1. Labour Ministry partnered with which firm to launch an online “Career skills training” on National Career Service portal?
[A] Larsen & Toubro
[B] TCS iON
[C] Infosys
[D] Accenture
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Correct Answer: B [TCS iON]
Notes:
The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has partnered with TCS iON to offer free online “Career Skills Training” on its National Career Service (NCS) portal.
This scheme is to be implemented under the Ministry’s National Career Service (NCS) project, which provides several employment related services. This course also includes soft skills required by several industries. The training module is available to the registered job-seekers in both Hindi and English.
2. When is International Everest Day celebrated across the world?
[A] May 29
[B] May 31
[C] June 1
[D] June 2
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Correct Answer: A [May 29]
Notes:
International Everest Day is celebrated on May 29, across the world every year. On the same day in the year 1953, Tenzing Norgay of Nepal and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand had successfully scaled the Mt. Everest.
The mountaineer duo were the first human beings to achieve the prestigious feat. Nepal decided to observe the day as International Everest Day since the climber Edmund Hillary passed away in the year 2008.
3. What is the name of the scheme that was launched in 2015, to promote organic farming among small and marginal farmers?
[A] Pradhan Mantri KISAN Vikas Yojana
[B] Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
[C] Organic Farming Mission
[D] Operation Greens
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Correct Answer: B [Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana]
Notes:
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) was launched by the Agriculture Ministry under National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) in 2015. It was launched with an aim to promote organic farming among small and marginal farmers.
Recently, the NITI Aayog organised an online High-level Roundtable, which was attended by several national and international experts and policy makers. It aims to boost agroecological and natural farming practices in India. The Agriculture Minister said that PKVY covered 7 lakh hectares and 8 lakh farmers.
4. Which global organisation recently warned that 60 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty in 2020?
[A] United Nations
[B] World Bank
[C] Food and Agricultural Organisation
[D] World Economic Forum
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Correct Answer: B [World Bank]
Notes:
The World Bank recently warned that 60 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty in 2020, after Covid-19 crisis.
The World Bank President David Malpass released analytical chapters from its flagship Global Economic Prospects report. He urged the countries to implement comprehensive policies to boost long-term growth and to address immediate health emergencies. The estimates are likely to increase further.
5. Union Cabinet has approved to rename which major port of India as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port?
[A] Kandla Port
[B] Chennai Port
[C] Cochin Port
[D] Kolkata Port
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Correct Answer: D [Kolkata Port]
Notes:
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has recently approved to rename Kolkata Port as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port.
During the 150th anniversary celebration of the Kolkata Port trust, the Prime Minister announced that the Port trust would be named after the leader Syama Prasad Mookerjee. The Port trust’s board of trustees passed a resolution to re-name Kolkata Port on February 2020. The Kolkata Port is the first Major Port as well as the only riverine port of the country.
6. What is the objective of the new initiative SWADES, that was seen in news recently?
[A] Environment conservation
[B] Employment Generation
[C] Defence Procurement
[D] Farmer welfare
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Correct Answer: B [Employment Generation]
Notes:
The Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of External Affairs have jointly launched a new initiative named SWADES.
SWADES stands for Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support. Since many Indian citizens are returning under Vande Bharat Mission, this scheme aims to conduct a skill mapping exercise of the qualified people. The information will be shared with the companies for suitable job opportunities in the country.
7. When is International Sex workers day celebrated every year?
[A] June 2
[B] June 4
[C] June 6
[D] June 7
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Correct Answer: A [June 2]
Notes:
International Sex workers day is celebrated on June 2, every year across the world, to highlight the plight of sex workers.
On the same day in the year 1975, hundreds of sex workers gathered in the Church Saint-Nizier in France, to sensitise people about their exploitative living conditions and to demand an end to police harassment. The Odisha Human Rights Commission has directed the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation commissioner to provide ration and other assistance to sex workers in Bhubaneswar.
8. Who has been appointed as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to World Trade Organisation?
[A] Brajendra Navnit
[B] Nripendra Mishra
[C] Abhas Jha
[D] K V Kamath
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Correct Answer: A [Brajendra Navnit]
Notes:
Veteran Bureaucrat and 1999-batch IAS officer, Brajendra Navnit has been appointed as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India (PRI) to the World Trade Organisation for a period of three years.
He had been the Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office prior to this appointment and will be posted at the Permanent Mission of India (PMI) to the WTO in Geneva. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet also gave a nod to the appointment of IRTS officer Anwar Hussain Shaik for the post of Counsellor, at the PMI to WTO, Geneva for three years.
9. Which Indian has been named the EY world entrepreneur of the year 2020?
[A] Deepinder Goyal
[B] Ritesh Agarwal
[C] Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
[D] Uday Kotak
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Correct Answer: C [Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw]
Notes:
The Executive Chairperson of Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been named EY World Entrepreneur of The Year 2020.
The Bio-tech leader has been selected for her contribution in improving universal access to affordable life-saving medicines. She also became the third Indian to win the prestigious award after Narayana Murthy of Infosys and Uday Kotak of Kotak Mahindra Bank. She is also the second woman to hold the global title in the world.
10. In which state is the Keeladi excavation site located, where skeletal remains of an animal have been recently unearthed?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Kerala
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
Skeletal remains of an animal have been recently unearthed at Manalur near Madurai, under the sixth phase of excavation work at Keeladi site, undertaken by the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA).
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Edappadi K Palaniswami had started the 6th phase of excavation work in February at Keeladi, Kondagai, Agaram and Manalur near Madurai. During the excavation, a variety of materials including weaving, animal husbandry and water management were recovered. The materials were found to be belonging to the 5th century of the Tamil culture.