1. Tequila fish, which was declared extinct, has been reintroduced to which country?
[A] Argentina
[B] Mexico
[C] Chile
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: B [Mexico]
Notes:
The tequila fish (Zoogoneticus tequila) which was declared extinct in the wild has been reintroduced to its native Mexico.
The little fish, which grows only up to 70 mm, was bred in an aquarium at Chester zoo, England. The fish disappeared from the wild in 2003 due to the introduction of invasive, exotic fish species and water pollution.
2. Which Indian state has unveiled the draft of ‘New Policy for Women 2021’?
[A] Telangana
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Odisha
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
Tamil Nadu Government recently unveiled “New Policy for Women 2021”, which includes features such as compulsory martial arts training for school and college females.
It also proposes 50 additional person-days under MGNREGS for all single and women-headed households, and 33.3 percent representation in registered parties. The policy also seeks to make all modes of transportation women-friendly.
3. The Indian Army’s ‘Quantum computing laboratory and a centre for artificial intelligence (AI)’ has been set up in which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: C [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:
The Indian Army has set up a ‘Quantum computing laboratory and a Centre for artificial intelligence (AI)’ at Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh.
The centres will carry out research in developing transformative technologies to be used by the armed forces. It has been established by the Indian Army, with support from the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS).
4. Which two countries are claiming ‘Senkaku Island’ Group located in the East China Sea?
[A] Japan and China
[B] China and Philippines
[C] China and South Korea
[D] Japan and Singapore
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Correct Answer: A [Japan and China]
Notes:
Senkaku Island is an uninhabited island chain in the East China Sea that has been administered by Japan for several decades. China and Japan are claiming the island.
Senior Defence officials from Japan and China held their first high-level dialogue and agreed to establish a hotline in order to avoid physical conflict. China calls the Senkaku island group as Diaoyu and says it has a historical claim.
5. Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah is the Prime Minister of which country?
[A] Bahrain
[B] Kuwait
[C] Oman
[D] Saudi Arabia
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Correct Answer: B [Kuwait]
Notes:
Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah is the Prime Minister of Kuwait. Kuwait has recently formed a new cabinet with a new finance minister and three opposition legislators.
This is the Gulf country’s third cabinet this year after the previous governments resigned in the standoff. The cabinet has only one female minister. It includes three opposition MPs and one pro-government lawmaker.
6. Highest number of complaints ntpagainst women in the year 2021 has been received from which state in India?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Assam
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Correct Answer: A [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has received a total of 31,000 complaints of crimes committed against women in the year 2021, which is the highest in number since 2014. There is an increase in complaints by 30% in the year 2021 in comparison to 2020.
Among the total complaints, more than half of them have been received from Uttar Pradesh state which has the highest number of complaints, followed by Delhi.
7. Major Dhyan Chand Sports University is being established in which place?
[A] Delhi
[B] Meerut
[C] Kolkata
[D] Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: B [Meerut]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The institution would come up with modern and state-of-the-art sports infrastructure like synthetic hockey ground, football ground, basketball, volleyball, handball, kabaddi ground, lawn tennis court etc.
This university is being established with a vision to have a strong sporting culture and establish world-class sporting infrastructure in the country.
8. VS Pathania has taken charge as the Director-General of which Armed Forces Unit in India?
[A] Indian Army
[B] Indian Coast Guard
[C] Central Reserve Police Force
[D] Central Industrial Security Force
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Correct Answer: B [Indian Coast Guard]
Notes:
VS Pathania took charge as the Director-General of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). He replaced K Natarajan, who served as the Chief of the Indian Coast Guard from 2019.
VS Pathania, an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, and National Defence College, New Delhi, is a qualified helicopter pilot.
9. Which Indian company has commissioned India’s largest solar power project at Rajasthan?
[A] Adani Power
[B] Azure Power
[C] Tata Power
[D] ReNew Power
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Correct Answer: B [Azure Power]
Notes:
Indian solar power producer Azure Power has fully commissioned its largest project, a 600-MW solar park in the state of Rajasthan.
The independent Power producer now owns and operates India’s largest solar power project at a single location. The solar park is located in Bikaner and is connected to the Interstate Transmission System (ISTS). It will supply its power to Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) over 25 years.
10. Who is the head of the ‘Energy Transition Advisory Committee’, which was recently set up?
[A] Tarun Kapoor
[B] Ramesh Chand
[C] V K Paul
[D] Amitabh Kant
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Correct Answer: A [Tarun Kapoor]
Notes:
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has set up Energy Transition Advisory Committee headed by former petroleum secretary Tarun Kapoor.
The panel includes representatives of all public-sector oil and gas companies and it will energy transition roadmap for the oil and gas sector. India has committed for net-zero emissions by the year 2070. The committee will recommend a transition roadmap by middle of 2022.