31. Which rank has been achieved by India in World Economic Forum report on Gender gap?
[A] 111
[B] 108
[C] 112
[D] 127
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Correct Answer: C [112]
Notes:
On December 17, the World Economic Forum released its report according to which India ranked 112th in terms of gender gap. The report said that the India was ranked in bottom-five in terms of survival and economic participation.India was in 108th position in 2018. Its performance weakened in the year 2019 according to the report. India’s performance was lagging in three out of four metrics used for ranking the countries. India slipped to 150th rank in health and survival, 149th in economic participation, 112th in educational attainment. India improved to 18th place in terms of political empowerment.
32. What is the full form of CCPA?
[A] Central Consumer Protection Authority
[B] Consumer Council Protection Administration
[C] Consumer Council Protection Authority
[D] Consumer Centered Protection Authority
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Correct Answer: A [Central Consumer Protection Authority]
Notes:
The full form of CCPA is Central Consumer Protection Authority. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 has provision for establishment of CCPA which will protect, promote and enforce the rights of consumers.
33. Which is the maximum exported rice variety from India?
[A] Jasmine rice
[B] Basmati rice
[C] Brown rice
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Basmati rice]
Notes:
During the year 2019-20, the top exported commodities were basmati rice (US$ 4.72 billion) and non-basmati rice export stood at (US$ 3.04 billion).
34. What is India’s rank in Gold consumption in the world?
[A] 1
[B] 2
[C] 3
[D] 4
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Correct Answer: B [2]
Notes:
India is second largest consumer of Gold. Its demand in 2019 stood at 850 tonnes. China is largest consumer of Gold.
35. Who amongst the following won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2019 for his work in Sanskrit?
[A] Tarun Kanti Mishra
[B] Cho Dharman
[C] Penna Madhusudan
[D] Shafey Kidwai
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Correct Answer: C [Penna Madhusudan]
Notes:
Penna Madhusudan won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2019 for his Sanskrit poems collection Prajnachakshusham.
36. According to Economic Survey 2020, what is the share of the recognized startup’s in the Renewable Energy Sector in India?
[A] 1.8%
[B] 2.8%
[C] 5.7%
[D] 3.0%
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Correct Answer: B [2.8%]
Notes:
According to Economic Survey 2020, the share of recognized startup’s in India account for 2.8% in renewable energy sector
37. Which policy has recently been framed by the Ministry of Education that recommends to reduce the weight of school bags?
[A] Reduce Burden Policy
[B] Eliminate School bag Policy
[C] Policy on School Bag 2020
[D] Digital Books Policy
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Correct Answer: C [Policy on School Bag 2020]
Notes:
The Ministry of Education has recently framed ‘Policy on School Bag 2020.’ According to the policy, weight of the school bags should not be more than 10% of the body weight of students across class I to X. And there should be no homework till class II.
38. San Isidro Movement, which is in the news currently, is the ongoing protest in which country?
[A] Cuba
[B] India
[C] United States
[D] U.K.
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Correct Answer: A [ Cuba]
Notes:
San Isidro Movement (MSI) is the ongoing protest against the authoritarian regime in Cuba. Cuba, a Caribbean country, has been under the communist regime for more than 60 years. The San Isidro Movement started in 2018 in response to the state’s censorship of artistic works via the Decree 349.
39. In which year, the Vijaya Bank (VB) was founded ?
[A] 1930
[B] 1931
[C] 1932
[D] 1933
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Correct Answer: B [1931]
Notes:
The Vijaya Bank (VB) was a public sector bank which was founded in the year 1931 with its office at Bengaluru, Karnataka. It was merged with Bank Of Baroda in 2017.
40. Who became the first female and only the third swimmer from India to qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
[A] Sonam Malik
[B] Maana Patel
[C] Pranati Nayak
[D] Sunita Sharma
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Correct Answer: B [Maana Patel]
Notes:
- Maana Patel became the first female and only the third swimmer from India to qualify Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
- Maana Patel joined Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash to have qualified for the Olympics.
- She is a backstroke swimmer from Ahmedabad who has won gold medals in 50 metre backstroke and 200 metre backstroke at National Games.
- She also won gold in 100 metre backstroke at 60th National School Games (2015) and broke the national record in backstroke.
