) Kerala (C) Lingaraja Temple (B) Maharashtra (D) Brihadishvara Temple (C) Karnataka  The Ministry of New and (D) Haryana Renewable Energy (MNRE) has taken up the Complete  Karnataka launches first accelerator Solarisation of Konark sun for cyber security start-ups temple and Konark town in  Karnataka''s centre of excellence Odisha. in cyber security (CySecK) has  Konark Sun Temple, located in launched an accelerator the East Odisha near the sacred programme for cyber security city of Puri. start-ups.  Built in 13th century by King  Branded as H.A.C.K, it is the Narasimhadeva I (AD 1238- State's first cyber security- 1264). Its scale, refinement and specific accelerator conception represent the  The programme has 21 start- strength and stability of the Ganga Empire as well as ups on board across three the value systems of the cohorts: 10x cohort, 0-1 cohort historic milieu. and virtual cohort, For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 89

 The temple is designed in the players conducting missions and shape of a colossal chariot. It operations in cislunar space. is dedicated to the sun God.  The agreement includes various In this sense, it is directly and norms such as transparency, materially linked to peaceful exploration, Brahmanism and tantric Interoperability of systems, belief systems. Registration of Space Objects,  It marks the highest point of Orbital Debris & Spacecraft achievement of Kalinga Disposal etc. architecture depicting the  Accord is based on the Outer grace, the joy and the rhythm of Space Treaty of 1967 that was life all its wondrous variety. created to ensure fairness and  It was declared a UNESCO peaceful relationships at a time world heritage site in 1984. when humans were first  This temple was called the exploring the final frontier. "Black Pagoda" in European  France, Japan, Australia and sailor accounts as early as Canada have already shown 1676 because its great tower their support. India has not appeared black. clarified its stand yet.

232. ―Artemis Accord‖ is recently in 233. Which one among the following news. It will deal with- is not located in Madhya (A) Economic Impact caused by Pradesh? Covid-19 (A) Kanha national park (B) Climate Impact during (B) Bandhavgarh national park covid-19 Lockdown phase (C) Bhimbetka rock shelters (C) Responsible Space (D) National Park Exploration (D) Restructuring of WHO  The Dekho Apna Desh Webinar of Tourism held on 19.05.2020  NASA recently unveiled "artemis showcased the Tradition, Culture accords'' for responsible space and Tourism of Bhopal, the exploration. capital city of Madhya Pradesh  Artemis Accord are a series of – ‗The Heart of Incredible bilateral agreements between India.‘ NASA and its international  Bhopal, the Capital city of partners that want to cooperate Madhya Pradesh also called as on Artemis program City of Lakes with the two main  Artemis is NASA's moon Lakes Upper Lake and Lower mission under which it will land the first woman and the Lake is famous for its Heritage next man on Moon by 2024. sites, antique Jewellery, Fabric,  It has been established to create Food and much more. common set of principles to  Minto Hall, which is one of the govern the civil exploration and example of the architectural use of outer space at times when marvel in Bhopal constructed by numerous NawabSultan Jahan Begum. countries and private sector For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 90

 Apart from Bhopal, the other  World Bee Day 2020 theme is important Tourist attractions in ―Save the Bees‖. The theme of Madhya Pradesh are Sanchi, World Bee Day 2020 stresses the Vidisha, Khajuraho, Mandu, protection of bees and other Bhimbetka, Indore, Ujjain, pollinators. It also aimed at Gwalior, Chanderi and the protecting the natural habitat of national parks Kanha , pollinators. Bandhavgarh , Panna and  On May 20, the pioneer of Pench etc. beekeeping Anton Jansa was  The biggest national park in born in 1734 in Slovenia hence India is the Hemis National every year this year is celebrated Park, located in Jammu and as World Bee Day. Approved by Kashmir. the United Nations, the First World Bee Day was celebrated 234. Mount Harriet National Park is on May 20, 2018. located in- (A) Jammu and Kashmir 236. Sun goes through a cycle of (B) Sikkim activity that peak & trough (C) Arunachal Pradesh with a Solar Maximum and a (D) Andaman and Nicobar Solar Minimum. This cycle  Pinanga andamanensis is a lasts- critically endangered rare palm, (A) 55 Years endemic to South Andaman (B) 86 Years Island. (C) 11 Years  Its entire population naturally occurs only in a tiny, evergreen (D) 64 Years forest pocket in South Andaman's Mount Harriet Solar Minimum National Park.  It is being reported that Sun has gone into Solar Minimum phase. 235. Every year World Bee Day is  Sun goes through 11 -year celebrated on cycles of activity that peak & (A) March 20 trough with a Solar Maximum (B) July 20 and a Solar Minimum. (C) June 20 (D) May 20  At Solar Maximum, Sun's surface is peppered with sun  To raise awareness about the spots, solar flares and clouds of importance of pollinators, the electrified gas are thrown into threats they face and their space. contribution to sustainable  At Solar Minimum, Sun can go development, every year, World Bee Day 2020 is celebrated on without sun spots or other signs May 20. of activity for days at a time. This  World Bee Day aims at may cause health risks to significantly contributing to astronauts travelling through solving problems related to the space as the sun's magnetic field global food supply chain and weakens and provides less eliminates hunger in developing countries. shielding from these cosmic rays.

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237. The first 12000 HP made in  China and Pakistan signed an India Locomotive is accord to construct this Dam in manufactured by Madhepura Gilgit-Baltistan region. Electric Loco Factory.  It is to be constructed on the Madhepura Electric Loco River Indus with a capacity of Factory is located in which 4,500 MW. state?  India had objected to the (A) Karnataka construction of the dam (B) Gujarat repeatedly as it falls into the (C) Maharashtra Indian territory of northern (D) Bihar Gilgit-Baltistan region. Also, it can cause water shortage in  The Indian Railways Ladakh. operationalised its most powerful 'Made in India locomotive - a 239. Headquarters of United Nations 12000 HP engine, becoming Relief and Works Agency is only the sixth country in the located in which country? world to join the elite club of (A) Israel (B) Japan producing high horsepower (C) Jordan (D) Australia locomotive indigenously.  The first 12000 HP made in India  The United Nations Relief and Locomotive, manufactured by Works Agency for Palestine Madhepura Electric Loco Refugees in the Near East is an Factory situated in Bihar, was UN agency created in December put into operation by Indian 1949 to support the relief and Railways from Pt Deen Dayal human development of Upadhyaya Jn Station. Palestinian refugees.  The loco is named WAG12 with  Headquarters : Amman, Jordan Number 60027.  India has given USD 2 million  It is the first time, high in aid to the United Nations horsepower locomotive has Relief and Works Agency been operationalised on broad working for the welfare of gauge track in the world Palestinian refugees in support  The Madhepura factory is the of its core programmes and largest integrated Green Field services, including education facility built to the highest and health, amidst the standards of quality and safety coronavirus crisis. with a production capacity of  India had increased its annual 120 locomotives and spread contribution to the UNRWA from across a massive 250 acres. USD 1.25 million in 2016 to USD 5 million in 2019. It pledged another USD 5 million for 2020 238. Diamer-Basha Dam is recently which opens its way to become a in news in the context of member of the agency‘s advisory affairs of which country? commission (A) India-Bangladesh  The UNRWA definition of refugee covers Palestinians (B) China-Pakistan who fled or were expelled from (C) Pakistan-Iran their homes during the 1948 (D) India- Nepal War. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 92

240. The term ―Smiling Buddha‖ situated on the Kailash signifies- Mansarovar route. The Kali (A) A Chinese art form of River in the Kalapani region demarcates the border sculpture between India and Nepal. (B) India‘s first nuclear test (C) Form of Buddha who will appear on Earth in the future (D) Sculptures of Buddha made in Gandhara Style

 India is observing the 46th anniversary of its first nuclear test in Rajasthan's Pokhran on May 18, 1974 codenamed the'Smiling Buddha'.  It was the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation that was not a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.  After the 1974 tests, explosions

of nuclear devices were conducted by India on May, 242. Ankit Shishodia is related to 1998, codenamed 'Operation which sport? Shakti'. (A) Badminton 241. ―Kalapani territories‖ is (B) Powerlifting recently in news in context of (C) Boxing affairs of- (D) Football (A) India-Bhutan  The National Anti-Doping Agency (B) India-China (NADA) has provisionally (C) India-Bangladesh suspended two powerlifters -- (D) India-Nepal Savita Kumari and Ankit

Shishodia - for violating anti-  The new map of Nepal incorporates Limpiyadhura, doping rules. Lipulekh, and Kalapani,  NADA has been conducting anti- territories claimed by Nepal. doping awareness workshops,  According to India, the historic educational and awareness Kalapani region forms part of seminars about the prohibited the state of Uttarakhand. drugs/substances and methods  Kalapani is a valley that is in sports across the country for administered by India as a part of the Pithoragarh sportspersons, young athletes, district of Uttarakhand. It is coaches and support staff.

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243. Madhubani Painting is related  In January 2020, the Reserve to which state? Bank of India amended the (A) Punjab (B) Gujarat Know Your Customer (KYC) (C) Bihar (D) Goa norms and introduced the video-based KYC option to  Madhubani Painting is also onboard customers. Kotak is referred to as Mithila Art (as it the first bank to integrate the flourishes in Mithila region of Video KYC process Bihar) and is characterized by line drawings filled in by bright 245. What is the theme of World colours and contrasts or Bee Day 2020? patterns. (A) Save the Bees  It uses tribal motifs and (B) Bee Engaged paintings are done with mineral (C) Bees and Planet pigments prepared by artists. (D) Bees Protection  Themes: Hindu deities, court  To raise awareness about the scenes, wedding scenes, social happenings etc. importance of pollinators, the  Floral, animal and bird motifs, threats they face and their geometrical designs are used to contribution to sustainable fill up all the gaps. development, every year, World Bee Day 2020 is celebrated on 244. Which Bank recently became May 20. the first Indian lender to allow  World Bee Day aims at video KYC? (A) Kotak Mahindra Bank significantly contributing to (B) Punjab National Bank solving problems related to the (C) State Bank of India global food supply chain and (D) ICICI Bank eliminates hunger in developing countries.  Kotak Mahindra Bank has  World Bee Day 2020 theme is introduced video-KYC facility for ―Save the Bees‖. The theme of customers opening savings account on Kotak 811 - the World Bee Day 2020 stresses the banks digital banking platform. protection of bees and other The private lender is the first pollinators. It also aimed at Indian bank to offer video protecting the natural habitat of based "zero-contact" pollinators. onboarding service.  On May 20, the pioneer of  The initiative is presently being launched on a pilot basis for beekeeping Anton Jansa was savings accounts. born in 1734 in Slovenia hence  With Video KYC, verification of every year this year is celebrated documents, signature is as World Bee Day. Approved by completed via a video call with the United Nations, the First representative from the bank World Bee Day was celebrated on without any physical interface. May 20, 2018.

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246. Scheme for Formalisation of  World Metrology Day is Micro food processing celebrated on May 20 every Enterprises (FME) is a- year. The day is the celebration (A) Central scheme of the signature of the Metre (B) State Scheme Convention on May 20, 1875, (C) Centrally Sponsored Scheme by representatives of seventeen (D) Private Scheme nations.  The Convention sets the framework for global collaboration in the field of science and especially in measurement and its industrial, commercial and societal applications. As per research, the original aim of the Metre Convention was - the world-wide uniformity of measurement.  The World Metrology Day project is realised jointly by the BIPM and the OIML.  the theme for World Metrology Day 2020 is Measurements for  The Union Cabinet, chaired by Global Trade. This theme was the Prime Minister Shri chosen to create awareness of Narendra Modi, has given its the important role measurement approval to a new Centrally plays in facilitating fair global Sponsored Scheme - "Scheme trade. for Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (FME)" 248. Tsai Ing-wen recently sworn as for the Unorganized Sector on a president of – All India basis with an outlay (A) Taiwan of Rs.10,000 crore. (B) Hong Kong  The Scheme would be monitored (C) Singapore at Centre by an Inter-Ministerial (D) Malaysia Empowered Committee (IMEC) under the Chairmanship of  Taiwan‘s President Tsai Ing- Minister, FPI. It is Centrally wen was sworn in for a second Sponsored Scheme. term. Expenditure is shared by  The first woman to be elected to Government of India and the office, Tsai is the seventh States at 60:40. president of the Republic of China under the 1947 247. Every year World Metrology Constitution and the second Day is celebrated on – president from the Democratic (A) May 12 (B) May 22 Progressive Party (DPP); part of (C) May 20 (D) May 23 Taiwan's Pan-Green Coalition.

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 She is also the first president to be of both Hakka and  The Indian Railways aboriginal descent, the first operationalised its most powerful unmarried president, the first 'Made in India locomotive - a to have never held an elected 12000 HP engine, becoming executive post before only the sixth country in the presidency and the first to be world to join the elite club of popularly elected without producing high horsepower having previously served as locomotive indigenously. the Mayor of Taipei.  The first 12000 HP made in India

249. International Tea Day is Locomotive, manufactured by observed annually on- Madhepura Electric Loco (A) May 21 (B) March 21 Factory situated in Bihar, was (C) May 2 (D) March 2 put into operation by Indian Railways from Pt Deen Dayal  International Tea Day is Upadhyaya Jn Station. observed annually on May 21,  The loco is named WAG12 with according to the United Nations. Number 60027.  The International Tea Day aims  It is the first time, high to raise awareness of the long horsepower locomotive has history and the deep cultural been operationalised on broad and economic significance of tea gauge track in the world around the world.  The Madhepura factory is the largest integrated Green Field 250. Moeketsi Majoro has recently facility built to the highest been sworn in as prime standards of quality and safety minister of which country? with a production capacity of (A) Botswana 120 locomotives and spread (B) Namibia across a massive 250 acres. (C) Lesotho (D) Zambia 252. Who recently appointed as the

new President of Indian Steel  Moeketsi Majoro has been sworn in as Lesotho's prime Association (ISA)? minister following the resignation (A) Dilip Oommen of his embattled predecessor, (B) Govinda Rajulu Chintala Thomas Thabane. (C) NS Vishwanathan  Lesotho, a high-altitude, (D) MK Jain landlocked kingdom encircled by South Africa  Capital: Maseru  Indian Steel Association (ISA) appointed Dilip Oommen as its 251. WAG12 is recently in news. new President with immediate What is it? (A) A new species of Bee effect. (B) First 12000 HP made in  Dilip Oommen, CEO, Arcelor India Locomotive Mittal Nippon Steel India has (C) New vaccine for Covid-19 taken over as President of ISA. (D) New satellite launched by

China

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253. Didi Vehicle Service is 255. ''Tatpar'' programme is recently in news, is related recently in news, is related to to which state? which city? (A) Jharkhand (A) Jaipur (B) West Bengal (C) Madhya Pradesh (B) Chandigarh (D) Haryana (C) Dehradun (D) Ranchi  In the tribal-dominated Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh,  ''Tatpar'' programme was the women of Rural Livelihood launched by the Ranchi district Mission have started Didi administration. Under the Vehicle Service for rural programme, officials collect information about those women for the safe delivery. walking on national highways This vehicle service is or on any other road to completely free. provide them transport  Women of Rural Livelihood facilities. Mission have started this  They were given masks and food service for 29 villages of 10 packets.  The administration also Gram Panchayats of Petlavad launched a helpline - 1950 for development block of Jhabua. the migrant workers to facilitate arranging of buses. 254. Who has recently appointed as chairman of National Bank for 256. Which one among the following Agriculture and Rural events was not occurred during Development? the tenure of Rajiv Gandhi as a (A) Dilip Oommen ? (B) Govinda Rajulu Chintala (A) Bhopal Gas Tragedy (C) NS Vishwanathan (B) (C) Shah Bano case (D) MK Jain (D) LPG Reforms of 1991

 The government has appointed  On May 21, 1991 former prime Govinda Rajulu Chintala as minister and stalwart Congress chairman of National Bank for leader Rajiv Gandhi was Agriculture and Rural assassinated during an election campaign. Prime Minister Development. Narendra Modi has paid  Chintala is currently chief tributes to former Prime general manager at Nabard. Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his  It also cleared the appointment death anniversary. of Shaji KV, currently general  Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was born on manager at Canara Bank, as August 20, 1944, in Bombay, to deputy managing director at former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and freedom fighter, Nabard for five years. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 97

politician Feroze Gandhi. He served as the sixth prime  Exploration major Oil India minister of the country, from Limited (OIL) has negated fears 1984 to 1989, and was also the that its drilling project under youngest ever to hold the Assam‘s Dibru-Saikhowa office. National Park would spell  Rajiv Gandhi's period in office, doom for its flora and fauna, Bhopal disaster, Bofors scandal including the only population and Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. of feral horses in India. Shah Bano Begum case were  OIL had on May 19 announced prominent events. that it has received  India‘s Prime Minister, when environmental clearance from the New Economic Policy (NEP) the Ministry of Environment, ie.LPG Reforms was introduced Forest and Climate Change was P V Narasimha Rao and (MoEF) for extension drilling and the Finance Minister was Dr. testing of hydrocarbons at seven . locations under the 765 sq km park straddling eastern Assam‘s 257. Mee Annapurna programme is Dibrugarh and Tinsukia related to- districts. (A) Karnataka  Dibru-Saikhowa is an island (B) Kerala bounded by the Brahmaputra, (C) Maharashtra Lohit and the Dibru rivers. (D) Gujarat 259. Treaty of Sugauli is recently in  Mee Annapurna, an inclusive news in context of affairs of- (A) India-China programe has been launched for (B) India-Japan the welfare of farmers and (C) India-Pakistan Bhoomiputras in Maharashtra. (D) India-Nepal The initiative was announced by  The new map of Nepal Integrated Risk Insurance, an incorporates Limpiyadhura, IRDA Licensed insurance Lipulekh, and Kalapani, territories claimed by Nepal. intermediary.  According to India, the historic  It will integrate three critical Kalapani region forms part of the aspects of livelihood and state of Uttarakhand. comprehensive engagement. It  Kalapani is a valley that is involves three commandments - administered by India as a part Expertise, Engagement and of the Pithoragarh district of Entitlement. Uttarakhand. It is situated on the Kailash Mansarovar route. 258. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park The Kali River in the Kalapani is located in which state? region demarcates the border (A) Assam between India and Nepal. (B) Tripura  The Treaty of Sugauli signed (C) Sikkim by the Kingdom of Nepal and (D) Bihar British India (after Anglo- For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 98

Nepalese War) in 1816 located committees of WHO like Strategic the Kali River as Nepal's Advisory Group of Experts western boundary with India. (SAGE) and the Global Technical The discrepancy in locating Consultative Group (TCG) on the source of the river led to Polio Eradication. He has also boundary disputes between served as an Advisor to the India and Nepal, with each WHO. country producing maps  The Executive Board of WHO is supporting their own claims. composed of 34 technically qualified members elected for 260. World Turtle Day is celebrated three-year term. The main on – (A) May 20 (B) May 23 functions of the Board are to (C) May 27 (D) May 29 implement the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly,  World Turtle Day is celebrated and advise and facilitate its on May 23 in order to bring work. attention and increase knowledge and our respect for 262. International Day for turtles and tortoises.  The day is also celebrated to Biological Diversity is encourage human actions that celebrated on- will help the turtles survive and (A) 5 June thrive in their natural habitat. (B) 2 February (C) 23 March 261. Who recently has been elected (D) 22 May as Chair of the Executive

Board of World Health Organization for the year  The United Nations has 2020-21? proclaimed May 22 The (A) Dr. Harsh Vardhan International Day for Biological (B) Patty Hadju Diversity (IDB) to increase (C) Chrystia Freeland understanding and awareness of (D) Chen Zhu biodiversity issues.

 The Union Minister of Health &  The theme of the International Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Day for Biological Diversity Vardhan has been elected as (IDB) on 22 May 2020 is "Our Chair of the Executive Board of solutions are in nature" World Health Organization for the year 2020-21. This took 263. Which year was / is place during the 147th session of nicknamed ―SUPER YEAR FOR the Executive Board, in a meeting that was virtually held. BIODIVERSITY‖? He has replaced Dr Hiroki (A) 2017 Nakatani of Japan. (B) 2018  Dr Harsh Vardhan has also been (C) 2010 a member of several prestigious (D) 2020 For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 99

 Global advocacy groups have 265. Consider the following nicknamed 2020 a ―super statements: year‖ for activism and actions. 1. Prime Minister of It highlights 21 SDG targets that India launched the UMANG are expiring in 1 year. The SDGs App in 2017 to bring major of Climate, Ocean, Gender, life government services on a below water and land, means of single mobile app. implementation will be given 2. IMD Weather Services special focus upon. brought on the ―UMANG  Gender Equality (SDG 5) App‖.  Climate Action (SDG 13) Which of the above statements  Responsible Consumption and is/are correct? Production (SDG 12) (A) 1 only  Life Below Water and on Land (B) 2 only (SDGs 14 and 15) (C) 1 and 2 both  Means of Implementation (SDG (D) Neither 1 nor 2 17)  The UMANG mobile app (Unified 264. ―‗Aichi Targets‘‖ mentioned in Mobile Application for New-age news in the context of Governance) is a Government (A) Climate Change of India all-in-one single, (B) Desertification unified, secure, multi-channel, (C) Biodiversity protection multi-platform, multi-lingual, (D) Ozone depleting substances multi-service mobile app, powered by a robust back-end  ―‗Aichi Targets‘‖ mentioned in platform providing access to high news in the context impact services of various of Biodiversity protection organizations (Central and  The ‗Aichi Target‘ adopted by the State). Prime Minister of Convention on Biological India launched the UMANG Diversity (CBD) at its Nagoya App in 2017 to bring major conference. In the COP-10 government services on a single meeting, the parties agreed that mobile app, with a larger goal to previous biodiversity protection make the government accessible on the mobile phone of our targets are not achieved, So we citizens. About 660 services from need to do come up with new 127 departments & 25 states plans and targets The short term and about 180 utility bill plan provides a set payment services are live and of 20 ambitious yet more are in pipeline. UMANG achievable targets, collectively user base has crossed 2.1 Crore known as the Aichi Targets. including Android, iOS, Web and  The Strategic Plan for KaiOS. Citizens can also access Biodiversity with 20 global Aichi their Digilocker from UMANG targets adopted in 2010 ends in and give their feedback after 2020 and all the countries availing any service through together are in the process of Rapid Assessment System (RAS) preparation of Post-2020 Global which has been integrated with Biodiversity Framework. UMANG.

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 To further enhance the  The Minority Affairs Ministry initiatives of Digital India has organised more than 2 Programme, MeitY has brought dozen ―Hunar Haat‖ so far across the India Meteorological the country where lakhs of Department (IMD) services on artisans, craftsmen have been the ―UMANG App‖. been provided employment and employment opportunities 266. What will be the theme of through these ―Hunar Haat‖. ―Hunar Haat‖ that will restart from September 2020? 267. Katkari is one of the 75 (A) Local to Global Particularly Vulnerable Tribal (B) Vocal to Global Groups, is belonged to which (C) Kaushal Ka Kam (D) Make in India state? (A) Punjab  After a gap of about 5 months (B) Haryana due to the Corona pandemic, ―Hunar Haat‖, which has become (C) Manipur ―Empowerment Exchange‖ of (D) Maharashtra artisans and craftsmen from across the country, will restart from September 2020 with the  The Katkari are an Indian theme of ―Local to Global‖ and Tribe mostly belonging to the comparatively larger state of Maharashtra. participation of artisans.  Katkari is one of the 75  Union Minister for Minority Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said here that Groups, as per the classification ―Hunar Haat‖, which has by Ministry of Home Affairs. provided employment and  There are certain tribal employment opportunities to communities who use a pre- more than 5 lakh Indian agricultural level of technology, artisans, craftsmen, culinary experts and other people face stagnant or declining associated with them in the last population growth, and are 5 years, have become popular equipped with only an extremely among the people. ―Hunar Haat‖, low level of literacy and a which provides market and subsistence level of economy. 75 opportunity to master artisans and craftsmen from remote areas such groups of tribals in 18 of the country, has become a States and one Union Territory credible brand of rare exquisite have been identified and indigenous handmade products. categorized as Particularly  There will be a special ―Jaan Vulnerable Tribal Groups Bhi, Jahaan Bhi‖ pavilion to (PVTGs). create health awareness among  Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan the people with the theme of Yojana provides working capital ―Say no to panic, yes to for SHGs working for Katkari precautions‖. people. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 101

Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana  Few Agricultural Products from (PMVDY) Bihar having GI Tag are-  Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Bhagalpuri Zardalu, Katarni Yojana (PMVDY) is a retail Rice, Magahi Paan, Shahi marketing led value addition Litchi and Silao Khaja etc. plan for Minor Forest Produce  Khola Chilli has GI tag. But it (MFP), meant for forest-based is related to Goa. tribes to optimize the tribal income, locally. Under the 269. Eid-ul-Fitr is an important program, MFP-based tribal festival of– groups / enterprises of around (A) Hinduism 300 members are formed for (B) Jainism collection, value addition, (C) Islam packaging & marketing of Minor (D) Buddhism Forest Produces (MFPs).  TRIFED will support the VDVKs  The Prime Minister, Shri through providing them with Narendra Modi has greeted the model business plans, nation on the occasion of Eid-ul- processing plans & tentative list Fitr. Eid al-Fitr, also called the of equipment for carrying out the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", value addition work of MFPs. is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims 268. Which one among the following worldwide that marks the end of products belonged to Bihar the month-long dawn-to-sunset does not have GI tag? fasting of Ramadan. It is believed that Prophet (A) Bhagalpuri Zardalu Muhammad got the first (B) Magahi Paan revelation of the Holy Quran in (C) Shahi Litchi this month. (D) Khola Chilli 270. Open Skies Treaty (OST) came  The Department of Posts, into effect in- Government of India (A) 1991 (B) 1995 (C) 2002 (D) 2006 and Department of Horticulture,

Government of Bihar have  U.S has given notice to exit joined hands to supply ''Shahi OST citing repeated Russian Lichi'' & "Zardalu Mango" to the violations of its terms. OST people at doorstep. Bihar Postal allows each state-party to carry Circle has made an agreement out short-notice, unarmed, reconnaissance flights over the with Department of Horticulture, others territories to collect data Government of Bihar for logistics on military forces and activities. of Shahi Lichi from Muzaffarpur  OST came into effect in 2002. and Zardalu Mango from Currently there are 34 states Bhagalpur and its delivery to the that are party to treaty. India is door step of the people. not a member.

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 Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC), comprised of representatives of all states- parties, is responsible for the implementation of the Open Skies Treaty.

271. Khudol (gift) initiative is recently in news in context of which state? (A) Punjab (B) Kerala (C) Bihar (D) Manipur

 Khudol (gift) initiative is recently in news in context of Manipur

 It is a crowdfunded initiative of 273. Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Ya_AII, an Imphal-based NGO Dam (GERD) is a disputed dam between- that had created India's first (A) Egypt and Ethiopia transgender football team. (B) Egypt and Jordan (C) Egypt and Israel  It entails ensuring food, health (D) Egypt and Libya and hygiene of LGBTQI+  Egypt and Ethiopia are having community, people living with disputes over this dam. HIV, daily-wage earners, children  GERD (formerly known as the Millennium Dam) is hydropower and adolescents. project nearing completion on  United Nations Secretary- Blue Nile River in Ethiopia. General's Envoy on Youth has When completed it will be largest dam in Africa. listed Khudol among top 10  White Nile River and Blue Nile global initiatives for an River are two major tributaries inclusive fight against the of the Nile. The Blue Nile COVID-19 pandemic. supplies about 80% of the water in the Nile during the rainy 272. Belt and Road Initiative often season.

seen in newspapers in context 274. Wadi Rum desert is located in of- which country? (A) India (B) Japan (A) Israel (B) Jordan (C) Australia (D) China (C) Egypt (D) Ethiopia

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 It is a desert that lies in far 277. Which state has recently south of Jordan. It is also called become the first state to valley of Moon. release a unique report  Wadi Rum is set on a high highlighting its conservation plateau at western edge of efforts to save over 1,100 rare Arabian Desert. plants from extinction?  Wadi means a bed or valley of a (A) Sikkim stream that is usually dry except (B) Arunachal Pradesh during rainy season. (C) Uttarakhand (D) Himachal Pradesh 275. Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) is recently in  Uttarakhand has become the news in context of- first state to release a unique (A) ISRO (B) XASA report highlighting its (C) NASA (D) ESA conservation efforts to save

 ANITA instrument is a radio over 1,100 rare plants from telescope to detect ultra-high extinction. energy cosmic-ray neutrinos  Herbs like ‗Ashwagandha‘, from a scientific balloon flying ‗Giloy‘, ‗Kalmegh‘ and ‗Chitrak‘, over the continent of which are presently part of Antarctica. scientists'' research to find a  A neutrino is a subatomic possible cure to coronavirus, are particle that is very similar to an electron, but has no electrical included in this conservation charge and a very small mass. programme executed by They are one of the most whistleblower forest service abundant particles in the officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi. universe.  As many as 1,145 plant species  ANITA is the first NASA have been conserved out of observatory for neutrinos of which 46 species are endemic any kind. to Uttarakhand and 68 species are rare, endangered or 276. Which state recently became threatened, under red list of the first state to grant the International Union for industry status to sports? Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (A) Mizoram or under state biodiversity board, (B) Punjab under this project by the (C) Manipur research wing of the state forest (D) Kerala department.

 Mizoram became the first state 278. Who has recently inaugurated to grant industry status to the Indian Dispute Resolution sports. Centre (IDRC)?  It is expected to increase (A) Justice A K Sikri investments in sports, generating (B) Justice employment and increasing (C) Justice value. (D) Justice For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 104

 Over 600 companies in India are  Former Supreme Court judge certified to produce PPE and the Justice A K Sikri has country today manufactures 4.5 inaugurated the Indian Dispute lakh pieces of PPE a day. India is Resolution Centre (IDRC), which now well-positioned to seize a provides a paperless dispute share of the global market, resolution environment. which will be $60 billion by  The e-inauguration of IDRC took 2025, according to a report on place, the official said, adding ‗Personal Protective Equipment that the centre offers offline as in India: A ₹7,000-crore industry well as e-alternate dispute in the making‘, produced by resolution (ADR) facility through Invest India, a company set up its state-of-the-art e-arbitration, by the Indian government for e-meditation and e-conciliation investment facilitation. software portal.  PPE includes goggles, face-  It provides a completely shields, masks (surgical and N- paperless dispute resolution 95), gloves (surgical and environment. Its arbitration examination), coveralls and panel has former judges of the gowns, head cover and shoe Supreme Court, High Courts, cover. There are three broad district courts apart from senior customer categories for these advocates, former bureaucrats, products—industrial (for chartered accountants, workers), healthcare (for doctors, architects, corporate leaders nurses and attendants) and among others. general consumers.  The IDRCs are located at  China is the current world strategic commercial places in leader in both the manufacture and export of PPEs. The US and the country with its head the Asia Pacific are the biggest office in Connaught Place in markets that Indian manufacturers are eyeing. These New Delhi. two regions have a combined market share of 61 per cent (33 279. India has recently become the per cent + 28 per cent) of PPEs. world‘s second largest supplier Europe has an additional share of Personal Protective of 22 per cent. Equipment (PPE). Which 280. Balbir Singh Sr who passed country is the current world away recently was related to leader in both the manufacture which sport? and export of PPEs? (A) Football (B) Cricket (A) USA (B) Japan (C) Hockey (D) Badminton (C) China (D) France  On 25th May 2020, Legendary  India has now become the hockey Player, three-time world‘s second largest supplier Olympic gold medalist and the of Personal Protective best centre-forward, Balbir Singh Equipment (PPE) in just 60 Sr passed away at the age of 96 at the Fortis Hospital, days. Chandigarh.

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 He was a three-time Olympic  Prime Minister Narendra Modi gold medallist, having played a has paid tributes to India's key role in India's wins in first Prime Minister Pandit London (1948), Helsinki (1952) (as vice captain), and Jawaharlal Nehru on his death Melbourne (1956) (as captain) anniversary. Pandit Nehru died Olympics.He is regarded as one on 27 May 1964 of a heart of the greatest hockey players of attack. He was the Prime all time. Minister of the country till his  His Olympic record for most death and is the longest-serving goals scored by an individual in prime minister till date. an Olympic men's hockey final  He became the first prime remains unbeaten. Singh set this minister of independent record when he scored five India. On 14 November 1889, goals in India's 6–1 victory Jawaharlal Nehru was born in over the Netherlands in the Allahabad. Nehru‘s parents were gold medal game of the 1952 and Swaruprani Olympic Games. Thussu.  Singh was the manager and chief  He became the General Secretary coach of the Indian team for the of the All India Congress 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup, Committee in September which India won, and the 1971 1923. He was the party Men's Hockey World Cup, where president in the Lahore session India earned a bronze medal. in 1929 when the declaration During the London Olympics in of complete independence as 2012, Singh was honoured in the the goal of the freedom Olympic Museum exhibition, movement was passed. "The Olympic Journey: The Story  He became the president of of the Games‖ held at the Royal the All India States Peoples Opera House. The exhibition told Conference in 1935. the story of the Olympic Games  Nehru headed the interim from its creation in 776BC government of India in 1946. through to the London 2012 After India achieved Olympic Games. He was one of independence on 15 August the 16 iconic Olympians 1947, Nehru became the prime chosen whose example "tells of minister. As prime minister, he human strength and delivered his now-famous endeavour, of passion, address to the nation, ‗Tryst determination, hard work and with Destiny‘. achievement and demonstrates  From 1957, his birth anniversary the values of the Olympic is celebrated as ‗Children‘s Day‘ Movement". in India.

281. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru died 282. Kheer Bhawani Mela is on- related to- (A) 27 May 1964 (A) Rajasthan (B) 23 May 1964 (B) Bihar (C) 27 May 1962 (C) Punjab (D) 23 May 1962 (D) Jammu and Kashmir For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 106

 In the Union Territory of 'Everybody will get Jammu and Kashmir, the employment' scheme through Annual Kheer Bhawani Mela video conferencing. Under on 30th May this year in this scheme, MNREGA job Tulmulla village of Ganderbal cards will be distributed to district has been cancelled the labourers. by the Dharmarth Trust of  State government is committed Jammu and Kashmir because to provide employment to of outbreak of Coronavirus migrant labourers and those pandemic. labourers who have gone out of  Annual Kheer Bhawani Mela at the state in search of Tulmulla Ganderbal which falls employment, in their village on the auspicious day of and gram Panchayat area "Zeshta Ashtami" witnesses itself. lakhs of hindu pilgrims from across the country largely the 284. International Missing Kashmiri Pandit Community, Children‘s Day (IMCD) is who throng the famous Ragyna celebrated on- Devi Temple in Tulmulla (A) May 27 (B) March 27 Ganderbal popularly known (C) May 25 (D) March 25 as "Mata Kheer Bhawani", to seek the blessings of the  May 25 is International Missing Goddess. Children Day, a day that is  Kheer Bhawani Mela is one of marked around the world to the biggest religious remember children who are functions of Kashmiri Pandit missing and those who have Community. It is believed and been found. rather has been seen that the  In 2001, 25 May was first colour of the water in the formally recognized as spring around the Kheer International Missing Bhawani Temple changes its Children‘s Day (IMCD), thanks colour with the change in the to a joint effort on the part of circumstances of the Kashmir ICMEC, Missing Children valley. Europe and the European Commission. 283. ‗Everybody will get employment' scheme is 285. World Thyroid Day is observed on- recently in news in context (A) May 27 (B) March 27 of which state? (C) May 25 (D) March 25 (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh  World Thyroid Day is observed (C) Haryana on May 25. In Leipzig, Germany (D) Kerala in 2007, a decision was made to

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 Thyroid disease refers to any  NavRakshak uses a non-woven and all dysfunctions that can advanced quality fabric of occur in the thyroid gland. specific GSM with a certain  Lending its weight to the cause, stitching technique. the Ministry of Jal Shakti has highlighted the role of water for 288. A Mumbai based start-up has Thyroid related ailments. come up with world's first contactless Visitor 286. Jamie Hampton is related to which sport? Management Software. What is (A) Tennis (B) Badminton the name of it? (C) Boxing (D) Chess (A) VAMS SafeGuard (B) NavRakshak  Former World Top 25 and US (C) Ruhdaar tennis star Jamie Hampton has announced her retirement from (D) Rudra professional tennis. On July 29, 2013, she reached her highest  A Mumbai based start-up has singles ranking of world no. 24. come up with world's first contactless Visitor Management 287. PPE kit, ''NavRakshak'' is Software with temperature related to- scanner and mask detection. (A) Indian Army  VAMS SafeGuard as is it called (B) Delhi Police scans body temperature, read (C) Indian Navy faces with a mask on while (D) Indian Air Force monitoring social distancing on the premise. The software uses  The Indian Navy''s 'AT to allow entry of visitors, only indigenously-made PPE kit, who are only complying to all ''NavRakshak'', made for COVID protection measures.

enhancing comforts of the health 289. Who recently became the first workers under Indian conditions, Indian to receive UN Military is helping fight the war against Gender Advocate award? Covid-19 in a better and effective (A) Major Suman Gawani manner. (B) Priya Jhingan  The ''NavRakshak'' with an (C) Mitali Madhumita innovative ''breathable'' fabric (D) Lieutenant General Punita Arora material, has brought new

hopes to the medical world and  Major Suman Gawani, an Indian healthcare professionals from Army officer and woman whose perspective it has been peacekeeper who has served with designed. the United Nations Mission in  Navrakshak - which translates to South Sudan (UNMISS), has a "novel protector", has two been selected for the prestigious distinctive factors; optimal United Nations Military Gender protectiveness and optimal Advocate of the Year Award breathability. (2019).

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 She has been awarded for her  The project involves developing outstanding contribution to and widening 900-km of peacekeeping efforts in the national highways connecting UNMISS the holy Hindu pilgrimage  This is the first time that an sites of; Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Indian peacekeeper is being Yamunotri at an estimated given the UN Military Gender cost of Rs.12,000 crores. Advocate award.  The highway will be  Created in 2016, the award called Char Dham Mahamarg honours the dedication and (Char Dham Highway) and effort of individual military the highway construction peacekeepers in promoting the project will be called as Char UN principles on Women, Peace Dham Mahamarg Vikas and Security in peace operations Pariyojana (Char Dham as nominated by Heads and Highway Development Project). Force Commanders of peace operations. 291. Ajit Jogi, who passed away  Along with her, Brazilian Naval recently, was the first Chief Officer Commander Carla Minister of which state? Monteiro de Castro Araujo will (A) Chhattisgarh receive the award by United (B) Madhya Pradesh Nations Secretary-General (C) Odisha Guterres on May 29, the (D) Jharkhand International Day of UN Peacekeepers.  Ajit Jogi - the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh, 290. Which one among the following passed away after prolonged is not part of Char Dham illness in Raipur. He left the project? government service in 1985 and (A) Badrinath became a Member of Parliament (B) Kedarnath (MP) in Rajya Sabha in 1986. (C) Gangotri Jogi remained a member of the (D) Dwarka Upper House till 1998.  The leader from Chhattisgarh  Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and was first spotted by former Prime MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari Minister Rajiv Gandhi when he inaugurated the breakthrough was a district collector in Indore event of Chamba Tunnel from 1981-85. under Chardham Pariyojana through video  He formed a political party of his conference mode. Border Roads own – Janta Congress Organisation (BRO) achieved this Chhatttisgarh – which debuted major milestone by digging up a in the 2018 assembly elections 440 m long Tunnel below the busy Chamba town on where it had an alliance with Rishikesh-Dharasu road Mayawati led Bahujan Samaj Highway (NH 94). Party (BSP). For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 109

292. The term ‗AGNEEPRASTHA‘ is of the Unit, and highlight the recently in news. What is it? necessity of contribution of all (A) New NCR Territory personnel irrespective of (B) A Missile Park rank/trade towards the (C) A newly developed Ventilator overarching objective of by ICMR ordnance availability, reliability (D) New Ayurvedic medicine for COVID-19 and delivery on target, each and every time.  The Missile Park ‗AGNEEPRASTHA‘ once 293. National Career Service (NCS) completed will be dedicated to all project is related to which the Officers, Sailors and Support Ministry? Staff of INS Kalinga, who have served in this premier op- (A) Ministry of Labour and support Base of the ENC since Employment its establishment in 1981. The (B) Ministry of Home Affairs Park also commemorates the award of the prestigious Unit (C) Ministry of Human Resource Citation to INS Kalinga for the Development year 2018-19. (D) Ministry of Finance  ‗AGNEEPRASTHA‘ aims to capture glimpses of Missile  The Ministry of Labour and History of INS Kalinga since Employment under its 1981 till date. The Missile Park National Career Service (NCS) has been set up with a replica of project has now started offering missiles and Ground Support free online ―Career Skills Equipment (GSE) that showcase Training‖ in partnership with the evolution of missiles handled TCS ION for its registered job- by the unit. The exhibits have seekers. This course on soft been created from scrap / skills assists the learners in obsolete inventory which have enhancing personality been reconditioned in-house. The development with modules on main attraction is P-70 corporate etiquette, improving 'Ametist', an underwater inter personal skills, making launched anti-ship missile from impactful presentation including the arsenal of the old 'Chakra' other necessary soft skills (Charlie-1 submarine) which demanded by the industry today. was in service with IN during The training module is available 1988-91. in and English on the NCS  ‗AGNEEPRASTHA‘ will also portal. provide a one-stop arena for  National Career Service is a Five motivation and stimulation of Year Mission Mode Project inquisitive minds regarding the launched by the Hon‘ble Prime missiles and related Minister on 20th July, 2015. technologies, from school The project is being implemented children to Naval personnel and by the Directorate General of their families. It is also intended Employment, Ministry of Labour to encourage a feeling of & Employment. National Career ownership and pride in the role Service (NCS) is a one-stop For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 110

solution that provides a wide Dzukoulily is found only in array of employment and career this region. The Hornbill related services to the citizens of festival annually celebrated India. It works towards bridging from 1st of December to 10th the gap between jobseekers and employers, candidates seeking of December in Kohima has training and career guidance, become a big attraction for agencies providing training and both domestic and foreign career counselling. tourists leading to the development of tourist amenities 294. Dzukou valley situated in Nagaland. between-

(A) Manipur and Assam 295. Minimum Support Price (MSP) (B) Manipur and Tripura are announced by the (C) Manipur and Nagaland Government of India on the (D) Manipur and Mizoram basis of the recommendations

of the-  To showcase the Northeast (A) Commission for Agricultural Region of India which is a largely Costs and Prices unexplored destination for both (B) Competition Commission of domestic and foreign travellers, India the Ministry of Tourism‘s Dekho (C) Cabinet Committee on Apna Desh webinar Economic Affairs ―NORTHEAST INDIA FOR THE (D) Food Corporation of India IMMERSIVE TRAVELLER‖ on

28th May 2020 offered an  Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a attractive virtual tour to four form of market intervention by north-eastern states namely the Government of India to Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, insure agricultural producers Assam and Sikkim. against any sharp fall in farm DekhoApnaDeshseries is also prices. The minimum support meant to promote the spirit of Ek prices are announced by the Bharat SreshthaBharat through Government of India at the virtual tours of different parts of beginning of the sowing season for the country and it is promoting certain crops on the basis of the the same even during the tough recommendations of the circumstances arising due to Commission for Agricultural Covid19. Costs and Prices (CACP).  Some of the wonders and  Ministry of Tribal Affairs has experiences that North East announced Inclusion of 23 India offers to travellerswhich additional Minor Forest Produce were show cased in this session (MFP) items and stipulation of of webinar included Dzukou their Minimum Support Price valley situated between (MSP) under the Centrally Manipur and Nagaland which is Sponsored Scheme titled "Mechanism for Marketing of the crater base of an extinct Minor Forest Produce (MFP) volcano and most famous For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 111

through Minimum Support Price  He was sentenced to 50 years (MSP) and development of value and was sent to the Cellular Jail chain of MFP". in the Andaman and Nicobar  This decision enhancing the Islands in 1911. He was released coverage from 50 to 73 in 1921. items comes in view of the  In 1908, brought out an exceptional and very difficult authentic informative circumstances currently prevailing researched work on The Great in the country on account of the Indian Revolt, which the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the British termed as ―Sepoy potential of the Ministry of Tribal Mutiny‖ of 1857. The book Affairs scheme to offer the much was called ―The Indian War needed support to the tribal MFP of Independence 1857‖. gatherers.  In Ratnagiri jail Savarkar  The major objectives are to wrote the book ‗Hindutva: support the farmers from who is hindu?‘ distress sales and to procure  Vinayak Savarkar was a food grains for public president of Hindu distribution. Mahasabha from 1937 to 1943. 296. Who was the founder of Abhinav Bharat Society? 297. Central Institute of (A) Bhagat Singh Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) works (B) Azad under which ministry? (C) Ram Prasad Bismil (A) Ministry of Chemicals and (D) Veer Savarkar Fertilizers (B) Ministry of Civil Aviation  On 28 May, The Birth (C) Ministry of Coal Anniversary of Veer Savarkar, (D) Ministry of Petroleum and PM of India paid Tribute to the Natural Gas Freedom fighter, Veer Damodar Savarkar. Veer Savarkar was  Central Institute of Plastics a freedom fighter, politician, Engineering & Technology lawyer, writer, social reformer (CIPET) has been renamed as and formulator of the Hindutva Central Institute of philosophy. Petrochemicals Engineering &  VD Savarkar or Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was born Technology (CIPET), a premier on May 28, 1883 in Bhagur, a national institution under the village near Nashik in Ministry of Chemicals and Maharashtra. Fertilizers, Govt. of India.  Savarkar was associated with  The changed name has been the India House and founded registered under the Tamil Nadu student societies like Abhinav Societies Registration Act Bharat Society and the Free 1975 (Tamil Nadu Act 27 of India Society. 1975) For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 112

 The primary objective of CIPET 299. To upgrade 450 kilometers has been contributing towards (km) of state highways and the growth of the plastics major district roads in which industry through a combined state, the Asian Development program of education and Bank (ADB) and the research. The Institute has Government of India recently evolved through the years, signed a $177 million loan? creating closer ties with (A) Maharashtra (B) Gujarat industries with the intent to (C) Punjab (D) Haryana create innovative plastic based  The Asian Development Bank solutions which are resource (ADB) and the Government of efficient and marketable. India signed a $177 million loan to upgrade 450 298. Number of digits in a PAN kilometers (km) of state card are- highways and major district (A) 9 (B) 10 roads in the state of (C) 11 (D) 12 Maharashtra.  Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Asian Development Bank  ADB is committed to achieving a Sitharaman formally launched prosperous, inclusive, resilient, the facility for instant and sustainable Asia and the allotment of PAN (on near to Pacific, while sustaining its real time basis) . efforts to eradicate extreme  This facility is now available for poverty. Established in 1966, it those PAN applicants who is owned by 68 members—49 possess a valid Aadhaar from the region.  Headquarters- Manila, number and have a mobile Philippines number registered with Aadhaar. The allotment process 300. Labour Bureau was established is paperless and an electronic in- PAN (e-PAN) is issued to the (A) 1946 (B) 1952 applicants free of cost. (C) 1957 (D) 1969  PAN, which stands for Permanent Account Number, is  In an attempt to supply updated a unique number. A PAN card latest statistics related to labour is a card issued under the welfare, Shri Snatosh Kumar Income Tax Act, 1961 and it Gangwar, Minister of State for contains a unique 10-digit Labour and Employment (I/C), alphanumeric code. This code inaugurated the twitter handle is computer-generated and is @LabourDG for Labour Bureau. unique to the holder of the card. For Batch Related Information, Please Call: 8010447711 113

 Labour Bureau is an attached Office of Ministry of Labour and Employment.

 Labour Bureau has a mandate of

compilation & maintenance of Index Numbers, conducting surveys for collection of statistics in the field of Labour and collection, compilation and dissemination of Administrative

Labour Statistics. Labour

Bureau is engaged in Labour Force Surveys & Enterprise Surveys which primarily provide estimates of indicators related to Labour Force.  Labour Bureau was established

in 1946. The two main wings of the Labour Bureau are at

Chandigarh and at Shimla. It has five Regional Offices, one

each at , Kanpur, Kolkata, Guwahati and

Chennai with a Sub-Regional Office in Mumbai.

 Headed by Director General, an Additional Secretary level Officer

from the Indian Economic Service (IES), with a team of

professionals from the Indian Economic Service and Indian

Statistical Service.

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