Delhi today reported its first monkeypox case as a 31-year-old man with no foreign travel history was diagnosed with the disease. This is the fourth monkeypox case reported in India with the previous three cases being reported from Kerala.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/delhi-man-tests-positive-for-monkeypox-say-sources-4th-case-in-india-3188220

Delhi's 1st Monkeypox Case

Our sun, which has started its 11-year cycle, is in a very active phase and several reports cited that we will be witnessing frequent solar flares. Scientists have pointed out that these solar flares can turn out to be a real dangerous and currently, they are causing many satellites to fall back on earth.

https://www.livemint.com/science/news/satellites-falling-back-on-earth-due-to-solar-flares-scientists-explain-how-dangerous-they-can-be-11656838022117.html

Satellites falling back on Earth due to solar flares

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A: Boeing 777-300 ER B: Boeing 737 Max C: Boeing 777X D: Boeing Nextgeneration 737 Question 6: Stepanakert is the capital of ______________ A: Armenia B: Nagarno Karabakh C: Azerbaijan D: Kyrgyzstan Question 7: What is the average height and weight of Indian men as per the revised bench mark issued by National Institute of Nutrition? A: 5.5 ft. and 65 kg B: 5.8 ft. and 70 kg C: 5.8 ft. and 65 kg D: 5.10 ft. and 70 kg Question 8: Which country has begun trial of its first hydrogen powered train, recently? A: China B: Japan C: Britain D: Germany Question 9: Name the Operation launched by Indian Army to occupy and control the strategic heights along the Line of Actual Control [LAC] in eastern Ladakh A: Operation Mountain Lion B: Operation Snow Leopard C: Operation Vijay D: Operation Dragon Head Question 10: The Atal tunnel inaugurated recently was constructed by __________ A: Border Roads Organisation B: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways C: Reliance Infrastructure Ltd D: Army Engineering Corps Answers and Solutions 1:- A Solution: The theme for this year is “Pandemics: Do They Change How We Address Age and Ageing?” 2:- D Solution: This project is launched to promote innovation and provide concessional finance to SC students and entrepreneurs. It was inaugurated by Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment 3:- B Solution: French space agency is called CNES [National Centre for Space Studies] VIRAL [Venus Infrared Atmospheric Gases Linker] instrument co-developed by ROSCOSMOS, Russian Federal Space Agency and LATMOS atmospheres, environments and space observations laboratory attached to the CNRS [National Scientific Research Centre] France has been selected by ISRO for the project . ISRO chairman is Dr.K Sivan CNES President is Jean-Yves Le Gall 4:- B Solution: The robot was launched into space by a private company called Origin Space in Beijing, China The launch was to test the technological capabilities of the robot and to find out how well it can identify and extract valuable resources on asteroids. 5:- A Solution: Two airplanes belonging to the category and owned by Air India were retrofitted with advanced air defence systems at Boeing’s factory at Dallas Fort Worth in Texas, USA and were flown back to India. These aircrafts called Air India 1 will be used exclusively for travel by VVIPs like President, Vice President and Prime Minister. The ownership of the aircrafts was transferred from Air India to Indian Air Force and IAF pilots will be flying the plane henceforth. 6:- B Solution: Armenia and Azerbaijan were recently engaged in a deadly military conflict over the break-away province of Nagorno Karabakh. 7:- C Solution: The average height and weight of Indian women is 5.3 feet [162 cm] and 55 Kg 8:- C Solution: The train named as Hydro FLEX uses hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, water and heat and does not emit harmful gases. The train is expected to commence operation by 2023 9:- B Solution: The Indian army launched Operation Snow Leopard to occupy and control the strategic heights in the Galwan valley on the south and north banks of Pangong Tso and at other locations in eastern Ladakh to keep a hawk eye vigil on the Chinese held positions. The operation was launched after China refused to move back from the areas it has occupied in the Indian Territory since April 2020 and to restore the status quo as on 01 st of April 2020. The army secretly and swiftly occupied the hills such as Black Top, Gurung Hill, Rejang La, Magar Hill, Reaching La and Helmet Top in the first week of September 2020 and has equipped the soldiers stationed on these heights with logistics, weapons, ammunition etc. and has set up secure supply lines to these positions. This has given India a strategic advantage as all Chinese actions can be easily monitored and any further aggressions can be effectively defended. 10:- A Solution: Atal tunnel is the world’s longest high way tunnel with a length of 9.02 Km. It is built under the Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh and connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley. It is situated at a height of 3000 metres above sea level and provides yearlong connectivity to Leh and Ladakh. It is built through the Pir Panjal range of Himalayas and reduces the distance by 46 km between Manali and Leh and reduces the travel time by 4 to 5 hours

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<ins>Practice Problems</ins> Question 1: Which article in the Indian `Constitution empowers the state legislatures to pass laws that contradict a central law? A: Art.243.B B: Art.254 [2] C: Art.161 D: Art.301 [5] Question 2: Ministry of Home Affairs has sanctioned three new branches of National Investigation Agency [NIA] to be set up. Identify the correct grouping of places where the new branches of NIA are coming up? A: Guwahati, Jammu, Kochi B: Bhopal, Patna, Hubli C: Bhubaneshwar, Raipur, Jamshedpur D: Chennai, Imphal, Ranchi Question 3: P D Vaghela has recently been appointed as the new chairman of ________ A: IRDAI [Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India] B: TRAI [Telecom Regulatory and Development Authority of India] C: PFRDA [Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India] D: NABARD [National bank for agriculture and Rural Development] Question4: First museum in India based on the theme of Gang River is inaugurated in which city, recently? A: Varanasi B: Rishikesh C: Prayag D: Haridwar Question 5: Who has won the Lata Mangeshkar Gana Samragni award for 2020-21? A: Sunidhi Chauhan B: Shreya Goshal C: Usha Mangeshkar D: Kavitha Krishnamoorthy Question 6: Name the international human rights organisation that has halted its operations in India following freezing of its bank accounts A: Human Rights Watch B: Advocates for Human Rights C: Amnesty International D: Civil Rights Defenders Question7: Who is appointed as the new President of the Film and Television Institute of India [FTII] Society Pune? A: Hema Malini B: Anupam Kher C: Shekhar Kapoor D: Ashuthosh Gowariker Question 8: Operation My Saheli is launched by __________ A: Mumbai Police B: Indian Railways C: Union Ministry of Women and Child Development D: Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Question 9: As per the IIFl Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2020, who is the richest woman in India? A: Smita V Crishna B: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw C: Roshni Nadar D: Nita Ambani Question 10: As per India Meteorological Department, what is the Long Period Average [LPA] of rainfall in India? A: 85 cm B: 88 cm C: 92 cm D: 95 cm Answers and Solutions 1:- B Solution: This article essentially enables the state legislatures to pass a law, on any subject in the Concurrent list, which may contradict a central law, provided it gets the President’s assent. Congress President Sonia Gandhi has directed the Chief Ministers of four congress ruled states Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry to explore the possibility of passing laws under this article to override the three controversial agriculture laws passed recently by the Parliament. Agriculture is a state subject as per the seventh schedule of the Indian Constitution. However, entry 33 of the Concurrent list provides centre and states powers to control production, supply and distribution of products of any industry including agriculture. Centre has used this power available to it to push through the farm bills in the Parliament 2:- D Solution: Presently NIA has nine branches in Guwahati, Mumbai, Jammu, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Kochi, Lucknow, Raipur and Chandigarh 3:- B Solution: He has replaced R S Sharma who retired on September 30 TRAI was founded in 1997. Subhash Chandra Kunthia is the chairman of IRDA. Supratim Bandyopadhyay is the chairman of PFRDA. G R Chintala is the chairman of NABARD. Ajay Tyagi is the chairman of SEBI. 4:- D Solution: The museum is called Ganga Avalokan and is situated in Chandi Ghat, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 5:- C Solution: She is a female play back singer who has sung in Marathi, Hindi and several Indian language films. The award is instituted by Govt. of Maharashtra 6:- C Solution: The government had ordered a freeze on all its bank accounts alleging money laundering, leading to its works in India coming to a halt. The organisation has now announced stoppage of its operations in India 7:- C Solution: He is also appointed as the Chairman of the FTII governing council till March 2023 8:- B Solution: It is launched by South Eastern Railway division of Indian Railways to provide security to women passengers from originating station to destination. 9:- A Solution: Smita V Crishna of Godrej family with a wealth of Rs.32400 Crores. Kiram Mazumdar Shaw, chairperson of Biocon is India’s richest self-made woman with a wealth of Rs.31600 Crores. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd, is the richest man in India, Asia and the fourth richest man in the world, with a wealth of Rs.658400 Crores. Anas Rahman Junaid is the MD and Chief Researcher of Hurun India. 10:- B Solution: LPA is the yardstick by which average rainfall in the country each year is measured. IMD has stated that the southwest monsoon in India this year has ended with an 8.7% surplus, surpassing the estimates. Last year, India saw record rainfall of 110% of LPA, the highest in a quarter century.

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<ins>Practice Problems</ins> Question 1: L Adimoolam has recently been elected as the President of _________ A: Press Trust of India B: Broadcast Audience Research Council C: Indian Broadcasting Federation D: Indian Newspaper Society Question 2: Which of the following statements is NOT correct? A: Nagorno-Karabakh is a break-away region within Azerbaijan that is ruled by ethnic Armenians with the help of neighbouring Armenia B: Nagorno-Karabakh declared its independence in 1995 after the collapse of the Soviet Union C: Armenia has a military alliance with Russia while Azerbaijan is supported by Turkey D: Bishkek Protocol is a provincial ceasefire agreement signed in 1994 between Armenia, Azerbaijan,Nagorno-Karabakh and Russia Question 3: Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award, India’s highest award given in the field of science research, is NOT given for research in which of the following fields of science? A: Environment Science B: Biotechnology C: Engineering D: Medicine Question 4: What is the theme of this year’s “Destination North East” programme held annually by the Union Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region to celebrate the culture of that region? A: Delightful North East B: Chalo North East C: Emerging Delightful Destinations D: Travel Pleasures Question 5: World Health Organisation observes World Rabies Day on _______ A: September 28 B: August 28 C: September 24 D: September 27 Question 6: Which woman cricketer has broken M S Dhoni’s record of most number of dismissals as a wicket keeper in T 20 format? A: Sarah Taylor B: Merissa Agulleira C: Rachel Priest D: Alyssa Healy Question 7: Which bank has signed Amitabh Bachchan as its ambassador for customer awareness campaign against frauds? A: Reserve Bank of India B: State Bank of India C: Union Bank of India D: Punjab National Bank Question 8: Virgin Hyperloop has signed a MOU with which airport in the country for the feasibility study for a proposed hyperloop corridor? A: New Delhi International Airport B: Mumbai International Airport C: Bangalore International Airport D: Hyderabad International Airport Question 9: Which is the first state in India to ban sale of loose cigarettes and beedis? A: Goa B: Maharashtra C: West Bengal D: Uttarakhand Question 10: India’s first vulture conservation and breeding centre [VCB] for red-headed king vulture is coming up in which state? A: Uttar Pradesh B: Uttarakhand C: Chhattisgarh D: West Bengal Answers and Solutions 1:- D Solution: He is from Health and the Antiseptic publication. The election is for the period 2020-21 and he replaces Shailesh Gupta of Mid-Day. Mary Paul is the Secretary General of the INS. INS is an apex body of publishers of Newspapers, Magazines and Periodicals. 2:- B Solution: This statement is not correct as Nagorno-Karabakh declared its independence in 1991 after the collapse of Soviet Union. 3:- B Solution: The prizes are given to Indian scientists below the age of 45 for outstanding research in 7 fields namely Biology, Chemistry, Environment Science, Engineering, Maths, Medicine and Physics. A total of 14 scientists from India’s top research institutions received the award for 2020. 4:- C Solution: The programme is held annually to celebrate the culture of North Eastern regions and to promote domestic tourism to the region. 5:- A Solution: World Rabies Day is observed on September 28 by WHO. This year’s theme is End Rabies: Collaborate, Vaccinate. WHO and FAO [Food and Agriculture Organisation] have pledged to eliminate death from Rabies by the year 2030. 6:- D Solution: She is the wicket keeper of Australia’s women’s national cricket team. M S Dhoni has 91 dismissals to his credit while Alyssa Healy has 92. 7:- A Solution: He will be featuring in the ad-campaigns run by RBI to spread awareness among the public about online and offline frauds and how to prevent them. 8:- C Solution: Virgin Hyperloop is a US based company that specializes in the research, development and construction of hyperloop corridors. 9:- B Solution: Maharashtra has the lowest prevalence of tobacco smoking in the country at present. Tripura has the largest share of tobacco smokers in India. 10:- A Solution: The centre is coming up in Bhari Baisi village in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. It will be known as Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre.

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A: Ahmedabad B: Guwahati C: Anand D: Shimla Question 5: Which company has won the contract from Airports Authority of India to manage and operate three airports at Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati and Jaipur for a period of 50 years? A: Reliance Infrastructure Ltd B: GMR Infrastructure Ltd C: Adani Enterprises Ltd D: Tata Projects Ltd Question 6: Name the political party founded by Swami Agnivesh who passed away recently A: Arya Samaj B: Bandhu Vimukthi Morcha C: India Against Corruption D: Arya Sabha Question 7: Which Indian institute has recently developed an Indian Brain Template [IBT] and a brain atlas? A: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New delhi B: Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru C: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai D: National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru Question 8: Who has become the first Indian Minister to address a gathering that includes the Taliban, when he addressed the Intra-Afghan peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban? A: Rajnath Singh, Union Minister for Defence B: Amit Shah, Union Minister for Home C: S Jaishankar, Union Minister for External Affairs D: Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for Defence Question 9: Who is the oldest person to receive a Nobel Prize? A: Amartya Sen B: Rabindra Nath Tagore C: John B Goodenough D: Akira Yoshino Question 10: Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 came in to force in India on _______ A: 4th December 2019 B: 12th December 2019 C: 10th January 2020 D: 26th January 2020 Answers and Solutions 1:- D, KPMG Advisory Services Solution: KPMG Advisory Services has been selected as the consortium member. OFB is an umbrella organisation of all the Indian Ordnance Factories. It is a government agency under the control of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. It is engaged in the research, development, production, testing, marketing and logistics of a wide range of military systems in air, land and sea. It consists of forty one ordnance factories, nine training institutes, three regional marketing centres and four regional controllers of safety, spread all over the country. March 18 is celebrated as Ordnance Factory day in India 2:- C, Chief Compliance Officer Solution: This is to ensure a uniform approach to compliance and risk management culture across the banking industry. The CCO should be in the rank of a General Manager or not below two levels of the rank of CEO 3:- C, 105 Solution: India was ranked 79 last year. The rankings were published in the Economic Freedom of the World 2020. Annual report by Canada’s Frasier Institute in association with Indian think tank Centre for Civil Society. The rankings were based on 2018 data. 4:- C, Anand Solution: It was set up by National Dairy Development Board [NDDB] 5:- C, Adani Enterprises Ltd Solution: A petition has been filed by a group of anti-airport privatisation bodies in the Supreme Court seeking to retain the airport in the public sector. 6:- D, Arya Sabha Solution: It was based on Arya Samaj Principles. He was the former president of world Council of Arya Samaj. He had fought against the bonded labour system in our country through Bonded Labour Liberation Front founded by him in 1981. He was a prominent associate of Anna Hazare during the India against Corruption campaign in 2011 to implement the Jan Lok Pal Bill. He served as the chair person of United Nations Voulntary trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery from 1994 to 2004. 7:- D, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences [NIMHANS], Bengaluru Solution: These can be used for accurate assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients by neurologists, neuro surgeons and psychiatrists. The research was led by a team of scientists led by Dr. Bharath Holla, Dr.Rose Dawn Bharath and Dr.Vivek Benegal. Their research paper was published in the journal Human Brain Mapping. 8:- C, S Jaishankar, Union External Affairs Minister, when he addressed the meeting digitally. Solution: India still considers Taliban as a terrorist outfit. India has sent MEA point person for Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran J P singh and a delegation to the inaugural summary of the Afghan peace negotiations in September 2020. The negotiations are being held at Doha, Qatar. The meeting is attended by Michael Pompeo, US Secretary of State, Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah, a 21 member Taliban negotiation team and Foreign Ministers of several countries. 9:- C, John B Goodenough Solution: John B Goodenough was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2019 at the age of 97. He alongwith M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2019 for their research in lithium-ion batteries. 10:- C, 10th January 2020 Solution: Citizenship Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament on 4th December 2019. It received the assent from the President of India on 12th December 2019 and the act came in to force on 10 th January 2020

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<ins>Practice Problems</ins> Question 1: Which of the following countries is NOT a member of SAARC [South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation]? A: Pakistan B: Afghanistan C: Myanmar D: Bhutan Question 2: Which company has won a case against the Indian government regarding retrospective tax claims to the tune of Rs.22100 Crores, from an international court of arbitration, recently? A: Vodafone Group B: Hutchinson Essar Ltd C: Vedanta Group D: CGP Investments Ltd Question 3: Name the film for which the legendary playback singer S P Balasubramaniam, who passed away recently, won his first national award in 1979 A: Ek Duje Ke Liye B: Shankarabharanam C: Minsaara Kanavu D: Rudra Veena Question 4: Who among the following has won the All India Football Federation’s [AIFF] Men’s footballer of the year 2019-20? A: Sunil Chhethri B: Sandesh Jingan C: Anirudh Thapa D: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Question 5: Name the commission that was set up by the central government to examine the issue of sub-categorisation of OBCs A: Justice Kothari Commission B: Justice M M Punchhi Commission C: Justice Srikrishna Commission D: Justice Rohini Commission Question 6: Who is the CEO of Serum Institute of India [SII]? A: G V Prasad B: Balram Bhargava C: Adar Poonawalla D: Umang Vohra Question 7: Isher Judge Ahluwalia who passed away recently was an eminent ________ A: Dancer B: Nuclear Physicist C: Economist D: Writer Question 8: Central government has announced the reconstitution of K N Dikshit Committee appointed in 2016, on account of its failure to submit a report till date. What were the terms of reference of the committee? A: To study the implementation of technologies for rural development B: To study the harmful effects of genetically modified seeds used in agriculture C: To study the long term effects of gadget usage among infants D: To study the evolution of Indian culture Question 9: “Jinnah : India, Partition, Independence” is a controversial book written by _____________ A: L K Advani B: Jaswant Singh C: Mohan Bhagwat D: Ashok Singhal Question 10: Which provincial government in Pakistan has decided to purchase the ancestral home of Bollywood legend Raj Kapoor in Pakistan? A: Balochistan B: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa C: Punjab D: Sindh Answers and Solutions 1:- C, Myanmar Solution: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives are the member countries of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation [SAARC]. SAARC Foreign Ministers’ meeting was held on September 23, 2020. India’s Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar took part in the meeting. 2:- A, Vodafone Group Solution: The Dutch affiliate of the Vodafone Group, Vodafone International Holdings B.V. (VIH) acquired 67% interest in the Indian telecom company Hutchison Essar Limited (HEL) for $11 billion. This transaction took place in 2007, through an agreement between VIH, and the Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (HTIL) involving a Cayman Island-based company CGP Investments Limited (CGP), which in turn, directly and indirectly, held 67% interest in Hutchison Essar Limited (HEL), the Indian company. Soon after, the Indian income tax authorities issued a notice demanding payment of $2.2 billion as capital gains tax, which Vodafone contended it was not liable to pay as the transaction between HTIL and VIH did not involve the transfer of any capital asset situated in India. The matter went up to the Bombay high court, which decided that Vodafone was liable to pay the taxes as claimed by the income tax authorities. On appeal by Vodafone, the Supreme Court in 2012 reversed the Bombay HC judgment and held that the company was not liable to pay any tax. However, very soon the Finance Bill 2012 was introduced in parliament seeking among other things, amendment of Section 9 and Section 12 of the Income Tax Act 1961 – the interpretation of which was the foundation of the Supreme Court judgment. The Bill became law and the aforesaid sections were amended retrospectively and given effect from 1961. Following the amended Income Tax Act 1961, the authorities renewed the tax demand on Vodafone, at which point VIH resorted to the first investment treaty arbitration under the India-Netherlands BIT [Bilateral Investment Treaty] in 2012. Vodafone argued that the imposition of tax claims through retrospective amendment, even when the final word had already been said by the Supreme Court, amounts to a violation of fair and equitable treatment (FET) promised under the India-Netherlands BIT. The India-Netherlands BIT in its Article 4.1 provides that the investors shall, at all times, be accorded fair and equitable treatment, which includes an obligation to ensure a stable and predictable regulatory environment. The arbitral award rendered in this case finds the Indian government in the violation of the FET standard under Article 4(1) of the India-Netherlands BIT. While the Indian government has not been asked to pay any compensation, it has been asked to pay around USD 5.47 million GBP 4.3 million ] or around Rs 40 crore as partial compensation for the legal cost, and to refund the tax [Rs.45 crores] which has been collected so far. Thus, the total payout by Indian government would be to the tune of Rs.85 Crores. 3:- B, Shankarabharanam Solution: He made his debut as a play back singer in 1966 in the Telugu film Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna. He holds a Guinness World Record as the only artist who has recorded over a 40000 songs in his career. He has won six national film awards for best male play back singer. His first National Film Award was for the song “Omkara Nadhanu” in the Telugu film Shankarabharanam in 1979. He was awarded with Padma Shri in 2001 and Padma Bhushan in 2011. 4:- D, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Solution: He is the goal keeper of Indian national team. First goalkeeper to win the AIFF award was Subrata Paul in 2009. Women’s footballer of the year 2019-20 is Sanju who is a midfielder in national team. 5:- D, Justice Rohini Commission Solution: The panel is set up under Article 340 of the Constitution and its term has been extended by a further six months, recently. Justice Kothari Commission was set up to study the educational sector reforms. Justice M M Punchhi Commission was for studying the centre-state relations after the demise of Justice [Retd] Sarkaria. Justice Srikrishna Commission enquired into the 1992 Bombay riots. Justice U C Banerjee Commission enquired into the Godhra train fire carnage that was the reason for the Gujarat riots in 2002. 6:- C, Adar Poonawalla Solution: SII is manufacturing and marketing Covishield in India. It is one of the vaccines being used for Covid 19 immunisation in the country. India’s national immunisation programme called Indradhanush provides free vaccines against 12 vaccine preventable diseases, mainly to children and pregnant women. 7:- C, Economist Solution: She was the chairpreson of Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations [ICRIER] for a period of 15 years. She was an expert in urban infrastructure and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2009 for her services in education and literature. She was the wife of former deputy chairperson of the erstwhile Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia. 8:- D, To study the evolution of Indian culture Solution: K N Dikshit is the former Joint Director General of Archeological Survey of India. The 16 member committee was formed in 2016 for a holistic study of origin and evolution of Indian Culture since 12000 years ago. The Ministry of Culture, Government of India is reconstituting the committee on account of its failure to submit its report till now. 9:- B, Jaswant Singh Solution: He was a former Union Minister who handled the portfolios of Finance, Defence and External Affairs in A B Vajpayee’s government. He passed away recently. His book on the Pakistan’s founder titled Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence was considered sympathetic to the late leader of Pakistan and led to Jaswant Singh’s expulsion from the party. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha five times and four times to the Lok Sabha. He also served as Dy. Chairman of Planning Commission. He was India’s Minister for External Affairs when India conducted the nuclear tests at Pokhran in 1998. He had escorted three terrorists Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Masood Azhar and Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar to Kandahar in exchange for 175 passengers in the high-jacked flight IC 814 who were being held hostage by Pakistan-backed terrorists. His son Manvendra Singh is a former MP from Barmer in Rajastan. 10:- B, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Solution: Raj Kapoor’s ancestral home known as Kapoor Haveli is situated in Qissa Khwani Bazar in Peshawar. It was built between 1918 and 1922. The provincial government has also decided to purchase Dilip Kumar’s ancestral home in Peshawar. Both the places are being converted into museums.

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A: Mizoram B: Kerala C: Goa D: Gujarat Question 5: The birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya is being celebrated as _______ A: Sadbhavana Diwas B: Smrithi Diwas C: Antyodaya Diwas D: Sankalp Diwas Question 6: Who is the first chairman of National Medical Commission that has replaced the Medical Council of India [MCI]? A: Dr.Rakesh Prasad Srivastava B: Dr.Bharat Agarwal C: Dr.Suresh Chandra Sharma D: Dr.Baldev Singh Aulak Question 7: Which of the following insurance companies is NOT figuring in the list of Domestic Systematically Important Insurers [D-SII] released by Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India [IRDAI], recently A: Life Insurance Corporation of India [LIC] B: General Insurance Corporation of India [GIC] C: Oriental India Insurance Company [OIIC] D: New India Assurance Company [NIAC] Question 8: The new Foreign Trade policy announced by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry will come into effect from ________ A: 01st January 2021 B: 01st October 2021 C: 01st April 2021 D: 01st July 2021 Question 9: Which state has topped the Innovation Index for the year 2020 published by NITI Aayog in January 2021? A: Karnataka B: Maharashtra C: Tamil Nadu D: Kerala Question 10: World’s first double stack long haul container train flagged off in January 2021 will run between _______ A: New Jalpaiguri to Bongaigaon B: Guwahati to Nhava Sheva C: Navi Mumbai to Paradip D: New Ateli to New Kishanganj Answers and Solutions 1:- B, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Solution: The Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote adventure sports activities at Tehri Lake in the state. According to the MoU, ITBP along with the department will now work on the building of adventure sports activities like land base adventure centre, water base adventure centre, aero base adventure centre at Rajiv Gandhi Adventure Sports Academy situated at Tehri Lake. It will train over 200 candidates selected by the state government or tourism department every year free of cost. All arrangements and expenses for the operation of and training in the academy will be borne by the ITBP. The ITBP has prepared the road map for development and taking over of the water adventure facility near Tehri Lake and submitted to the state government for finalising a tie-up for the project to bolster tourism in Uttarakhand. It would use the training infrastructure built by the state government for training and sporting purpose for all types in areas surrounding Tehri Lake, following security and other norms stipulated by the state. ITBP was established in 1962. 2:- D, Tirupathi Solution: A choultry is a low cost hotel or an inn for travellers. The jointly constructed choultry is at Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam [TTD]. The foundation stone for the same was laid down by the CM of Andhra Pradesh Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and the CM of Karnataka B S Yediyurappa. 3:- B, 2023 Solution: Around 63% of broad-guage lines have already been electrified as on April 1, 2020 and 23765 route kilometers are yet to be electrified. 4:- A, Mizoram Solution: Followed by Punjab and Anadaman and Nicobar islands. Among big states, the top three rankings go to Punjab, Gujarat and Telangana. 5:- C, Antyodaya Diwas Solution: He was a veteran politician and social thinker who started the political weekly Panchajanya and the daily Swadesh and Rashtradharm. He was the co-founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. 6:- C, Dr. Suresh Chandra Sharma Solution: National Medical Commission {NMC] is the new apex regulator of medical education and profession that has replaced the Medical Council of India [MCI]. The Indian Medical Council act has also been replaced by the NMC Act. Dr.Suresh Chandra Sharma who is the current chairman of MCI is appointed as the first chairman of NMC for a period of three years. 7:- C, Oriental India Insurance Company Solution: D-SIIs are perceived as insurers that are too big or too important to fall. 8:- C, 01st April 2021 Solution: The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced on January 12, 2021, that the New Foreign Trade Policy 2021-2026 of India which is under formulation will come into effect on April 1, 2021. The policy will be implemented for five years and will strive to make India a leader in international trade. The new policy which will come into effect from April 1 for five years will aim at channelising the synergies gained through merchandise and services exports for employment and growth with a goal of making India a USD 5 Trillion economy. 9:- A, Karnataka Solution: India Innovation Index 2020: Karnataka retained its position as the most innovative major state in the country in the India Innovation Index 2020 released by NITI Aayog on January 20, 2021. Karnataka scored 42.5, followed by Maharashtra at second place with a score of 38 and Tamil Nadu at third place with 37.91 score. Bihar was ranked the last in the index with 14.5 score. Telangana and Kerala secured the fourth and fifth positions respectively. Himachal Pradesh topped among the NE/ Hilly states with a score of 25.06, followed by Uttarakhand and Manipur, while Meghalaya was ranked last with 12.15 score. Delhi topped among the UT/ City States with a score of 46.60, followed by Chandigarh and Daman &amp; Diu and Lakshadweep came last with 11.71 score. 10:- D, New Ateli to New Kishanganj Solution: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the world’s first double-stack long-haul container train from New Ateli in Haryana to New Kishanganj in Rajasthan. One train carries 360 10-feet container equivalent units (TEU), which is equivalent to 270 high capacity trailer trucks. The train is to be operated in the 360-km long Rewari-Madar Section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor. The train is 1.5 kilo metres long. It is hauled by Electric traction. The Dedicated Freight Corridors are high speed high capacity railway corridors that are exclusively meant for transportation of freight. The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor is from Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai to Dadri on Uttar Pradesh. The eastern Freight Corridor connects Dakuni in West Bengal and Ludhiana in Punjab. The South-West Dedicated Freight Corridor connects Chennai and Goa. The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India is currently constructing the Western DFC (1,506 km) and Eastern DFC (1,875 km).

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<ins>Practice Problems</ins> Question 1: Direct Cargo Ferry service between India and Maldives launched recently will start its service from which port in India? A: Kochi B: Visakhapatnam C: Tuticorin D: Paradip Question 2: Who will be the first woman IAF pilot to fly the Rafale jet? A: Fgt.Lt. Avani Chaturvedi B: Fgt.Lt.Shivangi Singh C: Fgt.Lt.Minty Agarwal D: Fgt.Lt.Bhawana Kanth Question 3: NASA plans its second mission to Moon by which year? A: 2030 B: 2032 C: 2028 D: 2024 Question 4: After the passage of the J and K Official Languages Bill 2020 by Parliament recently, which one of the following languages is NOT an official language of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir at present? A: Kashmiri B: Dogri C: English D: Punjabi Question 5: Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana is a farmers’ assistance program launched by the state of _______________ recently A: Madhya Pradesh B: Uttar Pradesh C: Himachal Pradesh D: Uttarakhand Question 6: Ang Rita Sherpa who holds the Guinness World Record for climbing Mount Everest ten times without using an oxygen cylinder, passed away recently. He was popularly known as __________ A: Snow Lion B: Polar Bear C: Snow Leopard D: Yeti Question 7: India-based Neutrino Observatory [INO] is coming up in which state? A: Odisha B: Karnataka C: Himachal Pradesh D: Tamil Nadu Question 8: Which franchise has won the maximum number of IPL titles? A: Mumbai Indians B: Chennai Super Kings C: Royal Challengers Bengaluru D: Kolkata Knight Riders Question 9: Which country has rolled out the world’s first smart road that can charge electric vehicles as they drive along? A: Germany B: Israel C: Japan D: China Question 10: United Nations Climate Change Conference [COP 26] will be held in ______ A: Japan B: Australia C: Russia D: United Kingdom Answers and Solutions 1:- C, Tuticorin Solution: It will go to Kochi from where it will proceed to Kulhudhuffushi port in Maldives and then to Male port. It is operated by Shipping Corporation of India. 2:- B, Fgt.Lt.Shivangi Singh Solution: She is a part of the second batch of women pilots to fly fighter planes in India and is one of only 10 women fighter pilots in the country. She will be joining the 17th Squadron at Ambala known as the Golden Arrows, where the Rafale jets are stationed. 3:- D, 2024 Solution: The estimated cost of the project is USD 28 billion out of which USD 16 billion would be spent on Lunar Landing Module. 4:- D, Punjabi Solution: J and K Official Languages Bill 2020 has included Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi as the official languages of the newly created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to English and Urdu that were already the official languages of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Shiromani Akali Dal , NDA ‘s ruling partner in the Centre had demanded the inclusion of Punjabi also as an official language of Jammu and Kashmir due to the presence of a large Punjabi speaking population in the Union Territory. This was not considered by the Central government. 5:- A, Madhya Pradesh Solution: The scheme is on the lines of Pradhanmantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Under the scheme, additional financial assistance of Rs.4000 will be given to eligible beneficiaries of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, who are getting Rs.6000 under the scheme so that a total monthly assistance of Rs.10000 will be received by the beneficiaries. 6:- C, Snow Leopard Solution: He was awarded with the Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal in 2011. 7:- D, Tamil Nadu Solution: It is coming up in Bodi West Hills, Theni, Tamil Nadu It will be a world class under-ground laboratory with a rock cover that will study the neutrinos produced in the atmosphere of the earth. The project is jointly funded by Dept. of Atomic Energy and Dept of Science and Technology. 8:- A, Mumbai Indians Solution: They have won the title four times. 9:- B, Israel Solution: Tel Aviv-Jaffa road in Israel is the world’s first smart road that can charge electric vehicles as they drive along the road. Aimed at reducing air pollution, the electric roads do away with the need for charging stations. 10:- D, United Kingdom Solution: It will be held in Glasgow, UK in November 2021. December 12, 2020 is the fifth anniversary on Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

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