31. Union Culture Ministry is organising the ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ in which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] West Bengal
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [West Bengal]
Notes:
The Union Culture Ministry is organising the 11th edition of its Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM) in West Bengal.
The events will be held in various places namely Cooch Behar, Darjeeling and Murshidabad during this month. It was inaugurated at the Cooch Behar palace and will promote traditional art forms and tribal heritage.
32. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) is a statutory body under which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Education
[C] Ministry of Electronics and IT
[D] Ministry of Power
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Science and Technology]
Notes:
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) is a statutory body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology.
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, four young women fellows of National Science Academies have been awarded the SERB Women Excellence Award. The award includes a grant of Rs. 15 lakhs for three years to pursue their research ideas.
33. Mario Draghi has sworn in as the Prime Minster of which country?
[A] Germany
[B] France
[C] Italy
[D] United Kingdom
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Correct Answer: C [Italy]
Notes:
Mario Draghi has sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Italy. He is the former Chief of the European Central Bank.
He is nick named as “Super Mario”. He has announced his cabinet of ministers, which consists of political and technocratic ministers. He is presently 73 years old.
34. Indian Economic Trade Organization signed an agreement with which country, to launch a Business Council?
[A] Argentina
[B] Tunisia
[C] Algeria
[D] Morocco
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Correct Answer: B [Tunisia]
Notes:
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Tunisia Africa Business Council and Indian Economic Trade Organization (IETO).
The MoU seeks to establish the India Tunisia Business Council. The event was organised by IETO and was attended by members from the Ministry of External Affairs, India, Ministry of Foreign Affairs based in Tunis, businesspersons and Academia.
35. Which disease causes the highest deaths among all vector-borne diseases?
[A] Malaria
[B] Dengue
[C] Cholera
[D] Polio
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Correct Answer: A [Malaria]
Notes:
Malaria caused over 400,000 human deaths in the year 2019. It is said to be causing highest number of deaths among all vector-borne diseases.
Researchers from Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), and Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology have released the detailed genome of the malaria mosquito vector.
36. Which Indian state/UT has launched the ‘Maa’ scheme, to provide meal at Rs 5 to the poor people?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] West Bengal
[C] Odisha
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [West Bengal]
Notes:
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has virtually launched the ‘Maa’ scheme under which the state government would provide meal at Rs 5 to poor people.
A platter of food including vegetable and egg curry is to provided at Rs 5 with the state bearing a subsidy of Rs 15 per plate.
37. What is the name of electric two-wheeler that has been launched by IIT Madras-incubated start-up Pi Beam?
[A] Electro
[B] Ampere
[C] Voltabike
[D] PiMo
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Correct Answer: D [PiMo]
Notes:
Pi Beam – an IIT Madras-incubated start-up has recently launched a 2-wheeler named PiMo. This vehicle can be charged faster than a smart mobile phone.
It has a range of 50 km and is priced at Rs.30,000/-. This vehicle does not require registration and is targeted at personal and commercial users.
38. Which state has recently released its Industrial Policy 2021-2025?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Assam
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Correct Answer: A [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
The state government of Tamil Nadu has recently launched its new Industrial Policy 2021-2025. It was unveiled by the Chief Minister Edappadi.K.Palaniswami.
The policy aims to attract investment investments worth over ₹10-lakh crore by 2025. Also, it aims to achieve 15% annual growth rate in manufacturing sector.
39. The third edition of the Indian Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary includes how many terms?
[A] 2000
[B] 3000
[C] 5000
[D] 10000
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Correct Answer: D [10000]
Notes:
Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot released the third edition of the Indian Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary.
This edition has 10,000 terms of daily use and technical terms including academic, legal, medical terms. The second edition of the dictionary released in 2019 had 6,000 terms and the first edition released in 2018 had 3,000 terms.
40. Which Union Ministry has unveiled the draft blue economy policy?
[A] Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Diarying
[B] Ministry of Earth Sciences
[C] Ministry of Jal Shakti
[D] Ministry of External Affairs
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Earth Sciences]
Notes:
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has unveiled the draft blue economy policy in the public domain, inviting suggestions and inputs from various stakeholders.
The draft policy document highlights the strategy that can be adopted by the government to utilise the oceanic resources available in the country. It also has recognised seven thematic areas.