41. Which Indian Armed Force launched the ‘Operation Sadbhavana’ in Jammu and Kashmir?
[A] Indian Army
[B] Indian Navy
[C] Indian Air Force
[D] Indian Coast Guard
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Correct Answer: A [Indian Army]
Notes:
Operation Sadbhavana (Goodwill) was launched by the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir. Under this operation, a veterinary camp was organized recently at Dabbar near Dabrah village.
It is a unique humane initiative undertaken by Indian Army to address aspirations of people affected by terrorism.
42. Captive Employment Initiative was launched under which scheme?
[A] Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kaushalya Yojana
[B] MGNREGA
[C] Mission Antyodaya
[D] Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
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Correct Answer: A [Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kaushalya Yojana]
Notes:
Captive Employment Initiative was launched by the Central Government under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kaushalya Yojana.
Under this initiative, captive employers will train rural poor youth and provide them with jobs in their company or subsidiary.
43. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana’?
[A] Ministry of Rural Development
[B] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[C] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
[D] Ministry of MSME
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Rural Development]
Notes:
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched by the Central Government to promote the development of rural India. Operational guidelines to implement this scheme was unveiled recently.
The scheme aims to develop Gram Panchayats is envisaged through implementation of existing Government Schemes and Programmes in convergence mode and mobilization of community and private resources.
44. Which country test-fired ‘P-270 Moskit Missile’?
[A] Russia
[B] China
[C] Japan
[D] USA
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Correct Answer: A [Russia]
Notes:
The P-270 Moskit missile is a Soviet-era medium-range supersonic missile that can neutralize a ship within the range of up to 120 km.
Russia’s Navy has test fired supersonic antiship missiles at a mock target in the Sea of Japan.
45. IMF approved around USD 3 billion bailout plan for which country?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Vietnam
[C] Afghanistan
[D] Iran
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Correct Answer: A [Sri Lanka]
Notes:
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board approved a nearly USD 3 billion bailout plan for Sri Lanka recently.
Of the total amount about USD 333 million was to be disbursed immediately to alleviate the country’s humanitarian crisis.
46. Which city is to play host to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)’s National Security Advisors (NSA) meeting?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Mumbai
[C] Ahmedabad
[D] Kolkata
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Correct Answer: A [New Delhi]
Notes:
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)’s National Security Advisors (NSA) meeting being organised in India.
India, the current chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), is hosting the meeting in New Delhi.
47. Which city is the host of the ‘G20 Infrastructure Working Summit’?
[A] Visakhapatnam
[B] Mumbai
[C] New Delhi
[D] Guwahati
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Correct Answer: A [Visakhapatnam]
Notes:
G20 Infrastructure Working Summit is being organized in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The three-day meeting involves the participation of representatives from G20 member countries, the European Union and other invitees.
48. ‘Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL)’ conferred a special literary award on which personality?
[A] Rabindranath Tagore
[B] Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
[C] Amartya Sen
[D] Subramanya Bharati
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Correct Answer: B [Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]
Notes:
‘Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL)’ conferred a special literary award on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The award has been conferred for his trilogy- The Unfinished Memoirs, The Prison Diaries and the New China 1952.
49. A ‘Space System Design Lab’ has been recently inaugurated in which state/UT?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Karnataka
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: A [Gujarat]
Notes:
A Space System Design Lab has been inaugurated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat recently. It aims to promote growth and increase contribution of private sector space firms in India.
It is an initiative of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe). The lab has computing resources comprising 16 workstations and high-performance computing multi-core servers.
50. PM SHRI scheme is associated with which field?
[A] Sports
[B] Education
[C] MSME
[D] Women and Child Development
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Correct Answer: B [Education]
Notes:
The Education Ministry has shortlisted around nine thousand schools across the country for its flagship Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme.
They were selected from over two lakh fifty thousand government schools including Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalaya. It stated that a total of six parameters including curriculum, access and infrastructure, human resources and gender equity were assessed for the selection.