31. What is the full form of DIA, recently set up by the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD)?
[A] Dairy Integrated Animal Husbandry
[B] Dairy Investment Accelerator
[C] Department of Investment in Animal Husbandry
[D] Development Institution for Animal Husbandry
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Correct Answer: B [Dairy Investment Accelerator]
Notes:
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Government of India has setup Dairy Investment Accelerator under its Investment Facilitation Cell.
It aims to promote and facilitate investments in the Indian Dairy sector. Dairy Investment Accelerator is also generating awareness among investors about Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development fund (AHIDF). Under AHIDF, Rs. 15,000 crore fund has been setup for offering financial support to entrepreneurs, private companies, MSME, FPOs etc.
32. What is the name of the online discovery platform for the most promising start-ups of the country?
[A] Start-up India Showcase
[B] Startup India Discovery
[C] Start-up India Finder
[D] Start-up India Lens
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Correct Answer: A [Start-up India Showcase]
Notes:
Startup India Showcase is an online discovery platform for the most promising startups of the country.
As per a recent data from the Union Commerce Ministry, as many as 104 startups from different sectors have been registered on the Startup India Showcase platform. In the platform, the promising start-ups, chosen through various programmes, are exhibited in the form of virtual profiles.
33. ‘Kraaling’ is a process used in training/ taming which animal?
[A] Elephant
[B] Camel
[C] Giraffe
[D] Gorilla
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Correct Answer: A [Elephant]
Notes:
The Tamil Nadu Forest Department is to develop a standard operating procedure for the capture and release of wild elephants based on science and best practices.
As per the state officials, the process of kraaling and training an adult into captivity could be generally tortuous and scientifically not well-established. Kraaling involves capture of the animals by closing them in a stockade (kraal). The Asian elephant species in Tamil Nadu is declining to an alarming level, and so they propose the wild elephants should be sent back to the breeding population.
34. Liverpool, which was removed from UNESCO World Heritage sites, is located in which country?
[A] USA
[B] UK
[C] Denmark
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: B [UK]
Notes:
UNESCO has removed the Liverpool city of the United Kingdom from its World Heritage status. This decision was taken after the UN Committee found some developments threatening the value of the city’s waterfront.
UNESCO had announced that the developments, including the proposed Everton FC stadium, had resulted in serious deterioration of the historic site. Liverpool is only the third site to lose its World Heritage status since the list began in 1978, the others being Oman’s Arabian Oryx Sanctuary in 2007 and the Dresden Elbe Valley in Germany in 2009.
35. What is the range of inland waterways, that are operational in India?
[A] 1000 km
[B] 2000 km
[C] 4000 km
[D] 6000 km
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Correct Answer: C [4000 km]
Notes:
Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal introduced the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha.
It seeks to provide safety of navigation, protection of life and cargo and prevention of pollution that may be caused. It also seeks to bring in transparency in administration of inland water transportation, strengthen procedures governing inland vessels. inland waterways of 4000 km are operational in India.
36. Which North-Eastern state approved the Youth Policy 2021?
[A] Assam
[B] Meghalaya
[C] Mizoram
[D] Sikkim
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Correct Answer: B [Meghalaya]
Notes:
Meghalaya Cabinet approved the Meghalaya Youth Policy 2021. Drafted by the Sports and Youth Affairs Department, Government of Meghalaya, the final policy is to be notified soon.
The Meghalaya state Government has fixed a target of transforming the state to be amongst the top 10 states in 10 years in GSDP per capita and SDG ranking. 45 programmes would be implemented and would be measured by 54 performance monitoring indicators. These indicators have been mapped to 10 departments and is planned to measured quarterly, bi-annually and annually.
37. The AERAI (Amendment) Bill 2021 increased the threshold of annual passenger traffic in a major airport to?
[A] 20 lakh
[B] 25 lakh
[C] 35 lakh
[D] 50 lakh
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Correct Answer: C [35 lakh]
Notes:
A Parliamentary Standing Committee has approved the The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021, without any changes.
The Bill amends the term ‘major airport’ to include group of airports. It also increased the threshold of annual passenger traffic in a major airport to 35 lakh. Previously, an airport with annual traffic more than 15 lakh were called as major airports. AERA will regulate tariff and other charges for aeronautical services for major airports and also a group of airports.
38. ‘Gaon Buras’, is a term associated with the administration system of which state?
[A] Assam
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: A [Assam]
Notes:
The Assam Cabinet announced that Gaon Buras, village-level functionaries of the district administration, will hereefter be called ‘Gaon Pradhans’.
The British appointed the oldest person in the village as the head, who would oversee matters relating to land and revenue. They were called as ‘Gaon Bura’ in Assam. As several youngsters are becoming the village-level functionaries, Bura (meaning Old in Assamese) has been replaced.
39. Which country is set to build the world’s first nuclear reactor that does not need water for cooling?
[A] USA
[B] Russia
[C] China
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: C [China]
Notes:
Chinese scientists have launched plans for a first-of-its-kind nuclear reactor that does not need water for cooling. It is dubbed as the ‘World’s first Clean Nuclear Reactor’.
The molten-salt nuclear reactor, is set to run on liquid thorium rather than uranium. It is expected to be safer than traditional reactors as the molten salt cools and solidifies quickly when exposed to the air, insulating the thorium, so that any leak would cause lesser radiation.
40. Satish Kalsekar, who recently passed away, is a renowned poet in which language?
[A] Hindi
[B] Urdu
[C] Marathi
[D] Gujarati
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Correct Answer: C [Marathi]
Notes:
Renowned Marathi poet Satish Kalsekar recently passed away in Maharashtra at the age of 78.
Satish Kalsekar was awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 2014 for his collection of essays ‘Vachanaryachi Rojanishee’. He had written several popular collections of poems. He worked in several forms of literature and contributed in the various fields including poetry, translation, prose writing and editing.