41. Who represented India in men’s shot put at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
[A] Shivpal Singh
[B] KT Irfan
[C] Sandeep Kumar
[D] Tajinderpal Singh Toor
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Correct Answer: D [Tajinderpal Singh Toor]
Notes:- Tajinderpal Singh Toor represented India in men’s shot put at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
42. What is the name of the portal that was launched by the railway ministry to provide a platform for the Corporates and Public Sector Units (PSUs) to contribute to creation of amenities at or near Railway Stations?
[A] Rail Sahyog
[B] Rail Sahaay
[C] Rail Udyog
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: A [Rail Sahyog]
Notes:- Railway Ministry in 2018 launched the ‘Rail Sahyog’ web portal to provide a platform for the Corporates and Public Sector Units (PSUs) to contribute to creation of amenities at or near Railway Stations through Corporate Social Responsibility funds.
43. UMANG app comes under the ambit of which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[B] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[C] Ministry of Labour and Employment
[D] Ministry of External Affairs
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]
Notes:- Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG) is a mobile app of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- This app was launched so that one can access the central and state government services.
- This app supports 13 Indian languages and is available for Android, iOS and Windows.
- The app is aimed at all citizens of India and offers hundreds of services including payment, registration, information search and application forms.
- The app was developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology with the National e-Governance Division and launched in the year 2017 by PM Modi.
- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology launched the International version of the UMANG application.
- The version is launched in countries like UK, US, Australia, Canada, Netherlands, UAE, Australia, Singapore and New Zealand.
- The aim behind launching an international version of UMANG App is to promote Indian culture in the rest of the world.
44. With which organization, Translate Bio has collaborated to develop MRT5500, an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine?
[A] Gennova Biopharmaceuticals
[B] Sanofi Pasteur
[C] Serum Institute of India
[D] Moderna
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Correct Answer: B [Sanofi Pasteur]
Notes:- MRT5500, an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine is being developed under a collaboration agreement between Sanofi Pasteur and Translate Bio.
- The Phase 1/2 clinical trial of MRT5500 began in March 2021.
45. How much (percentage) money does Bengal Government has alloted for Educational benefits?
[A] 40%
[B] 28.5%
[C] 11.2%
[D] 17.6%
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Correct Answer: D [17.6%]
Notes:
A PRS Research comparison shows Bengal allocated 17.6% of its expenditure for education in 2020-21, higher than the average expenditure of 15.9% by 29 states, based on 2019-20 Budget estimates.
46. Recently, Tata AIA partnered with which of the following organizations to provide its customers with Personal Medical Care Management?
[A] CureMD
[B] Medix
[C] GreenPoint Healthcare
[D] Navigant
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Correct Answer: B [Medix]
Notes:
Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Limited joined hands with Medix to offer consumers access to a network of accredited medical specialists during serious illness.
47. Which of the following war memorials has been conceptualized and constructed after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971?
[A] Amar Jawan Jyoti
[B] National War Memorial
[C] Dras War Memorial
[D] National Police Memorial
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Correct Answer: A [Amar Jawan Jyoti]
Notes:
Amar Jawan Jyoti, an Indian memorial, was inaugurated on 26 January 1972 after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and served as the national war memorial until February 2019. The National War Memorial honors Indian military personnel who died in conflicts, with names inscribed on its walls. The Kargil War Memorial, located in Dras, commemorates the 1999 Kargil War. The National Police Memorial honors 34,844 police personnel who died in the line of duty since India’s Independence in 1947.
48. Who wrote ‘Angry Akku’ that received The Hindu Young World-Good-books Award for Best Picture Book: Story in The Hindu Literary Prize 2018 and was awarded during The Hindu Lit for Life 2019?
[A] Rajiv Eipe
[B] Mamta Nainy
[C] Neelum Saran Gour
[D] Vinayak Varma
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Correct Answer: D [Vinayak Varma]
Notes:
Vinayak Varma’s Angru Akkugot the award in the Best Picture Book: Story category of The Hindu Young World-GoodBooks award. It is about Akku, a little girl, and her quiet anger. The causes behind it are revealed through a gentle conversation between father and daughter.
49. The winners of the 2019 ICC men’s World Cup will earn how much of a cash award, which is the highest prize money on offer in the history of the tournament?
[A] $6 million
[B] $4 million
[C] $5 million
[D] $2 million
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Correct Answer: B [$4 million]
Notes:
The winner of the 2019 World Cup was rewarded four million dollars (INR 28.04 crore), the highest prize money to date, the International Cricket Council announced on Saturday (May 17). Australia received 3,975,000 dollars when they won the 2015 World Cup on their home soil. Apart from the winner, the runners-up will be given two million dollars (INR 14.02 crore), while the losing semifinalists are assured of 0.80 million dollars (INR 5.60 crore) each.
50. At NASA’s annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge, a team from which institution in India won the ‘AIAA Neil Armstrong Best Design Award’ in April 2019?
[A] Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
[B] Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
[C] Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering, Mumbai
[D] KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad
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Correct Answer: D [KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad]
Notes:Three teams from India have won awards at the NASA’s annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge which invites high school and college students to build and test roving vehicles for future missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Indian Teams Awarded:
- The team from KIET Group of Institutions in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, won the “AIAA Neil Armstrong Best Design Award”, which recognises systems best designed to meet the Rover Challenge performance requirements.
- The team from Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering from Mumbai, Maharashtra, won the “Frank Joe Sexton Memorial Pit Crew Award” for ingenuity and persistence in overcoming problems during the race as well as the “System Safety Challenge Award”.
- The team from Lovely Professional University in Phagwara, Punjab, won the “STEM Engagement Award”, presented to the team that best-informed others about rocketry and other space-related topics.
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