India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs
1. The 10-day Rangotsav festival is celebrated in which Indian state/ UT?
[A] Bihar
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Odisha
[D] New Delhi
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Correct Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the 10-day Rangotsav festival at Barsana in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He also participated in the inaugural event of the festival called Laddoo Holi.
Mathura is known for the colourful Holi celebration and will host various forms of the Holi festival at different venues by cultural events.
2. In the webinar series ‘DekhoApnaDesh’ launched by the Ministry of Tourism, which city was covered in the first webinar?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Delhi
[C] Kolkata
[D] Ahmedabad
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Correct Answer: B [Delhi]
Notes:
The Union Ministry of Tourism has launched a webinar series named ‘DekhoApnaDesh’. The webinar will have information about the important destinations of the country.
The webinar series was aimed at highlighting the history and diverse culture of various Indian destinations. Several features like monuments, cuisine, art, dance forms and festivals are being focussed. The first webinar in the series was about the city of Delhi and was titled ‘City of Cities – Delhi’s Personal Diary’.
3. Kashmir saffron has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Which country is the largest producer of saffron in the world?
[A] India
[B] Iran
[C] Saudi Arabia
[D] Taiwan
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Correct Answer: B [Iran]
Notes:
Iran ranks first in the world, in terms of production of saffron and India is a close competitor. Kashmir saffron has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag recently. It is cultivated and harvested in the Karewa (highlands) of Jammu and Kashmir.
The unique characteristics of Kashmir saffron are its longer and thicker stigmas, natural deep-red colour and high quantity of crocin, safranal and picrocrocin, among others. It is the only saffron variety in the world that is grown at an altitude of 1,600 m to 1,800 m above mean sea level.
4. Which state has commenced training for primary schoolteachers via its KITE Victers channel?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Kerala
[C] Jammu &Kashmir
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Kerala]
Notes:
The state of Kerala has commenced training for primary schoolteachers via its KITE Victers channel. Minister of General Education and Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction of UN Environment Programme (UNEP) addressed the inaugural classes.
More than 81,000 primary and upper primary teachers are expected to participate in this training exercise. Prior to this, the teachers were given training to use online and virtual facilities. Under this program, classes on social consciousness and social science will be held. Besides the channel, the programmes will be available on their website and KITE VICTERS mobile app.
5. ATL Tinkering Marathon is conducted by which organisation?
[A] ISRO
[B] DRDO
[C] Atal Innovation Mission
[D] Baba Atomic Research Centre
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Correct Answer: C [Atal Innovation Mission]
Notes:
The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship initiative of the NITI Aayog to promote innovation and entrepreneurship across the country.
AIM conducts the ATL Tinkering Marathon, a national annual innovation challenge in partnership with MyGOV. AIM has released the results of the 2019 edition of the challenge. As many as 150 winners of the Marathon was announced by the AIM.
6. Which Ministry partnered with Tribal Ministry, to promote opportunities among tribal women SHGs?
[A] Ministry of Agriculture
[B] Ministry of Rural Development
[C] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[D] Ministry of Culture
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Rural Development]
Notes:
Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Ministry of Rural Development has recently signed a Joint Communication to promote sustainable livelihood opportunities Among Tribal Women SHGs in rural areas.
Rural Development Ministry will identify and map tribal women SHG members while Ministry of Tribal Affairs will promote livelihood opportunities among women identified by State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) through several arenas.
7. Where is the headquarters of National Fertilizers Limited located?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Chennai
[C] Noida
[D] Kolkata
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Correct Answer: C [Noida]
Notes:
The National Fertilizers Limited is a Mini Ratna PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. It is head quartered at Noida.
Recently, it is in news because, it has surpassed its productions targets by producing 16.11 Lakh MT of urea in first 5 months of 2020-21. This figure is 13% higher compared to the production made by the company during the same period of previous year.
8. Which organization has donated Rs.5.00 crore to the state of Uttar Pradesh for procurement of Ambulances?
[A] NTPC
[B] NCL
[C] ISRO
[D] ONGC
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Correct Answer: B [NCL]
Notes:
Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited has donated Rs.5.00 crore to the state of Uttar Pradesh, for procurement of 50 ambulances for the state.
The MD and CEO of the company handed over the cheque to the Chief Minister of UP. NCL is a Miniratna Company that supplies over 100 million tonnes of coal annually.
9. Who inaugurated the Vaishwik Bharatiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit, which concluded recently?
[A] President of India
[B] Prime Minister
[C] NITI Aayog CEO
[D] Principal Scientific Advisor
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Correct Answer: B [Prime Minister]
Notes:
The Vaishwik Bharatiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2nd October 2020.
The summit concluded on 31st October 2020 and saw the participation of 3,200 panelists and about 22,500 academicians and scientists from India and overseas. The month-long conference was held in a virtual manner in the form of webinars.
10. A life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda is to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister in which state/UT?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] New Delhi
[D] Meghalaya
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Correct Answer: C [New Delhi]
Notes:
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi is set to unveil a life size statue of Swami Vivekananda. The statue is being unveiled at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus at New Delhi on November 12th.
The statue would be unveiled by the Prime Minister in a virtual mode. The statue has been installed in JNU campus with the support of the JNU alumni.
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