1. Which state is ranked first in the NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index (2021)?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Karnataka
[C] Kerala
[D] Telangana
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Correct Answer: B [Karnataka]
Notes:
Karnataka has been ranked first in the NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index (2021) for third third time in a row. The first edition was released in October 2019 and second in January 2021.
The India Innovation Index ranks states and union territories on the basis of innovation capabilities. Telangana, Haryana and Maharashtra stood second, third and fourth in the list of top states. Manipur topped the ‘North East and Hill States’ section and Chandigarh won the ‘Union Territory and City States’ category.
2. ‘Banthia Commission’ report, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?
[A] Reservation in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
[B] Reservation in Local bodies
[C] Reservation in Promotion
[D] Minimum Support Price
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Correct Answer: B [Reservation in Local bodies]
Notes:
The Supreme Court has accepted the report of the Banthia Commission and directed the Maharashtra State Election Commission to hold elections as per the report.
It paves way for political reservation for candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes in the Local Bodies’ Elections in the state. The candidates will get 27 percent political reservation in local self-government elections in the state.
3. Who has been selected as the 15th President of India?
[A] Yashwant Sinha
[B] Draupadi Murmu
[C] Margaret Alva
[D] Jagdeep Dhankhar
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Correct Answer: B [Draupadi Murmu]
Notes:
Draupadi Murmu, the NDA’s presidential candidate, emerged victorious in the presidential election with 64.03 percent votes.
She bagged a total of 6,76,803 votes over her rival Yashwant Sinha who got 3,80,177 votes. Draupadi Murmu also scripted history to become the first tribal leader to be elected as the President of India.
4. Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[C] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[D] Ministry of External Affairs
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]
Notes:
The Government has prohibited import of human embryos in line with the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 and The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021.
This was announced by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. Earlier, imports were prohibited except for research purposes based on the guidelines of the Department of Health Research. Surrogacy is a practice where a woman gives birth to a child for an intending couple with the intention to hand over the child after the birth to the couple.
5. India signed a MoU with which country for reintroduction of cheetah and wildlife conservation?
[A] Australia
[B] Namibia
[C] Kenya
[D] Ghana
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Correct Answer: B [Namibia]
Notes:
An MoU was signed by Union Environment Minister of India and Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia, in New Delhi.
It paves way for reintroduction of eight cheetahs in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The MoU also covers cooperation on wildlife conservation and sustainable biodiversity utilisation. India will train Namibian candidates in wildlife management courses at the Wildlife Institute of India.
