Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2021

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Ram Sewak Sharma, the first Director-General of the Unique Identification Development Authority of India (UIDAI), has authored a book titled “The Making of Aadhaar: World’s Largest Identity Platform”.
The book comprises of technical details regarding the legal, governance and social aspects of the Aadhar system. He also explains his experience during various bureaucratic positions and interactions with the team of Aadhar.

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The G-7 Summit of this year is to be held in Cornwall, a peninsular country in the south-west region of the United Kingdom, during June 11 to 13.
Being the President of G-7 this year, the United Kingdom has extended its invitation to India, Australia and South Korea to participate in the Summit as Guest countries. The Heads of Government of member states, and the representatives of the EU, usually meet at the G7 Summit.

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The Central Soil and Materials Research Station (CSMRS) is an attached office of the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Jal Shakti ministry.
Based at New Delhi, it deals with investigations and research in Geotechnical engineering, construction materials and river valley projects. It helps in development of water resources sector in the country, through Central Water Commission. Minister of State Jal Shakti conducted a Review Meeting of CSMRS recently.

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Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has recently notified Inter Country Transport Vehicles Rules, 2021.
As per the rules, the State Transport Authority can grant the Inter Country Transport Permit, which will remain valid for a period of one year. The new rules regulate the movement of passenger and goods vehicles between India and its neighbouring countries.

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The first group of Indian military experts is set to attend the training to operate the S-400 air defence systems.
India and Russia signed the USD 5.4 billion deal for five S-400 systems in October 2018 and Russia is to deliver the first batch by the end of 2021. Earlier, the US had imposed sanctions on Turkey, for procuring the systems from Russia.

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The Goa state Cabinet recently cleared the Goa Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill to make retired High Court Judges also eligible for the post of Lokayukta.
After Justice PK Mishra retired in September last year, the position remained vacant. As per the Lokayukta law, only a retired Supreme Court Judge or a retired Chief Justice of a High Court are eligible for the post.

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India’s think tank “NITI Aayog” has recently released a book on “faecal sludge and septage management in urban areas”. This has been jointly developed by National Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (NFSSM) Alliance.
The book is in the form of a report, that enlists 27 case studies on implementation of faecal sludge and septage management (FSSM) initiatives.

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The First Virtual Expo 2021 for R&D in processed food sector has been organized recently by the Union Ministry of Food Processing and Industries.
The expo is aimed to showcase the outcomes of projects supported by the Ministry through some of its leading food technology institutions. A portal displaying various researches undertaken in the food processing sector, was also launched during the expo.

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‘Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM)’ is a Not-for-Profit Association, which aims to facilitate the indigenous production in Indian Defence industry.
Recently, an MoU between the Indian Army & Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) was signed to boost use of indigenous spare parts. This took place on the occasion of the 25 years of partnership of the Indian Army with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

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US President Joe Biden has recently proposed a five-year extension of New START Treaty with Russia.
The treaty limited the United States and Russia to 1,550 nuclear warheads each. It expires on February 5 this year since the former President Donald Trump stopped negotiations and tried to include China in the treaty.