21. The Chief Minister of which state/UT has been recently elected unopposed to the State Legislative Council?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Jammu &Kashmir
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: B [Maharashtra]
Notes:
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray and eight other candidates were recently declared to be elected unopposed to the State Legislative Council.
Uddhav Thackeray, who was sworn in as the Chief Minister on November 28 last year, required to become a member of either Houses of the state legislature before May 27, 2020. The eight other candidates also include Council Deputy Chairperson Dr Neelam Gorhe among others. They would be officially sworn-in after the official notification is released.
22. What is the name of the Padma Bhushan awardee and veteran national Professor of Bangladesh, who passed away recently?
[A] Debesh Roy
[B] Khalid Mahmood
[C] Anisuzzaman
[D] Gurdas Singh Badal
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Correct Answer: C [Anisuzzaman]
Notes:
Veteran educationist and litterateur Anisuzzaman, who was also the national Professor of Bangladesh, passed away recently at the age of 83.
He was born in Kolkata and later moved to Bangladesh shortly after the partition of India. He had contributed significantly for the Bangla literature. He also played a crucial role in all democratic movements including the Language Movement of 1952 to Liberation War in 1972 etc. He was awarded Padma Bhushan by India in 2014.
23. What is the outlay of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, proposed in the economic stimulus package?
[A]
Rs. 25000 Crore
[B] Rs. 50000 Crore
[C] Rs. 1 lakh Crore
[D] Rs. 2 Lakh Crore
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Correct Answer: C [Rs. 1 lakh Crore]
Notes:
In the economic stimulus package, the Finance Minister proposed an ‘Agriculture Infrastructure Fund’, which will be created immediately with an outlay of Rs. 1 lakh crore.
The fund aims to address the lack of adequate cold chain and Post-Harvest Management infrastructure. Financial assistance will be provided for funding Agriculture Infrastructure Projects at farm-gate and aggregation points including Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS), Farmers Producer Organisations (FPO), Agriculture entrepreneurs, Start-ups, etc.
24. In the recent economic stimulus package, it was announced that India is to become a global MRO hub. In this context, MRO is associated with which sector?
[A] Education Sector
[B] Aviation Sector
[C] Power Sector
[D] Mineral Sector
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Correct Answer: B [Aviation Sector]
Notes:
In the recent economic stimulus package, the Finance Minister announced that the government is taking steps to make India a global Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) hub of aircraft.
As the aircraft component repairs and airframe maintenance is set to increase from Rs 800 crore to Rs 2,000 crore in three years, India can make use of the opportunity. Major engine manufacturers in the world are expected to set up engine repair facilities in India in future. The Minister also announced auctioning of six more airports on public-private partnership (PPP) basis.
25. Who is the Chairperson of the Committee of Experts (CoE), whose recommendations on Defence Reforms have been accepted and implemented?
[A] Lt Gen D B Shekatkar
[B] Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain
[C] Lt Gen Surinder Singh
[D] Lt Gen Gurmit Singh
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Correct Answer: A [Lt Gen D B Shekatkar]
Notes:
The Government has recently accepted and implemented three important recommendations of Committee of Experts (CoE) under the Chairmanship of Lt General D B Shekatkar (Retd).
The three recommendations are related to border Infrastructure, which focusses on speeding up road construction. Another recommendation was to outsource the road construction projects that were beyond the optimal capacity of BRO. Engineering Procurement Contract (EPC) mode is to be adopted for execution of works costing above Rs 100 crore.
26. What is the theme of the World Hypertension Day observed on May 17?
[A] Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer
[B] Eliminate Hypertension
[C] Global Hearts for Hypertension
[D] No more risk of Heart-attack
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Correct Answer: A [Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer]
Notes:
The World Hypertension Day observed on May 17 across the world every year. This year the World Hypertension League (WHL) has postponed the celebration of World Hypertension Day (WHD) 2020 to October 17, 2020, due to global COVID-19 pandemic.
The theme for World Hypertension Day is “Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer”. Hypertension, also called as elevated blood pressure, is a serious medical condition that increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and blindness.
27. When is the International Museum Day celebrated every year?
[A] May 11
[B] May 15
[C] May 18
[D] May 22
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Correct Answer: C [May 18]
Notes:
International Museum Day is celebrated every year across the world on May 18, for the last 40 years. This year the theme of the International Museum Day is ‘Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion’.
The objective of celebration of this day is to raise awareness about the importance of Museums in cultural exchange and mutual cooperation and peace among people. Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces of the Culture Ministry hosted a webinar on ‘Revitalising Museums and Cultural Spaces’ on the International Museum Day.
28. Kevin Mayer, who was recently seen in news, is set to become the Chief executive officer of which popular platform?
[A] TikTok
[B] Instagram
[C] Snapchat
[D] Zoom
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Correct Answer: A [TikTok]
Notes:
The former executive of Walt Disney, who led the successful launch of the Disney streaming service, Kevin Mayer is set to become the chief executive officer of TikTok, the popular micro video sharing platform.
TikTok platform is owned by China-based ByteDance Technology. The appointment of Kevin Mayer will be made effective from June 1. He will also serve in the ByteDance as the Chief Operating Officer. Disney named a company veteran Rebecca Campbell to replace Mayer as head of the division led by him.
29. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania which were recently making news, are the countries of which continent?
[A] Africa
[B] South America
[C] Europe
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: C [Europe]
Notes:
Three Baltic countries in the northern Europe: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania initiated the re-connection measure named as ‘travel bubble’.
The European Union countries started this to make their economies back to form, after the post-Covid lock downs. They are also less- populated and comparatively less affected by Covid-19. The travel bubble would allow members of the group to renew trade ties with each other and restart travel and tourism sector.
30. Who has been conferred with the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award for his contribution to Indian hydrography?
[A] R K S Bhaduaria
[B] Vinay Badhwar
[C] Ashok Kumar
[D] Krishnaswamy Natarajan
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Correct Answer: B [Vinay Badhwar]
Notes:
The National Hydrographer to the government of India, Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar, has been conferred with the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award.
The award has been given for his significant contribution to Indian hydrography and across the Indian Ocean region. The award is presented to the personalities who contribute in raising the standards of hydrography, cartography and navigation around the world. It was first presented in 2006 by the UK Ministry of Defence-sponsored UKHO (UK Hydrographic Office).