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www.gradeup.co 1 www.gradeup.co 1.Which country has joined the Ans. E International Solar Alliance (ISA) after Sol. signing the amended ISA Framework • Dr. Deepak Ravindran, the lead of Agreement? Pain therapy at Royal Berkshire A. Italy Hospital, Reading, United Kingdom B. Germany (UK) has authored a book titled “The C. Spain Pain-Free Mindset: 7 Steps to Taking D. Belgium Control and Overcoming Chronic Pain”. E. Sweden • The book was published by Vermillion, an imprint of Penguin. Ans. A • This is the first book by a medical Sol. physician in the UK in the past 15 years • Italy joined the International Solar to provide an overview that new Alliance (ISA) (also known as scientific advances in understanding International Agency for Solar Policy the nervous system will support us in and Application (IASPA)) after signing overcoming pain. the amended ISA Framework • The book was commissioned by Agreement. Vincenzo de Luca, Vermillion in 2020 Ambassador of Italy to India signed the • The book describes MINDSET as an Italian membership to the ISA. acronym for Medication, Intervention, • The new ISA Framework Agreement Nervous system, Diet, Sleep, Exercise came into force on January 8, 2021. and Therapies. • Under the new amended framework, • The book states that the general the membership of ISA is open to all public and healthcare professional has member states of the United Nations. to create the mindset that pain is an Previously, it was open to countries evolutionary mechanism of safety and that were partially or entirely located not a sign of danger. within the Tropics. • The signed copies of the agreement 3.Which state government announced were received by an additional to launch Universal Health Scheme secretary (ER) as representative of (UHS) called “Mukhya Mantri MEA. MEA is the depositary of the ISA Chiranjeevi Yojana”? Framework Agreement. A. Punjab B. Chhattisgarh 2.Who has authored the book titled C. Rajasthan “The Pain-Free Mindset: 7 Steps to D. Madhya Pradesh Taking Control and Overcoming E. Uttar Pradesh Chronic Pain”? A. Dr. Ravi Rajagopal Ans. C B. Dr. Prathap C Reddy Sol. C. Dr. Randeep Guleria • Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok D. Dr. Rajesh Bhushan Gehlot announced to launch much E. Dr. Deepak Ravindran anticipated Universal Health Scheme 2 www.gradeup.co (UHS) “Mukhya Mantri Chiranjeevi computing such as cloud storage, Yojana”. virtual compute power, web hosting, • The scheme will be launched on May artificial intelligence (AI), machine 1, 2021. learning (ML), and virtual reality (VR), • In his budget speech Gehlot had to students at more than 7,000 ATLs in announced UHS with Rs 3,500 crore in India. the upcoming financial year wherein cashless health services up to Rs 5 lakh 5.Who has been appointed as the will be provided to all families in the Chairman of the international body state. Stop TB Partnership Board? A. Dr. Rajesh Bhushan 4.NITI Aayog has partnered with which B. Dr. Harsh Vardhan cloud computing web service provider C. Dr. Randeep Guleria to train students on the fundamentals D. Prathap C. Reddy of cloud computing through Atal E. Ravi Rajagopal Tinkering Labs? A. Amazon Web Services Ans. B B. Microsoft Azure Sol. C. Google Cloud * Union Minister for Health and Family D. IBM Cloud Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan has been E. Salesforce appointed as the Chairman of the international body Stop TB Partnership Ans. A Board. Sol. * He was appointed in recognition of his • IT major Amazon Web Services outstanding contribution to the (AWS) and NITI Aayog announced a movement to eradicate Tuberculosis tie-up to train students on the from India by 2025. fundamentals of cloud computing * Dr Harsh Vardhan will serve a three- through Atal Tinkering Labs. year term, commencing from July this • A statement of intent (SoI) was year. signed between Niti Aayog and Amazon * The Stop TB Partnership is a unique Internet Services Private Limited international body with the power to (AISPL), which undertakes the resale align actors all over the world in the and marketing of AWS Cloud services fight against TB. in India, to roll out the project. * The participation of a wide range of • The education and tools will establish constituencies gives this global body a strong foundation in cloud computing the credibility and the broad range of for students of Atal Tinkering Labs medical, social and financial expertise (ATLs) across India, while the support needed to defeat TB. of AWS EdStart for startups will * The Partnership’s vision is a TB-free accelerate their productisation and world. potential commercialization. • Under the program, AWS will 6.Prime minister Narendra Modi held a introduce the fundamentals of cloud virtual summit with his counterpart 3 www.gradeup.co Sana Marin, the prime minister of 8.Who has been appointed as the new which country? Director General (DG) of the National A. Norway Security Guard (NSG)? B. Sweden A. Kuldiep Singh C. Finland B. M.A. Ganapathy D. Denmark C. Kumar Rajesh Chandra E. Belgium D. Surjeet Singh Deswal E. Ranjit Sinha Ans. C Sol. Ans. B * India-Finland Virtual Summit 2021 Sol. was held between India’s Prime * Senior IPS officer M.A. Ganapathy of Minister Narendra Modi & Finland’s Uttarakhand cadre (1986) has been Prime Minister Sanna Marin. appointed as the Director General (DG) * India & Finland had announced a new of National Security Guard (NSG). partnership in the fields of ICT, Mobile * His appointment is up to February 29, Technology, Digital Education clean 2024. energy investment and evolution of 6G. * The post of DG, NSG has been vacant * Both sides noted that Digital Domain since last October when the then DG was one of the promising sectors for an A.K. Singh retired. intensive India-Finland partnership. 9.Who has authored the book titled “My 7.Who has been appointed as the new Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Director General (DG) of the Central Future”? Reserve Police Force (CRPF)? A. Kiran Majumdar Shaw A. Kuldiep Singh B. Indra Nooyi B. M.A. Ganapathy C. Roshni Nadar C. Kumar Rajesh Chandra D. Chanda Kochar D. Surjeet Singh Deswal E. Shikha Sharma E. Ranjit Sinha Ans. B Ans. A Sol. Sol. * Padma Bhushan awardee Indra * Senior IPS officer Kuldiep Singh has Nooyi, the former CEO of PepsiCo is set been appointed as the new Director to publish her memoir titled “My Life in General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Full: Work, Family and Our Future”. Force (CRPF). The book is set to be published by * Mr. Singh is currently Special DG of Portfolio books on September 28. The CRPF where the post of DG is vacant book will feature both the personal and following superannuation of A.P. professional life of Indra Nooyi. Maheshwari on February 28th. * The book features the life of Indra * Mr Singh is a 1986 batch officer of Nooyi from her childhood in India to her West Bengal cadre. life at Yale University as an immigrant 4 www.gradeup.co to her life as a person of colour in the * Prime Minister Narendra Modi will elite corporate world. inaugurate the fourth Global Ayurveda * The book also features her work-life Festival (GAF) in Kozhikode, Kerala balance between being a mother of 2 * It has been organized from 12 to 19 and working at PepsiCo. March 2021 * GAF is the largest Ayurvedic event 10.India’s first centralised air- ever held anywhere across the world conditioned (AC) railway terminal has and witness the largest gathering of been built in which city? experts, stakeholders, and business A. New Delhi explorers from Ayurveda. B. Bengaluru * Federation of Indian Chambers of C. Ahmedabad Commerce and Industries (FICCI) is D. Jaipur the festival and industry partner. E. Hyderabad 12.Which state government has Ans. B launched “Maha Samruddhi Mahila Sol. Sashaktikaran scheme” to empower * India’s first centralised air- the women in rural areas? conditioned (AC) railway terminal has A. Gujarat been built at Baiyappanahalli in B. Maharshtra Bengaluru. C. Rajasthan * It is named after ‘Bharat Ratna Sir M D. Madhya Pradesh Visvesvaraya’, one of the foremost civil E. Uttar Pradesh engineers, and set to become operational soon. Ans. B * It has been built at an estimated cost Sol. of Rs 314 crore. • The Government of Maharashtra * Byappanahalli terminal is the 3rd launched the “Maha Samruddhi Mahila coach terminal and is equipped with all Sashaktikaran scheme” to empower the modern facilities and is aimed to the women in rural areas. offer an airport-like aura to the • The scheme commenced on 8th passengers. March 2021, the International women’s Day 2021. 11.4th Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) • The aim of the scheme is to promote was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi the listing of wife’s name along with in which city of India? husbands’ names on the 7/12 extract A. Jaipur, Rajasthan and to promote the inclusion of wife’s B. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh name on house property documents. C. Dehradun, Uttarakhand D. Kozhikode, Kerala 13.Which country will host the climate E. Hyderabad, Telangana and Development Summit to be held in March 2021? Ans. D A. Germany Sol. B. France 5 www.gradeup.co C. Greece D. United Kingdom Ans. C E. Spain Sol. • In ICC Test All-rounders Ranking Ans. D Jason Holder ranked at top followed by Sol. Ravindra Jadeja, Ben Stokes, Shakib Al • Countries that are most vulnerable to Hasan and Ravichandran Ashwin the impacts of climate change will be the focus of a UK summit next month, 15.International Conference on as part of the road to COP26 in Glasgow Multifunctional Electronic Materials & this year. Processing (MEMP 2021) was held in • Many developing countries are which city of India? experiencing the impacts of climate A.