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Name the Tokyo Olympics chief who resigned after sexist remarks?

टोक्यो ओलंपिक प्रमुख का नाम बताइए पिꅍोंने सेक्सिस्ट पटप्पणी के बाद इस्तीफा दे पदया?

a. Shinzo Abe

b. Yoshiro Mori

c. Yoshihide Suga

d. Seiko Hashimoto

Ans. Yoshihide Suga

Related Imp Points

. Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned and apologised again for sexist remarks that sparked a global outcry, leaving the troubled Olympics searching for a chief five months from the opening ceremony.

. Mori sparked a furore when he said during an Olympic committee meeting this month that women talk too much.

Name the former European Central Bank Chief who has sworn in as Italy’s new Prime Minister?

इटली के नए प्रधानमंत्री के 셂ि में शिथ लेने वाले िूवव यूरोिीय सेंटरल बℂक प्रमुख का नाम बताइए?

a. Mario Draghi

b. Giuseppe Conte

c. Sergio Mattarella

d. Christine Lagarde

Ans. Mario Draghi

Related Imp Points

. Draghi was invited by Italian President Sergio Mattarella to form a government of national unity, following the resignation of Giuseppe Conte.

. Draghi has the support of a rainbow coalition ranging from leftists to Matteo Salvini's far-right League. It includes the populist Five Star Movement (M5S), the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) and Italia Viva.

. Capital : Rome

. Currency : Euro

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Which of the following is the world’s highest saltwater lake?

पनम्नपलक्सखत में से कौन सी दुपनया की सबसे ऊंची खारे िानी की झील है?

a. Baikal Lake

b. Titicaca Lake

c. Superior Lake

d. Pangong Lake

Ans. Pangong Lake

Related Imp Points

. Disengagement started along Pangong Lake and Chinese side will pull its troops on the north bank towards the east of Finger 8, India also will position its forces at its permanent base at the Dhan Singh Thapa post near Finger 3.

. Till both sides reach an agreement through diplomatic as well as military discussions, there will be no patrolling between Finger 3 and Finger 8.

. Pangong Tso is an endorheic lake (landlocked) that is partly in India’s Ladakh region and partly in Tibet.

. Pangong in Ladakhi means extensive concavity, the word Tso is Tibetan for lake.

. Situated at an elevation of about 4,270 m, it is a nearly 135-km long, narrow lake — 6 km at its widest point — and shaped liked a boomerang.

. The Karakoram Mountain range, which crosses Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and India, with heights of over 6,000 metres including K2, the world’s second highest peak, ends at the north bank of Pangong Tso.

. Nearly two-thirds of the lake is controlled by China, with just about 45 km under Indian control.

Who is the author of the book titled ‘How to Avoid Climate Disaster’?

‘How to Avoid Climate Disaster’ िुस्तक के लेखक कौन हℂ?

a. Bill Gates

b. Jeff Bezos

c. Ruskin Bond

d. Prakash Javdekar

Ans. Bill Gates

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Who is the new managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tata Motors?

टाटा मोटसव के नए प्रबंध पनदेशक (एमडी) और मुख्य कायवकारी अपधकारी (सीईओ) कौन हℂ?

a. Marc Llistosella

b. Hanne Sorensen

c. Vedika Bhandarkar

d. Mitsuhiko Yamashita

Ans. Marc Llistosella

Related Imp Points

. Tata Motors Ltd. has appointed Marc Llistosella as its managing director and chief executive officer.

. He is the former president and CEO of Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. and head of Daimler Trucks in Asia.

. Llistosella, whose appointment will be with effect from July 1, 2021, will succeed Guenter Butschek.

. Tata Motors HQs : Mumbai,

Which insurance company has launched the ‘Corporate India Risk Index’?

पकस बीमा कंिनी ने ‘कॉिोरेट इंपडया ररस्क इंडेि’ लॉन्च पकया है?

a. L&T General Insurance

b. Bharti Axa General Insurance

c. HDFC ERGO General Insurance

d. ICICI Lombard General Insurance

Ans. ICICI Lombard General Insurance

Related Imp Points

. This will help companies understand the level of risk that their business is facing and also assist in developing a successful risk aversion plan. It has worked with consulting firm Frost and Sullivan to develop the risk measurement tool.

. MD & CEO, ICICI Lombard : Bhargav Dasgupta

. HQs : Mumbai

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Which airline has appointed Jiten Chopra as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO)?

पकस एयरलाइन ने पितेन चोिडा को अिना नया मुख्य पवत्तीय अपधकारी (सीएफओ) पनयुक्त पकया है?

a. IndiGo

b. Vistara

c. Air India

d. SpiceJet

Ans. IndiGo

Related Imp Points

. India's largest airline IndiGo has appointed Jiten Chopra as its chief financial officer, effective February 21.

. He replaces Aditya Pande.

Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Aegon Life Insurance?

एगॉन लाइफ बीमा के प्रबंध पनदेशक और मुख्य कायवकारी अपधकारी (एमडी और सीईओ) के 셂ि में पकसे पनयुक्त पकया गया है?

a. Sunita Rath

b. Jitin Parekh

c. Naveen Bachwani

d. Satishwar Balakrishnan

Ans. Satishwar Balakrishnan

Related Imp Points

. Aegon Life Insurance has elevated Satishwar Balakrishnan as its managing director and CEO.

. Headquarters: Mumbai

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Which of the following has tied up with ISRO to build an alternative to Google Maps?

पनम्नपलक्सखत में से पकसने Google Maps का पवकल्प बनाने के पलए इसरो के साथ समझौता पकया है?

a. Skyroot

b. Facebook

c. MapmyIndia

d. Tata Consultancy Services

Ans. MapmyIndia

Related Imp Points

. MapmyIndia’s end-user maps, apps and services would integrate with ISRO’s huge catalogue of satellite imagery, and earth observation data, and would be a much better and indigenous mapping solutions for Indians, compared to foreign map apps and solutions.

. The government had last year set up a new organisation, called Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (INSPACe), with the specific objective of helping private players to grow in the space industry.

. MapmyIndia CEO : Rohan Verma

Which e-commerce company has tied-up with the Maharashtra government to help small businesses and artisans?

पकस ई-कॉमसव कंिनी ने महाराष्ट्र सरकार के साथ छोटे व्यवसायों और कारीगरों की मदद के पलए समझौता पकया है? a. Paytm

b. Amazon

c. Flipkart

d. Snapdeal

Ans. Flipkart

Related Imp Points

. E-commerce major Flipkart has tied-up with the Maharashtra government to help small businesses and artisans.

. Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (MSSIDC) and Maharashtra State Khadi & Village Industries Board (MSKVIB) signed a memorandum of understanding to get local artisans, weavers, craftsmen and small and medium businesses on the platform.

. Flipkart CEO : Kalyan Krishnamurthy

. Headquarters : Bengaluru, Karnataka

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Who will replace Ghulam Nabi Azad as the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha?

राज्यसभा में पविक्ष के नेता के 셂ि में कौन गुलाम नबी आजाद की िगह लेंगे?

a. Anand Sharma

b. Digvijaya Singh

c. P Chidambaram

d. Mallikarjun Kharge

Ans. Mallikarjun Kharge

Related Imp Points

. Mr Kharge (Congress) will be the 17th Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha since December, 1969.

. Shyam Nandan Mishra was the first Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha.

. Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad has been the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha for the longest period of 6 years 9 months.

. No opposition party had the requisite strength of 1/10th of the total membership of the House during the period 1952 to 1969 and 1972 to 1977 and accordingly there was no recognised Leader of the Opposition during these periods.

. The leader of the opposition in the houses of Indian parliament is a statutory post. This post is defined in the Salaries and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977.

Who is the new chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal?

आसेलर पमत्तल के नए मुख्य कायवकारी अपधकारी कौन है?

a. Varun Mittal

b. Aditya Mittal

c. Lakshmi Mittal

d. Genuino Christino

Ans. Aditya Mittal

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. Aditya Mittal has been elevated as the new chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal.

. Prior to this position, Mittal was the chief financial officer and the president of the company, while his father Lakshmi Niwas Mittal was the CEO and the chairman.

. L. N. Mittal, who founded the company in 1976, will now adorn the role of the executive chairman.

. Genuino Christino, who was the head of finance, will succeed Aditya as the CFO.

. Headquarters: Luxembourg city, Luxembourg

According to Ookla, which of following delivered the fastest 4G speeds in October-December quarter of 2020?

ओक्ला के अनुसार, 2020 की अक्टूबर-पदसंबर पतमाही में पनम्नपलक्सखत में से पकसने सबसे तेि 4G स्पीड दी?

a. Vi

b. Jio

c. BSNL

d. Airtel

Ans. Vi

Related Imp Points

. Vi delivered the fastest 4G download and upload speeds in the last quarter of 2020, according to Ookla. [The internet testing, data and analysis company]

. As per the latest TRAI MyCall report for January 2021, Vodafone Idea delivered the highest voice quality for the third month in a row.

. Meanwhile, Netflix released its Index Report according to which JioFiber has topped the charts with the highest speed in January 2021.

. MD & CEO, Vodafone Idea Limited : Ravinder Takkar

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The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has announced the re-appointment of whom as the chairperson to FICCI’s Sports Committee in 2021?

फेडरेशन ऑफ इंपडयन चℂबसव ऑफ कॉमसव एंड इंडस्टरी (पफक्की) ने 2021 में पफक्की की खेल सपमपत के अध्यक्ष के 셂ि में पकसे पनयुक्त करने की घोषणा की है?

a. Vinai Rai

b. Sanjog Gupta

c. Uday Shankar

d. Arvind Saxena

Ans. Sanjog Gupta

Related Imp Points

. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has announced the re-appointment of Sanjog Gupta, head- sports, Star India, as the chairperson to FICCI’s Sports Committee in 2021.

. FICCI President : Uday Shankar

. FICCI Founded : In 1927

. Headquarters : New Delhi

Who has been signed by the CEAT Tyres as its brand ambassador?

CEAT टायसव ने पकसे अिना 녍ांड एंबेसडर बनाया है?

a. Prabhas

b. Ramesh Babu

c. Pawan Kalyan

d. Rana Daggubati

Ans. Rana Daggubati

Related Imp Points

. CEAT Tyres has signed Bollywood star Rana Daggubati as its brand ambassador for promoting the ‘Puncture Safe’ range of bike tyres across media platforms.

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Which bank launched ‘Nayi Udaan Ki Nayi Zimmedari’ campaign?

पकस बℂक ने ‘Nayi Udaan Ki Nayi Zimmedari’ अपभयान शु셂 पकया?

a. Yes Bank

b. Axis Bank

c. ICICI Bank

d. HDFC Bank

Ans. Yes Bank

Related Imp Points

. Yes Bank has launched its ‘Nayi Udaan Ki Nayi Zimmedari’ campaign reiterating the bank’s focus on creating a more wholesome, rewarding banking experience for its individual and MSME customers.

. It aims to reignite their hopes and ambitions by contributing to an economic environment conducive to sustainable growth.

. Headquarters: Mumbai

. CEO: Prashant Kumar

A three-day Mandu festival was recently organised by which state?

हाल ही में पकस राज्य द्वारा तीन पदवसीय मांडू उत्सव का आयोिन पकया गया?

a. Goa

b. Assam

c. Uttar Pradesh

d. Madhya Pradesh

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Related Imp Points

. In Madhya Pradesh, the three-day Mandu Festival concluded at Mandu in the historic town of Dhar district. . Dino Adventure Park & Fossils Museum also inaugurated. . Dinosaur Park is the country's first modern fossil park which has 24 eggs and other fossils of dinosaurs on display.

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Fantasy sports app ‘Howzat’ appointed which former cricketer as its brand ambassador?

फℂटेसी स्पोटटवस ऐि ‘Howzat’ ने पकस िूवव पिकेटर को अिना 녍ांड एंबेसडर पनयुक्त करता है?

a. Yuvraj Singh

b. Rahul Dravid

c. Virender Sehwag

d.

Ans. Yuvraj Singh

Related Imp Points

. Howzat, the fantasy sports app and website by Junglee Games, has appointed cricketer Yuvraj Singh as its brand ambassador.

. Fantasy sports is a game that allows online users to create their own teams to play and compete with other players in a virtual league. These teams are created on the basis of real-players from the professional teams, who are participating in different real-world leagues like IPL, CPL, NBA, etc.

Which state appointed VP Joy as its chief secretary?

वीिी िॉय को पकस राज्य ने अिना मुख्य सपचव पनयुक्त पकया?

a. Goa

b. Bihar

c. Kerala

d. Tamil Nadu

Ans. Kerala

Related Imp Points

. Additional Chief Secretary VP Joy will succeed Vishwas Mehta as the state’s Chief Secretary.

. Kerala CM : Pinarayi Vijayan

. Governor : Arif Mohammad Khan

. Capital : Thiruvananthapuram

. UN Women ties up with Kerala Gender Park

. Kerala : 21-year-old Arya Rajendran elected youngest mayor of Thiruvananthapuram

. India's first solar-powered miniature train launched at Veli Tourist Village in Kerala

. Centre notifies 0-1 area around boundary of Kerala"s Mathikettan Shola Park as co-sensitive Zone

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Which state government launched ‘Maa’ scheme to provide meals at Rs. 5 to poor people?

पकस राज्य सरकार ने गरीब लोगों को 5 셁िये में भोिन उिलब्ध कराने के पलए ‘Maa’ योिना शु셂 की?

a. Odisha

b. Maharashtra

c. West Bengal

d. Uttar Pradesh

Ans. West Bengal

Related Imp Points

. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee virtually launched the ‘Maa’ scheme under which her government would provide a meal at a nominal cost of Rs 5 to poor people.

. Governor : Jagdeep Dhankar

. Capital : Kolkata

. West Bengal launches 'Chokher Alo' scheme To Provide Free Eye-Care For Everyone

. West Bengal launches Pathashree Abhijan scheme To Repair 7,000 Roads In State

. West Bengal launches 'duare Sarkar' programme for doorstep of govt schemes

. In a first, Kolkata gets boat library

Recently, fossil of world’s oldest animal was found in which Indian state?

हाल ही में, पवश्व के सबसे िुराने िशु का िीवाश्म पकस भारतीय राज्य में िाया गया?

a. Assam

b. Odisha

c. Uttar Pradesh

d. Madhya Pradesh

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Related Imp Points

. One of the rarest fossils in the world could have been found in the fascinating Bhimbetka rock shelters, a UNESCO World heritage Site (2003) about 40km from Bhopal.

. Researchers imagine they’ve discovered the primary-ever fossil in India of a Dickinsonia —the Earth’s ‘oldest animal’, courting again 570 million years — on the roof of what’s referred to as the ‘Auditorium Cave’ at Bhimbetka.

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As per the NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, How many transactions were recorded through Unified Payment Interface (UPI) in the month of January 2021?

NITI Aayog के CEO अपमताभ कांत के अनुसार, िनवरी 2021 के महीने में यूपनफाइड िेमेंट इंटरफेस (UPI) के माध्यम से पकतने लेनदेन दिव पकए गए थे?

a. 1.3 billion

b. 2.3 billion

c. 3.3 billion

d. 4.3 billion

Ans. 2.3 billion

Related Imp Points

. As many as 2.3 billion transactions worth Rs 4.2 trillion were recorded through Unified Payment Interface in the month of January this year, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

. UPI is a common system that powers multiple bank accounts into a mobile application, merging several banking features, seamless fund routing and merchant payments.

Which state will provide financial assistance of Rs 5 lakhs to the sportspersons who have qualified for Olympic Games?

कौन सा राज्य ओलंपिक खेलों के पलए योग्य क्सखलापडयों को 5 लाख 셁िये की पवत्तीय सहायता प्रदान करेगा?

a. Assam

b. Haryana

c. Maharashtra

d. Uttar Pradesh

Ans. Haryana

Related Imp Points

. The Haryana Cabinet has decided to provide financial assistance of Rs 5 lakhs to the sportspersons as 'preparations money' who have qualified for Olympic Games.

. Chief Minister : Manohar Lal Khattar

. Governor : Satyadev Narayan Arya

. Capital : Chandigarh

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Which Asian country successfully test-fired a ballistic cruise missile called ‘Babur’, capable of hitting land and sea targets with “High Precision” up to 490 km away?

पकस एपशयाई देश ने 490 पकलोमीटर रेंि वाली भूपम और समुद्री लक्ष्ों को मारने में सक्षम, 'बाबर' नामक बैपलक्सस्टक िूि पमसाइल का सफलतािूववक िरीक्षण पकया?

a. Iran

b. Pakistan

c. Malaysia

d. Bangladesh

Ans. Pakistan

Related Imp Points

. Pakistan conducted a successful training launch of a surface-to-surface cruise missile which can strike targets up to 450 kilometres.

. Pakistan PM : Imran Khan (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf)

. President : Arif Alvi

. Capital : Islamabad

. Pakistan test-fires Shaheen-III surface to surface ballistic missile

. Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable surface to surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi

40th INCA International Congress was held in which city?

40वें INCA अंतरावष्ट्र ीय कांग्रेस का आयोिन पकस शहर में आ? a. Surat

b. Bhopal

c. Kolkata

d. New Delhi

Ans. Kolkata

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. National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO), under Ministry of Science & Technology, organized 40th INCA International Congress from in Kolkata, West Bengal.

. The focal theme of 40th INCA International Congress is ‘Digital Mapping Innovations in Make India Initiatives’.

. Governor of West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankar inaugurated the congress.

. INCA : Indian National Cartographic Association

36th National Junior Athletic Championship held in which city?

36 वीं राष्ट्र ीय िूपनयर एथलेपटक चैक्सियनपशि पकस शहर में आयोपित ई? a. Patiala, Punjab

b. Guwahati, Assam

c. Bhubaneswar, Odisha

d. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Ans. Guwahati, Assam

Related Imp Points

. 36th National Junior Athletic Championship held at Sarusajai Stadium, Guwahati (Assam).

. Assam CM : Sarbananda Sonowal

. Governor : Jagdish Mukhi

. Capital : Dispur

. The Athletics Federation of India

. President : Adille J Sumariwalla

. Founded : 1946

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A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Meghalaya police and which bank for implementation of the e-Challan?

ई-चालान के कायावन्वयन के पलए मेघालय िुपलस और पकस बℂक के बीच समझौता ज्ञािन (एमओयू) िर हस्ताक्षर पकए गए थे?

a. SBI

b. PNB

c. ICICI Bank

d. HDFC bank

Ans. SBI

Related Imp Points

. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Meghalaya police and the State Bank of India for implementation of the e-Challan within the jurisdiction of the Shillong Traffic Police (STP).

. Meghalaya Chief minister : Conrad Sangma

. Governor : Satya Pal Malik

. Capital : Shillong (Scotland of the East)

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Which Union Territory (UT) has joined an initiative of UK Space Agency for ‘Impact-Based Flood Forecasting’?

पकस केंद्र शापसत प्रदेश (केन्द्र शापसत प्रदेश) ने ‘इिैक्ट-बेड फ्लड फोरकाक्सस्टंग’ के पलए UK Space Agency की एक िहल में शापमल आ है?

a. Chandigarh

b. Puducherry

c. Jammu & Kashmir

d. Andaman and Nicobar

Ans. Jammu & Kashmir

Related Imp Points

. In a bid to put in place an effective mechanism to send out timely alerts on floods, the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir has joined an initiative of UK Space Agency for a collaborative project on ‘Impact-Based Flood Forecasting using Earth Observation (EO)-based Information’.

. J&K Capital : Jammu(winter), Srinagar(summer)

. Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which was passed by both houses of the Parliament of India in August 2019 re-constituted the former state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, 'Jammu and Kashmir' and 'Ladakh', with effect from 31 October 2019.

Indian Army National Seminar-cum-Webinar, named ‘Divya-Drishti 2021’ was organized by :

भारतीय सेना राष्ट्र ीय संगोष्ठी-सह-वेपबनार, ‘पदव्या-द्रपष्ट् 2021’ का आयोिन पकसके द्वारा पकया गया था? a. Indian Military Academy (IMA)

b. High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS)

c. Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC)

d. Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)

Ans. Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)

Related Imp Points

. Indian Army National Seminar-cum-Webinar, named as Divya-Drishti 2021 on Multi-Domain Operations: Future of Conflicts was organised by Centre for Land Warfare Studies, CLAWS.

. Divya-Drishti 2021, meaning divine or cognitive perception required for an informed vision, aimed to bring together national and international experts and practitioners to deliberate on the complex and emerging subject on multi-domain operations.

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A study by which IIT has shown that the lockdown reduced chemical concentration in Ganga by 50%?

पकस आईआईटी द्वारा पकये गए अध्ययन के अनुसार लॉकडाउन ने गंगा में रासायपनक कंसंटरेशन को 50% कम कर पदया है??

a. IIT Delhi

b. IIT Madras

c. IIT Kanpur

d. IIT Bombay

Ans. IIT Kanpur

Related Imp Points

. A study by the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that the lockdown ensured at least 50 per cent reduction in chemical concentration in the Ganga river.

Which country carried out Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (Tropex 21)?

पकस देश ने पथएटर लेवल ऑिरेशनल रेडीनेस एिरसाइि (टरॉिेि 21) आयोपित पकया?

a. India

b. China

c. Russia

d. United States

Ans. India

Related Imp Points

. The Indian Navy carried out a mega war game involving almost all operational assets like warships, submarines and aircraft over a vast geographical expanse in the Indian Ocean Region to test the force's combat readiness in a complex multi-dimensional scenario.

. The biennial 'Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX)' aims to validate the Navy's offensive as well as defence capabilities and safeguard national interests in the maritime domain besides promoting peace and stability in the Indian Ocean.

. Theme : ‘Combat Ready, Credible and Cohesive force’.

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Which country has banned BBC World News from broadcasting?

पकस देश ने बीबीसी वर्ल्व न्यूज को प्रसारण से प्रपतबंपधत कर पदया है?

a. India

b. China

c. Turkey

d. Pakistan

Ans. China

Related Imp Points

. China has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country.

. China has criticised the BBC for its reporting on coronavirus and the persecution of ethnic minority Uighurs.

. Hong Kong public broadcaster announced that it would no longer relay the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) programmes, shortly after China banned the British public broadcaster "within Chinese territory".

Which Indian Short film has been shortlisted in top 10 films under the Live Action Short film category for 93rd Oscar Awards?

93वें ऑस्कर िुरस्कार के पलए लाइव एक्शन शॉटव पफल्म श्रेणी के तहत शीषव 10 पफल्मों में पकस भारतीय लघु पफल्म को शॉटवपलस्ट पकया गया है?

a. Bittu

b. Devi

c. Mishti Doi

d. Ghost Stories

Ans. Bittu

Related Imp Points

. Indian filmmaker Karishma Dev Dube's Bittu has been shortlisted in the top 10 list in the Short Film in Live Action category for the 93rd Academy Awards. The film has been presented by Tahira Kashyap, Ekta Kapoor and Guneet Monga under their Indian Women Rising initiative.

. Bittu is a true story about a close friendship between two girls, eclipsed by an accident.

. Bittu is inspired by a poisoning accident that took place in a school in 2013. Karishma took inspiration from the incident and took the story to rural Himalayas where she grew up.

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Who has become the first bowler to dismiss left-handers 200 times in Tests?

टेस्ट में 200 बार बाएं हाथ के बल्लेबाि को आउट करने वाले िहले गेंदबाि कौन बने हℂ?

a. R. Ashwin

b. Moeen Ali

c. Ben Stokes

d. Ishant Sharma

Ans. R. Ashwin

Related Imp Points

. In , off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has become the first player in the 143-year history of Test cricket to take 200 against left-handed batsmen.

. He achieved the feat during the second day of India’s second Test against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, his home ground.

. Fast bowler Stuart Broad was the 200th left-hander to be dismissed by Ashwin.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first full-fledged international cruise terminal, ‘Sagarika’ at which port?

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने पकस बंदरगाह िर भारत के िहले िूणव अंतरराष्ट्र ीय िूि टपमवनल ‘सागररका’ का उदट घाटन पकया? a. Kandla Port

b. Cochin Port

c. Mumbai Port

d. Chennai Port

Ans. Cochin Port

Related Imp Points

. The Prime Minister also inaugurated the country's first full-fledged international cruise terminal, Sagarika at Cochin Port (Kerala) and Marine Engineering Training Institute of Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

. Cochin Port is the first transshipment port in India.

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Which magazine honoured Social worker Rani Bang as Leader in Women's Reproductive health?

पकस िपत्रका ने सामापिक कायवकताव रानी बℂग को मपहला प्रिनन स्वास्थ्य में लीडर के 셂ि में सम्मापनत पकया?

a. Time

b. Vogue

c. Lancet

d. Fortune

Ans. Lancet

Related Imp Points

. Rani’s initiative to provide comprehensive sexual health education for the youth in the state of Maharashtra is a model for India and the rest of the world.

. Pioneers of health care in rural India, both Dr Abhay Bang and Dr Rani Bang have been working in the field of community health in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.

. They founded the Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health (SEARCH) and have been the driving force for the movement of liquor ban in Gadchiroli district.

INS Garuda Naval Air Station, where PM Narendra Modi unveiled several key development projects worth 6,100 crore rupees is located at which place?

आईएनएस ग셁ड नौसेना एयर स्टेशन, िहां िीएम नरेंद्र मोदी ने 6,100 करोड 셁िये की कई महत्विूणव पवकास िररयोिनाओं का अनावरण पकया, पकस थान िर क्सथत है?

a. Kochi

b. Mumbai

c. Balasore

d. Visakapatanam

Ans. Kochi

Related Imp Points

. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled several key development projects worth 6,100 crore rupees at INS Garuda Naval Air Station at Kochi in Kerala.

. Prime Minister also dedicated to the nation the Ro-Ro Vessels at Willingdon Islands in Kochi.

. He inaugurated Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project of BPCL Kochi project.

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11th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is being held between 14th to 28th February in which state?

11वां राष्ट्र ीय संस्कृत महोत्सव 14 से 28 फरवरी के बीच पकस राज्य में आयोपित पकया िा रहा है? a. Goa

b. Rajasthan

c. West Bengal

d. Uttar Pradesh

Ans. West Bengal

Related Imp Points

. The 11th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is being held between 14th to 28th February at Cooch Behar, Darjeeling and Murshidabad in West Bengal.

. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel were present in the inauguration.

. West Bengal CM : Mamta Banerjee Capital : Kolkata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the indigenously developed Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to the Indian Army at a ceremony, held in which city?

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने पकस शहर में आयोपित एक समारोह में स्वदेशी 셂ि से पवकपसत अिुवन मेन बैटल टℂक (MK-1A) भारतीय सेना को सौंिा?

a. Jaipur

b. Chennai

c. Bengaluru

d. Hyderabad

Ans. Chennai

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. It has been indigenously designed and manufactured by the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

. The army will get 118 units of the Arjun Main Battle Tank.

. Prime Minister inaugurated the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I extension, completed at a cost of 3770 crore rupees, and flagged off the passenger services from Washermenpet to Wimco Nagar. This 9.05 km long extension will link North Chennai with the Airport and Central Railway Station.

. Other projects inaugurated include, fourth Railway line between Chennai Beach and Attipattu, Railway Electrification of single line section in Villupuram - Cuddalore - Mayiladuthurai - Thanjavur and Mayiladuthurai-Thiruvarur.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Discovery Campus of which IIT?

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने पकस IIT के पडस्कवरी कℂिस की आधारपशला रखी?

a. IIT Delhi

b. IIT Madras

c. IIT Bombay

d. IIT Hyderabad

Ans. IIT Madras

Related Imp Points

. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Discovery Campus of IIT Madras.

. The campus will be built at Thaiyur near Chennai at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crores in the first phase, over an area of 2 lakh square metres.

. The campus will soon have two operational research centres – National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts and Solid Propellant Combustion Modelling Facility.

. Governor of Tamil Nadu : Banwarilal Purohit

. Chief Minister : Edappadi K. Palaniswami

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Which railway station recently inaugurated Robotic Spa facility?

हाल ही में पकस रेलवे स्टेशन ने रोबोपटक स्पा सुपवधा का उदट घाटन पकया?

a. Meerut

b. Haridwar

c. Lucknow

d. Visakhapatnam

Ans. Visakhapatnam

Related Imp Points

. The Robotic Spa comprising of Relaxing Chair, Foot massager and Fish pedicure spa gives a pleasant experience to the Rail Customers waiting at Visakhapatnam railway station. The motto behind such innovative model is to facilitate the esteemed rail customers to spend quality time while waiting for trains.

The Union Government has increased the budget of Department of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences by what per cent as compared to the revised estimate of 2020-21?

केंद्र सरकार ने 2020-21 के संशोपधत अनुमान की तुलना में पवज्ञान और प्रौद्योपगकी पवभाग और िृथ्वी पवज्ञान मंत्रालय के बिट में पकतने प्रपतशत की वृक्सि की है?

a. 20%

b. 30%

c. 50%

d. 10%

Ans. 30%

Related Imp Points

. An allocation of Rs 16,695 crore has been given for the two ministries which will add thrust to India's remarkable, accelerated growth in the fields of Science and Technology.

. Over Rs 50 thousand crore have been allocated for National Research Foundation (NRF).

. The National Research Foundation (NRF) is a soon-to-be-set-up autonomous body envisaged under the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020. It will look after funding, mentoring, and building ‘quality of research’ in India. NRF will fund research projects across four major disciplines – Sciences; Technology; Social Sciences; and Arts and Humanities.

. Deep Ocean Mission will be launched with a budget outlay of over Rs four thousand crore.

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Who among the following launched e-Chhawani portal?

पनम्नपलक्सखत में से पकसने ई-छावनी िोटवल लॉन्च पकया?

a. Amit Shah

b. Bipin Rawat

c. Rajnath Singh

d. Shripad Yesso Naik

Ans. Rajnath Singh

Related Imp Points

. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched an online portal that aims to provide online municipal services to more than 20 lakh citizens across 62 Cantonment Boards through a multi-tenancy central platform.

. The portal, jointly developed by eGov Foundation, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE) and National Informatics Centre (NIC), provides a platform to the residents to avail these services from the comfort of their home.

Who is the new Director-General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?

अंतरावष्ट्र ीय सौर गठबंधन (ISA) के नए महापनदेशक कौन है? a. VP Joy

b. Ajay Mathur

c. Upendra Tripathy

d. Naveen Bachwani

Ans. Ajay Mathur

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. A coalition of 73 member countries, ISA was established in 2015 to accelerate the demand for and use of safe, sustainable, and affordable solar energy for all.

. It aims to mobilize over one trillion dollars of investment into solar projects by 2030 through focused advocacy, policy and regulatory support, capacity building, and by overcoming perceived investment barriers.

. Dr Mathur replaces Mr Upendra Tripathy, who has served as Director General since the inception of the ISA.

. ISA Headquarters : Gurugram, Haryana

Which ministry has launched ‘Pey Jal Survekshan’?

पकस मंत्रालय ने ‘िे िल सवेक्षण’ शु셂 पकया है?

a. Ministry of Jal Shakti

b. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

c. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

d. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Ans. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Related Imp Points

. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched a Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan under Jal Jeevan Mission- Urban, JJM-U.

. The Ministry has decided to launch the Survekshan in 10 cities- Agra, Badlapur, Bhubaneswar, Churu, Kochi, Madurai, Patiala, Rohtak, Surat and Tumkur.

. The total outlay proposed for JJM (U) is 2 lakh 87 thousand crore rupees which includes 10 thousand crore rupees for continuing financial support to AMRUT Mission.

. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs : Hardeep Singh Puri

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After removing, Dr Kiran Bedi from post of Puducherry Lieutenant Governor, who has been given additional charge as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry?

डॉ पकरण बेदी िुडुचेरी के उिराज्यिाल िद से हटाने के बाद, िुडुचेरी के उिराज्यिाल के 셂ि में अपतररक्त प्रभार पकसे पदया गया है?

a. Jagdish Mukhi

b. Banwarilal Purohit

c. Arif Mohammad Khan

d. Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan

Ans. Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan

Related Imp Points

. Dr. Kiran Bedi has been removed from the post of Puducherry Lieutenant Governor.

. Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan has been given additional charge as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.

. Chief Minister : V. Narayanasamy Capital : Puducherry

. Historically known as Pondicherry, the territory changed its official name to Puducherry on 20 September 2006.

. The assembly has 30 elected seats and three nominated members.

Which IIT launched its first-ever annual fundraising campaign in India?

पकस IIT ने भारत में अिना िहला वापषवक धन िुटाने वाला अपभयान शु셂 पकया?

a. IIT Mandi

b. IIT Madras

c. IIT Roorkee

d. IIT Bombay

Ans. IIT Bombay

Related Imp Points

. IIT Bombay launched its first-ever annual fundraising campaign in India, Cherish IIT Bombay 2021.

. As per information shared by the IIT, the funds will be used for the creation of world-class laboratory complexes, modernization of lecture halls and continuation of awards to attract and retain faculty.

. It says, donations made to IIT Bombay by corporate bodies and individuals are 100% tax-deductible under section 80G of the Indian Income Tax Act.

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Who inaugurated 3rd edition of the Indian Sign Language, ISL Dictionary?

भारतीय सांकेपतक भाषा, ISL पडक्शनरी के तीसरे संस्करण का उदट घाटन पकसने पकया?

a. Thaawar Chand Gehlot

b. D.V. Sadananda Gowda

c. Narendra Singh Tomar

d. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'

Ans. Thaawar Chand Gehlot

Related Imp Points

. Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot released the 3rd edition of the Indian Sign Language, ISL Dictionary with 10 thousand terms including 6 thousand earlier.

. The Dictionary has been brought out by the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre, ISLRTC, an autonomous Institute under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Divyangjan, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

. The 1st edition of the ISL Dictionary was launched on 23rd March 2018.

. Ministers of State for Social justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar, Ramdas Athawale and Rattan Lal Kataria.

M Rama Jois, who passed away recently, was the former :

एम राम िोइस, पिनका हाल ही में पनधन हो गया, िूवव में पकस िद िर रह चुके थे?

a. Governor of Bihar

b. Governor of Jharkhand

c. Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court

d. All of the above

Ans. All of the above

Related Imp Points

. Former Governor of Bihar and Jharkhand M Rama Jois who had served as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court has passed away after prolonged illness in Bengaluru today morning.

. Retired Justice Rama Jois had also served as a Rajya Sabha member.

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In which state PM Narendra Modi launched the ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ project?

िीएम नरेंद्र मोदी ने पकस राज्य में ‘महाबा-녍ह्मिुत्र’ िररयोिना शु셂 की?

a. Assam

b. Manipur

c. West Bengal

d. Arunachal Pradesh

Ans. Assam

Related Imp Points

. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’.

. He also laid the foundation stone of the longest river bridge of the country over the Brahmaputra between Dhubri in Assam and Phulbari in Meghalaya.

. He also launched the construction work of 8 km long Jorhat - Majuli bridge.

. He inaugurated the Ro-Pax vessel operations between Nimatighat -Majuli, North Guwahati-South Guwahati and Dhubri-Hatsingimari as well as Shilanyas of Inland Water Transport Terminal at Jogighopa.

. The Car-D (Cargo Data) portal and PANI (Portal for Asset and Navigation Information) portal also launched by him.

. Assam CM : Sarbananda Sonowal Governor : Jagdish Mukhi Capital : Dispur

. Brahmaputra : Flows through Tibet, India and Bangladesh with its origin in the Manasarovar Lake.

. Called ‘Luit’ in Assam

. Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet

. Siang/Dihang in Arunachal Pradesh

. Bhupen Hazarika : ‘Bard of the Brahmaputra’

. Main tributaries : Lhasa River, Lohit River, Dhansiri River, Kolong River, Kameng River, Manas River, Teesta River and Subansiri River.

. Assam state shares its borders with Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, and West Bengal.

. The state shares international borders with Bangladesh, and the Kingdom of Bhutan.

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Karim Khan has been elected as the new chief prosecutor for the international criminal court. He hails from which country?

करीम खान को अंतरराष्ट्र ीय आिरापधक अदालत के पलए नए मुख्य अपभयोिक के 셂ि में चुना गया है। वह पकस देश से है?

a. India

b. Britain

c. Pakistan

d. Bangladesh

Ans. Britain

Related Imp Points

. Parties to the International Criminal Court elected Britain's Karim Khan as the new prosecutor for a nine- year term starting on June 16.

. He will replace Fatou Bensouda from the Gambia.

. He is best known for heading the United Nations' special investigative team looking into Islamic State crimes in Iraq.

. The International Criminal Court location : The Hague, Netherlands.

. Total member states : 123

. Note : The United States is not a member of this court.

Which of the following has become the first international team to register 100 wins in T20 cricket?

पनम्नपलक्सखत में से कौन T20 पिकेट में 100 िीत दिव करने वाली िहली अंतरराष्ट्र ीय टीम बन गयी है? a. India

b. England

c. Pakistan

d. West Indies

Ans. Pakistan

Related Imp Points

. Pakistan defeated South Africa in the final T20I of the three-match series by 4 wickets to register 100th win in the shortest format of the game.

. They became the first men’s team to reach a century of T20I victories.

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Who won the Photographic Society of America’s Gold Award?

फोटोग्रापफक सोसायटी ऑ괼 अमेररका का गोर्ल् अवाडव पकसने िीता?

a. Astro Mohan

b. Varun Aditya

c. Jayant Sharma

d. Rathika Ramasamy

Ans. Astro Mohan

Related Imp Points

. Udupi-based senior news photographer Astro Mohan has won the Photographic Society of America’s Gold Award.

. Mr. Mohan’s photograph captioned “The Halt” depicting several hundred fishing boats docked at the Malpe Fishing Harbour in Udupi district, was awarded at the recent Dhaka International Photo Awards event.

PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the extension, renovation and modernisation of the Grand Anicut Canal System in which state?

िीएम नरेंद्र मोदी ने पकस राज्य में ग्रℂड एनीकट नहर प्रणाली के पवस्तार, नवीनीकरण और आधुपनकीकरण का पशलान्यास पकया?

a. Gujarat

b. Rajasthan

c. Tamil Nadu

d. Andhra Pradesh

Ans. Tamil Nadu

Related Imp Points

. PM Modi laid the foundation stone for the extension, renovation and modernisation of the Grand Anicut Canal System. . The canal is important for irrigation in the delta districts. The modernization of this canal will be taken up at a cost of Rs.2,640 crore, and will lead to an improvement in the water carrying capacity of the canals. . Grand Anicut/Kallanai Dam . The dam was constructed by King Karikala Chola of the Chola Dynasty in between the 100 BC- 100 century AD. The dam is located on the River Kaveri approximately 20km from the city of Tiruchirapalli.

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As per Financial Times’ Global MBA ranking, how many Indian B-schools have been ranked among the top 100 business schools in the world?

फाइनेंपशयल टाइ की ग्लोबल MBA रℂपकंग के अनुसार, दुपनया के शीषव 100 पबिनेस स्कूलों में से पकतने भारतीय बी- स्कूल शापमल हℂ?

a. 03

b. 05

c. 07

d. 10

Ans. 05

Related Imp Points

. The Financial Times’ Global MBA ranking that lists the top 100 business schools in the world is out and the Indian School of Business (ISB) has secured the 23rd rank in 2021.

.

HCL Technologies (HCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which IIT to collaborate in the area of cybersecurity?

HCL Technologies (HCL) ने पकस IIT के साथ साइबर स्पेस के क्षेत्र में सहयोग के पलए एक समझौता ज्ञािन (MoU) िर हस्ताक्षर पकए?

a. IIT Delhi

b. IIT Madras

c. IIT Kanpur

d. IIT Bombay

Ans. IIT Kanpur

Related Imp Points

. HCL Technologies (HCLhas entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) to collaborate in the area of cybersecurity.

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Thomas Jeyaraj, who passed away recently, was a prominent ____.

थॉमस ियराि, पिनका हाल ही में पनधन हो गया, एक िाने माने _____थे?

a. Actor

b. Scientist

c. Fashion designer

d. Child rights activist

Ans. Child rights activist

Related Imp Points

. Senior child rights activist Thomas Jeyaraj, who was the founder and director of the Centre for Child Rights and Development (CCRD) died.

Which of the following has won FICCI’s 'Most Innovative Agri Startup Award’ award?

पनम्नपलक्सखत में से पकसने FICCI का 'मोस्ट इनोवेपटव एग्री स्टाटवअि अवाडव' िुरस्कार िीता है?

a. AgNext

b. KrishiHub

c. Aquaconnect

d. Bioprime Agrisolutions

Ans. AgNext

Related Imp Points

. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) organised the 3rd edition of “Summit & Awards for Innovations by Agri Startups”.

. AgNext Technologies, a Chandigarh-based agritech startup, won the 'Most Innovative Agri Startup Award‘.

. Aquaconnect, wins the 1st runner up 'Best Agri Startup in Application of Digital Technologies (Mature Stage) Award’.

. Bioprime Agrisolutions Pvt Limited, a Pune-based agriculture start-up has won the Best Agri Start-Up (Industry Partnership) Award.

. FICCI : 1927

. HQs : New Delhi

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Which state government honoured Rangnath Pathare with Vinda Karandikar lifetime achievement award?

पकस राज्य सरकार ने रंगनाथ िठारे को पवंदा करंदीकर आिीवन उिलक्सब्ध िुरस्कार से सम्मापनत पकया?

a. Goa

b. Tamil Nadu

c. Maharashtra

d. Andhra Pradesh

Ans. Maharashtra

Related Imp Points

. Marathi writer Rangnath Pathare will be conferred with Vinda Karandikar lifetime achievement award instituted by the Maharashtra government’s Marathi language department.

. Pathare has penned several novels, including Tamrapat which won the prestigious Sahitya Academy award in 1999.

. The lifetime achievement award consists of Rs 5 lakh cash, a memento, and a citation.

Sudhir K Jain, who has been elected as an international member of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE), is the director of which IIT?

सुधीर के िैन, पिꅍें यूएस नेशनल एकेडमी ऑफ इंिीपनयररंग (NAE) के अंतरावष्ट्र ीय सदस्य के 셂ि में चुना गया है, पकस IIT के पनदेशक हℂ?

a. IIT Delhi

b. IIT Guwahati

c. IIT Hyderabad

d. IIT Gandhinagar

Ans. IIT Gandhinagar

Related Imp Points

. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar director and Padma Shri awardee Sudhir K Jain has been elected as an international member of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE), a premier independent body of eminent engineers, business leaders and academicians from across the globe.

. Presently, there are only 16 other international members from India in the US NAE, including Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani, N R Narayana Murthy, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Raghunath A Mashelkar.

. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020.

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Naman Ojha has announced his retirement from which sport?

नमन ओझा ने पकस खेल से अिने संन्यास की घोषणा की है?

a. Hockey

b. Cricket

c. Football

d. Kabaddi

Ans. Cricket

Related Imp Points

. Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

. The 37-year-old from Madhya Pradesh, who holds the record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in the Ranji Trophy, has featured in one Test, one ODI and two T20 Internationals.

Which state launched ‘KFON’ to provide high-speed, affordable internet connectivity to every household?

हर घर को उच्च गपत, सस्ती इंटरनेट कनेक्सक्टपवटी प्रदान करने के पलए पकस राज्य ने ‘KFON’ लॉन्च पकया?

a. Kerala

b. Telangana

c. Karnataka

d. Maharashtra

Ans. Kerala

Related Imp Points

. To bridge the digital divide by providing high-speed, affordable internet connectivity to every household, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the KFON (Kerala Fibre Optic Network) in the state.

. KFON is a joint venture of Kerala State IT Infrastructure Limited and Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). A consortium led by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) was selected to implement the project in March 2019.

. KFON is part of the Kerala government's effort to provide a digital infrastructure in the state.

. Governor : Arif Mohammad Khan Capital : Thiruvananthapuram

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िीबी सावंत, पिनका हाल ही में पनधन हो गया, िूवव ___ थे?

a. Chairman of DRDO

b. Supreme Court judge

c. Chairman of the Press Council of India

d. Both (b) and (c)

Ans. Both (b) and (c)

Related Imp Points

. Former Supreme Court judge PB Sawant died due to cardiac arrest at his residence here in Maharashtra.

. He was also part of a panel that conducted an investigation into the 2002 Gujarat riots.

. Justice Sawant had also served as chairman of the Press Council of India.

. In 1989, Justice Sawant was appointed judge of the Supreme Court.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of a statue of warrior King Suheldev at which place in Uttar Pradesh?

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने उत्तर प्रदेश के पकस थान िर रािा सुहेलदेव की प्रपतमा की आधारपशला रखी?

a. Agra

b. Bahraich

c. Chandauli

d. Muzaffarnagar

Ans. Bahraich

Related Imp Points

. PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a statue of warrior king Suheldev of Shravasti in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich.

. He also unveiled through video conferencing programmes for beautification of Shravasti, Chittora Lake and Bahraich.

. He inaugurated a medical college in Bahraich named after Suheldev.

. King Suheldev, an icon of the Rajbhar community, had defeated and killed the Ghaznavid general Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud in a battle on the banks of the Chittora lake in Bahraich in 1033.

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Who has been elected as the President of the Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI)?

भारत फामावस्युपटकल प्रोड्यूससव संगठन (ओिीिीआई) के अध्यक्ष के 셂ि में पकसे चुना गया है?

a. S Sridhar

b. Nitika Garg

c. Alok Sharma

d. Sharad Tyagi

Ans. S Sridhar

Related Imp Points

. The Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) has elected S Sridhar as its next President. The term is for a period of two years and is effective from February 15, 2021.

. He takes over from Sharad Tyagi, former MD, Boehringer Ingelheim India.

. The Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) was established in 1965 and represents the research-based pharmaceutical companies in India.

Which trade association estimated that India’s information technology sector is set to post a 2.3 per cent rise in revenues to USD 194 billion in the current fiscal?

पकस टरेड एसोपसएशन ने अनुमान लगाया पक चालू पवत्त वषव में भारत का सूचना प्रौद्योपगकी क्षेत्र, रािस्व में 2.3 प्रपतशत की वृक्सि के साथ 194 पबपलयन अमरीकी डालर तक िंचेगा?

a. CII

b. FICCI

c. NASSCOM

d. ASSOCHAM

Ans. NASSCOM

Related Imp Points

. NASSCOM : National Association of Software and Service Companies . Exports for the fiscal year ending March 2021 are set to grow 1.9 per cent to USD 150 billion while domestic revenues are projected to rise at a faster clip of 3.4 per cent to USD 45 billion . NASSCOM President : Debjani Ghosh . Established : In 1988

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Lee Maan Ki won the 7th International IIHM Young Chef Olympiad 2021. He hails from which region?

ली मान की ने 7वां अंतरावष्ट्र ीय IIHM यंग शेफ ओलंपियाड 2021 िीता। वह पकस थान से हℂ? a. Macau

b. Hainan

c. Xinjiang

d. Hong Kong

Ans. Hong Kong

Related Imp Points

. Lee Maan Ki from Hong Kong won the 7th International IIHM Young Chef Olympiad 2021 organised at International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) Kolkata’s campus.

. Besides a gold medal, she has won a cash prize of $10,000.

. The silver medal is secured by Srijaenthi Natraj of UAE, and Jessica Louise Hoskins of New Zealand received bronze.

. Hong Kong is a metropolitan area and special administrative region of the People's Republic of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta of the South China Sea.

. It was transferred by Britain to China in 1997.

. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of "one country, two systems".

Who has been conferred the SKOCH Chief Minister of the Year award?

SKOCH मुख्यमंत्री िुरस्कार से पकसे सम्मापनत पकया गया है?

a. Pramod Sawant

b. Mamta Banerjee

c. Trivendra Singh Rawat

d. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

Ans. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

Related Imp Points

. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was presented the SKOCH Chief Minister of the Year award, in recognition of his government's "revolutionary measures" in governance in the past two years.

. SKOCH group chairman Sameer Kochhar handed over the award to the Chief Minister at the latter's camp office here.

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Exercise ‘Jidar-ul-Hadeed’ was conducted by which country?

'पिदर-उल-हदीद' सेना अभ्यास पकस देश द्वारा संचापलत पकया गया?

a. India

b. Turkey

c. Pakistan

d. Bangladesh

Ans. Pakistan

Related Imp Points

. The Pakistan Army is holding a month-long exercise ‘Jidar-ul-Hadeed’ in the Thar Desert in Sindh province to prepare for conflict in an extreme desert environment.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated more than 57,000 water structures constructed under 'Jalabhishekam' campaign in which state?

रक्षा मंत्री रािनाथ पसंह ने पकस राज्य में 'िलापभषेकम' अपभयान के तहत पनपमवत 57,000 से अपधक िल संरचनाओं का उदट घाटन पकया?

a. Kerala

b. Maharashtra

c. Uttar Pradesh

d. Madhya Pradesh

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Related Imp Points

. These water structures were created during COVID era by linking the work with the MNREGA scheme.

. These water structures will irrigate two and a half lakh hectares of land in the state, it will not submerge a single inch of land of the farmer.

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Which bank will provide $400 million to Maldives to fund Greater Male Connectivity Project?

मालदीव को ग्रेटर माले कनेक्सक्टपवटी प्रोिेक्ट के पलए कौन सा बℂक 400 पमपलयन डॉलर देगा?

a. SBI

b. PNB

c. Exim Bank

d. Federal Bank

Ans. Exim Bank

Related Imp Points

. Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) will provide $400 million to Maldives to fund Greater Male Connectivity Project.

. The 6.7 km Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP) will be the largest civilian infrastructure project in Maldives, connecting Male with three neighbouring islands — Villingili, Gulhifahu and Thilafushi.

. The Export-Import Bank of India Act was passed in September 1981 and the Bank commenced its operations in March 1982.

. Headquarters: Mumbai

Which bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for e-dealer financing?

पकस बℂक ने ई-डीलर पवत्तिोषण के पलए इंपडयन ऑयल कॉिोरेशन (IOC) के साथ एक समझौता ज्ञािन (MoU) िर हस्ताक्षर पकए हℂ?

a. SBI

b. PNB

c. HDFC Bank

d. Bank of Baroda

Ans. PNB

Related Imp Points

. Punjab National Bank (PNB) has signed a memorandum of understanding with IndianOil Corporation to cater to the financing needs of dealers.

. The initiative will benefit IndianOil dealers with credit facilities at lower interest rates, nil margin and with minimum or zero collateral requirements through the PNB e-Dealer scheme.

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Which of the following has been selected as the first member from India for ‘The Circulars Accelerator Programme 2021’?

पनम्नपलक्सखत में से पकसे ‘द सकुव लर एिेलेरेटर प्रोग्राम 2021’ के पलए भारत से िहले सदस्य के 셂ि में चुना गया है?

a. Rivigo

b. Saahas

c. Meesho

d. Recykal

Ans. Recykal

Related Imp Points

. Digital waste-com firm Recykal has been selected as the first member from India for The Circulars Accelerator Programme 2021.

. The programme will connect industry leaders with 17 circular-economy entrepreneurs to scale up cross- sector value-chain innovation.

. Abhay Deshpande : Founder, Recykal.

Which Small Finance Bank launched India's first FASTag powered truck terminal?

पकस लघु पवत्त बℂक ने भारत का िहला FASTag संचापलत टरक टपमवनल लॉन्च पकया?

a. AU Small Finance Bank

b. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

c. Equitas Small Finance Bank

d. Fincare Small Finance Bank

Ans. Equitas Small Finance Bank

Related Imp Points

. Equitas Small Finance Bank has partnered with Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) and Ocean Highway Facilities and Solutions for launching country's first FASTag powered truck terminal at Khalapur, Maharashtra on the Yashwantrao Chavan Mumbai - Pune Expressway.

. The terminal has a capacity of 160 trucks, which can be parked in at any given point in time.

. SFBs are established as public limited companies in the private sector under the Companies Act, 2013.

. The minimum paid-up voting equity capital for small finance banks shall be Rs.200 crore.

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Who has been appointed as the Executive Secretary of the UN Capital Development Fund?

संयुक्त राष्ट्र के िूंिी पवकास कोष (UNCDF) के कायवकारी सपचव के 셂ि में पकसे पनयुक्त पकया गया है? a. Ali Zaidi

b. Preeti Sinha

c. Vinay Reddy

d. Tarun Chhabra

Ans. Preeti Sinha

Related Imp Points

. The UN Capital Development Fund has appointed Indian-origin investment and development banker Preeti Sinha as its Executive Secretary, whose focus will be on providing micro-finance assistance to women, youth, small and medium-sized enterprises in under-served communities.

. UNCDF : Established in 1966, this New York-headquarted organisation provides micro-finance access to Least Developed Countries (LDCs), with the mandate to unlock the full potential of public and private finance.

The union cabinet has approved the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing of telecom and networking equipment in the country, with an outlay of _____.

केंद्रीय मंपत्रमंडल ने देश में दू रसंचार और नेटवपकिंग उिकरणों के पनमावण के पलए उत्पादन-पलं啍ड प्रोत्साहन (PLI) स्कीम को _____ के िररव्यय के साथ मंिूरी दी?

a. Rs 10,195 crore

b. Rs 11,195 crore

c. Rs 12,195 crore

d. Rs 15,195 crore

Ans. Rs 12,195 crore

Related Imp Points

. The union cabinet has approved the production-linked incentive (PLI) for manufacturing of telecom and networking equipment in the country, with an outlay of Rs 12,195 crore over a period of five years.

. The scheme, which will come into effect from April 1, 2021.

. The government has proposed 1 percent higher incentive for MSMEs in the first three years. For MSMEs, while the minimum investment threshold is set at Rs 10 crore, for others it is Rs 100 crore.

. Union minister of electronics and information technology : Ravi Shankar Prasad

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Which documentary film won the prestigious audience award at the Sundance Film Festival, 2021?

सनडांस पफल्म फेक्सस्टवल 2021 में पकस डाक्यूमेंटरी पफल्म ने प्रपतपष्ठत दशवक (Audience) िुरस्कार िीता?

a. Umrika

b. Masaan

c. Writing with Fire

d. Fire in the Mountains

Ans. Writing with Fire

Related Imp Points

. Writing with Fire, a documentary film that follows the rise of Khabar Lahariya, an online news portal run by a team of Dalit women, has gone on to win the prestigious audience award at the Sundance Film Festival, 2021.

. The documentary drama, which marks the directorial debut of the wife-and-husband team of Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh, traces the journey of the journalists who belong to the marginalised communities.

Which bank has partnered with Pune-based non-banking financial company LoanTap Credit Products for MSME loans?

पकस बℂक ने MSME ऋण के पलए िुणे क्सथत गैर-बℂपकंग पवत्तीय कंिनी LoanTap Credit products के साथ भागीदारी की है?

a. Canara Bank

b. Bank of India

c. Bank of Maharashtra

d. Central Bank of India

Ans. Bank of Maharashtra

Related Imp Points

. Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has entered into a co-lending agreement with Pune-based non-banking financial company LoanTap Credit Products for MSME loans.

. MD & CEO of BoM : A S Rajeev

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Who authored the book titled ‘The Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Good News’?

‘The Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Good News’ नामक िुस्तक की लेक्सखका कौन हℂ?

a. Anita Desai

b. Shobbha De

c. Meghna Pant

d. Jhumpha Lahiri

Ans. Meghna Pant

Who will be the chairman of an eight-member expert committee on Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs), set up by the RBI?

RBI द्वारा थापित प्राथपमक (शहरी) सहकारी बℂकों (UCB) के पलए गपठत आठ सदस्यीय पवशेषज्ञ सपमपत का अध्यक्ष कौन होगा?

a. R. N. Joshi

b. N. C. Muniyapp

c. N. S. Vishwanathan

d. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

Ans. N. S. Vishwanathan

Related Imp Points

. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) constituted an eight-member expert committee on Primary (Urban) Co- operative Banks (UCBs) to examine issues and provide a road map for strengthening the sector.

. The eight-member committee will be chaired by former RBI deputy governor NS Vishwanathan.

. Former NABARD Chairman Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, retired IAS officers N. C. Muniyappa and R. N. Joshi, IIM Bangalore professor M. S. Sriram are among other members of the committee. Neeraj Nigam, Chief General Manager-in-Charge of the central bank's Department of Regulation, will be the Convenor of the committee.

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Kotak Mahindra Bank launched which service that will allow its users to send money abroad directly from their mobile phones?

कोटक मपहंद्रा बℂक ने कौन सी सेवा शु셂 की िो उियोगकतावओं को अिने मोबाइल फोन से सीधे पवदेशों में िैसा भेिने की अनुमपत देगा?

a. Kotak Pay

b. Kotak Edit

c. Kotak Safe

d. Kotak Remit

Ans. Kotak Remit

Related Imp Points

. Kotak Mahindra Bank announced the launch of its outward forex remittance service, Kotak Remit, on mobile that will allow users to send money abroad directly from their mobile phones.

To transform its business support systems and IT systems, Telefónica Germany/O2 has signed an agreement with Wipro and which of the following company?

अिने पबिनेस सिोटव पसस्टम और आईटी पसस्टम को टरांसफॉमव करने के पलए, Telefónica Germany/O ने Wipro और पकस कंिनी के साथ एक समझौते िर हस्ताक्षर पकए हℂ?

a. HCL

b. TCS

c. Infosys

d. Tech Mahindra

Ans. Tech Mahindra

Related Imp Points

. Indian tech majors Wipro and Tech Mahindra have signed agreements with Telefónica Germany/O2 for transforming the telecommunications provider's business support systems and IT systems.

. Tech Mahindra will drive end-to-end IT transformation at Telefónica Germany/O2 and support the latter in delivering faster product launches and provide a more ''human-centred'' experience to its customers in the mass market segment.

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Which of the following has appointed Gautam Kaushik as its second group president in the company?

पनम्नपलक्सखत में से पकसने गौतम कौपशक को कंिनी में अिना दू सरा समूह अध्यक्ष पनयुक्त पकया है?

a. Paytm

b. PhonePe

c. BharatPe

d. Google Pay

Ans. BharatPe

Related Imp Points

. BharatPe announced the appointment of Gautam Kaushik as its second group president in the company.

. Prior to joining BharatPe, Gautam was the chief executive officer and managing director of PAYBACK India.

Geothe-Institut, that recently launched Kinderuniversity (a free online platform) in Hindi, is the flagship institution to study ___ in India?

पियोटेक्ट-इंस्टीट्यूट, पिसने हाल ही में पहंदी में Kinderuniversity (एक मुफ्त ऑनलाइन मंच) लॉन्च पकया है, भारत में ___ के अध्ययन वाला प्रमुख संथान है?

a. French

b. German

c. English

d. Russian

Ans. German

Related Imp Points

. Goethe-Institut, the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany has launched the Digital Kinderuniversity in Hindi.

. Goethe-Institut is the flagship institution to study German in India.

. Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan : New Delhi

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Which of the following has received the ‘Asia Environmental Enforcement Award-2020’ awarded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)?

पनम्नपलक्सखत में से पकसने संयुक्त राष्ट्र ियाववरण कायविम (UNEP) द्वारा ‘एपशया ियाववरण प्रवतवन िुरस्कार -2020’ प्राप्त पकया है?

a. Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)

b. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB)

c. Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI)

d. National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)

Ans. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB)

Related Imp Points

. Environmental crime is the fourth largest illegal activity after drug smuggling, counterfeiting and human trafficking.

. The 2020 winners of the 5th Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards are:

1. Sudarshan Panthee & Birendra Singh Johari, Central Investigation Bureau, Nepal Police

2. Philippines Operation Group on Ivory and the Illegal Wildlife Trade (POGI)

3. Operasi Bersepadu Khazanah (Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) Peninsular Malaysia & Royal Malaysia Police Taskforce)

4. Sasmita Lenka, Divisional Forest Officer, Athgarh Forest Division

5. John Simon, District Customs Collector, Philippines Bureau of Customs

6. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, India

7. Enforcement Division, Department of Environment, Malaysia

8. Adi Karya Tobing, Police Chief Commissioner of Indonesian National Police, Sugeng Irianto, Police Commissioner of Indonesian National Police, & Rasio Ridho Sani, Director General for Law Enforcement, Ministry of Environment and Forestry

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Which of the following launched its flagship program called ‘Priceless India’?

पनम्नपलक्सखत में से पकसने अिना एक प्रमुख कायविम ‘Priceless India' लांच पकया?

a. PayU

b. Razorpay

c. Instamojo

d. MasterCard

Ans. MasterCard

Related Imp Points

. Mastercard announced the launch of its flagship Priceless program in India. The program – known as Priceless India – will enable domestic and global travellers who are Mastercard cardholders to attain unique insights and exclusive access to several unparalleled experiences in the country.

. It will launch 16 short films that will introduce several unique aspects of India’s most iconic cities and destinations for tourists.

. Mastercard cardholders will get a chance to partake in these experiences in real-time through curated packages that can be purchased online.

Veteran Congress leader Captain Satish Sharma, who recently passed away, held which portfolio in the P.V. Narasimha Rao government?

वररष्ठ कांग्रेस नेता कैप्टन सतीश शमाव, पिनका हाल ही में पनधन हो गया, वें िी.वी. नरपसा राव सरकार में पकस मंत्रालय के प्रभारी थे ?

a. Union Minister of Steel

b. Union Petroleum Minister

c. Minister of Rural Development

d. Union Minister of Science and Technology

Ans. Union Petroleum Minister

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. Former Union minister and a three-time Lok Sabha MP from Congress, Captain Satish Sharma passed away.

. He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991 from Amethi after Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.

. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Amethi again in 1996, and after losing in Amethi in 1998, he was elected again to Lok Sabha from Raebareli in 1999.

. Captain Satish Sharma was a Rajya Sabha member for three terms representing the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

. He had pursued Airlines Transport Pilots Rating Course and was trained at Kansas city, the USA.

Which of the following has sanctioned Rs. 2978 crore for irrigation works in Cauvery basin in Tamil Nadu?

पनम्नपलक्सखत में से पकसने तपमलनाडु में कावेरी बेपसन में पसंचाई कायⴂ के पलए 2978 करोड 셁िये स्वीकृत पकए हℂ?

a. NABARD

b. World Bank

c. State Bank of India

d. Asian Development Bank

Ans. NABARD

Related Imp Points

. Dr. G R Chintala, Chairman NABARD handed over the sanction letter to the Chief Minister, Government of Tamil Nadu, Thiru Edappadi K Palaniswami for implementation of Extension, Renovation and Modernization works of Cauvery Sub basin Irrigation System with a financial assistance of Rs. 2978 crore.

. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Founded: 12 July 1982 (on the recommendations of B. Sivaramman Committee)

. NABARD is fully owned by Government of India.

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Who has been appointed as Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?

संयुक्त राष्ट्र पवकास कायविम (UNDP) के अवर महासपचव एवं एसोपसएट एडपमपनस्टरेटर के 셂ि में पकसे पनयुक्त पकया गया है?

a. Preeti Sinha

b. Anita Bhatia

c. Vinay Reddy

d. Usha Rao-Monari

Ans. Usha Rao-Monari

Related Imp Points

. Leading investment professional Usha Rao-Monari of India has been appointed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres as Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

. UNDP Headquarters: New York, United States

. Head: Achim Steiner

Mahender Singh Kanyal has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?

महेन्द्र पसंह कन्याल को पकस देश में भारत के अगले रािदू त के 셂ि में पनयुक्त पकया गया है?

a. Syria

b. Oman

c. Qatar

d. Yemen

Ans. Syria

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. Capital: Damascus

. President: Bashar al-Assad

. Prime minister: Hussein Arnous

. Currency: Syrian pound

. Famous cities : Aleppo, Bursa, Palmyra, Idlib, Raqqa and Darra.

Which bank won the Global HRD Congress awards?

पकस बℂक ने ग्लोबल HRD Congress िुरस्कार िीता?

a. Canara Bank

b. State Bank of India

c. Union Bank of India

d. Punjab National Bank

Ans. Union Bank of India

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. Union Bank of India was awarded “Best Service Provider” in Human Resources and also the best institution for “Excellence in Learning & Development” at the 29th Global HRD Congress awards function.

. Kalyan Kumar, Chief General Manager, HR was named as “Chief Human Resources Officer of the Year”.

. Global HRD Congress Awards are given to institutions annually for the best HR practices under different categories.

. Union Bank of India CEO and MD : Rajkiran Rai G.

. Headquarters : Mumbai

World Day of Social Justice is celebrated on which day?

पवश्व सामापिक न्याय पदवस पकस पदन मनाया िाता है??

a. 17th February

b. 18th February

c. 19th February

d. 20th February

Ans. 20th February

Related Imp Points

. On 26 November 2007, the General Assembly declared that, starting from the sixty-third session of the General Assembly, 20 February will be celebrated annually as the World Day of Social Justice.

. The International Labour Organization unanimously adopted the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization on 10 June 2008.

. 2021 Theme: “A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy”

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Which city has been recognized as a ‘2020 Tree City of the World’?

पकस शहर को ‘2020 टरी पसटी ऑफ द वर्ल्व’ के 셂ि में मान्यता दी गई है?

a. Surat

b. Bhopal

c. Hyderabad

d. Thiruvananthapuram

Ans. Hyderabad

Related Imp Points

. Hyderabad has earned international recognition as one of the 51 ‘Tree Cities of the World’ by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.

. The recognition is for the commitment of the city to growing and maintaining urban forest.

The government has decided to infuse how much capital amount into the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) in the next financial year?

सरकार ने अगले पवत्तीय वषव में एििोटव-इिोटव बℂक ऑफ इंपडया (एक्सिम बℂक) में पकतनी िूूँिी लगाने का फैसला पकया है?

a. Rs 1,100 crore

b. Rs 1,300 crore

c. Rs 1,500 crore

d. Rs 1,700 crore

Ans. Rs 1,500 crore

Related Imp Points

. The government has decided to infuse Rs 1,500 crore capital into state-owned Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) in the next financial year.

. The government doubled the authorised capital of the bank from Rs 10,000 crore to Rs 20,000 crore in 2019.

. Established in 1982, the bank primarily lends for exports from India, including supporting overseas buyers and Indian suppliers for export of developmental and infrastructure projects, equipment, goods and services from the country.

. HQs : Mumbai

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Recently, the Cabinet approved a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) with Mauritius. Who is the Prime Minister of Mauritius?

हाल ही में, कैपबनेट ने मॉरीशस के साथ व्यािक आपथवक सहयोग और भागीदारी समझौते (CECPA) को मंिूरी दी। मॉरीशस के प्रधानमंत्री कौन हℂ?

a. Arif Alvi

b. Pravind Jugnauth

c. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

d. Chandrikapersad Santokhi

Ans. Pravind Jugnauth

Related Imp Points

. The Cabinet approved a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) with Mauritius.

. The India-Mauritius CECPA will be the first trade Agreement to be signed by India with a country in Africa.

. Capital : Port Louis

. Currency : Mauritian rupee (MUR)

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Which bank has entered into a strategic partnership with fintech company Vayana Network to offer channel financing service for MSMEs?

MSMEs को चैनल पवत्तिोषण (financing) सेवा प्रदान करने के पलए पफनटेक कंिनी Vayana Network के साथ पकस बℂक ने रणनीपतक साझेदारी की है?

a. Canara Bank

b. Bank of India

c. Bank of Maharashtra

d. Central Bank of India

Ans. Bank of Maharashtra

Related Imp Points

. Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) entered into a strategic partnership with fintech company Vayana Network to offer channel financing service for MSMEs.

. Vayana is India’s largest supply chain financing platform offering financial support to MSMEs.

. Through this partnership, BoM has launched the Mahabank Channel Financing Scheme to provide short- term credit to meet funding requirement of dealers and vendors of corporates.

. MD & CEO of BoM : A S Rajeev

The I-ACE Hackathon, that was seen in news recently, was organized jointly by India and which country?

I-ACE हैकथॉन, िो हाल ही में खबरों में रहा, भारत और पकस देश द्वारा संयुक्त 셂ि से आयोपित पकया गया था?

a. China

b. Japan

c. Australia

d. Cambodia

Ans. Australia

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. On 19 February 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Hon Scott Morrison, the Prime Minister of Australia felicitated the participants of India Australia Circular Economy Hackathon(I-ACE) at a virtual award ceremony.

. The I-ACE Hackathon was organized jointly by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, India and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia with the aim of enabling students and start- ups/MSMEs from both countries to present innovative solutions for the development of a circular economy across the food system value chain.

. I-ACE Hackathon was launched on 16 October 2020.

. Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India : Prof. K. VijayRaghavan

Which non-banking lender has launched a new vertical, called 'Gro Micro’ to support 50,000 small businesses by 2022?

पकस गैर-बℂपकंग ऋणदाता ने 2022 तक 50,000 छोटे व्यवसायों का समथवन करने के पलए 'ग्रो माइिो' नामक एक नया वटीकल लॉन्च पकया है?

a. Ugro Capital

b. Bajaj Finance

c. HDB Finance

d. Muthoot Finance

Ans. Ugro Capital

Related Imp Points

. Mid-sized non-banking lender Ugro Capital launched a new vertical, called 'Gro Micro’.

. 'Gro Micro' will offer both unsecured and secured small-ticket loans to micro businesses to help them sustain and also to meet working capital or for business expansion.

. With the launch of 'Gro Micro', the company aims to reach out to over 5 lakh small businesses across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Telangana and Rajasthan.

. Ugro Capital Executive Chairman and MD : Shachindra Nath

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The ancient Kanchoth festival was observed in which state/UT?

प्राचीन कांचोथ उत्सव पकस राज्य / केंद्रशापसत प्रदेश में मनाया गया?

a. Bihar

b. Karnataka

c. Uttar Pradesh

d. Jammu & Kashmir

Ans. Jammu & Kashmir

Related Imp Points

. The ancient Kanchoth festival, a symbol of ancient Nag culture, was observed with religious fervour and gaiety across Chenab valley region of Jammu and Kashmir. . Like 'Karva Chouth' in other parts of the country, Kanchoth or GauriTritiya, the festival is celebrated with enthusiasm across Chenab valley every year during the 'Shukla Paksha of Magh month' in January or February. . Lt. Governor : Manoj Sinha . Capitals : Jammu (winter)/Srinagar(summer)

Recently, who won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020?

हाल ही में, अभयारण्य लाइफटाइम सपववस अवाडव 2020 पकसने िीता है?

a. Sunita Narain

b. Vandana Shiva

c. Sunderlal Bahuguna

d. S Theodore Baskaran

Ans. S Theodore Baskaran

Related Imp Points

. Sanctuary Nature Foundation honours conservation hero S Theodore Baskaran with Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020, instituted by the Sanctuary Nature Foundation’s Sanctuary Wildlife Service Awards, for his role in wildlife conservation and his continuing legacy of writings in Tamil and English to the conservation discourse.

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Multinational maritime exercise Aman-21 was organized by which country?

बराष्ट्र ीय समुद्री अभ्यास अमन -21 पकस देश द्वारा आयोपित पकया गया? a. India

b. Pakistan

c. Bangladesh

d. Saudi Arabia

Ans. Pakistan

Related Imp Points

. The multinational maritime exercise was organised by the Pakistan Navy in the Arabian Sea.

. Forty five countries, including the US, Russia, China, and Turkey, participated in the exercise.

Cricketer Faf du Plessis has announced his retirment from test cricket. Which team did he represent over the years?

पिकेटर फाफ डु प्लेपसस ने टेस्ट पिकेट से संन्यास लेने की घोषणा की है। उꅍोंने पकस टीम को ररप्रेिेंट पकया?

a. Australia

b. England

c. West Indies

d. South Africa

Ans. South Africa

Related Imp Points

. Faf du Plessis, the South Africa captain, has announced that he is retiring from Test cricket with immediate effect.

. Du Plessis retires from the format having played 69 Tests for South Africa, scoring 4163 runs at 40.02, including 10 centuries.

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As per a report by India Ratings and Research, the aggregate fiscal deficit of states is likely to be at what per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021-22?

इंपडया रेपटंग्स एंड ररसचव की एक ररिोटव के अनुसार, राज्यों का कुल रािकोषीय घाटा 2021-22 में सकल घरेलू उत्पाद (िीडीिी) के पकतने प्रपतशत रहने की संभावना है?

a. 4.1%

b. 4.3%

c. 4.6%

d. 5.1%

Ans. 4.3%

Related Imp Points

. The aggregate fiscal deficit of states is likely to be at 4.3 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021-22 compared to 4.6 per cent in 2020-21, says a report by India Ratings and Research.

. The rating agency has revised the outlook on state finances to stable for FY22 from stable-to-negative.

. The agency estimates the nominal GDP to grow 14.5 per cent in FY22.

Recently, who surpassed Harbhajan Singh to become the second highest -taker in Tests played in India?

हाल ही में, हरभिन पसंह को िीछे छोड भारत में खेले गए टेस्ट मैचों में सबसे ज्यादा पवकेट लेने वाले दू सरे गेंदबाज कौन बने?

a. R. Ashwin

b. Umesh Yadav

c. Ishant Sharma

d. Ravindra Jadeja

Ans. R. Ashwin

Related Imp Points

. Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin surpassed Harbhajan Singh to become the second highest wicket- taker in Tests played in India.

. Ashwin got past Harbhajan, who took 265 wickets in India at an average of 28.76, by dismissing Ben Stokes with a perfect off-spinner on the second day of the second Test against England.

. Ashwin's 266 wickets at home has come at an average of 22.67. Spin legend Anil Kumble is the leading wicket-taker in Tests in India with 350 scalps at an average of 24.88.

. Kumble is also India's leading wicket-takers in Tests with 619 scalps to his game. The legendary Kapil Dev is second with 434 wickets.

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Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production (EOGEPL), has signed a MoU with which Institute for advanced research on CBM Technological Innovations?

एस्सार ऑयल एंड गैस एिप्लोरेशन एंड प्रोडक्शन (ईओिीईिीएल) ने सीबीएम टेक्नोलॉपिकल इनोवेशन िर उन्नत शोध के पलए पकस संथान के साथ एक समझौता ज्ञािन िर हस्ताक्षर पकए हℂ?

a. IIT Delhi

b. IIT Madras

c. IIT Bombay

d. IIT Dhanbad

Ans. IIT Dhanbad

Related Imp Points

. Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production (EOGEPL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for collaboration with the Indian School of Mines (IIT-ISM), Dhanbad (Jharkhand), to jointly work on research and development of various advanced CBM technological innovations indigenously.

. CBM : coal-bed methane

Dighi Port, seen in news recently, is located in which state?

हाल ही में खबरों में रहा पदघी िोटव, पकस राज्य में क्सथत है?

a. Goa

b. Odisha

c. Karnataka

d. Maharashtra

Ans. Maharashtra

Related Imp Points

. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent stake of Dighi Port Ltd (DPL) for Rs 705 crore.

. Adani Ports is the largest port developer and operator in India with 12 strategically located ports and terminals.

. Mundra, Dahej, Tuna and Hazira in Gujarat

. Dhamra in Odisha

. Mormugao in Goa

. Visakhapatnam and Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh

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Which space agency recently released the first images of Mars taken by its ‘Perseverance’ rover?

पकस अंतररक्ष एिेंसी ने हाल ही में अिने ‘Perseverance’ रोवर द्वारा ली गई मंगल की िहली तस्वीरों को िारी पकया?

a. ISRO

b. NASA

c. JAXA

d. Roscosmos

Ans. NASA

Related Imp Points

. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Perseverance rover successfully landed on Mars’ Jezero crater.

. The goal is to look for biosignatures (or fossils) in the dried up lake bed at Jezero Crater.

. Perseverance will produce oxygen on the Martian surface for the first time, using atmospheric CO2 from the Martian atmosphere.

. Indian-American Dr Swati Mohan spearheaded the development of attitude control and the landing system for the rover. Besides that she was the lead systems engineer throughout the development.

. There are currently 10 spacecraft from five different space agencies — the United States, European Union, India, China, and the United Arab Emirates — either orbiting or on the ground on Mars.

. NASA has a lander (Mars InSight), a rover (Curiosity), and three orbiters (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey, MAVEN).

. India : Mangalyaan-1 orbiter

. The EU has 2 orbiters : Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

. China Tianwen-1 orbiter

. UAE : Hope orbiter

Who became the most expensive uncapped player in IPL history?

आईिीएल इपतहास में सबसे महंगे अनकैꥍड क्सखलाडी कौन बने?

a. Deepak Hooda

b. Kedar Jhadhav

c. Arjun Tendulkar

d. Krishnappa Gowtham

Ans. Krishnappa Gowtham

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. Karnataka’s Krishnappa Gowtham became the most expensive uncapped player in the history of (IPL).

. The 32-year-old off-spinner, who had a base price of Rs 20 lakh, was sold to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for Rs 9.25 crore during the auction for IPL 2021.

Naomi Osaka won the Australian Open by defeating whom in the final?

नाओमी ओसाका ने फाइनल में पकसको हराकर ऑस्टरेपलयन ओिन िीता?

a. Jennifer Brady

b. Caroline Garcia

c. Serena Williams

d. Garbine Muguruza

Ans. Jennifer Brady

Related Imp Points

. Naomi Osaka (Japan) took her Grand Slam (US) tally up to four after she beat Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 in the women’s singles final of the 2021 Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

. The Australian and United States tournaments are played on hard courts, the French on clay, and Wimbledon on grass.

. Wimbledon is the oldest, founded in 1877, followed by the US in 1881, the French in 1891, and the Australian in 1905.

Which country has become the European Union’s largest trade partner?

कौन सा देश यूरोिीय संघ का सबसे बडा व्यािार भागीदार बन गया है?

a. India

b. China

c. Japan

d. Saudi Arabia

Ans. China

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. China is now the EU's biggest trading partner, overtaking the US in 2020.

. The latest data from Eurostat shows China has become the EU's largest trade partner for the first time, surpassing the US by 5.2 billion euro ($6.16 billion). From January to July, trade between China and the EU rose 2.6 percent to 328.7 billion euro amid COVID-19.

. China is now the EU's largest source of imports, accounting for 21.9 percent of its total imports, and the third-largest export market at 10.3 percent, Eurostat said.

Who won IPI’s India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2020?

ित्रकाररता में उत्कृष्ट्ता के पलए आईिीआई इंपडया अवाडव 2020 पकसने िीता?

a. Ritika Chopra

b. Sumit Awasthi

c. Prabhu Chawla

d. Anjana Om Kashyap

Ans. Ritika Chopra

Related Imp Points

. The International Press Institute’s Indian National Committee has named Ritika Chopra, Senior Assistant Editor, The Indian Express, as the recipient of IPI’s India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2020.

. Chopra was selected for her “exclusive reports on the working of the Election Commission during the 2019 Lok Sabha election which exposed the divide in the Commission and the unusual tardiness when it came to dealing with poll code violations”.

Name the 14-year-old girl, who has created a world record by becoming the fastest special girl to swim 14 kilometres in open water?

उस 14 वषीय लडकी का नाम बताइए, पिसने ओिन वाटर में 14 पकलोमीटर तैरकर पवश्व ररकॉडव बनाया है?

a. Jiya Rai

b. Bhakti Sharma

c. Shikha Tandon

d. Shivani Kataria

Ans. Jiya Rai

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. 14-year-old Jiya Rai has created a world record by becoming the fastest special girl to swim 14 kilometres in open water.

. She covered the distance from Elephanta Island to Gateway of India in three hours, 27 minutes and 30 seconds, thus earning her a spot in the India Book of Records, Asian Book of Records, and Limca Book of Records for the youngest and first special girl in the world to achieve this milestone.

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the Atal Paryavaran Bhavan in which Union Territory?

केंद्रीय ियाववरण, वन और िलवायु िररवतवन मंत्री प्रकाश िावडेकर ने पकस केंद्र शापसत प्रदेश में अटल ियाववरण भवन का उदट घाटन पकया?

a. Ladakh

b. Chandigarh

c. Puducherry

d. Lakshadweep

Ans. Lakshadweep

Related Imp Points

. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the Atal Paryavaran Bhavan at Lakshadweep.

. Lakshadweep (Capital: Kavaratti) is a group of 36 islands.

. India’s smallest Union Territory Lakshadweep is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq km. It is a uni-district Union Territory and comprises of 12 atolls, three reefs, five submerged banks and ten inhabited islands.

. Minicoy Island, Pitti Bird Sanctuary, Kalpeni Island, Agatti Island, Kiltan Island, Kadmat Island and Bangaram Island.

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India's First IKEA Shopping Mall to be opened in which city?

भारत का िहला IKEA शॉपिंग मॉल पकस शहर में खोला िाएगा?

a. Pune

b. Noida

c. Jaipur

d. Hyderabad

Ans. Noida

Related Imp Points

. Ingka Centres, part of the Ingka Group that includes IKEA Retail and Ingka Investments, plans to invest close to Rs 5,500 crore (over 600 million euros) for a shopping mall spread across a 48,000 square metre plot in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

. Ikea opened its first store in India during 2018 in Hyderabad and the second Ikea store in India in Mumbai two months ago.

Who has appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of OneWeb?

OneWeb के मुख्य पवत्तीय अपधकारी (सीएफओ) के 셂ि में पकसे पनयुक्त पकया गया है?

a. Rajiv Suri

b. Priya Sinha

c. Sandeep Kataria

d. Srikanth Balachandran

Ans. Srikanth Balachandran

Related Imp Points

. OneWeb, a broadband satellite communications company acquired by a consortium of investors comprising the UK government and Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Global, has appointed Srikanth Balachandran as chief financial officer (CFO).

. CEO of OneWeb : Neil Masterson

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Recently, Karnataka Bank reported Rs 34.16-crore fraud to RBI. Who is the MD and CEO of the bank?

हाल ही में, कनावटक बℂक ने RBI को 34.16 करोड 셁िये की धोखाधडी की सूचना दी। इस बℂक के एमडी और सीईओ कौन हℂ?

a. B. R. Ashok

b. P. Jayarama Bhat

c. Mahbaleshwara M.S

d. Rammohan Rao Belle

Ans. Mahbaleshwara M.S

Related Imp Points

. Private sector lender Karnataka Bank said it has reported to the RBI a fraud of about Rs 34.16 crore in credit facilities extended to IL&FS Transportation Networks, which is a dud account now.

. Headquarters : Mangalore

Indian Bank has entered into an MOU with Society for Innovation and Development (SID) for funding Start-ups and MSMEs. ‘SID’ is an initiative of which of the following institutes?

Indian Bank ने Start-ups और MSMEs के पवत्तिोषण के पलए सोसाइटी फॉर इनोवेशन एंड डेवलिमेंट (SID) के साथ समझौता पकया है। ‘SID’ पनम्नपलक्सखत में से पकस संथान की एक िहल है?

a. IIT Delhi

b. IIT Madras

c. IIT Bombay

d. IISc Bangalore

Ans. IISc Bangalore

Related Imp Points

. Indian Bank (Headquarters: Chennai) has entered into an MOU with Society for Innovation and Development (SID), an initiative of Indian Institute of Science, for extending exclusive credit facilities to Start-ups and MSMEs.

. This initiative is a part of the Banks scheme Ind Spring Board for financing Start-ups and will empower Start- ups and MSMEs to realise their research efforts powered by financial support from the Bank and backed by incubation facilities offered by SID.

. The Bank will extend loans of up to Rs 50 crore to these start-ups for their working capital requirements or for purchase of machinery, equipment etc.

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Larsen & Toubro will construct will construct two more units of Kudankulam nuclear power plant located in which state?

लासवन एंड टु녍ो पकस राज्य में क्सथत कुडनकुलम िरमाणु ऊिाव संयंत्र की दो और इकाइयों का पनमावण करेगा?

a. Kerala

b. Gujarat

c. Rajasthan

d. Tamil Nadu

Ans. Tamil Nadu

Related Imp Points

. The construction arm of L&T has secured an order in the range of Rs 1,000-2,500 crore to construct the Main Plant Civil Works of the Kudankulam 5 and 6 units.

. The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is India's first Light Water Reactor (LWR) of 6 units with a generation capacity of 1,000 MWe (megawatt electrical) each.

. L&T CEO and MD : SN Subrahmanyan

Which has been selected for Genome Valley Excellence Award 2021?

िीनोम वैली एिीलेंस अवाडव 2021 के पलए पकसे चुना गया है?

a. Pfizer

b. AstraZeneca

c. Bharat Biotech

d. Serum Institute of India

Ans. Bharat Biotech

Related Imp Points

. Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech has been selected for 2021 Genome Valley Excellence Award.

. A prestigious award, it is an integral part of BioAsia, the biotechnology and Life Sciences conference Telangana government organises every year.

. Bharat Biotech is being presented the Genome Valley Excellence Award for 2021 for its “breakthrough, pioneering research, development and commercialisation of vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin.

. Covaxin has been developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with Indian Council of Medical Research’s National Institute of Virology (NIV).

. Bharat Biotech Executive director: Dr. V Krishna Mohan

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Amazon is setting up its first device manufacturing unit in which Indian city?

अमेजन पकस भारतीय शहर में अिनी िहली पडवाइस पनमावण यूपनट थापित कर रहा है?

a. Chennai

b. Bengaluru

c. Hyderabad

d. Gandhinagar

Ans. Chennai

Related Imp Points

. Amazon is setting up its first device manufacturing line in India to make Fire TV sticks locally and has partnered with Cloud Network Technology, a subsidiary of Foxconn, to begin producing the device at its Chennai plant.

. Country leader at Amazon India : Amit Agarwal

Which Asset Management Company launched India's first momentum-based passively managed fund, based on the Nifty 200 index?

पनफ्टी 200 इंडेि के आधार िर पकस एसेट मैनेिमेंट कंिनी ने भारत का िहला momentum-based passively managed fund लॉन्च पकया?

a. SBI Mutual Fund

b. UTI Mutual Fund

c. L&T Mutual Fund

d. HDFC Mutual Fund

Ans. UTI Mutual Fund

Related Imp Points

. UTI AMC has launched the country's first momentum-based passively managed fund, based on the Nifty 200 index.

. The 30 best performing stocks which have derivative offerings will be picked up based on their performance in the past six months which would keep changing when the index is revalued every six month.

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The Reserve Bank of India has cleared the acquisition of Diwan Housing Finance Corporation by which group?

भारतीय ररिवव बℂक ने पकस समूह द्वारा दीवान हाउपसंग फाइनेंस कॉिोरेशन के अपधग्रहण को मंिूरी दे दी है?

a. Bajaj Group

b. Adani Group

c. Piramal Group

d. Mahindra Group

Ans. Piramal Group

Related Imp Points

. The acquisition of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL) by Piramal Capital and Housing Finance has crossed a major hurdle with the Reserve Bank of India clearing the proposal in favour of Piramal sent by the lenders led by public sector banks.

. Lenders had cleared the Piramal’s Rs 37,250-crore bid for the takeover of the mortgage firm in January first week.

. DHFL was sent to bankruptcy court in December 2019 after the company defaulted to its lenders on debt worth Rs 90,000 crore.

Recently, Facebook (FB) has barred users of which country from finding or sharing news on its platform?

हाल ही में, फेसबुक (FB) ने पकस देश के उियोगकतावओं को अिने प्लेटफामव िर समाचार खोिने या साझा करने से रोक पदया है?

a. China

b. Myanmar

c. Australia

d. North Korea

Ans. Australia

Related Imp Points

. All sorts of Facebook news have been banned.

. No user will be able to post Facebook news going forward in Australia.

. Users will no be able to view any posts or links from Australian news publishers and international news sites. Users won't be able to post links to any news sites either.

. They will witness a pop-up window when trying this kind of activity, which explains to them why they cannot perform this action in Facebook Australia anymore.

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