21. ‘Starship’, which was seen in the news recently, is the rocket-ship of which space company/ organisation?
[A] Blue Moon
[B] SpaceX
[C] NASA
[D] ISRO
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Correct Answer: B [SpaceX]
Notes:
Starship is the futuristic rocket-ship of SpaceX, the private space company owned by billionaire Elon Musk. It is being designed to carry people to Mars.
The first high-altitude test flight of the Starship was aborted at the last second, due to an automatic engine abort just ahead of the count-down. SpaceX has conducted five Starship test flights but not at high altitude.
22. UNGA has approved which date to be the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness?
[A] December 1
[B] December 15
[C] December 27
[D] December 30
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Correct Answer: C [December 27]
Notes:
The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution stating that December 27th of every year to be observed as International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.
This has been decided to strengthen world wide measures to prevent pandemic like COVID-19. The resolution has been passed by a consensus by the 193-member.
23. Union Cabinet has approved Submarine Optical Fibre Cable Connectivity between Lakshadweep Islands and which city?
[A] Delhi
[B] Chennai
[C] Kochi
[D] Mumbai
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Correct Answer: C [Kochi]
Notes:
The Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister has approved establishment of Submarine Optical Fibre Cable Connectivity between Kochi and Lakshadweep Islands.
The project is proposed to be established at a cost of Rs.1,072 crore that includes operational maintenance of the project for a period of 5 years. The proposed project would connect 11 islands of Lakshadweep.
24. When is the “International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide” observed?
[A] December 5
[B] December 8
[C] December 9
[D] December 10
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Correct Answer: C [December 9]
Notes:
The 9th of December is observed every year as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide, by the United Nations.
This year marks the 72nd anniversary and a convention in this regard was held in the year 1948. It was at this convention the first Human Rights Treaty was adopted by the United Nations.
25. National poet ‘Subramaniya Bharati’ is a famous poet of which Indian state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
National poet Mahakavi ‘Subramaniya Bharati’ is a famous poet from the southern state of Tamil Nadu. He was an Indian independence activist, journalist and a pioneer in Tamil Literature.
International Bharati Festival is organized by the Vanavil Culture Centre in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to honour the poet. His 138th birth anniversary was observed on December 11, 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated and presented the Bharati Award to the writer Seeni Viswanathan.
26. By what name, the United Nations has declared the year 2021?
[A] International Year of Creative Economy
[B] International Year of Pandemic Research
[C] International Year of Peace
[D] International Year of Vaccination
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Correct Answer: A [International Year of Creative Economy]
Notes:
The year 2021 has been declared as the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development, by the United Nations. This has been decided in the UN General Assembly meeting held in December 2020.
The proposal was sponsored by Indonesia and was presented by a group of nations including China, India, Australia, Philippines and Thailand.
27. San Isidro Movement, which was seen in the news, is associated with which country?
[A] Italy
[B] Germany
[C] Cuba
[D] France
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Correct Answer: C [Cuba]
Notes:
In the year 2018, artists, journalists and activists gathered in the San Isidro region of Cuba, to protest against the country’s rules on censorship of cultural activities.
Hence, it came to be known as the Movimiento San Isidro, or the San Isidro Movement (MSI). After a member of MSI was arrested in November this year, its members began a hunger and then were arrested. The Government name the protestors as agents of Imperialism.
28. Which Indian state launched a project to set up 2000 Mini Clinics to provide basic medical treatment to the poor?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has recently launched a project to set up 2,000 mini-clinics across the state.
They will be known as ‘Amma Mini Clinics’, after the former late Chief Minister J Jeyalalitha. The clinics aim to provide essential healthcare services to the poor and downtrodden. Minor ailments will be treated and this step will reduce the burden of Government hospitals.
29. Prime Minister Modi laid foundation stone for the country’s largest renewable energy park in which state?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Gujarat
[C] Punjab
[D] Tamil Nadu
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Correct Answer: B [Gujarat]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Gujarat and laid the foundation stones for various developmental projects.
The Hybrid Renewable Energy Park in the district of Kutch will be the country’s largest renewable energy generation park, when completed. Foundation stones were also laid for a fully automated milk processing and packing plant and a Desalination plant in Mandvi, Kutch.
30. Which Indian bank has launched ‘FX 4 U’ platform, for forex remittance through Internet Banking?
[A] State Bank of India
[B] Canara Bank
[C] Punjab National Bank
[D] HDFC Bank
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Correct Answer: B [Canara Bank]
Notes:
Leading public sector bank, Canara Bank has launched “FX 4 U” facility for forex remittance through Internet Banking.
All eligible individual customers can undertake remittance facility through this platform, as per the regulations of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). Corporate customers can also submit the Letter of Credit (LC) applications through internet banking.
