Q.1 ISRO-NASA joint mission NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Satellite will be launched in which year?
a. 2021
b. 2022
c. 2023
d. 2024
Q.2 Who has won the Olympic gold in the women’s 100 metres race?
a. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
b. Shericka Jackson
c. Elaine Thompson-Herah
d. Teahna Daniels
Q.3 Which city has become the 1st in India to achieve 100 % vaccination against COVID-19?
a. New Delhi
b. Bhubaneswar
c. Hyderabad
d. Kolkata
Q.4 Which project has been launched in Kerala for promoting Hi-tech farming?
a. Krishikaran
b. Hi-tech Agri
c. Hi-tech Krishi
d. Kerala Krishi
Q.5 Who has become the Prime Minister of Armenia?
a. Mikhail Gurevich
b. Jacob Jonas
c. Nikol Pashinyan
d. Mathews Andrew
Q.6 The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is marked in which week?
a. August 1- August 7
b. July 24- July 31
c. August 8-August 15
d. September 1- September 8
Q.7 TriCa was unveiled at an ordnance factory in which state?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Maharashtra
c. Kerala
d. Assam
Q.8 The Government has de-licensed which industry?
a. Cement Industry
b. Cotton Industry
c. Sugar Industry
d. Gas Industry
Q.9 Dalit Bandhu programme has been launched in which state?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Telangana
c. Haryana
d. Kerala
Q.10 Who participated in the G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting on behalf of the Government of India?
a. Smriti Irani
b. Meenakshi Lekhi
c. Geeta Shridhar
d. Radha Sharma
Answers –
Q.1 c) The ISRO-NASA Joint Mission NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite, which aims to measure changes in the earth’s surface globally using advanced radar images, is scheduled to be launched in early 2023.
Q.2 c) Elaine Thompson-Herah led a Jamaican sweep in the women’s 100 meters at the Tokyo Summer Games, capturing gold in an Olympic-record time of 10.61 seconds.
Q.3 b) Bhubaneswar has become the 1st city in India to achieve 100 % vaccination against COVID-19. The city has also administered vaccines to the migrant workers.
Q.4 a) Krishikarna Project has been launched in Kerala for promoting Hi-tech farming across the state. It is a joint initiative of Qore3 Innovations, Sustainable Foundation and State Agri Horticultural Society (SAHS).
Q.5 c)
Q.6 a) The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is marked once a year within the initial week of August, between one to seven August, to lift awareness on the importance of breastfeeding for mothers and infants.
Q.7 a) A high-tech, low sound carbine named ‘TriCa’ with a range more effective than a typical submachine gun and small enough to be packed in the jacket of security personnel was unveiled at the Ordnance Factory in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.
Q.8 c) The Government has de-licensed the sugar industry. The step has been taken to encourage the setting up of new sugar mills in the country.
Q.9 b) Dalit Bandhu programme is to be launched on a pilot basis in Huzurabad, Telangana on August sixteen. Dalit Bandhu is that the latest flagship programme of the Telangana government.
Q.10 b) Meenakshi Lekhi, the Minister of State for Culture of India participated in the G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting on behalf of the Government of India.