1. Roberto Calasso, who died recently, belonged to which country?
[A] Germany
[B] Ireland
[C] Italy
[D] France
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Correct Answer: C [Italy]
Notes:
Roberto Calasso was an Italian writer and publisher. Apart from his mother tongue, he was fluent in many languages such as French, English, German, Latin, Ancient Greek, Sanskrit. He was also called as “a literary institution of one”. His books reflected his esoteric interests. He wrote on Indian and Greek mythology, the Vedic age, Kafka, Baudelaire etc.
2. Who has been appointed as the new General Manager of South Western Railway (SWR)?
[A] Rahul Jain
[B] Sanjay Kumar Mohanty
[C] Sanjeev Mittal
[D] Sanjeev Kishore
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Correct Answer: D [Sanjeev Kishore]
Notes:
Sanjeev Kishore was an alumnus of Indian Railway Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE), Jamalpur. He has been appointed as the new General Manager of South Western Railway (SWR). Earlier, he served as Additional Member (Production Units) of Railway Board.
He is a recipient of the National Award (Minister of Railways Award) for Meritorious Service in 2003 and a Fellow of Institutions of Engineer India and Institution of Mechanical Engineers, United Kingdom.
South Western Railway is one of the 18 Railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hubballi in Karnataka state. It was carved out from Southern Railways and South Central Railways in 2003.
3. Who has been appointed as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in August, 2021?
[A] V.N. Kaul
[B] Rajiv Mehrishi
[C] Soma Roy Burman
[D] Deepak Das
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Correct Answer: D [Deepak Das]
Notes:Government of India has appointed
Deepak Das as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) of India. CGA comes under the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. Deepak Das is the 25th CGA. He is a 1986-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer. He earlier served as the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in the Central Board of Direct Taxes. He has also been the Director of the Institute of Government Accounts and Finance (INGAF), the training academy of the Indian Civil Accounts Service.
He is an alumnus of Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi.
4. Which institute has collaborated with the Ministry of Ayush to conduct a study on ‘Ashwagandha’ for promoting recovery from Covid-19?
[A] Gautam Buddha University
[B] IIT Delhi
[C] Patanjali Ayurveda College
[D] London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
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Correct Answer: D [London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)]
Notes:
All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct study on ‘Ashwagandha’ for promoting recovery from Covid-19. Clinical trials will be conducted on 2000 participants in three U.K. Cities : Birmingham, Leicester and London.
All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Ayush. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a public research university in Bloomsbury and a constituent college of the University of London that specifies in public health and tropical medicine. It was founded in 1899 by Patrick Manson.
5. Who is the author of the newly published book, “Nehru, Tibet and China”?
[A] Aravind Adiga
[B] Ramesh Narayan
[C] Avtar Singh Bhasin
[D] Ramchandra Guha
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Correct Answer: C [Avtar Singh Bhasin]
Notes:
Penguin Random House India published a new book “Nehru, Tibet and China” which is authored by Avtar Singh Bhasin. Avtar Singh Bhasin is also the publisher of original archival documents. The book “Nehru, Tibet and China” describes about the various details and events that took place from the Independence of India to the 1962 Indo-China war. It focuses on the Indo-China relationship as well as Tibet and its boundary issues, occupation of Tibet by China and the fleeing of the 14th Dalai Lama from Tibet to India.
Avtar Singh Bhasin served in the Ministry of External Affairs for about 30 years. He retired in 1993 as the Director of the Historical Division. He has also served in the Ministry of Defence and National Archives of India. He has written various books on South Asian Affairs like India in Sri Lanka : Between Lion & the tigers,
6. In which month & year, India recorded the highest monthly merchandise export?
[A] September, 2020
[B] August 2019
[C] May 202l
[D] July,2021
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Correct Answer: D [July,2021]
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In the month of July, 2021, India has recorded the highest ever monthly merchandise export. The merchandise exports rose to 35.17 billion dollars. According to the provisional data of the commerce industry, there was a healthy growth in the shipment of petroleum, engineering goods and gems and jewellery.
Merchandise Exports From India Scheme (MEIS) is notified by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and implemented by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
7. Samagra Shiksha Scheme covers the school education from which class to which class?
[A] From preschool to Class 11
[B] From preschool to Class 10
[C] From preschool to Class 9
[D] From preschool to Class 12
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Correct Answer: D [From preschool to Class 12]
Notes:
The Union Cabinet on 4th August, 2021 approved the continuation of the Samagra Shiksha Scheme for school education for another five years. Provision of training of master trainers for Anganwadi workers, incinerator and sanitary pad vending machines in all girls’ hostels, addition of new subjects instead of stream in existing senior secondary schools, holistic progress card for each learner, and upgrade of all Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas up to class 12 are among the initiatives in the revised scheme. Samagra Shiksha Scheme covers the school education from preschool to Class 12.
8. Ravi Dahiya, who won the wrestling silver medal in Tokyo Olympics, is from which state?
[A] Punjab
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Rajsathan
[D] Haryana
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Correct Answer: D [Haryana]
Notes:
Ravi Dahiya became only the second Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games after he lost the men’s freestyle 57kg title clash to reigning world champion Zavur Uguev. There were expectations that the 23-year-old Dahiya would become India’s youngest Olympic champion but the Russian defended well to win comfortably. Ravi Dahiya belongs from Haryana.
9. Who are the two silver medal winners from India in Tokyo Olympics?
[A] Mirabai Chanu and Neeraj Chopra
[B] Lovlina Borgohain and Bajrang Punia
[C] Mirabai Chanu and Ravi Kumar Dahiya
[D] PV Sindhu and Lovlina Borgohain
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Correct Answer: C [Mirabai Chanu and Ravi Kumar Dahiya]
Notes:
India ended its campaign at the Tokyo Olympics with it’s best-ever tally of seven medals (1 gold, 2 silvers and four bronzes), beating the tally of six at London Olympic Games 2012. Medal winners for India were — Neeraj Chopra: gold in men’s javelin throw, Mirabai Chanu: Silver in women’s weightlifting, PV Sindhu: Bronze in women’s singles badminton, Lovlina Borgohain: Bronze in women’s boxing, men’s hockey team: bronze, Ravi Kumar Dahiya: Silver in men’s wrestling, Bajrang Punia: Bronze in men’s wresting.
10. Which country won gold medal in men’s football in Tokyo Olympics, 2021?
[A] Germany
[B] Mexico
[C] Spain
[D] Brazil
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Correct Answer: D [Brazil]
Notes:
On 7th August, 2021 Brazil won the gold medal in men’s football at the Tokyo Olympics by beating Spain 2-1 in the final played. Malcolm and Matheus Cunha scored for Brazil while Mikel Oyarzabal scored for Spain. Mexico won the bronze medal by beating Japan with a score of 3-1. Canada defeated Sweden 3-2 on penalties after the match was tied 1-1 to win the gold medal in women’s football. Bronze medal was won by United States which beat Australia 4-3.