16 April 2021

1.) Recently AIM and which department has signed a agreement with Dassault systems foundation to jointly work towards providing a digitally rich eco system of innovation ?

हाल ही मᴂ एआईएम और किस विभाग ने निाचार िी विविटली समृद्ध इिो वसटम प्रदान िरने िी कदशा मᴂ संयुक्त 셂प से िाम िरने िे वलए िसॉ쥍ट वसटम फाउंिेशन िे साथ एि समझौते पर हताक्षर किए? हℂ a) Ministry of AYUSH b) NITI Aayog c) Ministry of Textiles d) None of these

Answer : NITI Aayog

Explanation : Atal Innovation Mission and NITI Aayog today signed an agreement with Dassault Systemes Foundation to jointly work towards providing a digitally rich ecosystem of Innovation among aspiring young minds across the country. The Atal Tinkering Labs has played a pivotal role in fostering creativity and imagination amongst school children.

Dassault Systemes Fondation is dedicated to transform the future of education and research in India with 3D technologies. The fondation will contribute to the Atal Tinkering Labs program in three broad areas - project based, self-paced learning content, hackathons and challenges and inter-country academia collaborations.

Under this agreement, Dassault Systemes Fondation will design and organise innovative challenges, hackathons for Atal Tinkering Labs, promoting problem solving skills and innovation culture amongst students and teachers.

Dassault Systèmes(Software company)

Founder : Marcel Dassault

CEO : Bernard Charlès (28 May 2002–)

Parent organization: Dassault Group

Revenue : 445 crores EUR (2020)

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Headquarters : Vélizy-Villacoublay, France

Subsidiaries : SolidWorks Corp., Simulia, Exalead

2.) Recently which state’s government won the e-panchayat award 2021 ?

हाल ही मᴂ किस रा煍य िी सरिार ने ई-पंचायत पुरिार 2021 िीता? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Madhya Pradesh c) Himachal Pradesh d) Karnataka

Answer : Uttar Pradesh

Explanation : The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday said it has won the “E-Panchayat Puraskar 2021”, ranking first in Category I. It was followed by Assam and Chhattisgarh at the second position, while Odisha and Tamil Nadu stood third, the government said. Every year, the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj awards those states, which ensure maximum use of information technology to keep a tab on the work done by gram panchayats.

This year, the Yogi Adityanath government has been awarded for flawless and efficient implementation of the e-application developed by the Centre and a few more apps developed by the state government

3.) World Art day is observed on which date ?

विश्व िला कदिस किस तारीख िो मनाया िाता? है a) 14 April GURUJI’S KIRPA, SNM IAS STUDY GROUP SCO 376, Sector 37-D, Chandigarh. Mob: 98145-70784, 98148-21057 WEBSITE: www.snmiasacademy.com

b) 15 April c) 17 April d) 16 April

Answer : 15 April

Explanation : It is celebrated every year on April 15 across the globe as an event to celebrate the fine arts.

The day was embraced by the International Association of Art, a partner of UNESCO, to bolster awareness of creative activity in the world.

The occasion was first celebrated on April 15 in the year 2012, which also happens to be the birth anniversary of Italian polymath, Leonardo da vinci.

The official celebration of the day took place in Los Angeles, USA in the year 2015, while in 2017, the International Association of Art formed.

4.) Recently Agriculture Ministry has signed a MoU with which company to raise farmers income ?

हाल ही मᴂ िृवि मंत्रालय ने किसानⴂ िी आय बढाने िे वलए किस िंपनी िे साथ एि समझौता ज्ञापन पर हताक्षर किए? हℂ a) Microsoft b) Reliance c) APPLE d) None of these

Answer : Microsoft

Explanation : Union Agriculture Ministry has signed an MoU with Microsoft for a pilot project in 100 villages of six states. This project will carry out various tasks for the betterment of farmers in the selected villages, which will enhance their income. This will also reduce the input costs for farmers and make farming easy.

These states are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. Microsoft will develop farmer interface for smart and well-organized agriculture, including post-harvest management and distribution.

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Speaking on the occasion, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's idea of digital agriculture is now taking shape.

He said, since taking over as the Prime Minister in 2014, Mr Modi has laid great emphasis on the use of modern technologies in farming sector to enhance farmers income. He said, the agricultural economy is the backbone of the country and any loss to agriculture is a loss for the country.

Mr Tomar said, the agriculture sector has contributed positively to the country's economy even in adverse conditions like Corona epidemic

5.) Recently who has been appointed as new Director general of NADA ?

हाल ही मᴂ किसे नािा िा नया महावनदेशि वनयुक्त किया गया है? a) Siddharth singh Longam b) Sanjeev kumar c) Sushil Kumar d) Navin Aggarwal

Answer : Siddharth singh Longam

Explanation : IAS officer Siddharth Singh Longjam will take over as the National Anti-Doping Agency's Director General, succeeding Navin Agarwal who listed the creation of Athletes Biological Passport (ABP) for around 60 elite Indian sportspersons as one of the highlights of his tenure. Longjam is currently serving as joint secretary in the sports ministry and is also the CEO of the currently suspended National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL). Agarwal, an IPS officer who took charge of NADA in 2016, will be back in Jammu & Kashmir Police. National Anti doping Agency (NADA) It is the national organisation responsible for promoting, coordinating and monitoring the doping control program in sports in all its forms in India. It is formed by the Union Government under the societies registration act. It includes scientists and representatives from the Indian Olympic Association.

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Formation : 24 November 2005 Headquarters : New delhi

6.) Recently, the Chief Minister of Haryana has approved the purchase of land for the construction of AIIMS. In which district of Haryana is this AIIMS being constructed ?

हाल ही मᴂ, हररयाणा िे मु奍यमंत्री ने ए륍स िे वनमााण िे वलए भूवम िी खरीद िो मंिूरी दीहै। हररयाणा िे किस विले मᴂ इस AIIMS िा वनमााण किया िा रहा है? a) Sonipat b) Rewari c) Ambala d) Bahadurgarh Answer : Rewari

Explanation : The first AIIMS was established in 1956 under the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act,1956 proposed by the Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru for establishment in Calcutta.

It was established in New Delhi following the refusal of Chief Minister of West Bengal Bidhan Chandra Roy.

HARYANA

Capital : Chandigarh

Governor : Satyadev Narayan Arya

Population : 2.54 crores (2011)

Chief minister : Manohar Lal Khattar

Foundation Day : November 1, 1966

7.) On 14 April, in which of the following states is "Bohag Bihu" celebrated ?

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14 अप्रैल िो, वनम्नवलवखत मᴂ से किस रा煍य मᴂ "बोहाग वब" मनाया िाता? है a) Meghalaya b) Assam c) Nagaland d) Kerala

Answer : Assam

Explanation : Assam

Capital : Dispur

Chief minister : Sarbananda Sonowal

Governor : Prof. Jagdish Mukhi

Foundation Day : 2 December

Language : Assamese language

Population : 3.09 crores (2012)

8.) Recently, which of the following countries has decided to dump contaminated water into the sea ?

हाल ही मᴂ, वनम्न मᴂ से किसदेश नेदूवित पानी िो समुद्र मᴂ िंप िरने िा फैसला किया है? a) Japan b) China c) Russia d) India

Answer : Japan

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Explanation : Tanks now hold about 1.3 million tonnesof radioactive water, enough for about 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Tepco plans to filter the contaminated water again to remove isotopes, leavingonly tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen hard to separate from water.

Japan

Prime minister : Yoshihide Suga

Capital : Tokyo

National language : Japanese

Currency : Japanese yen

Population : 12.63 crores (2019) World Bank

Foundation Day : 11 February

9.) 14 April, 2021, World Bank has given financial assistance of $ 1 billion to which of the following countries ?

14 अप्रैल, 2021, विश्व बℂि ने वनम्न मᴂ से किस देश िो$ 1 वबवलयन िी वित्तीय सहायता दी? है a) Bangladesh b) Nepal c) India d) Pakistan

Answer : Bangladesh

Explanation : The government of Bangladesh signed three financing agreements totaling $1.04 billion with the World Bank to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and to build resilience to future crises, including vaccination against COVID-19, expand electronic procurement and accelerate economic recovery.

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