1. Which Indian has been appointed as an independent director of HSBC?
[A] Arundhati Bhattacharya
[B] Rajnish Kumar
[C] M K Jain
[D] Urjit Patel
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Correct Answer: B [Rajnish Kumar]
Notes:- The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has appointed former State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Rajnish Kumar as an Independent Director.
- He has been appointed as a member of Audit Committee and Risk Committee of HSBC- Asian entity.
- Rajnish Kumar served as the Chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI) for three years from 2017 to 2020.
- Dinesh Kumar Khara is the present Chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI).
2. Which famous city has recently introduced a speed limit of 30 kph as an effort to tackle climate change?
[A] New York
[B] Paris
[C] Rome
[D] Beijing
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Correct Answer: B [Paris]
Notes:- Paris, the capital city of France has introduced a speed limit just 30 kph in nearly all streets of the city.
- It’s the latest initiative by the city as an effort to tackle climate change.
- It is also aimed at reducing accidents and making Paris more pedestrian-friendly.
- The Paris city government has already restricted vehicle traffic on several streets and increased the number of bike lanes.
3. INS Airavat has reached which country in August 2021, as a part of Mission SAGAR?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Afghanistan
[C] Vietnam
[D] Malaysia
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Correct Answer: C [Vietnam]
Notes:- Indian Naval vessel – INS Airavat has recently reached Ho Chi Minh City Port in Vietnam, as a part of Mission SAGAR.
- The vessel has shipped 100 Metric Tons of Liquid Medical Oxygen and 300 Oxygen Concentrators of 10 LPM capacity, to fight against the COVID 19 pandemic.
- SAGAR stands for Security and Growth for All in the Region, under which India has been helping its neighbors at times of stress.
4. “Ubreathe Life”, the world’s first ‘Plant based’ smart air-purifier, has been developed by start-up of which institution?
[A] IIT-Madras
[B] IIT-Ropar
[C] IISc
[D] NIV
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Correct Answer: B [IIT-Ropar]
Notes:- A start-up company of IIT Ropar has claimed that it has developed the world’s first ‘Plant based’ smart air-purifier.
- Named the “Ubreathe Life”, the ‘Smart Bio-Filter’ has been developed by Urban Air Laboratory.
- The living-plant-based air purifier amplifies the air purification process in indoor spaces.
- The technology used in this product is ‘Urban Munnar Effect’. The room-air interacts with leaves and goes to the soil-root zone where maximum pollutants are purified.
- Phytoremediation is a process by which plants effectively remove pollutants from the air.
5. Which Indian city has prepared a Draft Regional Plan-2041 (DRP-2041)?
[A] Mumbai
[B] New Delhi
[C] Chennai
[D] Kochi
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Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
Notes:- New Delhi is preparing the ambitious Draft Regional Plan-2041 (DRP-2041), which aims to evolve it into a “future ready” and economically prosperous area with citizen-centric infrastructure.
- The NCRPB covers entire Delhi, eight districts of Uttar Pradesh, 14 districts of Haryana and two districts of Rajasthan.
- The regional plan says that population in National Capital Region (NCR) is expected to grow to around 7 crore by 2031 and to about 11 crore by 2041
- The draft plan envisages on making multilevel parking complexes, peripheral parking, Superfast trains and heli-taxi services, Trauma centres on highways and Helipads for high-rise buildings.
6. Which country hosted the 8th BIMSTEC Agriculture Experts Meeting?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Nepal
[C] India
[D] Myanmar
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Correct Answer: C [India]
Notes:- India has recently hosted the 8th BIMSTEC Agriculture Experts Meeting, in a virtual mode.
- The meeting was chaired by Dr Trilochan Mohapatra – Director General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
- Experts of the Agricultural Ministries from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand participated in the meeting.
- The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation of seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations, which is Headquartered at Kathmandu.
7. The C.1.2 variant of the Coronavirus disease, was first reported in which country?
[A] China
[B] South Africa
[C] India
[D] USA
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Correct Answer: B [South Africa]
Notes:- The C.1.2 variant of the Coronavirus disease was first reported from South Africa.
- The variant has now spread to at least six countries, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
- As per the Indian Government, India has no cases of the new C.1.2 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) variant detected so far.
- The public health body of the United Nations (UN) announced that it was monitoring the new C.1.2 virus strain.
8. ‘Saath’ is a Rural Enterprises Acceleration Programme, launched in which state / UT?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Delhi
[D] Jammu and Kashmir
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Correct Answer: D [Jammu and Kashmir]
Notes:- A Rural Enterprises Acceleration Programme named ‘Saath’ has been launched in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, for the Self Help Group (SHG) women of the UT.
- This initiative was launched by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
- This aims to impart skills in women members of SHG and convert their small-scale business into large scale enterprises.
9. Digital Currency “eNaira”, which was in the news recently, is associated with which country?
[A] Nigeria
[B] Australia
[C] New Zealand
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: A [Nigeria]
Notes:- Nigeria Central Bank announced plans to launch its own digital currency named the “eNaira”.
- The Central Bank will work with Bitt Inc as a technical partner to launch its own cryptocurrency.
- Nigeria barred banks and financial institutions from dealing in or undertaking transactions in cryptocurrencies, earlier.
- eNaira would operate as a wallet against which customers can hold existing funds in their bank account.
10. Rudolf Weigl, seen in the Google Doodle, was an inventor and immunologist from which country?
[A] Germany
[B] France
[C] Poland
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: C [Poland]
Notes:- Google celebrated the 138th birthday of Polish inventor, doctor, and immunologist Rudolf Weigl with a doodle.
- He had produced the first-ever effective vaccine against one of the oldest and most infectious diseases, named ‘Epidemic typhus’.
- His work has been honored by two Nobel Prize nominations.
- Weigl adapted Body lice into a laboratory specimen. In 1936, Weigl’s vaccine successfully inoculated its first beneficiary.
