1.In which state /UT did Union Minister Shri Jitendra Singh inaugurate the two important Bridges Devika and Puneja?
A. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Manipur
D. Meghalaya
2.Who launched the book ‘Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India’?
A. John bolton
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Hillary Clinton
D. Donald Trump
3.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved additional investment of USD 121.27 million by ONGC Videsh Ltd. in Shwe oil and gas project located in which country?
A. Bhutan
B. Bangladesh
C. Myanmar
D. Thailand
4.Who launched the scheme ‘Distressed Assets Fund- Sub- Ordinate Debt for MSMEs’ announced as part of AtmaNirbhar Bharat Package by GoI?
A. Nirmala Sitharaman
B. Narendra Modi
C. Prakash Javadekar
D. Nitin Gadkari
5.Who has been named as the first female president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in its 233 year-old history?
A. Clare Connor
B. Charlotte Edwards
C. Sarah Taylor
D. Catherine Brunt
6.In whose name will the world’s first yoga university be built outside India?
A. Rahul
B. Vivekananda
C. Ecstasy
D. Sachitanand
7.How many months extension did the OBC panel get?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
D. Seven
8.Consider the following statements related to Annual TB Report 2020:
1.Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan released the annual TB Report 2020 through a virtual event .
2.04 lakh notified TB patients in 2019 in India, which is a 14% increase from 2018.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
9.Consider the following statements related to Global Education Monitoring Report 2020:
1.The 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report was released by UNESCO recently.
2.According to the report, about 20% of low- and lower-middle-income countries have not supported learners at risk of exclusion during this crisis, such as the poor, linguistic minorities, and learners with disabilities.
3.The report also noted that efforts to maintain learning continuity during the pandemic might have worsened exclusion trends.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 and 2 are correct
B. 1 and 3 are correct
C. 2 and 3 are correct
D. All of the above
ANSWERS:-
Answer: 1)A
Explanation
Union Minister of State (MoS) (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh inaugurated Jammu and Kashmir’s ”Puneja Bridge” in Doda district and “Devika Bridge” in Udhampur district over a virtual platform.
Devika Bridge
Puneja Bridge
Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
Answer: 2)B
Amish Tripathi has launched new fiction titled ‘Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India’. The book is a story of 11th century warrior-king Suheldev who united men and women of the nation, irrespective of their religion, caste, region in society. It begin with the era of Mahmud of Ghazni’s invasion and the massacre of the holy Somnath Temple. It is an inspiring story that depicts the ignored story in Indian History. The book is published by Westland Publications.
Answer: 3)C
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved additional investment of USD 121.27 million by ONGC Videsh Ltd for further development of Block A-1 and A-3 blocks in Myanmar. The CCEA, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the additional investment for the Shwe oil and gas project in Myanmar blocks, an official statement said.
OVL, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), had picked up a stake in the Shwe Project in Myanmar in 2002. The firm has invested USD 722 million in the project till March 31, 2019. The first gas from the Shwe Project was received in July 2013 and plateau production was reached in December 2014. The project has been generating positive cash flows since FY 2014-15, it said.
Answer: 4)D
MSMEs Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched funding scheme to help the distressed MSME sector. The scheme is titled as Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-ordinate Debt (CGSSD) or Distressed Assets Fund–Sub-ordinate Debt for MSMEs. It will provide Rs. 20,000 crores of guarantee cover to stressed or NPA MSMEs. MSMEs promotors will be given 15% credit or Rs 75 lakh as per the stake to infuse and enhance debt-equity ratio
Moratorium Period: 7 years
Maximum Tenure: 10 Years
Answer: 5)A
Former England captain Clare Connor will be the first female president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). This is for the first time a woman will took this position in 233 year history. She will succeed Kumar Sangakkara. She is currently ECB’s managing director of women’s cricket. Connor made her England debut in 1995 at the age of 19, and took over the captaincy in 2000, leading England at Lord’s against Australia a year later.
Answer: 6)B
World’s first yoga university outside India has been established in Los Angeles marking the celebration of 6th International Yoga Day. The name of the University is Vivekananda Yoga University. It is launched by External affairs MoS V Muraleedharan and standing committe chairperson P P Chaudhary virtually
It will offer online graduate programmes based on scientific principles and modern research approaches to yoga.
Chairman: H R Nagendra
Founding Director: Prem Bhandari
Answer: 7)C
Union Cabinet has approved six-month extension to Other Backward Classes commission to examine sub-categorisation of OBC in Central list. With this, the panel can submit its report till January 2021.The commission is headed by retired Delhi High Court Chief Justice G. Rohini. OBC commission was appointed in October 2017 under article 340 and have received several extensions. It was working on the issues of communities that were not getting the benefits of reservation.
Answer: 8)A
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan released the annual TB Report 2020 through a virtual event . Also, a Joint Monitoring Mission (JMM) report, a manual on Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to TB patients under NIKSHAY system, a Training Module, and the quarterly newsletter NIKSHAY Patrika was released.
Highlights
Nikshay system
Best performing states
Answer: 9)B
The 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report was released by UNESCO recently.
Key highlights of the report
Imperfect substitutes
Unavailability of the resources outside
Other problems
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