December
1) Which of the following goals is not the part of NITI SDG Index? a) Responsible Consumption and Production b) Climate Action c) Life Below Water d) All of the above Answer: d • NITI Aayog has constructed the SDG India Index spanning across 13 out of 17 SDGs (leaving out Goals 12, 13, 14 […]
1) The National Tribal Dance Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the aborigines and tribal of India. It will be organised in 2019 at a) Ranchi b) Raipur c) Shillong d) New Delhi Answer: a • The National Tribal Dance Festival is being organized in Chhattisgarh for the first time. More than 1300 participants […]
1) Which among the following is the best governed Union Territory as per recently released Good Governance Index? 1. The rankings were launched by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, and the Centre for Good Governance. 2. Lakshadweep is the best governed Union Territory. Choose the correct answer using the codes given below […]
1) Zero-day Vulnerability, recently seen in news, is associated with a) Cyber attack b) Groundwater depletion c) Climate Change d) None of the above Answer: a • A zero-day exploit is a cyber-attack that occurs on the same day a weakness is discovered in software. • At that point, it is exploited before a fix […]
1) Which among the following was formalised as an institution under the Treaty of Lisbon? a) European Council b) European Union c) World Economic Forum d) None of the above Answer: a • European Council was formalised as an institution under the Treaty of Lisbon. 2) Hunar Haat is an exhibition cum sale of art […]
1) Preliminary Gas Transit Deal is signed between a) North Korea and South Korea b) Japan and China c) US and Mexico d) Russia and Ukraine Answer: d • Moscow and Kiev have signed a preliminary deal on the transit of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine, after months of difficult talks but ahead of […]
1) Vaccination on Wheels Clinic was launched in the city of a) Pune b) Kolkata c) Bangalore d) Hyderabad Answer: c • Jignesh Patel, a former Business Executive who joined the CfHE in 2018, is a winner of ‘Grand Challenges Explorations’ Grant and will take up his project titled ‘VaccineOnWheels.com’ under the firm Jivika Healthcare […]
1) Himalayan Gold is a fungal parasite of larvae that belongs to the ghost moth. It is endemic to. a) Tibetan Plateau b) Zaskar Range c) Ladakh d) None of the above Answer: a • It is a fungal parasite of larvae that belongs to the ghost moth. It is endemic to the Tibetan Plateau. […]
1) Which among the following countries are ahead of India in Global Gender Gap Index 2020 ranking? a) Bangladesh b) Nepal c) Sri Lanka d) All of the above Answer: d • The Global Gender Gap Index 2020 was released by World Economic Forum. • India has ranked 112th among 153 countries, slipped four places […]
1) Nirvik Scheme is a new Export Credit Insurance Scheme (ECIS) introduced by Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Under the scheme, Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) will provide credit insurance cover of a) 5% b) 30% c) 90% d) 100% Answer: c • It is a new Export Credit Insurance Scheme (ECIS) introduced by Ministry […]