Q.1 Name the female IAF officer who has become the first woman flight test engineer of India?
a. Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
b. Mitali Madhumita
c. Aashritha V Olety
d. Sophia Qureshi
Q.2 Tsang Yin-hung has recorded “world’s fastest ascent of Everest by a woman” in just 26 hours. She is from which country?
a. Hong Kong
b. Singapore
c. South Korea
d. Mauritius
Q.3 Which Bollywood actor has recently received UAE’s Golden Visa?
a. Anil Kapoor
b. Amir Khan
c. Ranbir Kapoor
d. Sanjay Dutt
Q.4 Who has launched BioHub for pathogen storage and analysis?
a. Switzerland
b. WHO
c. World Bank
d. Both A & B
Q.5 Farzad B gas field, recently in news is located in
a. Israel
b. Qatar
c. Iran
d. Saudi Arabia
Q.6 Recently, who got a one year extension as director of the Intelligence Bureau?
a. Samant Goel
b. Arvind Kumar
c. Shashwat Singh
d. Sumant Rao
Q.7 Who has received the International Eni Award 2020 for research into renewable energy sources and energy storage?
a. Arvind Panagariya
b. Subodh Gandhi
c. Nehru Vatikam
d. CNR Rao
Q.8 Which state launched MHIM Mobile App for home isolation patients?
a. Manipur
b. Meghalaya
c. Nagaland
d. NewDelhi
Q.9 Who has been elected as the President of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)?
a. TR Narayan
b. Mukesh Kumar Sen
c. Anil Agarwal
d. Jagjit Pavadia
Q.10 Who became the first Indian to receive the Rudolf V Schindler Award?
a. Viren Sharma
b. V Patil
c. Niranjan Sahu
d. D Nageshwar Reddy
Answers –
Q.1 c) Aashritha V Olety, an officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF), has graduated from the Air Force Test Pilot School to become the first woman flight test engineer in the country.
Q.2 a)
Q.3 d)
Q.4 d) The WHO and Switzerland have signed a MoU to launch the first WHO BioHub Facility as part of the WHO BioHub System.
Q.5 c) Iran gave the Farzad B gas field to Petropars, a domestic gas producer. This is a setback for India’s energy ties with Iran as ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) had discovered the gas field in 2000 and has been part of the ongoing cooperation on that front.
Q.6 b)
Q.7 d) Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R. Rao has received the International Eni Award 2020 for research into renewable energy sources and energy storage. It is also called the Energy Frontier award. This is considered to be the Nobel Prize in Energy Research.
Q.8 a) Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh launched Manipur Home Isolation Management (MHIM) Mobile Application for home isolation patients. The Mobile App can be downloaded from mhim.in from midnight and will also be available on Google Play Store soon.
Q.9 d)
Q.10 d) The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has honoured Dr D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman, AIG Hospitals, with the renowned Rudolf V Schindler Award. The award was presented at the ASGE’s annual Crystal Awards virtual ceremony.