Q.1 Which body has approved credit plan for rearing Himalayan yaks?
a. NABARD
b. NHB
c. SIDBI
d. Ministry of Animal Husbandry
Q.2 Recently ICC launched the T20 World Cup anthem composed by whom?
a. Amit Trivedi
b. AR Rehman
c. Vishal Bharadwaj
d. Sonu Nigam
Q.3 Which organisation wins 2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award?
a. Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development
b. Mayerlin Vergara Association
c. Din Homes Association
d. Albert Jindala Organisation
Q.4 How many varieties was launched by PM Modi to tackle climate change and malnutrition?
a. 35
b. 44
c. 48
d. 52
Q.5 Who is the author of the book “Smart Villages: Bridging the Global Urban-Rural Divide”?
a. Ramgopal Verma
b. Sridhar Vembu
c. Alex Riley
d. Shantanu Mukherjee
Q.6 SAGE and SACRED, are new portals associated with which segment of the population?
a. Children
b. Old Age People
c. Trans Gender People
d. Women
Q.7 The 8th edition of the Exercise Mitra Shakti-21 is a bilateral exercise of the Indian Army with the army of which country?
a. Singapore
b. Maldives
c. Sri Lanka
d. Nepal
Q.8 ‘Clean India Programme’ has been inaugurated from which state?
a. Bihar
b. West Bengal
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Gujarat
Q.9 The All India Car Rally ‘Sudarshan Bharat Parikrama’ involves which group of participants?
a. BSF
b. CRPF
c. Indo-Tibetan Border Police
d. NSG
Q.10 Which of the following cartoon characters has been roped in as the official mascot for the NamamiGange Programme?
a. Chacha Chaudhary
b. Motu Patlu
c. Shaktimaan
d. Chhota Bheem
Answers –
Q.1 a) Two months after a scheme was worked out to insure them against the impact of climate change, the Himalayan yaks have now become bankable.
Q.2 a) The International Cricket Council (ICC) launched the T20 World Cup anthem along with a film featuring ‘avatars’ of India captain Virat Kohli and West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard among others.
Q.3 a) The Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development, a Yemeni humanitarian organization that has provided a lifeline to tens of thousands of people displaced by the country’s conflict, has won the 2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.
Q.4 a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated 35 crop varieties with special traits through video conference to the nation. He also dedicated the newly constructed campus of the National Institute of Biotic Stress Management Raipur to the nation. On the occasion, Prime Minister also distributed the Green Campus Award to Agricultural Universities.
Q.5 b)
Q.6 b) The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment organised VAYO NAMAN Programme on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons.
Q.7 c) The 8th edition of the India – Sri Lanka bilateral joint Exercise “Mitra Shakti-21” is scheduled to take place at Combat Training School, Ampara in Sri Lanka.
Q.8 c) The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur launched a month-long Clean India Programme from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology-Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
Q.9 d) The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah flagged off All India Car Rally ‘Sudarshan Bharat Parikrama’ of the National Security Guard (NSG) as a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, to celebrate the 75th year of India’s Independence.
Q.10 a) The iconic Indian comic book cartoon character, Chacha Chaudhary, whose brain works faster than a computer, has been declared as the official mascot for the centrally-sponsored NamamiGange Programme.