1. India co-sponsored a Security Council resolution tabled by which country, that seeks women’s participation in peacekeeping missions?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Indonesia
[D] Afghanistan
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Correct Answer: C [Indonesia]
Notes:
India has recently co-sponsored a Security Council resolution tabled by Indonesia in the United Nations, that seeks women’s participation in peacekeeping missions.
Indonesia is currently a non-permanent member in UN Security Council. India’s Permanent Mission at the United Nations supported the resolution, that was passed by a consensus in the Security Council.
2. Who is the head of the committee set up by the Defence Ministry, to review AFHQ CS cadre?
[A] Bipin Rawat
[B] DB Shekatkar
[C] R Chandrashekhar
[D] AN Das
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Correct Answer: B [DB Shekatkar]
Notes:
The Union Ministry of Defence has recently set up a committee to review the Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services (AFHQ CS) cadre.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh approved the proposal to set up the committee, that will be headed by Lt Gen Shekatkar (Retd). The other two members include R Chandrashekhar and AN Das. The committee would identify appointments in Service HQs and Inter-Service Organisations (ISO).
3. What is the penalty imposed on Prashant Bhushan by the Supreme Court, for his criminal contempt of court?
[A] Rs.1 lakh
[B] Rs. 10 lakhs
[C] Re.1
[D] Rs.10,000
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Correct Answer: C [Re.1]
Notes:
The Supreme Court of India has imposed a penalty of Re 1 on lawyer cum activist Prashant Bhushan as a punishment for his criminal contempt of the Supreme Court.
This judgment was pronounced by a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra. The bench ordered that Prashant Bhushan should deposit Re 1 by September 15 else he will be imprisoned for 3 months and would be debarred from practice for a period of 3 years.
4. Which Insurance company has launched AI-based chatbot service named ‘LiGo’?
[A] HDFC Ergo
[B] ICICI Prudential
[C] Life Insurance Corporation
[D] Canara-HSBC OBC
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Correct Answer: B [ICICI Prudential]
Notes:
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has recently launched an AI-powered voice chatbot named ‘LiGo’, on Google Assistant.
The customers and policy holders can use this service to resolve their queries on products by giving simple voice commands. As per the company, customers can activate ‘Google Assistant’ on their Android smartphones and say their policy number or mobile number for details on their policies.
5. Which two Union Territories of India have joined in the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ Scheme?
[A] Ladakh and Lakshadweep
[B] Ladakh and Puducherry
[C] Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar
[D] Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar
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Correct Answer: A [Ladakh and Lakshadweep]
Notes:
Two Union Territories of India Ladakh and Lakshadweep have been recently integrated to One Nation One Ration Card Scheme.
With this, a total of 26 states and UTs are seamlessly integrated in the national cluster of the scheme. The UTs have successfully completed the trial of portability transactions with other States and UTs.
6. Ministry of Defence partnered with BMEL, Tata Power and L&T for supply of Pinaka Regiments to which armed force?
[A] Indian Army
[B] Indian Navy
[C] Indian Air Force
[D] Indian Coast Guard
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Correct Answer: A [Indian Army]
Notes:
In a boost to Make in India mission in Defence Sector, the Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed contracts with Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML), Tata Power Company Ltd. (TPCL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T).
The contracts have been signed for supply of 6 Pinaka Regiments to the Artillery unit of the Indian Army. The approximate cost of the project is Rs 2580 Crores
7. Which institution has developed a method to detect corona virus infection using mass spectrometer?
[A] ICAR
[B] IGIB
[C] ICMR
[D] AIIMS
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Correct Answer: B [IGIB]
Notes:
Researchers of the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) have developed a method to detect corona virus infection using mass spectrometer.
In this method, the virus detection can be done with sensitivity of 90 % and specificity of 100 %. The time taken from sample to result is 30 minutes. IGIB is an institute under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
8. Which organisation has released a report titled ‘Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)’?
[A] UNEP
[B] FAO
[C] UNDP
[D] UNESCO
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Correct Answer: A [UNEP]
Notes:
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published a report titled ‘Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)’.
The report identifies 16 ways to address the issue of Food loss and waste. It also suggests that these aspects are to be added in National climate plans, so that the ‘Mitigation and adaptation contributions’ from food systems can be improved by 25 per cent.
9. What is the name of the N 95 decontaminating equipment developed by IIT Delhi incubated start-up “Chakr”?
[A] Chakr DeCoV
[B] Chakr DeCold
[C] Chakr Disinfect
[D] Chakr Clean
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Correct Answer: A [Chakr DeCoV]
Notes:
“Chakr”, an IIT Delhi incubated start-up has developed an equipment named ‘Chakr DeCoV’ to decontaminate N95 masks.
The equipment is designed in the shape of a cabinet. It uses ozone gas for cleaning the pores of N95 masks, thus ensuring complete decontamination of all layers of the mask.
10. Which country is to send its expert teams to United Nations missions to help Congo and South Sudan fight Covid-19?
[A] United States
[B] India
[C] China
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
As per the recent statement from the India’s UN mission, India is to send two teams of specialists to support UN peacekeeping operations in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
This move is aimed to meet the Covid-19 challenge in two countries. One team of 15 specialists will be sent to Goma in DRC and another team of 15 specialists will be sent to Juba in South Sudan. This will strengthen the hospital facilities managed by Indian peacekeepers and will help those two countries in fighting Covid-19.
